Monica Schwartzhoff 
Elementary Teacher Education    
901 North Bequette St, Loras College, Dubuque IA 2015-2019 
Dodgeville, WI 53533 B.A. Elementary Education  
(563)-379-6385 Business Administration Minor 
monicaschwartzhoff31@gmail.com Licensure: K-6 Elementary Education  
K-8 Mathematics  
    K-8 Reading 
SKILLS  
Modern Classroom Technology 
Multi-aged spilt classroom 
Standardized grading 
Reading Interventions 
 
TEACHING EXPERIENCE 
MFL Mar-Mac Middle School, Mcgregor, IA ​- ​7th Grade ELA 
August 2019 - May 2020 
● Worked as a 7th grade ELA teacher.  
○ Taught 60 seventh grade students reading, writing, and 
grammar. 
○ Help students find the love of reading. 
○ Taught 6th grade reading interventions.  
● Taught 6th grade Mindfulness and Cooperative Learning class.  
○ Created lessons for 50 six grade students to help them 
regulate emotions; by teaching them strategies to calm down, 
and ways to enhance emotions.  
○ Created ways to have students work in teams and build 
relationships. 
● Taught 5th and 6th grade reading interventions. 
○ Worked with tier two students while working on reading 
comprehension and fluency strategies.  
Westview Elementary School- Platteville, WI -​ ​Student Teaching 
January- May 2019 
● Worked in a split first and second grade classroom for 18 weeks. 
● Planned differentiated lessons and taught, math, reading, social 
studies, science, guided reading, phonics, grammar, and writing. 
● Familiar with pbis and rti. 
Dubuque Community School District - IA ​- ​Clinical Student  
 
 

September 2015- December 2018 

Lincoln Elementary School  
● Taught fifth grade math and reading in whole classroom and small 
group settings 
● Helped change Dubuque curriculum to INTASC standard curriculum 
Fulton Elementary School  
● Worked one-on-one with first and second graders to improve reading 
ability 
● Took running-records of students reading level  
St. Columbkille Elementary School 
● Worked with third graders to create a project on Dubuque History 
● Took students on a trolley tour to see the buildings that they learned 
about  
● Created an interactive learning website allowing students to use the 
internet and research Dubuque history safely 

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE 
AmeriCorps St. Mark's Youth Enrichment, Dubuque, IA​- 
Paraprofessional  
May 2018- August 2018 
● Taught fourth grade summer school 
● Responsible for S.T.E.M. activities 
● Responsible for planning classroom lessons 

AmeriCorps Partners in Learning, Dubuque, IA​ - Reading Tutor  

September 2016- May 2018 
● Taught reading interventions, kindergarten through third grade 

Dubuque YMCA, Dubuque, IA​ ​- SACC Supervisor  

May-December 2018 
● Certified in CPR, Mandatory Reporter, First Aid, Essential Child Care, 
and Universal Precautions 

Nick Rowley Family, Costa Rica​ - Nanny 

June/December 2016 
● Provided care for 10 children, ages, 4 months to 17 years old 
● Applied lifeguard skills in supervising children