Valerie M.

Payne

10716 E Grace Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 99206

(509) 714-9280

Teaching is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. William Butler Yeats

valeriepayne4@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a part-time teaching position where I can further my career and use my current experience as a teacher to
make a difference in the education of my students.

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
Natural Science and Middle Level Mathematics concentration
Eastern Washington University December 2011
3.73 GPA, Magna Cum Laude, Passed Washington Educators Skills Test Elementary (WEST-E)
Highly qualified in natural sciences & elementary education
Associate of Arts in Elementary Education
Spokane Community College June 2009
3.76 GPA, Presidents Honor Roll for five out of six quarters, Vice Presidents Honor for the remaining quarter,
Passed Washington Educators Skills Test Basic (WEST-B)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
LEARNING FOUNDATION & PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL, Gilbert, AZ

DESERT OASIS ELEMENTARY, Phoenix, AZ

July 2012 May 2013

7th & 8th Grade Science Teacher

Student Council Co-Advisor
STEM Club Advisor
Create and implement a science curriculum for 180 seventh and eighth grade students and create opportunities for
parent involvement in a diverse environment.
Professional Learning Community with the other middle school teachers in order to plan data-based interventions and
enrichments, as well as integrate other subject areas into my science classroom.
Participating and planning extracurricular activities for the school and school district.
Interaction with faculty and administrators.
Planning, facilitating and judging the middle school science fair.
Planning and implementing a curriculum for a before/after school STEM Club.
Assist in duties related to the student council (fundraisers, student/staff school spirit).

TRENT ELEMENTARY, Spokane Valley, WA

July 2013 October 2013

6th Grade Teacher

Implement common core curriculum for 24 sixth grade students and fostering parent involvement through a class
website, specifically Journeys curriculum for reading and GoMath for mathematics.
Professional Learning Community with the other teachers in order to plan data-based interventions and enrichments.
Participating and planning in extracurricular activities for the school and school district.
Interaction with faculty and administration.

August 2011 June 2012

Second Grade Teacher Long Term Substitute

Fourth Grade Student Teacher
Facilitate learning for 25 diverse students during a four month period (2nd grade).
Facilitate learning for 25 diverse students over the course of one year, full time & solo for 11 weeks (4th grade).
Planning and implementation of curriculum, units, assessment, and parent involvement.
Completing parent-student-teacher conferences.
Interaction with faculty and administrators.
Participating in extracurricular activities for the school and school district.

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REFERENCES:
Shirley Ortega
Principal at Learning Foundation & Performing Arts
Claudia Espinoza
Principal at Desert Oasis Elementary
Krystal Armstrong
Vice Principal at Desert Oasis Elementary
Dr. Desiree Kennedy
University Professor/Middle School Reading Teacher DOES
Melanie Delaney
Former fourth grade teacher at Trent Elementary, currently retired
Debbie Henry
Director and owner of Childrens Montessori Center

(480)248-8025
sortega@lfapa.org
(623)533-3950
cespinoza@tesd.k12.az.us
(623)533-3951
karmstrong@tesd.k12.az.us
(623)910-1478
desireedkennedy@aol.com
(509)220-7370
delaneym@evsd.org
(509)710-3431
debbiehen@msn.com

Letters of recommendation available upon request.