Mary Elizabeth Kauffman

2940 Hudson Street Baltimore, Maryland 21224 (717) 940 6606 mhvr1308@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Master of Library Science
University of Maryland, College Park, MD, August 2014
GPA: 4.0
Library System and Services Scholarship, 2013
The Noyes Association Scholarship, 2013
Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education/ Dual Certification in Special Education
Messiah College, Grantham, PA, May 2010
GPA: 3.98
Messiah College Field Hockey Team, 2006-2009, Captain 2008-2009, National Semifinalist 2008, National Finalist 2006
and 2009
Boyer Scholarship Recipient, 2009-2010
Teachers as Leaders Seminar Participant, 2008-2009
CERTIFICATION
Standard Professional Certificate in Elementary Education and Special Education
Library Certificate
LIBRARY EXPERIENCE
Library Intern
Montgomery County Public Schools, Burtonsville, MD, Summer 2014
Worked daily with the Destiny interface to monitor and maintain the collection
Collaborated with teachers scheduling their classes to visit and use the library media center
Developed a pathfinder to correspond with a lesson that was co-taught on citing sources
Crafted an interactive display case for the media center
Created a summer school spreadsheet mapping the collection statistics of student checkouts during the summer
Researched and ordered new books for the media centered
Library Intern
Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore, MD, Summer 2014
Collaborated and created interactive lessons for various grade levels
Curated collection by weeding old materials and added new materials
Designed summer reading bulletin board
Planned and implemented multiple read alouds to various grade levels
Partnered with outside organizations such as Blue Water to bring relevant real world experiences to the library
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Classroom Teacher
Teach For America, Baltimore City Public Schools, Hampstead Hill Academy, Baltimore, MD, Fall 2010-present
Planned and implemented lessons using technology in the classroom that led to 92% of students scoring advanced or
proficient on the Maryland School Assessment (MSA)
Collected data through Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) testing to modify instruction and monitor students
progress
Utilized educational technologies like Power Teacher Grade Book and Common Curriculum to maximize efficiency
Developed agendas and led weekly team meetings as the 5/6 grade team leader
Collaborated to improve teaching practice by analyzing student data during weekly team meetings and learning walks
Differentiated instruction to enable all students, including 20 ESOL, 5 SPED, and 2 Gifted and Talented students, to
succeed
Founded a 24 club and provided after hours club, which were used to support student achievement

Special Education Intern: 4th-5th Grade Autistic Support

Mountainview Elementary School, Harrisburg, PA, Fall 2009

Planned and implemented lessons that included content, social skills and morning meeting
Collected data to monitor students daily Individualized Education Plan (IEP) progress
Observed various meetings including IEP meetings and Staff meetings
Spent over 150 hours in the classroom
Collaborated with the teacher and other paraprofessional staff at the end of each day to debrief and devise effective
teaching strategies based on the data collected

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Differentiated Instruction Training, Baltimore, MD 2013-2014

Singapore Math Training, Baltimore, MD, 2012-2014
Common Curriculum Training (Online Lesson Planning Platform), Baltimore, MD, Fall 2013
Special Education Training Collaboration and Differentiation, Baltimore, MD, Spring 2013
Singapore Math Training, Las Vegas, NV Summer 2012, Summer 2013
Restorative Practices Training, Baltimore, MD, Fall 2012
Effective Educators Academy, Baltimore, MD, Summer 2012
Common Core Training, Baltimore, MD, Fall 2011

RELAVANT SKILLS
Office Suite Proficiency, Promethean and Smart Board Technologies, Web 2.0, and Basic HTML
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Certified
Background, Credentials, and recent Graduate Work can be accessed through http://mayhoover.weebly.com/