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Elizabeth Buchanan

1523 SARANELL AVENUE, NAPERVILLE, IL 60540 PHONE (630) 740-9013 E-MAIL: ebuchan29@gmail.com

CAREER VISION__________________________________________________________________________
To secure a challenging position as a Social Studies teacher in a high school setting where I can create a positive learning environment and build lifelong learners.

EDUCATION______________________________________________________________________________
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bachelors of Arts in History, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Secondary Education Minor, College of Education Certifications to be granted in June 2014: Illinois Professional Education License (IPEL) o Social Science (grades 6-8) and Social Science: History (grades 9-12) Cumulative GPA: 3.71 University of East Anglia Study Abroad in School of History Specialized in European medieval history Waubonsie Valley High School
May 2014

Norwich, England Summer 2013

Aurora, IL 2006-2010

TEACHING EXPERIENCE___________________________________________________________________
Student Teacher: American Studies, American Society Block, and American Government Naperville, IL Neuqua Valley High School Spring 2014 Responsible for twelve weeks of full-time instruction o Communicated with parents and students about student progress via email and parent-teacher conferences o Implemented formative and summative assessments to evaluate student growth o Operated efficiently in a team setting to create unit plans and assessments o Obtained professional development through attending DuPage Valley Social Studies Conference o Participated in weekly Professional Learning Communities for American Studies o Supervised Social Studies academic resource room o Accountable for grading assignments, homework, and quizzes, while managing attendance and other classroom organizational tasks Collaborated with cooperating teachers and English department colleague to promote interdisciplinary instruction o Created differentiated lesson plans to ensure instruction for students with IEPs o Developed 21st century lesson plans that incorporated multi-media such as Google+ communities o Utilized Common Core practice through the use of primary source analysis o Assisted and taught several lessons in AP U.S. History course Practical Placements: U.S. History, Economics, American Social Studies Urbana High School, Urbana IL Fall 2013 Edison Middle School, Champaign IL Spring 2013 Fisher JR/SR High School, Fisher IL Fall 2013 Responsible for observing 90 hours during practical placements o Taught lessons that utilized a variety of technology to create collaborative group presentations o Implemented self-created summative assessments o Contributed in weekly team planning meetings on classroom development and student progress o Participated in a students IEP (Individualized Education Program) meeting with parents and colleagues o Assisted cooperating teaching with managerial tasks such as imputing grades and taking attendance

Elizabeth Buchanan
1523 SARANELL AVENUE, NAPERVILLE, IL 60540 PHONE (630) 740-9013 E-MAIL: ebuchan29@gmail.com

RELATED EXPERIENCE____________________________________________________________________
Urbana Neighborhood Community Center
Volunteer

Volunteered 20 hours at after school program serving multicultural students ranging from 5-16 years of age Work included assisting in homework completion and computer based educational games Urbana High School Urbana, IL
Volunteer Tutor

Urbana, IL Fall 2012

Assisted teacher in a culturally diverse social studies classroom of various learning abilities Aided students with worksheets and incomplete work on a one-to-one basis Waubonsie Valley High School
Volunteer Tutor

Fall 2011

Aurora, IL Fall 2011

Organized lesson on US Constitution for 12th grade government class Taught current event lesson from news article covering Arab Spring to 9th grade geography class Supervised and assisted students while completing various worksheets

PROFESSIONAL AND UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS___________________________________________


Student Education Association Affiliated with Illinois Education Association and National Education Association Epsilon Delta Professional education fraternity Liberal Arts and Sciences: Transfer Student Mentor group Mentor to incoming transfer students NCSS member National Council for the Social Studies

HONOR SOCIETIES AND AWARDS__________________________________________________________


National Society of Collegiate Scholars National Honors Society Tau Sigma Honors Society for Transfer Students The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Deans List University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

SPECIAL INTERESTS______________________________________________________________________

Interest in coaching soccer or tennis Interest in working with special needs through organizations such as Best Buddies and Special Olympics Interest in sponsoring clubs such as Student Council, Model UN, or Youth and Government

REFERENCES_____________________________________________________________________________
John Schroeder Student Teacher University Supervisor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Email: johnschroeder@yahoo.com Phone: 630-564-3911 Cat Bishir
Student Teaching Cooperating Teacher

Neuqua Valley High School Email: cat_bishir@ipsd.org Phone: 428-6000 x4652 Joe Brennan
Student Teaching Cooperating Teacher

Neuqua Valley High School Email: joe_brennan@ipsd.org Phone: 428-6000 x4653

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