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Amanda M. Peterson

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Amanda M.

Peterson
7817 Regency Grove Drive Darien, IL 60561 (630) 615-0810 AmandaMPeterson2@gmail.com EDUCATION University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign May 2012 Elementary Education Major with an Area of Concentration in Mathematics Overall GPA: 3.95/4.0 Major GPA: 3.97/4.0 Hinsdale South High School May 2008 CERTIFICATIONS Type 03 Initial June 2012 Middle School Endorsed Mathematics, General Science, Language Arts, and Social Studies CAREER OBJECTIVE A position teaching at an elementary or middle school in the Chicagoland area. STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCES Forest Road Elementary School in LaGrange Park, IL Spring 2012 High achieving school with an increasing African American and Latino population in a suburban setting First grade classroom Implemented instruction of all subjects to students with varying needs (ELLs, students with IEPs, students in Tier 2). Attended meetings about ELLs, SMART Boards, professional conduct, Common Core Standards and RTI. Incorporated technology and brought in outside resources to increase student learning. Stratton Elementary School in Champaign, IL Fall 2011 Gifted and talented class in a very diverse Urban school Fifth grade gifted classroom Taught students all of the subjects by differentiating instruction so that I could attend to each of the students varying levels. Incorporated technology and brought in a variety of extra materials to allow the students to make meaningful and personal connections to the curriculum. Attended meetings about ISATs and how to improve the students scores. University Primary School, Champaign, IL. Fall 2010 Very small progressive and student centered school K-1 Classroom Observed and took part in project based learning. Learned about the benefits of student choice in learning. EXPERIENCE RELATED TO CAREER OBJECTIVE Darien Park District in Darien, IL 20102012 Camp Counselor

Organizing daily activities. Ensuring the safety and entertainment of up to 50 daily campers Anne M. Jeans Elementary School in Willowbrook, IL 20072012 Classroom Intern and Volunteer Taught lessons Read with students individually and as a group Helped with daily tasks Kaleidoscope Childrens Center in Western Springs, IL 2007-2009 Teacher Taught two-hour long classes to children aged 3-11 at various park districts Classes ranged from space camp to bats. OTHER EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVITIES University of Illinois Dining Services in Urbana, IL 20102011 Student Worker Served food and kept the dining hall clean while being a full-time student Epsilon Delta, Professional Teaching Organization 20082011 Philanthropy Chair, Initiation Chair, and Member Organized volunteer and service opportunities for members Planned initiation dinner for 75 attendees. HONORS Deans List Spring 2009-Fall 2011 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Advancement Fund Scholarship Winner 2011 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Applied for and received a scholarship from the College of Education James Scholar Fall 2008Spring 2012 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Entered into an honors contract and completed a special project for a professor every semester SPECIAL SKILLS AND INTERESTS Choir, Musicals, and Drama Productions Coaching volleyball or basketball Studied French for 4 years REFERENCES Leslie Shapiro Cooperating Teacher at Forest Road Elementary School (708) 482- 2525 shapirole@dist102.k12.il.us Lucinda Vriner University Supervisor Spring 2012 (708) 837-5987 vrinerart@yahoo.com Katie Hickey-Snyder

Cooperating Teacher at Stratton Elementary School (217) 373-7330 snyderka@champaignschools.org

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