Robert S.

Harkness
127 E 7th Street Coal Valley, IL, 61240 309-292-0308 harkness25@gmail.edu

Career Objective: To obtain a job in teaching the Social Sciences in a secondary school. Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL B.A. in Social Science: History Teaching Concentration Graduation: May 2014 Minor in Secondary Education Certification: Illinois Professional Education License Secondary (6-12), Endorsed: Social Science (6-12) Major/Minor GPA: 3.81 Moline High School GPA (unweighted): 3.97/4.0, Class Rank 3 out of 518 Moline, IL Graduated May 2010

Field Experience
Urbana High School Urbana, IL Student Teaching Currently In-Progress Created lesson and unit plans in accordance with the standards set out by my cooperating teacher and the school, while also applying my own personal experiences, strategies, and pedagogical knowledge to the planning Actively developed classroom management and pedagogical skills to enhance student learning Successfully collaborated with colleagues and my cooperating teacher in order to further develop my teaching North Ridge Middle School Danville, IL Observation/Practicum January-April 2013 Observed the instructional techniques used by the cooperating teacher and teacher-student interactions Participated in team unit planning and using assessment to adjust pedagogy with the cooperating teacher and the entire Social Studies/Language Arts Department Franklin Middle School Champaign, IL Observation/Practicum September-December 2012 Observed teaching practices and pedagogy employment techniques used by my cooperating teacher Co-taught one lesson and individually taught multiple lessons in 6th Grade World History

Related Work
Kids & Company Preschool and Childcare Center Coal Valley, IL Daytime and afternoon teacher Summer 2011-2013 Worked with children aged 5-12 on developing basic behavioral norms and establishing social relationships Created a Summer Reading Program which was celebrated at regular intervals for excellent participation Worked with kids on individual Math and Reading skills

Activities and Volunteering

Armed Forces Day Cup Soccer Tournament Assistant to the Tournament Director Assist with ensuring the maintenance of tournament facilities and the overseeing of logistics Moline, IL May 2010-Present

Moline United Soccer Moline, IL Assistant Head Coach Summer 2011-Present Assist three girls soccer teams with players aged 12-18 Illinois Youth Soccer Association - United States Soccer Federation E Level Coaching License