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Betsy Showers

792 Pine Grove Furnace Rd                                                              717-339-7097

Aspers, Pa 17304                                                                                            showersb@etown.edu

 

 

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a secondary mathematics teaching position.

 

 

EDUCATION

Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA                                                 May 2014

Major: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Secondary Education

Minor: Physics

Current GPA: 3.55/4.0

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Senior Level Student Teaching Experience: Grades 10-12                       Spring 2014

Palmyra High School, Palmyra, Pa

  • Created lesson plans, materials, and project-based assessments for a Finite mathematics course that focused on applied mathematics
  • Taught AP approved material to an AP Statistics class
  • Worked extensively with Emotional Support staff while instructing an Emotional Support Algebra 1 class

Junior Level ESL Experience: Ninth Grade

Elizabethtown High School, Elizabethtown, Pa                                      Spring 2013

  • Worked with an ESL student in overcoming language barriers when solving word problems in a general Algebra 1 course

Junior Level Methods Experience: Seventh Grade

Landisville Middle School, Landisville, Pa                                                  Fall 2012

  • Assisted with preparing lesson materials, grading papers, and classroom management during activities
  • Developed Algebra lessons according to PA Common Core Standards
  • Used PowerPoint to present new lessons

Sophomore Level Special Education Experience: Varying Grade Levels

Conestoga Valley High School, Lancaster, Pa                                             Fall 2011

  • Worked with multiple-disabilities students in a special education classroom on topics such as counting money, sequencing pictures, matching, and spelling simple words.
  • Also helped with behavioral management

Freshman Level Education Experience: Eighth Grade

Lower Dauphin Middle School, Hummelstown, Pa                                   Spring 2011

  • Observe classroom procedures and management
  • Interacted with students during class activities that were based on general math topics designed for the eighth grade level

 

RELATED EXPERIENCES

Math Tutor                                                                                        Spring 2012

  • Tutored high school student in Geometry

Elizabethtown College Math Lab                                               Spring 2012-Present

  • Tutor for college students in lower level math courses  

Biglerville High School Pre-School Program                          Fall 2007 – Spring 2009

Biglerville High School, Biglerville, Pa

  • Acted as a teacher to pre-school aged students
  • Developed lesson plans and created activities

                      

WORK EXPERIENCES

Elizabethtown College Athletic Training Room                              Fall 2010 - Present

Elizabethtown, Pa

  • Work-study program working with sports medicine staff and student athletes

Wal-Mart Corporation                                                               May 2008 - Present

Store #1537, Gettysburg, Pa

  • Cashier, service desk associate

 

ACTIVITIES

Kappa Delta Pi, Member                                                           Fall 2013 – Present

Education Organization, Member                                               Fall 2013 – Present

Pi Mu Epsilon Honor Society, Secretary                                   Spring 2013 – Present

Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Member                               Fall 2010 - Present

Elizabethtown College Math Club, Member                                  Fall 2010 – Present

 

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CAIU High Impact Strategies Training                                                       Fall 2013

 

 

 

 

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