Claire Michaels

213 East Front Street, Apartment 4, Bloomington, IL 61701 | 309.838.9158 | claire.michaels12@gmail.com

Teaching Experience – Bloomington, IL

Certification
4th Grade Teacher | Oakland Elementary School August 2012 – present
IEIN#: 922567
 Collaborate with grade level colleagues to develop cohesive departmentalized science
Certificate: Type 03 curriculum and lesson plans for three classes of students
Middle School  Analyze and utilize NWEA MAP data to differentiate instruction, assignments, and
Endorsement: Social assessments based on Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards
Studies  Integrate technology throughout instruction with use of 1:1 laptop technology
Education  Employ PBIS strategies for whole class, create behavior plans, and write social stories
Illinois Wesleyan for individual students
University  Organize data and participate in IEP, 504 Plan, and RtI progress monitoring meetings
April 2012  Establish Student Learning Outcomes based on data from Type II assessments
Bachelor of Arts Curriculum Leadership Team 2015 – present
Elementary Education  Develop district wide lessons and assessments for Next Generation Science Standards
Overall GPA: 3.48/4.0  Organize standards into quarters in Mastery Connect curriculum maps and trackers
Dean’s List 2010, 2011,  Edit grade level Type II mathematics test and answer key
and 2012  Generate common assessments through Mastery Connect in mathematics
Campus Involvement  Lead grade level meetings introducing Office 365 resources, Defined STEM, and
Illinois Wesleyan Swim Moodle
Team 2008-2012 Student Council Sponsor 2014 – present
John Wesley Powell  Coordinate service projects including food drives, caroling at nursing home, school clean
Conference Spring up, and fundraisers for the American Heart Association & United Way
2012  Organize over thirty 4th and 5th grade students into working groups at monthly meetings
Award  Facilitate the creation commercials for school-wide use to promote service projects
Golden Apple Scholar Book Club Coach 2014 – present
2008  Mentor over thirty 3 , 4 , and 5 grade students studying the Blue Stem books
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Summer Institute 2008,  Plan activities to deepen book club member understanding of Blue Stem books
2009, and 2011  Collaborate to read books on the Blue Stem list and create Battle of the Books questions
Graduate Work Technology Partnership 2014-2015
Illinois State University  Attended monthly meetings, created teacher technology survey, lead session on Weebly
 Prepared stations and contacted presenters for iFamily Technology event
Professional Development MID – State Reading Council
District Level  Board member 2014 – present
 Love and Logic Fall 2012  Participate in monthly planning meeting
 Social Stories 2013  Coordinate professional development and community literacy events
 NGSS STEM Camp Summer 2017  Summer Leadership Retreat 2015 and 2016
 Summer Curriculum Project 2016 and 2017  Illinois Reading Conference 2015, 2016, and 2017 (presenter)

Professional References
Dawn Conroy Chris Bohne David LaFrance
Fourth Grade Teacher Librarian Principal
Oakland Elementary Oakland Elementary Oakland Elementary
309.662.4302 309.662.4302 309.662.4302
conroyd@district87.org bohnec@district87.org lafranced@district87.org