Holly Ordway

6 Deep Run, Cohasset, MA 02025

(781) 738-4930
ordway.holly@gmail.com
www.hollyordwayportfolio.weebly.com

OBJECTIVE__________________________________________________________________
To obtain a social studies teaching position in a middle school or high school setting.

EDUCATION__________________________________________________________________

University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
Neag School of Education

Masters of Arts in Education May 2014
Curriculum and Instruction, Concentration in Secondary Social Studies

Bachelors of Science in Education May 2013
Concentration in Secondary Social Studies

TEACHING EXPERIENCE______________________________________________________

Edwin O. Smith High School, Storrs, CT September 2013 May 2014
Intern
Worked closely with the social studies department and guidance office to implement
positive behavioral supports for struggling social studies students.
Worked with the E.O Smith National Honor Society to coordinate a peer-tutoring
program to assist students struggling with course content.
Assisted 9
th
grade Politics and Geography classrooms working with students and
facilitating class activities.
Chaperoned and facilitated learning activities for field trips.
Engaged in professional development programs.

Bulkeley High School, Hartford, CT February 2013 May 2013
Student Teacher
Taught 11
th
grade Hartford Studies and 11
th
grade Western Humanities.
Collaborated with an English teacher to create interdisciplinary units and lessons.
Provided differentiation for students individual needs (ELLs, students with IEPs, gifted
learners).
Developed formal and informal assessments to measure student learning and
understanding, and used this data to plan and revise instruction.
Collaborated in team and data based meetings.
Engaged in professional development programs.

Bulkeley High School, Hartford, CT September 2012 December 2012
Clinic Intern
Observed and assisted two history teachers to prepare for student teaching in the spring.
Attended professional development programs.

Windham High School, Willimantic, CT January 2012 May 2012
Clinic Intern
Assisted in 10
th
and 11
th
grade US History classrooms observing, working with students,
and facilitating group work and activities for six hours a week.

Edwin O. Smith High School, Storrs, CT September 2011 December 2011
Clinic Intern
Assisted in 10
th
and 11
th
grade US and World History classrooms observing, working
with students, and facilitating current event discussions for six hours a week.

RELATED EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________

GlobalED2 Project, Hamden Middle School, Hamden, CT Sept 2013 Dec 2013
Research Assistant
Observed an 8
th
grade Social Studies classroom once a week, examining the impact of a
semester long problem-based learning environment designed to promote writing skills,
scientific literacy, and knowledge in social studies.

Thayer Camp, Thayer Academy, Braintree, MA Summer 2011 August 2013
Head Camp Counselor
Developed and implemented day camp activities for fourth graders.
Communicated regularly with parents regarding behavioral interventions.

Thayer Academy Middle School, Braintree, MA September 2012 May 2013
Volunteer, Girls With A Cause
Conducted activities to help teen-aged girls creatively contribute to their communities.

Delta Gamma Fraternity, Storrs, CT December 2010 December 2011
Vice President, Member Education
Conducted weekly classes that educated new members on the fraternitys history.

HUSKY BYTE Program
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT January 2011 May 2011
Volunteer
Visited Silvas Youth of Today Child Care Learning Center in East Hartford weekly.
Implemented nutrition education activities for low-income parents and their families that
emphasized nutritional issues relevant to public health in an urban setting.

America Reads Program September 2009 December 2010
UCONN Center for Community Outreach, Storrs, CT
Volunteer
Visited a middle school classroom at Kinsella Magnet School, Hartford, CT weekly.
Worked closely with the teacher and her devised class plan, while assisting children
during reading activities.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING_______________________________
Connecticut Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference, October 2013
Teaching the Holocaust: Exploring Pedagogical Dilemmas, UConn- United States
Holocaust Memorial Museums Joint Workshop, October 2012

AWARDS_____________________________________________________________________
Awarded the Ray Neag School of Education Endowment Scholarship, January 2014
Awarded Volunteer of the Month for Community Outreach Language & Literacy,
America Reads Program, November 2010