Laura Dee Stoffel

10600 Cape Cod Lane

Huntley, IL  60142

Home Phone (847) 669-9054

Email:  lstoffel@hotmail.com

 

 

Objective   A position which combines my fine arts background with my interest in                                 technology .

 

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education

University of Illinois, Urbana, IL.

Honors Graduate

Major:  Elementary Education Area of Concentration:  Music

 

Continuing Education Courses

IRI/Skylight - St. Xavier University

Completed June 1999

15 hours of credit

 

Master of Education - Curriculum, Technology, and Educational Reform

University of Illinois, Urbana, IL.

Completed May 2003

 

Experience

Fine Arts Teacher        December 1997 - Present

Juliette Low Elementary School

 District 59, Arlington Heights, Illinois

 

Responsibilities include instruction in music, art, drama, and dance for

elementary grades K-5.  Included in these responsibilities is an annual musical production for each grade level, along with conducting an extracurricular chorus program for fourth and fifth grade students.

 

·       Authored a monthly, online newsletter to communicate with students and

                  parents.

·       Created Kindness Counts, an online network project for students worldwide.

·       Authored curriculum for School District 59 Fine Arts Program to adhere to

                  state guidelines and incorporate music, art, drama, and dance into

                  practical lessons which students enjoy.

·       Serving on Implementation Team to administer new curriculum to Juliette

                  Low students.

·       Authored summer school curriculum for art and drama courses..  

 

 

Honors

James Scholar, Fall 1993, Fall 1996, Spring 1997.

Dean's List, Spring 1994, Fall 1994, Fall 1995, Spring 1996, Fall 1996.

Golden Key Club, Inducted Fall 1996.

Kappa Delta Pi, Alpha Chapter, Inducted Fall 1996.

Valedictorian, Monticello High School, May 1993..

References

Please contact me for references.

 

 

E-Portfolio Homepage/Background Information/CTER Projects/

Fine Arts Classroom/Resources