Christina E.

Pebley
3765 Russview Ct. • Grand Rapids, MI 49525
616-443-8584 • christinapebley@gmail.com
e-Portfolio: http://www.sitemaker.umich.edu/christinapebley

OBJECTIVE To obtain a student teaching position that will allow me to continue to explore
issues of multicultural education and the teaching of reading and writing.

EDUCATION University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

Bachelor of Arts in Education expected May 2009
Emphasis in Language Arts and Mathematics

CERTIFICATION Provisional Elementary Teaching Certificate expected May 2009

CPR and First Aid 2008

TEACHING Winter 2009 Pierce Lake Elementary Chelsea, MI

• Team taught with my cooperating teacher a class of 21 students with diverse
needs.
• Adapted and taught lessons from the Everyday Math curriculum, Guided
Reading curriculum, Harcourt Science curriculum, and Social Studies
curriculum.
• Planned for and met with reading groups on a daily basis.
• Taught a low ability math neighborhood that consisted of children from three
separate classrooms, daily.
• Created a thematic science unit on properties of matter with integrated
technology and hands-on activities.
• Attended staff meetings, grade level meetings, professional development in-
services, and parent-teacher conferences to increase my awareness of
educational issues and strategies.

EXPERIENCE Fall 2008 Tonda Elementary Plymouth, MI

3rd Grade Pre-Student Teacher
• Developed and taught multiple whole-class Everyday Math lessons.
• Developed and taught two whole-class science lessons.
• Read books with individual students two times a week.
• Read a story at the end of the day on a weekly basis.

Winter 2008 Tonda Elementary Plymouth, MI

5th Grade Pre-Student Teacher
• Developed and taught whole-class Social Studies lesson
 • Worked with book club groups on a weekly basis

Fall 2007 Holmes Elementary Willow Run, MI

1st Grade Pre-Student Teacher
• Developed and taught a whole-class Read Aloud lesson
• Worked in literacy centers on a weekly basis

2004.2005 Grand Rapids, MI

Reading Tutor
• I worked with a second grade child to improve her reading comprehension
and phonemic awareness
• I found and adapted reading recovery activities

VOLUNTEER Assisted with Math Night at Holmes Elementary, 2008

EXPERIENCE Dance Marathon for Pediatric Rehabilitation, Volunteer Dancer, 2005-2006
Circle K member, 2005-2006

MEMBERSHIPS Member of the Michigan Reading Association, 2009

Member of the Michigan Education Association, 2008-present
Member of CHADD, 2007-present

PROFESSIONAL Improving Fluency in-service Attendee, 2009

DEVELOPMENT CHADD Annual International Conference on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder Attendee, 2008
Barry Lane, But How Do You Teach Writing? Conference Attendee, 2008

TECHNOLOGY Proficient in iPhoto

SKILLS Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
Experience integrating the latest technology including Smart Boards and United
Streaming videos