Master of Education (Ed. M.)
Curriculum, Technology, and Educational Reform
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign May, 2004

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Highest Honors, GPA 3.973/4.0
Elementary Education, Spanish Concentration
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign May, 1997

CERTIFICATION

State of Illinois Type 03 Certificate
State of Illinois Spanish Endorsement K-12
Middle School Computer Applications and Spanish Endorsements

Rondout Elementary School District 72, Lake Forest, Illinois 1998-2003
Kindergarten-Eighth Grade Spanish and Sixth Grade Language Arts Teacher

• Developed and implemented a K-8 Spanish program
• Continued curriculum development throughout each school year to align classroom study and students' abilities
• Collaborated with administration and teachers to develop units integrated into the core curriculum

Lake Zurich Middle School-South, District 95, Lake Zurich, Illinois 1997-1998
Seventh Grade Spanish, Language Arts, and Literature Teacher

• Coordinated Spanish, Language Arts, and Literature studies with all core teachers to produce unique units of study
• Directed the seventh grade team and students in "Museum in the Classroom" while collaborating with the Chicago Academy of Sciences

Joseph Sears School, District 38, Kenilworth, Illinois February-June, 2004
Sixth-Eighth Grade Spanish Teacher

Taught Spanish to middle-school students during their teacher's absence

• Served as Rondout Education Association President and Vice President
• Coordinated the Young Authors Program at Rondout and Lake Zurich Middle School
• Conducted the Before and After School Program (BASE) for students at Rondout School
• Completed a full year of student teaching in grades one, three, and five
• Worked as a Program Director, Unit Head, and Gymnastics Specialist in 1994-1998 at Discovery Day Camp, Indian Creek, Illinois
• Trained in the Curry-Sumara Method of classroom differentiation
• Experienced with the implications and implementation of technology in the classroom

HONORS

• Outstanding Senior, Awarded to the student with the highest GPA in the College of Education, Kappa Delta Pi, 1997
• Highest Honors, University of Illinois, 1997
• Bronze Tablet, University Honors, 1997
• Outstanding Senior Nominee, University of Illinois Education Alumni Association, 1997
• Dean's List, All eligible semesters
• William Chandler Bagley Scholarship, 1996
• James Scholars Honors Program, 1995-1996

Mr. Michael Polite, Principal
Rondout Elementary School District 72
28593 N. Bradley Rd.
Lake Forest, IL 60045
847.362.2021
mpolite@rondout.org

Dr. Renee Goier, Superintendent
Rondout Elementary School District 72
28593 N. Bradley Rd.
Lake Forest, IL 60045
847.362.2021
rgoier@rondout.org

Mrs. Carol Rosenberg, Kenilworth and Former Rondout Spanish Teacher
913 Timber Hill Rd.
Highland Park, IL 60035
847.433.8553
Cjgr226@aol.com