Alegra Peace Platte

603 North Franklin Street Mount Pleasant, MI 48858

alegrapeace@yahoo.com (989)400-8545

Education
Alma College - Alma, MI Expected Graduation:
December 2017
Bachelors of Arts
Majors: Elementary Education and Special Education GPA:
3.42

Fulton Elementary School - Middleton, MI January 2017 -

Present
Student Teacher- Supervising Teacher: Sara Walden
5th and 6th Grade General Education Classroom
Focus on Language Arts and Social Studies

Pine Avenue Elementary School - Alma, MI September

2016 - November 2016
Field Placement- Supervising Teacher: Heather Dawe
4th and 5th Grade Special Education Classroom
Worked with small groups of students
Helped provide extra supports to students with IEPs

Alma High School - Alma, MI September 2016 -

December 2016
Field Placement- Supervising Teacher: Peggy Yates
9th - 12th Grades Special Education Resource Room
Created and taught tiered math lessons involving
fractions, place value, and rounding

Fulton Elementary School - Middleton, MI September

2015 - November 2015
Field Placement - Supervising Teacher: Darrell Postema
4th Grade General Education Classroom
Created and conducted whole-class Science and
Social Studies lessons
Worked with small groups of students who needed
extra supports

Alma High School - Alma, MI September 2015 -

November 2015
Field Placement - Supervising Teacher: Peggy Yates
9th - 12th Grade Special Education Resource Room
 Assisted students with classwork
Wrote goals and objectives for student IEPs
Taught a one-on-one Algebra lesson

Pine Avenue Elementary School- Alma, MI January

2015 - April 2015
Field Placement - Supervising Teacher: Kim June
5th Grade General Education Classroom
Assisted teacher with grading
Worked one on one with students outside of the
classroom

Campus Involvement
Secretary, Alma College Education Club Fall 2015 -
Winter 2016
Communicated with club members about upcoming
events
Recorded minutes for meetings
Worked as a team with the board members and
helped lead meetings

Study Abroad - Comparative Education, U.S. and U.K. May 2014

Visited different schools in and around London
Worked with students in London classrooms
Explored and researched cultural differences in
schools

Professional Involvement
Presenter MoodleMoot January 2015
Technology for differentiation
Presenter MACUL March 2015
Technology for differentiation

Work Experience
Alma College- Alma, MI September 2013-
Present
Library Circulation Desk Assistant - September 2013 - September 2015
Library Circulation Desk Supervisor - September 2015 -Present
Train new assistants
Work with other student assistants
Assist patrons with excellent customer service

Honors and Awards

Dean's Scholarship
Scholar Summit Award
Robert D Swanson Award
Cleland-Horne Scholarship
William '59 & Ruth Anderson Scholarship

References
Sara Walden Peggy Yates
Teacher - Fulton Elementary School Special Education Director - Alma
8060 Ely Hwy Middleton, MI 48856 College
(989)-236-7234 614 West Superior St. Alma, MI
waldens@fultonpirates.net 48801
989-463-7166
yatespa@alma.edu

Darrell Postema Melissa Hovey

Teacher - Fulton Elementary School Circulation Desk Manager - Alma
8060 Ely Hwy Middleton, MI 48856 College
(989)-236-7234 614 West Superior St. Alma, MI
postemad@fultonpirates.net 48801
989-463-7229
hovey@alma.edu

Mary Kuenn
Field Instructor- Alma College
614 West Superior St. Alma, MI
48801
(989) 620-7883
kuennml@alma.edu