Richard Williams

2215 Highland St, Des Moines, IA, 50315 Home Phone: (515) 284-7119 Cell Phone: (520) 331-0171 email: RichardEducate@gmail.com

Objective
To obtain a teaching position in Elementary Special Education, working with ESL students while utilizing my skills in classroom management and my background as a leader.

Education
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa Master of Science in Teaching (MST) Endorsements: Instructional Strategist I, Reading, English as a Second Language Excelsior College Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts/Foreign Language Concentration Community College of the Air Force Associate of Applied Science in Communications December 2013 GPA 3.5/4.0 January 2001 February 1998

Student Teaching Experience

Willard Elementary School, Special Ed Resource Student Teacher Willard Elementary School, 2941 Dean Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Plan and present lessons to elementary students in reading, writing and math - Teach social skills to behaviorally challenged students - Perform assessments to determine student progress in reading and math Phillips Traditional School, 2nd Grade Student Teacher Phillips Elementary School, 1701 Lay St., Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Plan and present lessons in all elementary subjects - Grade student work based on rubrics - Guide student learning in small groups - Participate in parent-teacher conferences October 2013 - present

August 2013 - October 2013

Practicum Experience
Special Education Pull-Out Teacher Garton Elementary School, 2820 E 24th St., Des Moines, IA, 50317 - Interacted with Special Education students in the small group setting - Tutored in math and reading skills 1st Grade Literacy Classroom Windsor Elementary, 5912 University Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50311 - Taught small group leveled reading - Individually instructed non-English speaking student - Worked at literacy centers with students 4th Grade Science Teacher Crossroads-Park Elementary School, 1040 50th St., West Des Moines, IA, 50266 - Taught and supervised large group science experiments - Conducted small group science inquiry October -November 2012

September-October 2012

March-April 2012

Richard Williams
2215 Highland St, Des Moines, IA, 50315 Home Phone: (515) 284-7119 Cell Phone: (520) 331-0171 email: RichardEducate@gmail.com

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Elementary Spanish Teacher St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, 7075 Ashworth Rd., West Des Moines, IA, 50266 - Interacted with students K-3 in the classroom setting

January-March 2012

Previous Work Experience

United States Air Force
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February 1991 - February 2011

Senior Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge of Education and Training Certified Aircrew Instructor Aircrew and Ground Linguist (Spanish and Korean)

Major Duties and Responsibilities Included: Responsible for education and training of over 100 new aircrew linguists at training school Managed Career Development Course Program (Professional Development for 60+ junior members) - Developed training materials and tracking database for 100+ students

Related Experience
Volunteer at Ocotillo Elementary School, Tucson - Read to students in Spanish Cub Scout Pack Leader - Taught Scouting and life skills to 10 boys ages 8-12

Awards and Honors

United States Air Force Air Medal Member Kappa Delta Pi

References
Dr. Jerry Caster Student Teaching Supervisor Drake University School of Education 3206 University Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50311-3820 (515) 271-4822 jerry.caster@drake.edu Laurel Prior-Sweet Student Teaching Principal Phillips Elementary School 2941 Dean Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50317 (515) 242-8431 phillips@dmschools.org Becky Hutchens Student Teaching Cooperating Teacher Phillips Elementary School 2941 Dean Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50317 (515) 242-8431 MickeymouseIA@gmail.com