Catherine C.

Baker
cbaker@hpsk12.net
OBJECTIVE E&'C%TIO( Seeking a teaching position in secondary education speci!ica""y #idd"e Schoo" in $anguage %rts. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan #aster o! %rts in Teaching and Curricu"iu) *ending #ay 2+1, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan Bache"or o! %rts &egree June 2++#a.or/ Eng"ish #inor/ Socia" Studies Concentration/ Education Teaching Certi!ication/ Eng"ish 0$anguage %rts1 and Socia" Studies Universit Marc Bloch, Strasbourg, rance 2a"" 2++3 4 5inter 2++, &ip"6)e/ &.'. $angue 2rancaise 0dip"o)a in 2rench $anguage1 !olt "unior !igh School, !olt Michigan Eighth :rade Eng"ish $anguage %rts and 5riter;s 5orkshop Teacher 02++<4present1/ 5orked as an eighth grade Eng"ish $anguage %rts and 5riter;s 5orkshop e"ecti=e teacher. Created i)p"e)ented and assessed curricu"u) a"igned >ith the (ationa" Co))on Core Standards. Charlotte Mi##le School, Charlotte Michigan Si?th :rade Eng"ish $anguage %rts and Socia" Studies Teacher 02++-4 2++<1/ 5orked as a si?th grade Eng"ish $anguage %rts and Socia" Studies "ong ter) substitute teacher. Created i)p"e)ented and assessed curricu"u) a"igned >ith the #ichigan :rade $e=e" Content Standards. Ma$le Street Magnet School %or the &rts, Kalamazoo, Michigan &erek Jeter %!ter4Schoo" *rogra) 0,+ days1/ 5orked as an Eng"ish tutor in an a!ter4schoo" progra) de=oted to pro)ote hea"thy acti=ities and a sa!e space !or at4risk )idd"e schoo" students 0Spring 2++-1 *re4Internship 0-+ hrs1 and Student Teaching Internship 0-- days1/ Interned in a se=enth grade $anguage %rts c"assroo)@ obser=ing and i)p"e)enting techniAues o! arts4!ocused teaching and constructi=ist teaching theory 02a"" 2++, and 5inter 2++-1 2oundations o! %)erican Education Internship 02+ hrs1/ Obser=ed and tutored si?th grade #ath 0Spring 2++21 Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan 5riting Consu"tant at 5riting *"ace/ 7esponsib"e !or he"ping students to de=e"op and re!ine their >riting in a nationa" %)erican Indian Bigh Schoo" >riting >orkshop 0Su))er 2++,1 Senior Indi=idua"iCed *ro.ect/ 5rote )y undergraduate thesis on the de=e"op)ent o! %)erican Indian cu"tura" identity through >riting !ro) this e?perience 0Su))er 2++,1 !illsi#e Mi##le School, Kalamazoo, Michigan $iteracy in Secondary Schoo"s Internship 03+ hrs1/ Obser=ed and taught se=enth grade *hysica" Science 0Spring 2++31 'oo#(ar# Elementary School, Kalamazoo, Michigan *%$S *rogra) 03+ hrs1/ Tutored si?th grade students in $anguage %rts in an a!ter4schoo" progra) pairing students >ith 'ni=ersity student =o"unteers 02++142++21

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