Jennifer Auerbach

jennifer.aue@gmail.com msjenniferauerbach.weebly.com
Marina del Rey, California

My Philosophy of Teaching :
I believe in life-long learning: Education is the means to living a life full of purpose, growth and vitality.

Objective
To obtain a full-time elementary school teaching position

Certifications and Credentials

Preliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, California CTC 02/17
Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit, California CTC 01/17
Certificate of Clearance, California CTC 05/13

American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid, CPR, AED Certification 01/15 Present
Certified Yoga Therapist (YTRx-500), Loyola Marymount University (Extension Program) 10/14 Present
Yoga Alliance Professional/ General Liability Insurance 07/13 Present
Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher of 500 Hours (E-RYT-500), Yoga Alliance 08/11 Present

Experience
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), Los Angeles, CA 03/17 Present
Elementary School Day-to-Day Substitute Teacher
Flexible and able to modify or accommodate lessons for different ages, grades, ability groups, and socio-economic environments
Keeps students safe
Successfully implements lesson plans left by the classroom teacher
Improvises and generates lessons when needed, incorporating creative teaching methods to generate an active learning environment
Maintain classroom rules and implement clear expectations of student behavior for effective classroom management

Coeur d'Alene Avenue School, Venice, CA 12/16 Present

School-Wide Art Teacher
Teaches art to 12 classes of students, from Transitional Kindergarten through Fifth Grade
Creates engaging weekly art lesson plans, adhering to State and National Fine Art Standards, as well as connecting them to the
appropriate Common Core Standards. Adapts the lesson to each grade-level, and to the individuals within the classroom
Attends to a variety of learning styles including: visual (spatial), aural (auditory-musical), verbal (linguistic), physical (kinesthetic), social
(interpersonal), solitary (intrapersonal), and logical (mathematical)
Effectively manages a strict budget for art supplies for the semester
Collaborates with the other art-instructor, the teachers, the booster club, and the principal
Learned how to organize, set-up and teach classes in a shared-space, or off of a rolling-cart, depending on the schools needs
Utilizes effective classroom management strategies

Coeur d'Alene Avenue School, Venice, CA 08/16 12/16

Third Grade Full-Time Student Teacher
Taught Mathematics, Reader's Workshop, Writers Workshop, Science (S.T.E.A.M.), and Social Studies
Trained in Balanced Literacy and Cognitively Guided Instruction (C.G.I.)
Created daily lesson plans, themed units which spanned across disciplines, and utilized full class, group and one-on-one instruction
Developed individual goals with students and tracked their progress weekly to ensure they met academic standards and achieved
educational and social goals
Attended parent-teacher conferences, class field trips, holiday assemblies, and other after-school events
Communicated with master teacher, other teachers, RSP and instructional aides, arts program instructors, the principal, the booster
club, additional staff and volunteers, and parents on a daily basis
Personal initiatives: Built and maintained a personalized classroom website for my Master Teacher showcasing weekly newsletters,
student progress, and weekly happenings in the classroom; Created classroom Student Government and oversaw its weekly meetings;
 Developed "Kindness Slips" for students to document and recognize the random acts of kindness going on in our classroom; Engaged
students in mindful practices throughout the day, to serve as small productive breaks from instruction; Worked with students on
Chrome books; Implemented educational technologies and advances in classroom instruction.

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 07/15 12/15

Undergraduate Yoga Professor
Taught a semester-long Introduction to Yoga undergraduate course offered for credit
Created weekly lessons plans, journal assignments, and a term paper assignment
Taught a group of students strategies for stress reduction, mindfulness, and physical and mental-well-being

Chesterton Elementary School, San Diego, CA 01/14 05/14

Second Grade Part-Time Student Teacher
Focused on mathematics and science
Created lesson plans and developed individual goals with focus students and tracked their progress weekly

San Diego Cooperative Charter School, San Diego, CA 09/13 12/13

Fifth Grade Part-Time Student Teacher
Focused on the English Language Arts
Created lesson plans and developed individual goals with focus students and tracked their progress weekly

Kit Carson Elementary School, San Diego, CA 09/13 12/13

After-School Private Tutor
Worked one-on-one with ESL elementary students in a variety of subjects

Education
University of San Diego, San Diego, CA 08/16 12/16
Graduate School for Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
School of Leadership and Education Sciences, GPA: 4.0/4.0

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA 08/14 05/16

Master of Arts, Yoga Studies: Thesis Incorporating Yoga and Mindfulness Principles into School Classrooms
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, GPA: 4.0/4.0

University of San Diego, San Diego, CA 08/10 05/14

Bachelor of Arts, English with an Emphasis in Creative Writing
College of Arts and Sciences, GPA: 3.3/4.0
Study Abroad: Semester at Sea

References

Susan Aver Andrew Jenkins Helene Mandell

Teacher Principal Supervisor and Director of Field Experiences

Coeur dAlene Avenue, LAUSD Coeur dAlene Avenue, LAUSD USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences
810 Coeur d'Alene Avenue School 810 Coeur d'Alene Avenue School 5998 Alcala Park
Venice, CA 90291 Venice, CA 90291 San Diego, CA 92110-2492
(310) 821-7813 (310) 821-7813 (619) 260-4538 or (619) 260-7817

saa8239@lausd.net andrew.jenkins@lausd.net hmandell@sandiego.edu

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