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Perez
PROFESSIONAL GOALS
TofindajobinasecondaryEnglishclassroomwhereIcancontinuetoexploreandimprovemyteachingpractices,and aidindevelopingliteracyskillsinmystudents.Ihopetoworkwithfelloweducatorsandadministratorswhosharesimilar pedagogicalphilosophies.Mygoalistoincorporateinterdisciplinarylessonstocreateanengaging,studentcentered learningenvironment.
EXPERIENCE
Student Teaching Internship, Walled Lake Western High School
WalledLake,MISeptember2012May2013 RequiredbytheMichiganStateUniversityCollegeofEducation,thisyearlonginternshiphasenabledmetoearnmy teachingcertificate. Accomplishments PlannedandimplementedcomprehensiveunitandlessonplansforHonorsBritishLiterature,English11,and IBEnglishcourses Developedclassroommanagementskills Maintainedcontactwithparents,specialservicesinstructors,andadministrators Workedcloselywithindividualstudents Developedformativeandsummativeassessments Differentiatedlessonplanstoaccommodateindividualstudentsneeds CotaughtanInternationalBaccalaureateEnglishclass Collaborateddailywithmentorteacherandothereducatorsinthebuilding Increasedstudentengagementbymodernizingcanonicaltextinstruction Participatedinprofessionaldevelopmenttraining
PRE-INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES
Michigan State University Senior Placement, Chippewa Middle School
Okemos,MISeptember2011May2012 Observedandassistedstudentsin8thgraderemedialwritingandadvancedwritingclasses Collaboratedwithmentorteacherinplanningofunitsandlessons,coledlessonswithpartner
Alaina M. Perez
Michigan State University Student Tutor, J.W. Sexton High School
Lansing,MIJanuary2010May2010 Observedandassistedin12thGradeEnglish/CTEEMSclasses
Michigan State University Student Tutor, Eastern High School/Refugee Development Center
Lansing,MIJanuary2009May2009 WorkedcloselytotutorrefugeestudentsandEnglishLanguageLearners
EDUCATION
Michigan State University, Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors
EastLansing,MI20082012 Major:English Minor:TESOL(TeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages) GlobalEducatorsCohortProgram CollegeofEducation,CollegeofArtsandLetters GPA:3.7/4.0 ,DeansListallfouryears
REFERENCES
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Alaina M. Perez