Carla Patrice Wellborn

5500 South Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637 Carla.wellborn@gmail.com 313.320.4118 EDUCATION M.Ed in Urban Teaching (pending) National Louis University, Chicago, IL Cumulative Grade Point Average: 4.0/4.0 Endorsement: LBS1-Special Education (pending) B.A. in Secondary Education and English Literature Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL (NCATE accredited) Cumulative Grade Point Average: 3.32 /4.0 Endorsement: English Type 03 Middle/Secondary Grades License (pending)

May 2013

May 2012

TEACHING RELATED EXPERIENCE Student Teaching Fall 2011 Addison Trail High School (10th-12th grade), Addison, IL Taught 10th grade English Journalism and officiated the student newspaper with 11th-12th graders Created engaging lesson plans and utilized available technology in order to capture student interest Employed a student centered learning method in which students were encouraged to discuss concepts with one another and communally explore all classroom information Differentiated instruction and assessment according to the learning needs of students with IEPs Facilitated individual writing workshops for students and produced a professional student newspaper Conducted several writing workshops with students from disciplines other than English Officiated parent-teacher conferences during which we targeted ways to enhance student growth Worked extensively with students and parents whose first language was not English Effectively mastered educational resource programs such as PowerSchool, Mastery Manager, and InDesign Compiled data that portrayed student strengths and weaknesses, targeted weaknesses, and saw marked measurable growth Youth Program Tutor Wayne Metro Community Action Sabbath Project Achieve River Rouge, MI Assisted lead teacher of 6th-8th grade urban students Mentored students academically and emotionally Created engaging lesson plans that targeted math and language arts Implemented programs that enhanced the overall academic component of the program Summer 2011

Teachers Assistant Summer 2010 Building Roads to Intellectual Diversity within Greater Education (BRIDGE) Wheaton, IL Served as an assistant teacher, mentor, and college skills instructor for 11th grade first generation college-bound students. Assisted college professors in facilitating learning among students Generated lesson plans, assigned and graded student essays Paraprofessional Summer 2009 Building Educated Leaders for Life Detroit, MI Served as a teachers assistant in an urban 4th grade classroom, assisting in students learning progress Assisted main teacher in facilitating learning among the students Created and executed lesson plans, corrected homework, and enforced classroom management Fostered a community amongst the students that encouraged academic growth and exploration Tutor World Relief Wheaton, IL August 2008 December 2008

Volunteered as a tutor for high school refugee students Mentored refugee students as they acclimated to life in the United States Assisted individual students as they coped with the academic struggles associated with adjusting to life in a new country and language barriers