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A M Y S C H U S T E R
VALUE PROPOSITION
I am a successful teacher with over ten years of experience. I am a Reading
Specialist who has taught children how to read, improved, and enhanced
student’s skills in writing and math, built up student’s comprehension skills,
helped students increase their ISAT scores by 6%, and helped my students
achieve the 90th percentile in Terra Nova testing. Overall, I can provide
students with the skills and tools to succeed in the future.
EDUCATION
* Concordia University Chicago
7400 Augusta St. River Forest, IL. 60305
May 2008 to May 2010
Received Master’s Degree in Reading / Reading Specialist
* Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue Chicago, IL. 60625
August 2002 to December 2004
Received a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education
* Oakton Community College
1600 E. Golf Rd. Des Plaines, IL. 60016
August 1999 to May 2002
Received Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts
* Resurrection High School
7500 W. Talcott Ave. Chicago, IL. 60631
August 1995 to May 1999
Received High School Diploma
CERTIFICATION
 Masters in Reading/Reading Specialist K-12th Certification
 Illinois Type 03 Elementary Certification K-9th
 Middle School Endorsement / Social Science Endorsement
 Minor Degree in Sociology
 Member of Kappa Delta Pi and Academic Honors
 CPR & First Aid Certified
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
 Present - Academic Therapist at the Fran Center - Design,
organize, & implement curriculum for individual clients with

2. special needs, providing both academic & emotional support
 Present - 2014 3rd Grade Teacher at St. Cornelius School (90th
percentile in Terra Nova Test Scores,)
 2014 – 2010 Taught Kindergarten at A Mother’s Touch Creative
Learning Center (Started the Kg. & Jr. Kg. program)
 2009 - 2010 Displaced Teacher throughout CPS schools
 2009 – 2007 2nd Grade at Jamieson Elementary School
 2006 – 2007 1st Grade at Jamieson Elementary School
 2005 – 2006 3rd and 6th Grade Language Arts at Jamieson
Elementary School
 2004 – 2005 Cadre/Substitute for K-9th Grades at Jamieson
Elementary School
WORK EXPERIENCE (*REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.)
 Fran Center
1510 Plainfield Rd.
Darien, Il. 60561
Present to 2014
 St. Cornelius Catholic School
5252 N. Long Ave. Chicago, IL. 60630
June 2014 to Present
 A Mother’s Touch Creative Learning Center
1666 Rand Road Des Plaines, IL. 60016
August 2010 to June 2014
 August 2009 to August 2010 Displaced Teacher
 Jamieson Minnie Mars Elementary School
5650 N. Mozart St. Chicago, IL. 60646
January 2004 to August 2009
SKILLS / ACTIVITIES
 Experience using a Standard Based Report Card & working with
materials using the Common Core
 Accountable & Committed Strong Work Ethic
 Experience in various schools and grade levels in all aspects of
teaching.
 Worked with the process of curriculum mapping, NEWA, MAP
testing, & Dibels testing, administering various reading assessments,
organizing testing materials, taking attendance, etc.
 Experience with Gmail, Gateways, Windows Vista, Microsoft Word,
the Internet, Power Point, Grade Pro Program, First Class CPS Mail,
School Web page, etc