Jennifer Palmer

12707 Mohawk Circle, Leawood, Kansas 66209

Phone: 913.232.9601 E-Mail: jennyspalmer@me.com

Elementary Teaching License in Kansas and Texas, K-6 Self-Contained & Reading

Education
MS in Curriculum & Instruction with Reading Endorsement December 2012
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon G.P.A. 4.0

Elementary Teaching Certification in English and Reading May 1998
University of Texas, Austin, Texas G.P.A. 4.0

BA in English and French (double major) May 1993
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine

Experience
Student Teacher, Reading Resource Room 4/12 6/12
Redland Elementary, Oregon City, Oregon
Assisted the Reading Resource teacher with small reading groups, assessments for struggling readers,
OAKS testing, and DIBELS testing.
Assessed data and wrote individual instructional plans for students.

First Grade Teacher 8/04-3/05
Travis Elementary, Houston, Texas
Created an inclusive community of 23 students from a culturally & economically diverse population.
Team-taught the literacy portion of a comprehensive reading program that included word study,
independent reading, shared literature, phonics, and small reading groups.

Teacher of Students with Learning Differences 6/99-5/00
The Joy School, Houston, Texas
Worked intensively with 6 students, ages 6-9, to build fundamental skills.
Collaborated with speech pathologists, optometrists, and psychologists to find the best learning methods
for each student.
Developed individual plans that included visual & auditory work, math concepts, writing, phonics,
reading, and unit study.

First Grade Teacher 8/98-5/99
West University Elementary, Houston, Texas
Fostered a community of 22 learners in an inclusive environment with great parental involvement.
Initiated a comprehensive reading program in support of the HISD curriculum.
Developed math units including both hands-on learning and overt instruction.

Student Teacher, K-1 Bilingual Classroom 8/97-5/98
Travis Heights Elementary, Austin, Texas
Worked with 44 students from a culturally diverse population; classroom adapted & modified for
individual differences, including journals, unit study, phonemic awareness, shared literature, math
workshop, literacy workshop, and community circle.

Organizations
Kappa Delta Pi Honors Society, International Reading Association

Interests
Volunteering in my boys schools, Reading, Traveling, Yoga, Spending time with my family