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education. ~Mark Twain
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S U Z A N N E M A R I E
R E I F S C H N E I D E R
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a teaching position in a secondary school, teaching students in the areas of English and Speech
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
* Teaches preschool and assists in children's education as a preschool
teaching aide and substitute teacher
* Works and cooperates with a team on the Berrien County Youth Fair Flower
Barn Executive Board to promote youth involvement
* Interacts with students while educating them in Vacation Bible School
and Sunday School
* Coached a youth team (aged 7-20) to participate in the AG-Olympics at
the Berrien County Youth Fair
* Trains new employees to interact, provide and assist the elderly residents
at Jordan's Nursing Home
* Tutors elementary, middle, high school and college students in a variety
of content areas
EDUCATION
8/00 - present Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
Secondary Education
Currently pursuing Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Education in English
minoring in Communications, maintained Dean's List throughout fall and
winter semesters with accumulative grade point average of 3.96
8/99 - 5/00 Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor, MI
General Curriculum
Satisfied majority of transferable general education courses while maintaining
status on Dean's List and Presidential List with an accumulative grade
point average of 4.0
8/95 - 6/99 Lakeshore High School Stevensville, MI
General Curriculum
Maintained honor roll status throughout all four years of high school,
while participating in over a dozen extra-curricular activities and graduated
third in class with accumulative grade point average of 3.956
AWARDS RECEIVED
* Western Michigan University College of Education Dean's List 2000-2001,
2002
* Western Michigan University College of Arts and Sciences Dean's List
2000-2001, 2002
* WMU Undergraduate Scholarship 2001-2002
* WMU Dorothy H. and Cora Hurd Charles Education Scholarship 2002-2003
* Golden Key National Honor Society 2001-present
* Phi Lambda Theta 2001
* Phi Kappa Phi-National Honor Society for Education-2002
* Inducted into Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society-2000
* National Dean's List Award
* Lake Michigan College 4.0 Presidential Award-1999
* Lake Michigan College Dean's List 1999-2000
* Lake Michigan College Board of Trustee's Scholarship 1999
* Aid Association for Lutherans 4-year Academic Scholarship 1999-2003
* Anne E. Mulder Community and Integrity Scholarship-1999
* DECA National Leadership Development Academy, Orlando Florida- 1 of
50 students chosen from Michigan to attend- 1999
* National English Merit Award 1999
* Graduated third in high school class of 199, GPA 3.96-1999
WORK EXPERIENCE/EMPLOYMENT
1997 - present Jordan's Nursing Home Bridgman, Michigan
Dietary Assistant
* Trains new employees to interact, provide for and assist the elderly
residents at Jordan's Nursing Home
2001 - present Immanuel Lutheran School Bridgman, Michigan
Preschool Substitute and Vacation Bible School Teacher and Teacher
Aide
* Teaches children while interacting with students to further their education
as tomorrow's leaders
2002, January - March Portage Central Middle School Portage, Michigan
Pre-Internship Experience
* Taught and assisted students under the guidance of Ron Stonerock, 6th
grade Language Arts teacher, at Portage Central Middle School
2002, October - Saint Joseph High School Saint Joseph, Michigan
Writing Practicum Experience
* Interacted with high school students while completing observation and
interview, (writing practicum) with Joyce Hunter, veteran teacher
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
* Participated in the 2002 Relay for Life on Beau Deja's team
* Member of Berrien County Youth Fair Flower Barn Executive Board
* Berrien County Youth Fair volunteer and exhibitor
* Volunteer/alto sax soloist at Immanuel Lutheran Church
EXPERIENCE WITH CHILDREN
* Tutors area high school student, Piper Boos in Biology, Geology, Algebra,
Accounting and English 2002
* Completed writing practicum at St. Joseph High School 2002
* Tutors students at the Portage Community Outreach Center 2002
* Completed pre-internship at Portage Central Middle School
* Tutored Jennifer Oldenburg, senior in English 2001
* Trains new teenage and adult employees at Jordan's Nursing Home- 1997
to present
* Instructs and volunteers for Vacation Bible School program annually
* Assists in the teaching of Sunday School and Preschool while working
as a Teacher Aide
* Substitute teacher for Immanuel Lutheran School
* Coached the Ag-Olympic youth team at Berrien County Youth Fair 98
* Volunteered for CARE Academy- 1999
* Drill instructor for the Lakeshore High School Marching Band-98/99
ENGLISH SKILLS
* Wrote article for town newspaper, The Bridgman
Baroda Beat
* Lesson Plans considered exemplary by ED 303 Professor, Nancy
Van Kennel-Ray, and used as examples for the rest of education department
* Numerous college papers requested by professors to be used as resources
for other classes
* Assisted with Drama and Forensics productions while at Lakeshore High
School
* Awarded The United States Achievement Academy's English Merit Award
1999
* Developed 1998-1999 Lakeshore High School yearbook- awarded Quill
and Scroll Award for dedication
* Wrote for Lakeshore High School Paper, The Drifter
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
Nancy Van Kennel-Ray,
WMU Instructor
James A. Muchmore, Ph.D/Instructor
Ron Stonerock, Pre-Internship Mentor Teacher
