Christian Chenail

11 Cherry Street North Adams, MA 01247 413-652-7202

263 Alden Street Box 2171, Springfield, MA 01109
cchenail@Springfieldcollege.edu
OBJECTIVE:
I am seeking to attain a position as a physical education teacher.
EDUCATION
Springfield College, Springfield MA
Bachelor of Science Movement and Sports Studies, May 2015
Major-Physical Education
Licenses: Physical Education, Pre K-8, 5-12
Passed all MA Literary Tests for Educator Licensure
PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Mosier Elementary School, South Hadley, MA-Spring 2015
Practicum Experience 2-4th Grade
-Student teaching experience of full responsibilities and roles.
-Helped facilitate two physical education field trips.
-Taught developmentally appropriate units ranging of basketball, juggling, dance, rope
climbing, and bowling.
Agawam High School, Agawam, MA-Fall 2014
Pre-Practicum 9-12th Grade
-Taught a wide variety of the schools curriculum including basketball, Power
Walking/heart rate, pickle ball, yoga, dynamic stretching, fitness with Wii, resistance
bands, badminton, nitro ball, cardiovascular stations, and table tennis.
-Administered a pacer test to students to set a baseline of students cardiovascular
levels.
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School, Springfield, MA-Spring 2014
-Worked with students with various cognitive and physical disabilities.
-Used CTAPE to assess gross motor development.
-Created lessons with activities to achieve short term goals that would help meet long
term goals.
-Performed hallway duties between periods monitoring students.
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School, Springfield, MA-Spring 2013
-Helped students increase students hand eye coordination, balancing, as well as
catching and throwing manipulative skills using Scarfs and bean bags.
-Taught students fundamental basketball skills.
Birchland Park Middle School, East Longmeadow, MA-Spring 2013
-Created and taught lessons of a complete volleyball unit to students from skill
development to game play.
East Longmeadow High School, East Longmeadow, MA-Fall 2013
-Taught students through lessons for the sports of Speedball and Lacrosse.
-Taught students ultimate football using small sided games.
East Street Elementary School, Ludlow, MA-Fall 2013
-Helped the students increase their visual tracking abilities using scarfs.
-Taught students directions and pathways in lessons using scooters.
-Taught students levels and speeds throughout parachute activities.
EXPERIENCE

Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort, Hancock, MA 2007-2011, December 22-Jan 23

2015
-Four winters of teaching all day skiing lessons to groups of children ages 3-12 of
varying skill levels.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MAPHERD Convention-Fall 2013
Certifications
First Aid, CPR, AED life guarding- Spring 2014