Courtney Wills

cawills2@gmail.com 103 E. Chalmers St. #201 Champaign, IL 61820 (815) 762-2140 157 Knollcrest Circle Dahinda, Illinois (815) 762-2140

CAREER OBJECTIVE: I am seeking a career in teaching birth through third grade. EDUCATION: Undergraduate: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood Education Graduate May 2013 GPA 3.46/4.0 Certification: Initial Illinois Certificate in Early Childhood Education (Type 04, Birth-3rd Grade) Special Education Approval EDUCATION RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: Student Teacher: February 2013-May 2013 St. Joseph Elementary School, St. Joseph, Illinois, Kindergarten, full-day Senior Practicum Student Teacher: August 2012-December 2012 Champaign Head Start, Champaign, Illinois, Preschool, full-day Implemented a month-long investigation on caterpillars using the project approach Rearranged classroom based on students education goals Witnessed IFSP meetings Junior Practicum Student Teacher: February 2012-April 2012 Wiley Elementary School, Urbana, Illinois, Grade 3 Collaborated with cooperating teacher to create and teach math and reading units Planned and led small group discussions of mathematical concepts Tutor: October 2012-January 2013 Tutored a second grader in reading and math Developed games to further his understanding of content

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE Student Employee: November 2011-November 2012 Ikenberry Dining Hall, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois Promoted to Student Supervisor March 2012

Personal Assistant: August 2010-May 2011 Assisted disabled student in preparation for classes Conducted activities in a profession, timely manner Vice President of Event Planning, January 2011-December 2011 HONOR SOCIETIES AND AWARDS Order of Omega Honor Society Member, January 2012-May 2013 Phi Eta Sigma Honor Fraternity Member, August 2011-May 2013 James Scholar, August 2010-May 2011 Illinois Education Association Member, 2011-Present Judicial Board, January 2012-December 2012 Thomas J. Watson Scholarship Recipient SPECIAL ABILITIES AND INTERESTS Played four years of volleyball, including club volleyball Working knowledge of the saxophone REFERENCES: The following persons have written letters of recommendation and can be furnished upon your request. Dr. Daniel Walsh, Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign, IL, (217) 244-1218, danielw@illinois.edu Jennifer Gartside, Supervisor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, (217) 244-8286, jdgartside@gmail.com Lindsay Parton, Cooperating Teacher, Champaign Head Start, Savoy, IL, (309) 533-8392, Lindsayparton80@gmail.com Amber Camp, Cooperating Teacher, St. Joseph Elementary School, St. Joseph, IL, (217-469-2291 ext. 145) kallaa@stjoe.k12.il.us Erika Boettcher, Student Teacher Supervisor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, (716-8169936) ebottch0402@gmail.com Kathy Turner, Director of Champaign County Head Start, Savoy, Illinois, (217-384-1252), kturner@ccrpc.org