Penelope P.
Private tutor in Cave Creek, AZ
Education
M.Ed. Special Education - Grand Canyon University, 2011 4.0 GPA Graduate Student (incomplete) UNiversity of Nevada, Las Vegas. All courses completed for a M.S. in Geology, thesis to be completed Spring 2016. 3.35 GPA B.A. Theater, 1989, Salem State College 3.32 B.Sc. Geology, Salem State College, 1999- 3.5
Experience
RELATED EXPERIENCE: Pearson Education April 2015 to Present Test correcting- PARCC. Middle School Teacher, Greenway Middle School, 3001 E. Nisbet Road, Phoenix Arizona Academic Year 2013-2014 First half of the year, taught small self contained classes for students in math, and supported 8th grade language arts teachers as part of full inclusion. Second half of the year, taught Honors Core (Gifted) Language Arts classes for 7th and 8th Graders, Future Problem Solving, as well as a remedial reading class. Students in the reading class showed dramatic increases in reading levels; up to four grade levels in one quarter. Volunteer: Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County 729 E. Hatcher Road Phoenix, AZ 85020 October 2011 to Present Tutor adult English Language Learners and GED students. Teacher’s Aid: The Children’s Center for Neurodevelopmental Studies 5430 West Glenn Drive Glendale, AZ 85301 December 2010 to August 2011 Worked with high school aged and students in sixth to eight grade classes as well as providing respite care for students with severe disabilities. Teaching Assistant: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Geologic Sciences 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy. Las Vegas, NV 89154 2005-2007 Subjects taught included Metallic Ore Deposits, Geographic Information Systems and Geology 101. Tutor: Salem State College 352 Lafayette St, Salem, MA 01970 1997-1999 Part time Tutored college a student with severe learning disabilities in college level courses, in subjects ranging from English to advanced geology courses. Staff Member: Fidelity House, Inc., Lawrence Massachusetts 1990 -1993 Assistant House Manager 1992-1993 Helped establish volunteer newsletter Connecting Links. EDUCATION M. Ed. Grand Canyon University, Phoenix (online program) April 2009 to November, 2011 Special Education. Graduated with a 4.0 G.P.A. Also completed requirements for full K-12 Structured English Immersion endorsement. Student Teaching Assignment: North Canyon High School, 1700 East Union Hills Drive, Phoenix AZ 85024 August 2011 to November, 2011 Taught four sections of a remedial reading class and one study skills section. Lesson plans included introducing students to new authors. Created and taught a short biographic lesson on Charles Dickens, followed by an introduction to the French Revolution preparatory to class reading an abridged version of A Tale of Two Cities. CERTIFICATIONS Arizona Department of Education Certificate number 4518862: Provisional Cross Categorical Special Education K-12 Secondary Language Arts Middle School Language Arts Middle School Science
Subject Expertise
PCAT Verbal AbilityPCAT Reading ComprehensionPARCCPoetry WritingPersuasive WritingPCAT WritingOAT Reading ComprehensionPSAT Writing SkillsPSAT Critical ReadingPre-AlgebraOAT Survey of Natural SciencesLSAT Reading ComprehensionLSAT Essay SectionIB World Religions SLIB Theory of KnowledgeIB Theatre SLIB Theatre HLIB Film SLIB Film HLGeneral BiologyEvolutionDAT Reading ComprehensionCLEP Introductory PsychologyCLEP Introduction to Educational PsychologyCLEP English LiteratureCLEP College CompositionCLEP Analyzing and Interpreting LiteratureCLEP American LiteratureASPIRE ScienceASPIRE ReadingASPIRE EnglishAP United States HistoryAP Music TheoryAP Environmental ScienceCOMPASS Writing SkillsCOMPASS ReadingCollege EssaysCLEP Western Civilization II: 1648 to the PresentCLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648CLEP Natural SciencesCLEP Introductory SociologyWritingWorld LiteratureWorld HistoryWorld CivilizationWISC IVVoiceVocabularyUS HistoryUS Constitutional HistoryTOEFLThe Modern WorldTechnical WritingSummer TutoringStudy Skills And OrganizationStudy SkillsSTAAR Grades 3-8STAAR EOCSTAARSSAT- Middle LevelSSAT- Elementary LevelSpecial EducationSingingShort NovelShakespeareSAT WritingSAT VerbalZoologyKindergarten - 8th GradeJournalismMiddle School MathMiddle SchoolSAT Subject Test in World HistorySAT Subject Test in United States HistorySAT Subject Test in LiteratureSAT Critical ReadingReligious StudiesReadingPublic SpeakingMedieval LiteratureMCAT Verbal ReasoningLiteratureLiterary AnalysisLife SciencesIntroduction to PoetryIB Literature and Performance SLIB Literature and PerformanceIntroduction to FictionIB Language A: Literature SLIB Language A: Language and Literature SLIB Language A: Language and Literature HLHSPT VerbalIB Extended EssayIB Environmental Systems and Societies SLHSPT ReadingHSPT Language SkillsHonorsHomeschoolHistory Of ScienceHistoryHandwritingGuitarGRE Verbal ReasoningGRE VerbalGRE Subject Test in Literature in EnglishGRE Analytical WritingGrammar and MechanicsGraduate Test PrepGMAT QuantitativeGMAT Analytical Writing AssessmentGiftedGeologyGEDFiction WritingExpository WritingExecutive FunctioningEssay EditingESL/ELLEnvironmental ScienceEarth ScienceAP English Literature and CompositionAP English Language and CompositionAncient and Medieval HeritageAmerican LiteratureAIMSAdvanced PlacementADHDADDACT WritingGMAT VerbalACCUPLACER Reading ComprehensionACCUPLACER ESL9th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade math7th Grade Reading7th Grade math7th Grade6th Grade Writing6th Grade Science6th Grade Reading6th Grade mathACT EnglishACCUPLACER WritePlacer5th Grade Writing5th Grade Science5th Grade Reading5th Grade math5th Grade4th Grade Writing4th Grade Science4th Grade Reading4th Grade math4th Grade3rd Grade Writing3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade math3rd Grade12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing10th Grade Reading1st Grade2nd Grade Writing2nd Grade Reading1st Grade Writing1st Grade ReadingACT with WritingACT ScienceACT Reading2nd Grade math2nd Grade1st Grade mathEcologyElementary AlgebraDyslexiaDevelopmental BiologyElementary MathEnglishDAT Survey of the Natural Sciences6th GradePre-CalculusPhysical SciencePaleontology9th Grade8th Grade Writing8th Grade Science8th Grade Reading8th Grade math8th Grade7th Grade Writing7th Grade ScienceACCUPLACER Sentence SkillsCreative Writing
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Hobbies
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