JENNIFER A.

GOUGH
6058 Youngman Rd. Greenville, MI 48838
(231)-250-3534
goughje1@gmail.com

Goal Oriented Clear Communicator Compassionate Creative

Team Player Child Advocate Highly Qualified Accomodating

PROFESSIONAL GOALS
To obtain a position as a Social Studies and/or English educator to effectively teach secondary
students by combining strong content knowledge with my ability to form positive relationships with
adolescents.

EDUCATION
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mi Bachelor of Arts, 2009
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies of Social Sciences
Minor: English
State of Michigan Teacher Certification, secondary education (Pending).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Full Year Internship, Coopersville Public Schools
Coopersville, MI September 2009-April 2010
10th Grade Student Teacher, Coopersville High School
• Developed and taught daily lessons that corresponded with the Michigan Curriculum
standards and Benchmarks for World History and Geography. In addition I also taught 11th
and 12th grade Sociology.
• Used inquiry-based questions in lessons to promote authentic questioning and response.
• Researched, created and implemented lessons that incorporated audio, visual, and
kinaesthetic approaches to foster differentiated learner styles, through Gardner's Multiple
Intelligences methods.
• Designed and taught units using various pedagogical approaches, including socratic seminar,
debate, mock trials and fishbowl, promoting structured, student based discussion and higher
order thinking skills.
• Constructed lessons that worked on helping student's literacy needs.
• Incorporated multimedia technology forms regularly in the classroom, including use of a
Smart Board software and Elmo document camera.
• Collaborated regularly with special education staff to accommodate students with IEPs.
• Attended and contributed to department Professional Development meetings regularly.
• Hosted parent teacher conferences and regularly communicated openly and cooperatively
with parents.
• Introduced journals for students to write in daily, for informal and formal assessment
purposes.
• Attended and participated in balanced common assessment meetings.
• Tutored individuals after school and during seminars regularly.
• Served on the Executive Advisor Team for Homecoming week 2009.
Lansing Public Schools
Lansing, MI October 2008-March 2009
8th Grade Student Teacher, Otto Middle School

• Developed and taught an interdisciplinary unit on the Civil War in which students analyzed
primary and secondary resources and creative writing.
• Gained knowledge and experience working with students from a diverse set of ethnic and
learning backgrounds.
• Implemented accommodation strategies in the classroom based upon Special Education lab
coursework.
• Worked alongside Mentor teacher to implement classroom management strategies.

Lansing Public Schools

Lansing, MI October 2007-January 2008
8th Grade Student Teacher, Gardner Middle School
• Observed and assisted in an 8th grade US History classroom.
• Tutored students on homework assignments and content-related work.
• Worked closely with an ESL student and sought out resources to accommodate literacy
needs.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

• Tutored refugee individuals at a local refugee center in Lansing on a weekly basis for 3
months.
• Designed and taught English unit lessons that incorporated media forms including blogging,
video and podcast.
• Gained knowledge and experience in instructional practice, apart of the rigorous curriculum
development work through 3 years of teaching preparation through the Michigan State
College of Education program.

Alternative Spring Break Program March 2009

• Elected to participate in Jamaica Trip that entailed working and teaching in schools.
• Gained exposure to a diverse set of cultures and communities.

Technology Skills
• Proficient in blogging, webpage design, Google lit trips, podcasting, video production and
Power Point.
• Received formal Smart Board software and Doc Cam Training, and attended multiple Smart
Board classes to build classroom technology skills.
Academic Awards amd Achievements
• Regular Dean's List member
• Currently hold a 4.0 grade point average for Michigan State Education Graduate
Certification program.
• Maintained 3.55 GPA for History for undergraduate credit
• Maintained 3.67 GPA for English for undergraduate credit
 JENNIFER A. GOUGH
Social Studies & English Educator
6058 Youngman Rd. Greenville, MI 48838
(231)-250-3534
goughje1@gmail.com

“Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is not

a preparation for life; education is life itself.”

-John Dewey