Hanna R.

Perkins
249 Newbury St. R2 Boston, MA 02116 hperkins@conncoll.edu c: 781-910-7896

EDUCATION
Brandeis University, expected graduation July 2014 Master of Arts in Teaching in Public Elementary Education GPA: 3.7 MTELs Passed: Foundations of Reading, Communication and Literacy Skills: Reading and Writing Subtests Connecticut College, Class of 2013 Bachelor of Arts in Human Development GPA: 3.4 Deans List: 2009, 2010, 2011 Certification Program: State of Connecticut Certification in Elementary Education grades K-6

CERTIFICATIONS
Pending Completion of Program: Massachusetts Initial License for Elementary Grades 1-6 Massachusetts Initial License for Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities Massachusetts Sheltered English Instruction endorsement

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, January- June 2014 Second Grade, Newman Elementary School, Needham, MA Experience includes: Working one-on-one with student with disabilities, making accommodations based on individualized education plan, collaboration with occupational therapist, speech therapist, adapted physical education specialist, vision specialist, mobility specialist. Academic Student Teaching, 2013-2014 academic school year Second Grade, Newman Elementary School, Needham, MA Experience includes: Responsive Classroom social curriculum, implementing Massachusetts Common Core State Standards, designing and implementing differentiated instruction lessons, designing and implementing a multidisciplinary unit of study, conducting a research project about how to increase student engagement and participation during whole group lessons. Academic Student Teaching, Fall 2012 Kindergarten, Integrated Day Charter School, Norwich, CT Experience includes: Responsive Classroom social curriculum, implementing Connecticut Common Core State Standards, designing and implementing a unit of study based in Critical Pedagogy theory.

INTERNATIONAL STUDY
Danish Institute for Study Abroad, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Fall 2011 Program: Child Diversity and Development Experiential learning: observed at and interacted with students, teachers, administrators, and staff at special needs schools in western Denmark, Stockholm, Sweden, and Tallin, Estonia. Practicum: volunteered at Danish preschool in Copenhagen suburb one day a week. Relevant Academic Courses: Children with Special Needs, Developmental Disorders.

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CLASSROOM VOLUNTEER WORK

Dalgardens Bornehave, Vaerlose, DK- Preschool (August-December 2011). Connecticut College Childrens Program, New London, CT- Preschool (September 2010-May 2011). Regional Multicultural Magnet School, New London, CT- 2nd & 5th grades (September 2010-May 2011). Winthrop Elementary School, New London, CT- Kindergarten (September-December 2009). Newman Elementary School, Needham, MA- 5th Grade (May 2009, March 2012).

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Beaver Country Day Summer Camp, Brookline, MA Circus Counselor, ages 6-10 (Summers 2008-2010) Helped campers develop circus skills through small group instruction and individualized choice. Assisted with organization and with taking care of campers. Childcare Caregiver for family with 2 boys ages 10 and 8 as well as 2 girls, one age 11 and one age 6 with Down Syndrome, (2012, 2013). Caregiver for 1 boy age 8 and one girl age 10, (2012, 2013). Caregiver for family with three children (2008 - 2011). Personal Experience One of the primary caregivers for my younger brother who has Aspergers Syndrome, ADHD, Sensory Integration Disorder. Assisted with schoolwork and with academic accommodations including note taker.

ACADEMIC PROGRAM COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

*The Teaching of English Language Learners: Pre-K to 12: examines the intersection of culture and language, including issues such as testing and family involvement. Learned variety of strategies for instructing English Language Learners and created and implemented lessons for English Language Learners. *Moderate Disabilities Workshop: learn special education history and laws, how to interpret and write individualized education plans and 504s, practice administering Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement, and learn about assistive technology devices. *Individual Differences in Development: developmental range/variation of children in their familial, medical, societal, and education domains. Considers etiology, treatment, policy, and intervention. 3 hour per week practicum component *Children with Special Needs: focuses on pedagogy, inclusive education, and comparative approaches. Looks at dilemmas of working with children with special needs and recognizing the childs perspective. Investigates impact of medical versus social approaches. *Literacy in the Elementary School: combines theoretical and practical approaches to teaching reading and writing and creating social justice classroom communities. 3 hour per week practicum component *Children, Books, and Culture: focuses on multicultural childrens literature to promote literacy development for diverse learners. *Elementary School Curriculum and Teaching: Literacy, Social Studies, and Other Topics: designed social studies unit using Understanding by Design lesson planning approach. Emphasizes the cognitive, social, and cultural dimensions of literacy learning as well as strategies for reading and writing nonfiction and critical approaches to the teaching of social studies.