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Johanna R.

Davis
17 Overview Lane
Scott Township, Pennsylvania 18433
Phone: (570) 905-5651 Email: johannawisedavis@gmail.com
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OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position in a well-respected, multinational, organization that provides me the ability to aid children in
growing academically, emotionally, and mentally as the world continues to change and evolve around them.

CERTIFICATION
Pennsylvania Instructional I Elementary K-6 June 2002
Pennsylvania Instructional II Elementary K-6 March 2004
Technology Education Certification K-12 January 2018
South Carolina Teaching License Pending Documentation 2018

EDUCATION
Marywood University – Scranton, Pennsylvania Currently enrolled
 Principal Certification program
King’s College – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania September 2010 – December 2014
 Master of Mathematics Education in Curriculum & Instruction
 GPA: 4.0 (including Master of Mathematics Education and additional courses)
 Thesis: Effects of Technology on Student Attitudes and Achievement in Mathematics
Endicott College – Saugus, Massachusetts September 2004 – April 2005
 Energizing Your Social Studies Curriculum, 4 credit course
University of Massachusetts – Boston, Massachusetts August 2003 – May 2004
 Completed classes to enhance knowledge of Special Education, 6 credits
Clarks Summit University – Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania August 1998 – May 2002
 Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
 Dean’s List, Alpha Gamma Epsilon Honor Society

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Abington Heights School District – Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
K-4 STEM Teacher August 2016 – Present
 Utilizes the Engineering Design Process to teach students algorithms, coding, problem solving skills, and collaboration
 Extended Project Lead The Way (PLTW) curriculum to meet technology needs for apps available on district devices
 Integrates PLTW curriculum with core subject themes and projects creating trans-curricular activities
 Collaborates with STEM teachers throughout the district to maintain program consistency and pedagogy
 Led multi-district STEM training sessions assisting teachers to integrate unplugged computer science activities into the
elementary classroom setting
 PLTW Master Teacher Apprentice – selected from a group of applicants to lead PLTW Teacher trainings
 PLTW Launch Lead Teacher – trained by PLTW to teach classroom teachers to implement the Launch Modules
 PLTW presenter at Bucknell University for PLTW State Launch session
 Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator – selected from world-wide group of applicants to receive Tynker coding and computer
science training
 Currently teaches PLTW Launch Modules to students in kindergarten through fourth grade in two elementary school
buildings
 Developed and maintains district Comet Connect (STEM) website – www.cometconnect.weebly.com
 Supports classroom teachers with technology needs and provides ideas for classroom teachers to incorporate technology
into their lessons, projects, and assessments
 Began planning and presenting the idea of a maker space for the district to aid in cohesive, hands-on learning
experiences
Fourth Grade Classroom Teacher August 2009 – August 2016
 Developed and implemented engaging, effective lessons in all subject areas for a heterogeneous group of fourth grade
special education and regular education students while collaborating with the special education teacher in order to best
follow and support the students’ IEPs and 504 plans
 Chosen to participate on the math curriculum committee to determine the math curriculum for the district
 Instructed mathematics utilizing the Everyday Mathematics curriculum which requires leveled grouping, spiraled daily
practice of math skills, daily mental math practice, and math skill-based games
 Constructed language arts and social studies lessons that combine a basal curriculum and the school district’s theme-
based curriculum model
 Organized and lead hands-on science experiments allowing students to predict and analyze evidence while writing about
science
 Created and maintained a classroom website to support students both in the classroom and at home leading to increased
parent involvement and student ownership – www.johannadavis.weebly.com
 Actively sought the mentorship of colleagues with expertise in specific content areas in order to better teaching practices
 Applied for and received local grant to purchase a classroom pet for the purpose of increasing student responsibility and
supporting students’ emotional needs
 Consulted as a part of the Instructional Support Team to assist students with various learning and emotional needs
including providing differentiation, behavior plans, outlets for emotional needs, and social concerns
 Collaborated annually with fourth grade teachers to write and direct Arts Alive programs which integrated arts into the
curriculum and culminate with a performance for the school including singing, dancing, acting, and poetry reading. This
program included coordinating with artists who complete a residency at the school and integrating their area of artistic
expertise into the curriculum themes as they work with the fourth-grade students
 Conducted a study researching the effects of a Common Core based website on students’ mathematic achievement
 Created and taught a Yoga at Recess program which allowed students to voluntarily engage in yoga class during recess
Second Grade Classroom Teacher August 2008 – August 2009
 Organized and led math centers and lessons as a way to teach mathematic skills from the curriculum in a hands-on
manner
 Administered reading comprehension tests and selected books for the students based on their reading ability.
 Structured lesson plans and activities based on Literature Circle concepts
 Facilitated activities such as predicting, shared reading, interactive writing, guided writing, creative writing and word
walls
Permanent Substitute Teacher September 2007 – May 2008
 Substituted for full-time teachers in grades 1 – 4, including two long term substitute positions
Saugus School District, Lynnhurst Elementary School – Saugus Massachusetts August 2004 – August 2005
Third Grade Classroom Teacher
 Successfully prepared students for the MCAS tests with third grade results 10% higher than the district and state results.
 Created and implemented an effective discipline and rewards system
 Collaborated on a regular basis with parents of learning needs children in order to enhance classroom learning
 Supplemented structured math curriculum using math manipulatives for experiential learners
 Complemented and reinforced classroom learning through relevant class field trips

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Tri County Human Services – Carbondale, Pennsylvania August 2005 – August 2007
Therapeutic Support Staff
 Implemented Behavior Treatment Plans with children with autism in school, daycare, and community environments
 Trained children with autism in Verbal Behavior in the home environment
Saugus School District, Lynnhurst Elementary – Saugus, Massachusetts August 2004 – August 2005
 Organized and managed an after school sports program for grades 1 – 3
 Private Language Arts and Math tutor

ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Student Assistance Program Certification December 2017
 Serves on elementary SAP Team in two elementary school buildings
 Identifies potential concerns with student behaviors and addresses as required by PA State law
Yoga Education December 2017
200 RYT and Yoga Ed certifications
 Completed 200 hours of teacher training to become certified as a 200 Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT)
 Taught several workshops to students, both during and after school hours, guiding each in a series of mindfulness,
movement, and social emotional learning techniques leading to stress reduction practices in the students’ lives
 Created a yoga series for coworkers that focused on key stress identifiers in themselves and students
 Instructor at the Always-At-Aum Yoga School teaching adult students to become 200 RYT certified instructors
 Currently working towards 500 RYT certification to continue growing personally as well as professionally

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