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Katie Straach

3005 South Park Drive

Coleman, Texas 76834

(325) 280-6746 - katie.straach20@gmail.com

 

Objective

My calling in life is to teach elementary students. I am seeking to fulfill this calling through professional employment.

 

Education

  • Howard Payne University 2012-2017

    • Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and General Psychology, Pursuing EC-6 Teacher Certification

    • Anticipated date of graduation: December 2017

    • GPA 3.64

  • Cisco Junior College 2011-2012

Certification
  • TExES Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities test, passed April 2017

  • TExES EC-6 Content test, passed May 2017

Teaching-Related Experience

Clinical Teaching, East Elementary School, Brownwood ISD, Fall 2017

  • Grade 2 Classroom, August 2017-October 2017

  • Kindergarten Classroom, October 2017-December 2017

Reading Assessment and Intervention, East Elementary School, Spring 2017

  • Assessing reading skills of 2nd grade student

  • Intervention of phonemic manipulation, decoding and comprehension skills

Resident Assistant

  • Veda Hodge Hall, August 2014- May 2016

  • Smith Bell Duplexes, August 2016- May 2017

Early First Baptist Church, Kids For Christ (KFC), Fall 2016- Spring 2017

  • Teaching 3-4 year olds Missions class: implementing curriculum regarding missionaries both overseas and in America

Respite Provider, Arrow Child and Family Ministries, October 2012- Present

  • Childcare for children in the foster system

 

Interactive Field Experience

  • Kindergarten- Northwest Elementary School, Brownwood ISD

    • Assisted teacher in monitoring students, tutoring on classwork

  • 7th Grade English Classroom- Brownwood Middle School, Brownwood ISD

  • 3rd Grade Language Arts Classroom- Early Elementary School, Early ISD

    • Aided teacher in organizing classwork for classes, grading papers, teaching concepts

  • 4th Grade Math Classroom- Early Elementary School, Early ISD

  • 8th Grade English Classroom- Early Middle School, Early ISD

  • Northwest Head Start, Brownwood ISD

    • Instructed students, supporting them when writing, reading books to them

  • First United Methodist Church Preschool Program, Brownwood

    • Interacted with students, reading books, playing during free time

  • Brownwood Head Start Satellite- Infant and Toddler Program

    • Played with students, building blocks, reading books, playing with musical instruments

Honors

Kappa Delta Pi member, International Education Honor Society

  • Secretary

Psi Chi member, International Psychology Honor Society

  • Vice President

  • Secretary/Treasurer

Who’s Who honoree- Spring 2017

Honor Roll- Spring 2013

Dean’s List- Fall 2014, Fall 2015

President’s List- Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2016

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