Emily Rohwer

4115 Ambrose Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49525 | 616-648-6640 | emilykrohwer@gmail.com

Objective
Seeking an elementary special education teaching position to provide a positive learning environment so
that students may gain the academic and social skills needed to function as individuals and members of
society.

Education
Hope College Holland, MI

Date of Graduation: December 2015

Bachelor of Arts, Major: Special Education, Learning Disabilities

GPA: 3.7/4.0

Michigan Elementary Provisional Certicate with endorsements in all subjects K-5 (K-8 selfcontained) and Learning Disabilities (SM), grades K-12
Honors: Deans List (5/7 semesters), Presidential Scholarship

Classroom Experience
Student Teacher
Woodside Elementary Holland, MI
Fall 2015
Currently working with a mentor teacher in a lower elementary special education resource
room to gradually assume responsibility for teaching Kindergarten 5th grade Leveled
Literacy Intervention groups.
Providing math and writing interventions to groups of Kindergarten 3rd grade students.
Student Teacher
Bentheim Elementary Hamilton, MI
Spring 2015
Collaborated with a cooperating teacher in a fourth grade classroom to prepare daily lesson
plans in Social Studies and Language Arts.
Prepared and taught units aligned with state and district standards.
Assumed full responsibility for planning, organization, teaching, evaluation, and assessment
of student learning.
Teacher Assistant
Hamilton Elementary Hamilton, MI
Spring 2014
Created and implemented small group and whole class lessons in social studies, math, and
science content areas in a third grade classroom.
Assisted with classroom routines and procedures.
Teacher Assistant
Hamilton High School Hamilton, MI
Spring 2014
Assisted twelfth grade students with mild disabilities with transitional objectives and postgraduation goals.
Developed and taught lessons in an Algebra 2 classroom.
Attended IEP meetings.
Administered several formal and informal assessments to a case study student.
Teacher Assistant
Macatawa Bay Middle School Holland, MI
Fall 2013
Provided academic support to students with learning disabilities in an eighth grade resource
room.
Observed a special education teacher co-teach an eighth grade general education English
class.

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Teacher Assistant
Sandyview Elementary Hamilton, MI
Aided fifth grade students with everyday classroom activities.
Taught language arts lessons.
Administered the Analytical Reading Inventory.

Fall 2013

Teacher Assistant
Woodside Elementary Holland, MI
Spring 2013
Actively observed, assisted, and taught literacy-focused lessons in a second grade classroom.
Administered reading level assessments.
Teacher Assistant
Lighthouse Academy Grand Rapids, MI
Spring 2013
Provided academic support to at-risk fifth - eighth grade students with emotional
impairments and/or learning disabilities.
Assisted with daily classroom activities and routines.
Teacher Assistant
New Groningen Elementary Zeeland, MI
Fall 2012
Observed and assisted students with mild disabilities in a categorical third - fifth grade
classroom.
Provided support to small groups of students in math and reading.
Teacher Assistant
Woodbridge Elementary Zeeland, MI
Assisted in a first grade classroom once a week.
Worked with small groups of students in math and reading.

Spring 2012

Relevant Experience
Part-Time Nanny
Holland, MI
Summer 2015
Worked with a 10 year old child with multiple disabilities and assisted in day-to-day needs
related to gross and fine motor skills, communication and speech, attention and memory,
and social interactions.
Direct Care Worker
Heritage Homes, Inc. Holland, MI
Summer 2014
Provided one-on-one support to a child in their family home setting by providing goaloriented supports such as learning coping skills, personal hygiene, behavior supports,
community integration, and various other tasks to assist and teach independence skills.
Child Care Provider
Grand Rapids, MI
2010-2015
Provided in-home child care for several families with children ranging from six months to
eleven years old.
Reading Coach Volunteer
North Oakview Elementary School Grand Rapids, MI
Coached third and fourth grade students in reading activities.

2009-2011

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Sunday School Assistant

Church of the Redeemer Grand Rapids, MI
Assisted with Sunday School activities and instruction.

2007-2011

College Involvement
Tutor
TRIO Upward Bound Holland, MI
CRU Member
Campus Crusade for Christ Holland, MI

Fall 2014

2013-2014