Brooke Wean

278 3rd St, Broadway, VA 22815 540-810-5894 bwean@eagles.bridgewater.edu

http://bwean.weebly.com
PROFILE
Dynamic, goal-oriented teaching professional seeking the opportunity for a teaching position in a
lower elementary classroom.
School is a place for students to excel academically while learning new life skills. In my classroom
I am committed to fostering a safe environment for students to collaborate and learn together. My
methods for fostering encouraging and empowering peer relationships in classroom are derived
from a passion in restorative justice. I know that I can make a difference in the lives of my
students by being a good role model, making my classroom a comfortable place for students, and
equipping each student with the skills he or she needs to achieve academic and personal goals.

EDUCATION
B.S. in Liberal Studies: Elementary Education, May 2016
Collegiate Professional Licensure, Pk-6, Jun 2016
CPR/First Aid Certification

Bridgewater College
Commonwealth of Virginia
American Red Cross

Course Work

Created classroom management model using management theories Created kindergarten-level lesson on the
American flag, second grade-level lesson on map skills, and third grade-level lesson on ancient Greece
Planned a third grade-level science unit on simple machines Created several lessons using strategies for
delivering language arts lessons Created teaching writing website including lessons, tips for teaching, writing
samples, and feed to own teaching writing blog Group research project on attachment theory Researched
and planned community service project to distribute information to young mothers about effects that attachment
styles have on infants Created kinesthetic reading activity based on first grade-level book including three
stations Created strategic teaching guide on a fifth grade-level book including example activities, directions,
and manipulatives Developed original Smartboard game based on a 5th grade level book Planned and
delivered 3rd grade student teaching units on: geometry, fractions, time, area/perimeter, temperature, early
explorers, terrestrial ecosystems, biographies, autobiographies, summarizing fiction text, main idea of text

Field Placements

Student Teaching
John C. Myers Elementary School, Broadway, VA 494 hours Spring 2016
Teacher Practicum
WH Keister Elementary School, Harrisonburg, VA 110 hours Jan 2016
Classroom Management
Ottobine Elementary School, Ottobine, VA 20 hours Fall 2015
RTI Reading Program
Mountain View Elementary, Harrisonburg, VA Spring 2015
Diversity in the Classroom
Waterman Elementary, Harrisonburg, VA Fall 2014

Related Experience

After School and Summer Day Camp Site Director

Rockingham County Parks & Recreation, Harrisonburg, VA May 2012-Dec 2015

Points of Interest
Advanced Diploma from Broadway High School, Broadway, VA, Jun 2011 BHS Yearbook Editor 2010-2011 BHS
Yearbook theme & section editor 2008-2010 BHS Youth Alcohol and Drug Prevention Program BHS Secretary, Future
Business Leaders of America BHS Science Club BHS Character Involvement Club