Campus Address: 509 S. Fifth St.

Apartment 20 Champaign, IL 61820

Olivia Foor
omfoor1@gmail.com (217) 823-9389

Permanent Address: 1315 N. 900 East Rd. Tower Hill, IL 62571 (217) 567-3443

EDUCATION University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduation: May 2014 Bachelor of Arts, History Cumulative GPA: 3.64/4.00 Certification: Illinois Secondary (6-12); Social Science (6-8), Social Science: History (9-12) Deans List: Spring 2011-Fall 2013 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Centennial High School Champaign, IL Student Teacher January 2014-May 2014 Created unit plans and implemented daily lesson plans for four 10th grade World History courses and an 11th grade American History course Abided by various IEP provisions while creating lesson plans and assessments to best accommodate students Assessed student work according to new, school-wide Standards Based Grading initiative Participated in School Improvement Days, Parent/Teacher Conferences, IEP Meetings, and weekly faculty and department meetings Danville High School Danville, IL Student Observer October 2013-November 2013 Implemented personal lesson plans and assessments to an 11th/12th grade psychology class, an 11th grade government class, and an 11th grade American History class Collaborated with a fellow student observer in a co-teaching environment to enhance communication skills Operated and utilized Smartboard technology in various lessons to improve own proficiency Countryside School Champaign, IL Student Observer February 2013-April 2013 Created and executed personal lesson plans to 7th/8th grade students in an American history class Participated in daily educational tasks with the students to develop positive relationships Partnered with a fellow student observer to co-teach a lesson in order to develop collaboration skills St. Matthew School Champaign, IL Student Observer September 2012-November 2012 Instructed students in a 7th/8th grade level American history class with personally created lesson plans Cooperated with a fellow student observer to plan and implement a lesson to a government class Observed and analyzed the similarities and differences of private and public educational settings RELATED EXPERIENCE LAS 101 Freshmen Seminar Champaign, IL Intern August 2012-December 2013 Led a class of 20 freshmen students in a semester-long introductory course to the University of Illinois Facilitated class discussions and assessed homework assignments according to course standards Implemented personally created lessons to enhance my lesson planning and teaching abilities Reflected weekly on teaching practices with other interns in order to improve overall teaching effectiveness INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE University of Illinois Study Abroad Verona, Italy Verona Studies Program May 2013-July 2013 Responsible for completing Italian and Photography coursework in an Italian educational environment Adapted to Italian culture and integrated Italian customs into daily routines in order to fully experience and learn from a diverse perspective Remedied various travel complications by communicating effectively with travel personnel and making important decisions under pressure