Corinna E.

Sech
Baltimore, MD
(443) 841-2462
corinnaesech@gmail.com

Objective: ​A highly-motivated social studies teacher looking to fill a position in a middle school
or high school. Creative, organized, and energetic. I hope to use my passion for social studies to
instill a love for learning.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Social Sciences - Secondary Education 2014 - Present

Towson University, Towson, MD

● Cumulative GPA: 3.7; Dean’s List 2015 - 2018

● Passed Praxis I & Praxis II PLT 7-12
● Completed courses on pedagogy spanning on middle school and high school and courses
on social studies curricula.
● member ​of Phi Alpha Theta - History National Honor Society (inducted 2018)
● Vice President & member​ of Gamma Kappa Alpha - Italian National Honor Society
(Vice President 2018; inducted 2017)
● member​ ​of Sigma Alpha Pi - National Society of Leadership and Success (inducted 2016)

Field Experience

Fallston Middle School January 2018-present

Student Teaching - Grade 7: Ancient World History

● Designed a learner-centered environment where students were able to achieve academic

goals, access materials independently, and utilize the space for different types of
instruction (independent, collaborative, and direct instruction).
● Taught all academic levels: gifted and talented, integrated, and inclusion classes.
● Facilitated the efficient and effective use of digital tools and content.
● Customized and personalized instruction to engage all students.
● Differentiated instruction for students with IEPs and 504 Plans to accommodate their
needs to achieve equitably in the classroom.
● Created lesson plans that incorporated authentic/real world contexts.
● Grew and developed professionally by collaborating with other professionals and school
resource personnel.
Bel Air High School January 2018-present
Student Teaching - Grade 10: AP World History; Grades 11 & 12: Law in America
(elective)

● Created engaging, student-centered lesson plans that incorporated authentic/real world

contexts based around modern world history.
● Incorporated various primary and secondary sources for students to practice analyzing
and critical thinking skills to prepare for the AP exam.
● Co-taught AP World History lessons therefore learned how to work with other teachers.
● Facilitated the efficient and effective use of digital tools and content.
● Collaborated with other professionals and school resource personnel to ensure student
success.
Language Skills

● Fluency in Italian (heritage speaker)

● Intermediate/Conversational in Spanish

Volunteer Work
  
● The Big Event ​(April 2017 & 2018)
Towson University's largest day of community service where students, staff,
faculty, and alumni give back to the Towson community.
Helped garden and plant vegetables for a community garden at a church in Middle
River, MD.
● The Teddy Bear Run at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU ​(November
2017)
The Teddy Bear Run delivers 2,000 stuffed bears to the patients at the Children’s
Hospital by motorcyclists. I was able to meet the patients and interact with them
on this day while more than 900 motorcycles rode around the hospital delivering
bears.
● The Family Tree Run for Prevent Child Abuse America ​(September 2017)
I participated in the Family Tree Run to raise money for Prevent Child Abuse
America.
● Camp Koski ​(July 2013 & 2014)
Camp Koski is a camp for children with autism and related disorders. I was a
camp counselor for two summers and worked closely with the children. This
taught me strategies on how to work with children with autism that have proven to
be beneficial in the classroom.
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