Dorothy Akers-Pecht

1707 Jefferson Park Avenue Apt. 5 Charlottesville, VA 22903

Phone: (434) 532-7829 E-Mail: dgakerspecht@gmail.com
http://akers-pechtportfolio.weebly.com/

Education
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

Charlottesville, VA

August 2011 present

Anticipated Bachelors degree in English: May 2016
Anticipated Masters of Teaching degree with Gifted endorsement from the Curry School of Education: May 2016

Honors and Awards

Nominated by Curry faculty for the 2016 Teachers of Promise Institute that recognizes top novice educators in the state
Received Linwood and Virginia Holton Scholarship for Curry students enrolled in the 5-year B/MT program
Nominated by University of Virginia English department faculty to receive Wagenheim Scholarship for 2014-2015

Experience
Student Teaching Internship

Charlottesville, VA
August December 2015

Placed in Honors English 11 American Literature and Practical Law at Western Albemarle High School
Collaborated with AP US History instructor in a professional learning community to create interdisciplinary learning
experiences for the schools American Studies program
Designed lessons and assessments pertaining to creative and analytical writing, literary analysis, reading comprehension, and
discussion
Field Experiences

Charlottesville, VA

Buford Middle School--in-school suspension program (Fall of 2012)

Assisted individual students with assigned class work in all core subjects
Sutherland Middle School--8th grade language arts classroom (Fall of 2014-Spring of 2015)
Wrote, revised, and taught a total of six lessons throughout the school year
Worked with students in small group and individual settings to assist them with class assignments
Charlottesville High School--English Language Learners classroom (Fall of 2013)
Observed ELL instruction, facilitated small group discussions, and worked with individual students on essays and
writing skills
Monticello High School--AVID classroom (Spring of 2014)
Tutored students in multiple subjects including English and Spanish

Employment
WorldStrides Student Travel Organization: Education Team Intern

Charlottesville, VA
May

August 2015
Assessed students online assignments for U.S. History, U.S. Government, and Environmental Science courses
Assisted in developing curriculum and instructional activities for online courses using a digital learning management system,
Schoology
Brunswick High School: Substitute Teacher
Placed in English, Algebra, Biology, Personal Finance, Health and PE, and U.S. Government classes
Assisted students in grades 9-12 with their assigned work and remedial SOL preparation

Lawrenceville, VA
May June 2013