Sarah Cesarek

Contact
Sarah.cesarek@loras.edu
(815) 590-6976

Address
2608 East Hill Drive
Rock Falls, IL 61071

Career Objective:

To attain a full-time position in an inclusive early childhood or elementary school setting.

Education: Bachelor of Arts Degree
Elementary Education Major
Special Education/Early Childhood Education Endorsements
Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa
Deans List 8 semesters
Overall GPA: 3.825/4.0

Experience Student Teaching:

Anticipated Graduation May 2015

Spring 2015

Audubon Elementary School, Dubuque, Iowa

Took over the responsibilities of a 1st grade classroom.
Created a classroom environment that fostered a balance of individual and collaborative work for the students in the areas of
reading, writing, math, science, and social skills.
Participated in collaborative meetings with other professionals and individuals including the principal, teachers, staff, parents,
and workers within the community.
Keystone Area Education Agency, Dubuque, Iowa
Attended professional development on the new coaching model that will be incorporated in the home visits.
Participated in and created home visits with families, daycare providers, etc. who have birth to 5 year olds.
Helped create IFSPs, IEPs, and transitions for children from the home/daycare to school setting.

Field Experience:

Fulton Elementary School, Dubuque, Iowa

Spring 2012
Tutored two students in 4th and 5th grade in math, which required differentiation.
Eleanor Roosevelt, Dubuque, Iowa
Spring 2012
Assisted 6th-8th graders in all subject areas during study hall.
Lunch monitoring.
Resurrection Elementary, Dubuque, Iowa
Fall 2013
Tutored 2nd graders in writing.
Led guided reading groups.
Made a digital storytelling video with the students.
Young-Uns Daycare Center, Dubuque, Iowa
Fall 2013
Observed and assisted teachers with centers and circle time.
Helped prepare for lunch.
Spent time with ages birth-4 year olds.
Lincoln Elementary School, Dubuque, Iowa
Spring 2014
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Reading assessments and tutoring session with a 3 grader.
Incorporated technology and reading online into the lessons.
Holy Ghost, Dubuque, Iowa
Spring 2012
Observed and assisted the teacher in the 3 year old room.
Interacted with the children during centers.
St. Joseph the Worker, Dubuque, Iowa
January Term 2013
Engaged children birth to 5 years of age in gross motor and fine motor activities in my Preschoolers on the Move course.
Encouraged the children to engage in physical activity.

Work Experience:
Paraprofessional, St. Mark Youth Enrichment, Dubuque, Iowa (After-School Program)
Assisted children Kindergarten-5th grade in all subject areas.
Provided physical activities in the gym and/or outside.

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2012-2014

 Location was at Lincoln Elementary School.

Paraprofessional, St. Mark Youth Enrichment, Dubuque, Iowa (6 Week Summer Program)
Assisted students entering 1st grade in reading and math.
Supervised field trips and helped plan activities for the week.
Nanny, Dixon, Illinois
Spent three days a week with an individual with developmental delays.
Reinforced developmental stages through daily routines.
AAU Girls Basketball Coach, Team Fury, Dubuque, Iowa
Traveled around the Midwest area with incoming high school freshmen girls.
Advanced their skills in basketball and created lasting relationships.

2013-2014

2012

2013

Community:

Iowa Early Childhood Institute, Altoona, Iowa

2013
Attended and presented at the conference on how household materials can be used to develop early foundational skills in
children.
Presented with a professor and four other peers.
Tutoring, Dubuque, Iowa
2014-2015
Tutored a young boy with a disability starting in his 1st grade year and continued until the end of his 2nd grade year.
Established basic math principles such as addition, subtraction, greater than, less than, money concepts, etc.
Dance Marathon, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa
2011-2014
Outreach committee member that put together Mini Marathons for the area schools.
Morale captain for two years attending meetings and setting up many of the activities throughout the year.
Scores Table Worker, Wendys/American Trust Basketball Classic, Dubuque, Iowa
2014
Worked and communicated with coaches and officials during the girls and boys basketball tournament.
Education Club, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa
2013-2014
Attended meetings and discussed how to assist children in the Dubuque school district.
Coordinated and attended I Am Norm week events.
Participated in Respite Night activities.
Mission Trip, Detroit, Michigan
2011
Volunteered at soup kitchens, half-way houses, and schools.
Discussed life lessons and difficult situations with a diverse group of children.
Special Olympics, Dubuque, Iowa
2012
Teamed up with Special Olympics and had an activity day for the kids.

Honors and Awards:

Delta Epsilon Sigma, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa
National scholastic honor society for students, faculty, and alumni of colleges and universities with a Catholic tradition.
Recognizes academic accomplishments, to foster scholarly activities, and to encourage a sense of intellectual community
among its members.
Magna Cum Laude, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa
Honor received for having a grade-point average of 3.70 or higher.
Rock Falls Optimist Club Scholarship
Awarded to any graduating senior who is a legal resident of Rock Falls Township High School District, regardless of high
school attended.
Minimum accumulative GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.
Joanne T. Papoccia Scholarship
Annual scholarship awarded to a serious academic senior student who strives for future professional goal in Education.
Minimum accumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.