Laurie Neilson
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Objective
To assume a full-time teaching position for upper elementary grades or in middle school English/Language Arts, and Social Studies.
Work Experience
English, Language Arts Teacher (01/10/2011 – Present)
Sixth and seventh grade English, Language Arts, eighth grade English, Language Arts, twelfth grade Thematic Elements
Last Employer: APU International School, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Contact Person: Dr. Roy Douthitt
Responsibilities: Write curriculum, prepare lesson plans and materials, conduct assessments, track student progress, input computer grades and reports, monitor behavior, attend department planning meetings, assist in extra-curricular school functions, participate in staff development and school planning, served as a proctor for the SAT examination.
Accomplishments: Engage with Vietnamese English language learners, providing them with academic support, and offer guidance in social development and work habits, so they may successfully enter American colleges and universities.
Education
Establishment: Southern Oregon University
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education Period: 09/25/2000 - 06/12/2004
Speciality: English-Writing
Average Grade: 3.87
Details: Graduated Magna Cum Laude. Joined Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2007. Minor: Psychology
Establishment: Southern Oregon University
Degree: Master of Arts
Education Period: 07/09/2007 - 06/14/2008
Speciality: Teaching
Average Grade: 4.00
Details: Completed the Master's In Teaching program and obtained the Initial I Teaching License from the Oregon Teacher's Standards and Practices Commission. Authorization Level: Elementary-Middle School Highly Qualified in Language Arts Social Studies Elementary: Multiple Subjects
Skills
2008-10 Substitute Teacher: grades four through twelve. 2007-08 Student Teacher: McLoughlin Middle School, Medford, Oregon. Designed and taught seventh grade English with a unit on Literature Circles, instructed Social Studies and Foundations Literacy classes, and attended PLC meetings. Bellview Elementary School: Designed and taught a unit on the Old Farmer’s Almanac, Investigations in Math fractions, and led fluency groups in a fourth grade classroom. 2007 Classroom Practicum: Lincoln Elementary School. Organized science labs, supervised P.E. activities, and recommended content and design strategies for Night of the Notables projects. 2006 Classroom Practicum: Lone Pine Elementary School. Provided focused writing and reading instruction in a fourth grade classroom, offered critique and coaching for student speeches. ODE Initial Math Problem Solving Scoring Training, Ashland, OR. RTI Curriculum-Based Writing Measures.
Computer Skills: WinXP, Windows 7, Word, Excel, Power Point, Small Business Accounting, Photoshop Related Training: 2003 Business Computer Applications. 2004 Introduction to Multimedia. 2007 Education Technology.
Additional Information
2004 Assistant Editor, SOU Publications Office, Ashland, OR. Collaborated with staff to proofread and edit the University Course Catalog. 2002 Tutor: North Medford High Night School, Medford, OR. Tutored at-risk teens. Performed grading, supervision, and learning assessments. 2001 Peer Academic Advisor, SOU Ashland, OR. Counseled incoming freshman students on course registration and degree requirements.
Honors: 2007 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Research Projects: 2003 Research Assistant: Caveat Press Ashland, OR. Authored a market study for a book series on assistive technology.
Professional Membership: Oregon Education Association
Certifications or Licensures: Oregon Initial I Teaching License Issued 9 July, 2008
Study Abroad: January through June, 2011 Employed as a teacher and living in Saigon, Vietanam
Interests
Foreign Student Host
Rotary International hosts international students, providing them a home where they live with a family and attend school. I volunteered to host a student from Thailand in 2002-03.
I had another opportunity to host a student a few years later. Jill is the daughter of a friend of mine who lives and works in Braunschweig, Germany. She lived with me for a year while she attended South Medford High School. Because she had an American mother, Jill was bi-lingual and right at home with her teachers and classmates.
International Travel
It’s been my good fortune to travel a good deal. I’ve visited tropical places like the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Roatan (near Honduras), and Hawaii. Some of the most interesting countries I’ve seen are Italy, Germany, Austria, England, and Scotland. I would like to return to Florence and Rome to see all the things I missed the first time. I also enjoyed a small sampling of Barcelona, Villefranche on the Côte d’Azur, and Malta, traveling by cruise ship. When I visit other countries, I realize how culture binds us and makes us unique at the same time. Travel excites, invigorates, and enlightens me as I grow in understanding for other cultures.