Resume
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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