Ellen C. Nelson 248 Mann Street Owatonna, MN 55060 ecnelson23@gmail.

com (507) 213-9960 Objective To teach Communication Arts/Literature in a student-centered district that encourages 21st century pedagogy. Offering knowledge of high school curriculum and standards and ability to help students communicate and connect both with literature and with one another. Winona State University, Rochester Campus Teacher Preparation Collaborative (TPC) 5-12 Communication Arts and Literature Licensure anticipated June 2014 St. Olaf College Bachelor of Arts in English Degree Earned: May 2012 Concentrations in Educational Studies, Linguistics, and Africa and the Americas; extensive ESL coursework and training Teaching Experience TPC Internship (2013-2014 school year) Byron High School and Byron Middle School Independently taught English 9A and 9B, English 10A and 10B, American Literature, and Creative Communications; co-taught English 12 and College Prep Composition Developed and implemented unit plans for A Midsummer Nights Dream, Lord of the Flies, Romeo & Juliet, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Catcher in the Rye, Of Mice and Men, A Raisin in the Sun, and The Great Gatsby, nonfiction texts, short stories, poetry, informative speaking, persuasive speaking, demonstrative speaking, oral interpretation, creative fiction and nonfiction writing, descriptive writing, and literary analysis Operated on a block schedule and taught American Literature both as a block (1 quarter, 90 min/day) and as a skinny (2 quarters, 45 min/day) Participated in a weekly Professional Learning Community and collaborated with coworkers on first-year iPad implementation for all students in grades 7-12 Designed and developed four new Moodle sites for existing English courses Long-Term Sub Position (Spring 2013) Byron High School Independently taught two sections of English 9B and one section of English 10B Prepared for and conducted parent-teacher conferences Recorded student grades and communicated with parents via Infinite Campus and Google Apps Rochester, MN

Education

Northfield, MN

Byron, MN

Byron, MN

Clinical Experience

ESL Teaching Practicum (Fall 2012) Century High School Newcomer Center Riverside Elementary School Created, modified, and implemented lesson plans for students in the Newcomer Center at Century who had come to the U.S. within the last year; students came from 12 different countries and spoke 7 different languages Developed and taught SIOP lesson plans in an ESL classroom (pullout) and in mainstream classrooms (push-in co-teaching) at Riverside Elementary Participated in Riversides school-wide Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies (PBIS) program, assessed students progress and reading levels through the 100 Book Challenge, and contributed to weekly grade-level PLC meetings LEAP High School (Winter 2012) STEM Camp (Summer 2013) Riverside Elementary School

Rochester, MN

St. Paul, MN Rochester, MN

Professional Development Technological Skills

Byron EdCamp and iPad Training WSU-R Seminars on Mandated Reporting, Diversity, and Bullying Embedding Formative Assessment with Teacher Learning Communities iPads Moodle SMART Technology Google Apps Infinite Campus SIS Skyward SIS Weebly Blogger

Professional Experience

Speech Invitational Judge (2014-present) Piano/Viola Teacher (2005-present) Literacy Tutor, Northfield Reads & Counts (2011-2012) French Tutor, St. Olaf College (2009) Sunday School/VBS Teacher (2005-present) Peer Helper through Big Brothers Big Sisters (2007-2008) National Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society Shelley Balkan, TPC Coordinator and Advisor (507) 259-6913 psgrant1@hotmail.com Stacy Warneke, mentor teacher (507) 261-6024 stacy.warneke@byron.k12.mn.us Jennifer Green, mentor teacher (507) 360-9785 jennifer.green@byron.k12.mn.us

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