Katelyn L.

Hester
9195 Sundew Court, West Jordan, Utah 84081; 801-349-0603; katelyn_hester@hotmail.com
www.katelynhester.weebly.com
EDUCATION
May 2015
B.S., Elementary Education
Salt Lake City, Utah
University of Utah
Departmental Scholarship from Urban Institute for Teacher Education
Mary Elizabeth Baum Hanks Scholarship
Deans list every semester
CERTIFICATION
Utah Elementary Teaching License, ESL Endorsement
Passed Praxis II Elementary Content, ESL

November 2014

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Pleasant Green Elementary School, Granite School District
August 2014- Present
Student Teacher
Magna, Utah
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Teach 1 grade class of 24 students of ethnically diverse students, including students with ADHD, L1-L3
English speaking skills, and speech impediments at an urban elementary school in Magna.
Assessed literacy using Dibbles and Words Their Way
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Used 1 grade GoMath! and Imagine It! daily, as well as supplemented the lessons with differentiated
math centers and literacy centers that correlate with each lesson.
Created and implemented a classroom management plan that focuses on procedures and prevention as
well as focusing on the recognition of positive behavior.
Created and implemented a service learning project focusing on helping students recognize community
helpers and what they do for the Magna community specifically.
Escalante Elementary, Salt Lake City School District
January 2014- May 2014
Volunteer
Salt Lake City, Utah
Taught art lessons as a group with three other University students to a class of 28 ethnically diverse
students with a wide range of different L1 languages
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Integrated dancing, visual art, and music within the 2 grade science core component of animal habitats,
with a specific focus on the rainforest.
Helped students create their own original dance, song, and visual art project for a showcase assembly for
parents.
University of Utah Reading Clinic
January 2013-December 2013
Reading Tutor
Murray, Utah
Trained in Next Steps and Higher Steps.
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Using Next Steps, tutored a 2 grade student who started on a primer level in January and progressed to
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a beginning 2 grade level by the end of April.
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Using Higher Steps, tutored a 5 grade ESL student who started on a mid-4 grade level in September and
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progressed to a mid-5 grade level by the beginning of December.
University of Utah Math Tutoring Clinic
August 2013- December 2013
Math Tutor
Salt Lake City, Utah
Explained math concepts specifically from the Elementary Education program to peers in the Elementary
Education program.
Listened to peers concerns about their difficulty with math and help them gain self-efficacy when solving
each problem.
SKILLS

Piano, singing, SMART board, U.S. history, GoMath!, Imagine It!, Microsoft Office