Melia Vines

6041 Mason Road Mount Olive, AL. 35117 | 205-515-4428 | meliavines@yahoo.com March 5, 2014

To whom it may concern: I am very interested in your job posting for Elementary Teacher at your elementary school. I am a recent graduate of Samford Universitys Teacher Education Program and am a highly qualified educator. I am certified to teach birth through sixth grade and have a degree from Samford in Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Elementary Education and Collaborative (ESEC). I have spent time in several rural, urban and suburban schools in general and special education classrooms. I am familiar with Leader in Me, Action Research, Response to Intervention, Common Core Standards, Personal Learning Communities and Professional Development. I have been well equipped by Samford to work with children in all areas of my major. I have experience in differentiating instruction as well as conducting Tier II intervention for students. I have been trained by Jefferson County Board of Education in writing IEPs and have been given the opportunity to participate in the writing of several. Your schools academic reputation impresses me, and I look forward to the opportunity to see it in person. You may reach me via email at meliavines@yahoo.com or phone at 205-515-4428. Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Melia Vines

Melia Vines
meliavines@yahoo.com 6041 Mason Road Mount Olive, AL. 35117 205-515-4428 http://mvinesportfolio.weebly.com/

Objective
To obtain an elementary teaching position.

Education
Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama May 2014 | Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood/Special Education/ Elementary Education Collaborative Degree (Birth 6th grade) Class B Certification, Highly Qualified, GPA: 3.7 4.0

Student Teaching
Edgewood Elementary School| Spring 2014 Elementary Placement | 5th Grade | Assisted Teacher by teaching whole and small group lessons, planning instruction, and administering assessments. Unit Taught: Power and the Branches of Government Center Point Elementary School | Spring 2014 Elementary Placement | 1st Grade | Assisted Teacher by teaching lessons to the whole group and small groups, implementing Action Research, and planning instruction.

Clinical Experience
Vestavia Hills East Elementary School, Vestavia Hills, Alabama | Fall 2013 Special Education Placement | Preschool | Taught lessons and provided teacher and student assistance in the classroom. Homewood Middle School, Homewood, Alabama | Fall 2013 Special Education Placement | 7th Grade | Provided assistance to students in their general classrooms and taught Math lessons to a small group. Rocky Ridge Elementary School, Hoover, Alabama | Fall 2013 Special Education Placement | Kindergarten 2nd Grade | Assisted the Special Education Teacher by teaching one-on-one lessons to students outside of their general education classroom. Avondale Elementary School, Birmingham, Alabama | Spring 2013 Elementary Placement | 5th Grade | Observed and taught Language Arts and Social Studies lessons, planned interventions, administered running records, and worked in small groups with students.

Trace Crossings Elementary School, Hoover, Alabama | Fall/Spring 2012 2013 Early Elementary Placement | Kindergarten | Taught small and whole group lessons, conducted Action Research, assisted in the classroom and conducted early morning Tier II intervention for 3rd and 4th grade students.

Related Experience
Tutor | Spring 2011 Tutored elementary-aged students in a variety of subjects in an urban community in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. 10th Grade Girls Sunday School Teacher | Spring 2012 Present Gardendale First Baptist Church Grant Writing | Fall 2013 Wrote a grant for Literacy Alive in attempt to gain funding for a book drive benefitting Terra Nova Academy in Uganda, Africa Babysitter | Summer 2013 Babysat two girls ages 10 and 13 years old

College Activities, Honors, Affiliations

President Kappa Delta Pi, Education Honor Society | May 2013 May 2014 Vice President Kappa Delta Pi, Education Honor Society | May 2012 May 2013 Deans List 5 semesters

Skills and Special Interests

Computer: Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Weebly, Promethean Board, Document Camera, Prezi, Google Docs Interests: Crafts, Cooking, Painting and Reading

References
Dr. Amanda Hilsmier | Samford University Professor (205)726-4047 | acstrong@samford.edu | 205-726-4047 Mrs. Jamie Burke | Preschool Teacher |Vestavia Hills East Elementary School | burkejl@vestavia.k12.al.us Mrs. Robin Oakley | First Grade Teacher | Bryan Elementary School, Morris, AL | roakley@jefcoed.com | 205-631-8166 Ms. Lindsay Cook | Fifth Grade Teacher | Edgewood Elementary School, Homewood, AL | lcook@homewood.k12.al.us