John S.

Severance
Address: 9710 Clinton Road
Home Phone:517-569-2717
E-mail: John.Severance7@gmail.com

Summary
Attentive teacher with effective communication skills. Desires to make a positive
impact on youth. Uses appropriate and engaging methods of teaching while focusing
on the individual needs of each student.
Commented [A1]: I would suggest that you change this. Allow
the people recommending you to use words like exceptional.
Use effective instead.
Commented [A2]: Substitute appropriate and engaging

Education
Bachelors of Arts From Spring Arbor University
3.3 GPA
Provisional Certificate Mathematics (EX)
Provisional Certificate Biology (DA)
Secondary Concentration
First Aid Certification
Passed MTTC Biology (017)
Passed MTTC Mathematics Secondary (022)

Educational Experience
Professional Teaching Semester, Jackson High School, Jackson, MI

Sep 2017-Dec 2017

Responsible for designing and teaching lessons based upon the Common Core
aligned benchmarks.
Engaged in direct instruction, group activities, taking attendance and providing
specific feedback to students
Collaborated and provided feedback on student progress with parents, guardians,
and educational professionals
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Attended and facilitated after school functions such as Tea Club and Science
Fiction Club at Jackson High School
Field Experience, Jackson High School, Jackson, MI Sep 2016- Dec 2017
Observed for over twenty hours and taught two lessons at Jackson High School
under Mr. Wedgewood
Field Experience, Various Locations, Mid-Michigan, MI Sep 2013- Sep 2016
Observed over 120 hours at several schools including but not limited to:
Woodcreek Achievement Center, Northwest High School, Northwest Middle
School, Sycamore Elementary School, Hunt Elementary School and Woodville
Elementary School Commented [A3]: Same here. Reformatting needed

Volunteer Experience, Woodcreek Achievement Center, Lansing, MI

November 2015
Engaged in various volunteer activities at Woodcreek Achievement Center such
as tutoring and preparing food for students
Tutored several individual students at different settings in the subjects of
mathematics and biology

Employment History, Jackson, MI

Worked at Kroger as a produce clerk, working with customers and meeting their
individual needs (July 2016-August 2017)
Worked at Chateau Aeronautique Winery as a part-time vintner for two years
(2013-2015)
Served part-time at Northwest High School as an umpire for little league baseball

Pedagogical Skills Technology Skills

High-Yield Instructional Strategies
Differentiated Instruction
Multiple Intelligences
Backward Design
Microsoft Office
Google Applications
Weebly
OBS Studio (Education Videos) Commented [A4]: Move this to the end of the resume You
want to get your experience up front as quickly as possible in the
resume.
Commented [SJS5R4]: Done as requested

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Commented [A6]: Insert principal, teachers, supervisor.

References Commented [SJS7R6]: These are all the professional
references at this time outside of Spring Arbor University
Samuel Ulstad
Positions: Mathematics Teacher at Jackson High School and Professor at
Spring Arbor University
Phone:841-3821
Email: Samuel.Ulstad@jpsk2.org
Ken Wedgewood
Position: Biology Teacher at Jackson High School
Phone: 841-3845
Email: Ken.Wedgwood@jpsk12.org

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