Rebecca K.

Dein
dein2@illinois.edu
Campus Address 904 S. Third Street Champaign, IL 61820 (224) 766-1694 Home Address 1333 Prairie Lawn Rd. Glenview, IL 60026 (847) 657-9320

Educational Preparation
Current student, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, College of Education Area of Concentration: Special Education General Studies, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, IL

Field Experiences
Classroom Volunteer, Hyde Park Day School, Northfield, IL *Assisted classroom teachers with their students, all of whom had occupational, developmental, or physical disabilities Tutor, Westview Elementary School, Urbana, IL * Worked with children with disabilities in a math, and reading setting Inclusion Companion, Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association, Highcrest Middle School, Wilmette, IL * Worked with a six-year-old non-verbal boy with autism-like traits in the development of basic life skills, social integration, and various recreational activities Teaching Assistant, Bnai Jehoshua Beth Elohim, Deerfield, IL * Taught the prescribed Sunday school curriculum for first, third, and fourth graders 2006-2010 * Assisted with the creation and implementation teaching plans and lessons Winter 2012

2011-2012

Summer 2011, 2012

Other Work Experiences

Basketball Scorekeeper, Glenview Park Center and Junior Titans, Glenview, IL * Managed scoreboard for local park district and travel basketball games 2007-2010 Math Lab Aid, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, IL * Assisted math teacher with grading, lesson plan creation, and other projects as needed 2007-2008

Counselor-in-Training, Camp Funview, Glenview, IL * Taught swimming and assisted counselors

2005

Honors
* Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, four semesters * Recipient of Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver * Glenbrook South High Honor Roll, eight semesters * Spanish Honor Society, two semesters * National Honor Society, two years * National Junior Honor Society, three years

Organizational Involvement
* House Manager of Alpha Epsilon Phi, organizing house functions, mail, and meals * Best Buddies volunteer, working with people who have special needs * Student Education Association member * Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority member, Secretary, elected to Minor Board for 2012-2013 * Peer Group leader, helping incoming freshman acclimate to high school * Physical Education leader, assisting Physical Education teachers with their classes * Habitat for Humanity, building houses for people affected by Hurricane Katrina * Track and Field team member, one year with concentration on short distance sprinting * Basketball team member, three years (one year on varsity) * Soccer team member, two years * Yearbook Staff member, one year * Interact Club member, service club * Student-to-Student Club member, aimed at drug and alcohol abuse prevention * Cooking Club member

Special Interests and Abilities

* Proficient with various word-processing programs and other electronic media * Working knowledge of written and spoken Spanish * Some knowledge of Hebrew * Special interest in running and exercise

References
* Linda McKenzie, parent of special-needs child at Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association Junior Day Camp, Wilmette, IL, (847) 668-5180, lindarmckenzie@yahoo.com * Jill Rigby, Occupational Therapist, Hyde Park Day School, Northfield, IL (847) 641-0907, thriller99@sbcglobal.net * Chanee Anderson, Teaching Assistant of EPS Foundations of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (314) 306-3975, cdander2@illinois.edu