Fort Myers, FL

rachael.schaaf@gmail.com
teachingportfoliors.weebly.com

Education UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA - GAINESVILLE, FL

Master of Education, Secondary English & ESOL endorsed August 2016
-4.0 GPA

Bachelor of Arts in English, Educational Studies Minor May 2015

-3.92 GPA, Deans List 6 of 6 semesters, Anderson Scholar, cum laude

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AT ST. MICHAEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL: Fort Myers, FL September 2016-May 2017
Teaching
-Honed classroom management skills with new students each day
Experience
-Assessed student work and progress, kept students on track according to lesson plans

CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER AT IMBUE ONLINE: Fort Myers, FL - August 2016-May 2017
-Organized and schedule all Academic Educator and student learning sessions
-Supervised Academic Educators and student progress
-Communicated with students and parents
-Lead English, Literature, and writing Academic Educator
INTERN AT GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL: Gainesville, FL January-March 2016
-Planned, taught, and assessed 145 Pre-AICE 10th and AICE 12th grade students for 11 weeks
-Created classroom community, differentiated instruction, and collaborated with colleagues
-Developed Macbeth, O
thello, Creative Writing, and Research Paper units
PRACTICUM STUDENT AT PK YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL: Gainesville, FL Fall 2015
-Built rapport with 8th grade honors and 11th grade honors and AP students through one-on-one
and small group interactions
-Developed and implemented lessons based on formative student assessment
WRITING PARTNER AT PK YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL: Gainesville, FL Fall 2015
- Assessed eight 10th grade honors students poetry, personal narratives, and critical essays
-Offered constructive criticism and praise to students so as to improve their writing over time
-Facilitated one-on-one, peer, and group writing workshops to encourage revision and editing
INTERN AT CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL: Wallingford, CT June-August 2015
-Conducted and co-taught two week writing workshop sessions with students from around the
world
-Advised 25 high school girls in a dorm
-Chaperoned various middle and high school field trips
-Coached volleyball
VOLUNTEER - WESTWOOD MIDDLE & JJ FINLEY ELEMENTARY: Gainesville, FL Fall 2013, Spring 2015
-Worked with individual students who needed extra attention, led whole class discussions, and
assessed student work

Registrar, Vice President of Organization, Standards Committee Member, Delegate to Leadership Academy for
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity
LEADERSHIP -Planned weekly meetings, kept chapter history records, organized the chapter calendar,
& SERVICE facilitated confidential wellness and behavioral meetings, took administrative notes
Blogger and Blog Editor for Her Campus UFL
-Wrote a bi-weekly crafting blog and edited five other blogs per week for the #1 global online
community for college women
Volunteer at Bread of the Mighty Food Bank and St. Francis House Homeless Shelter
-Sorted food donations, cleaned the kitchen, and distributed supplies to residents