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Erin Wittenberg: Professional Summary
Erin Wittenberg: Professional Summary
Erin Wittenberg
(626) 560-3804 | erinwittenberg@gmail.com | erinwittenberg.weebly.com
Professional Summary
Passionate and creative teacher focused on the students’ interests and making engaging lessons. Strives to
build inclusive environments. Well-organized teacher eager to learn.
Skills
Skills as an educator: • Encouraged a sense of curiosity and thorough
• Established strong interpersonal communication understanding of varied subjects.
skills while teaching at a preschool and later through
online learning. Proficient knowledge associated with:
• Focused on incorporating creativity and innovation. • Google Slides
•Instructed students individually and in groups, using • Google Docs
various teaching methods such as whole group • Microsoft PowerPoint
lectures, small group instruction, discussions, hands- • Microsoft Word
on activities, and individual skill work. • Canva
• YouTube
Education
California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
Masters in Education with a Concentration in Literacy and Reading 1/2021-Present
Foundational Level Science Credential Expected 09/2021
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential 06/2020
Bachelor of Science in Child and Adolescent Development 05/2018
Experience
Student Teacher (Kindergarten) 04/2019 – 05/2019
Pacific Drive Elementary School, Fullerton Unified School District, Fullerton, CA
• Provided encouragement and served as a role model.
• Collaborated with an experienced teacher to enhance student learning, lesson planning, and
performance.
• Engaged students with lively discussions and immersive opportunities, explored topics such as; the
water cycle, phonics (focusing on CVCV pattern), weight and measurement, compared herbivores and
carnivores, adding and subtracting.
Work Experience
Rotating TK-2nd Lab/Science Teacher 10/2020 – 6/2021
Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy, Huntington Park, CA
• Engages students with three weekly asynchronous and one synchronous science lessons each week.
• Collaborates with a group of teachers to enhance students learning, improve students' vocabulary
acquisition, and practice culturally responsive teaching.
• Informs parents/guardians with a weekly newsletter of what their child will be doing in their Lab
classes and what materials are needed.
• Incorporates STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) throughout
lessons.
Volunteer
The Muchenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, CA 08/2017-12/2018
• Worked with young adolescent girls in a sewing class and helped them with sewing projects based on
their interests and ideas.
Organizations
Orange County Reading Association 03/2019 – Present
• Executive Board – Special Projects Coordinator 08/2020 – Present
Honors/Professional Development
People’s Education Conference: Abolitionist Lessons for Pro-People Education 02/2021
People’s Education Conference: Changing Classrooms Changing Climates. 02/2020
Orange Country Reading Association: A Balanced Literacy Approach While Teaching Online 03/2021
Orange Country Reading Association: Best Practices for Learning at Home 10/2020
Orange Country Reading Association: A Closer Look at Writer’s Workshop 03/2020