Lauren Koepfle

6266 Mere Drive6266 Mere Drive6266 Mere Drive MasonMasonMason, OhioOhioOhio 450404504045040 Phone:
513-382-4428513-382-4428513-382-4428 E-Mail: laurenkoepfle@gmail.com

Education
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Education, May 2013
Major: Middle Childhood Education
Overall GPA: 3.66
GPA in major: 3.85
Ohio Licensure: Middle Childhood Education Language Arts and Social Studies for grades 4-9; Generalist
Endorsement in math and science for grades 4-6
Presidents List, one semester
Deans List, seven semesters
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Currently completing coursework to obtain a Reading Endorsement for the State of Ohio (Will complete
in December of 2015)

Teaching Experience
Language Arts Teacher, August 2014-Present
Grade 4, New Miami Elementary School, New Miami, Ohio

Develop daily lesson plans and units aligned with Common Core Standards for 50 fourth
grade students

Monitor students reading progress using Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment
(beginning and end of year) and Reading A-Z (quarterly running records)

Design and provide students with routine and consistent Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
interventions as part of the Response to Intervention Plan

Incorporate elements of Lucy Calkins method for daily readers and writers workshop
instruction, guided reading groups, and literacy centers to provide targeted whole group, small
group, and individual instruction

Organize and implement the Words Their Way differentiated word study program

Utilize classroom SmartBoard, Kindle Fires, and iPad to enhance lessons with technology

Social Studies Teacher, August 2013-May 2014

Grades 4 and 5, New Miami Elementary School, New Miami, Ohio.

Developed daily lessons and units aligned to Ohios current Social Studies standards for 60

fourth grade students and 50 fifth grade students.

Organized fourth and fifth grade curriculum maps to appropriately pace instruction in
preparation for upcoming State Performance and End of Year Assessments

Collaborated with Language Arts teachers to incorporate content area reading and writing
instruction into the Social Studies curriculum.

Utilized classroom SmartBoard and Kindle Fires to enhance lessons with technology.

Student Teacher, Spring 2013, Grade 4

Mason Intermediate School, Mason City Schools, Mason, Ohio
Teach language arts and social studies to 54 students
Develop daily lesson plans and units in both subject areas, as well as monitor students reading

progress and manage student grades

Follow Lucy Calkins method for daily readers and writers workshop instruction
Learn and utilize classroom SmartBoard and Kindle Fires to enhance lessons with technology

Other Field Experiences

Middletown Middle School, Middletown, Ohio, Fall 2012, Grade 8

Developed a week long unit centered on the American Revolution

Designed a week long unit centered on reading informational texts, including lessons on

summarization, determining main idea, and citing textual evidence for an honors level class
Assisted students participating in Read 180
Modeled successful methods of teaching, including classroom management strategies, student
motivation, and building positive classroom communities.

Professional Development
Attended Ohio Writing Process Fall Conference (Fall 2014)

Gathered new and current ideas to better implement writing curriculum using engaging,
student-centered, and motivating techniques
Participated in Universal Design for Learning Professional Development (Fall 2014)

Learned ideas and strategies to successfully implement the principles of UDL in my own
classroom
State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) Parent-Teacher Partnership Committee (Fall 2014-Spring
2015)

Meet with teachers, administrators, and parents to discuss and generate new ways to

improve parent involvement in the school community.

New Miami Elementary Behavior Committee Member, August 2013- Present

Collaborate with building principal and co-workers to organize and implement school wide
behavior program, plan quarterly incentives for positive behavior rewards, and organize fundraisers
to fund positive behavior incentives
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Butler County, Ohio, Mentor, September 2008- October 2012

Additional
DonorsChoose Funded Projects (Spring 2014 and Fall 2014)

Wrote and published public grants on the DonorsChoose website and successfully funded
two full projects to receive four Kindle Fire tablets and one iPad in order to enhance the technology
in my classroom
Co-authored an article entitled Exploring the Rhind Papyrus published in the Ohio Journal of School
Mathematics, Issue Number 64, Fall 2011

Article focused on the ancient Egyptian method of utilizing estimation and approximation to
solve the area of a circle and how this information can be incorporated into middle school
classrooms
Intensive Spanish Language Immersion Program, Cusco, Peru, May 2011-August 2011

Studied the Spanish language, Peruvian culture, and history of the Inca empire

Gained first-hand insight into the difficulties of learning and adapting to a new language,
culture, and lifestyle, similar to how English Language Learners may feel in the United States