Yulia Bezriadina

bezriad1@illinois.edu yuliabezriadina.weebly.com CAREER OBJECTIVE A position as a middle school or high school social science teacher.

EDUCATION University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign May 2012 Bachelor of Arts, History Cumulative GPA: 3.83/4.00 Certification: Initial Illinois Certificate, Type 09, 6-12 Endorsements: Middle Grade Language Arts

FIELD EXPERIENCE Student Teacher (Grades 6-8) Edison Middle School, Champaign, IL. Spring 2012. In progress

Practicum (Grades 9-12) Champaign Central High School, Champaign, IL. Fall 2011. Facilitated students in taking on the role of peasants in the 16th century to teach lesson on indulgences and Martin Luther. Differentiated handouts, assignments, and lectures in order to accommodate students with reading disabilities. Implemented interdisciplinary project requiring students to create a drawing using characteristics of Renaissance Art.

Practicum (Grade 7/8 Combined Class) Countryside School, Champaign, IL. Spring 2011. Mediated a class debate on Tinker v. Des Moines School District for a lesson on the First Amendement. Guided students in using multimedia sources to address multiple perspectives and bias in the history of the Boston Massacre. Customized lesson plans to match the needs of students with special needs.

Practicum (Grades 6-7), Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School, Mahomet, IL. Fall 2010. Designed and led classroom slave ship simulation for lesson on the Triangular Trade and the Middle Passage. Collaboratively developed a mock Facebook project on Greek mythology and the Greek polis. Adapted lessons to individual students with IEPs, including students with hearing difficulties.

ADDITIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE Math and Science Teacher, Russian Heritage Association at the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL. Feb 2011 present.

Developed curriculum and extensively planned a number of lessons on math and science to a diverse group of
students from 2nd to 5th grade

 Taught lessons and advised students in Russian Collaborated with program director to plan and implement classes in Russian for students at the Fabrication Laboratory at the University of Illinois

Center Volunteer, East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center, Champaign, IL. Fall 2010. Created informational brochures and visual presentations about ECIRMAC Actively raised awareness for center by distributing brochures and giving informational presentations at various organizations

One-on-One Tutor, Private Household, Champaign, IL. September 2010 August 2011. Taught concepts covered in Advanced Algebra II / Trigonometry in a one-on-one setting

Education Department Volunteer, Spurlock Museum, Urbana, IL. February 2010 present. Collaborated with others to oversee various educational museum events including Wrapped Up in Ancient Egypt and Around the World Wednesdays Guided children in various museum activities, tours, and crafts

Tutor (Grades 10/11; Combined Summer School Classroom), Centennial High School, Champaign, IL. Summer 2009. Advised a range of students one-on-one to help them understand math concepts covered in class Taught students algebraic properties and mathematical theorems

Tutor (Grades 9-12; Saturday School), Urbana High School, Urbana, IL. February 2009 October 2009. Tutored students in all core subjects at Saturday school Utilized differentiated teaching approaches to assist students in understanding concepts

Daycare Volunteer, Kinder Care Daycare Center, Schaumburg, IL. Fall 2007. Supervised a large classroom of students and guided children in developmental activities

OTHER EXPERIENCE Registration Assistant, Spurlock Museum, Urbana, IL. February 2009 present. Contributed to employee manual and collaborated with others in the creation of a photography manual Extensively trained other employees in museum duties Advised other student workers and assisted in administrative projects during extended absence of supervisor Edited images for publication and completed various miscellaneous projects Researched artifacts and wrote reports used in the creation of exhibit labels

 Updated information on multiple networked databases Completed intensive artifact handling training in order to catalogue, photograph, and process incoming and permanent artifacts of the museum Translated research materials on artifacts from Russian into English, including book on Georgian Numismatics

Cashier, Michaels, Champaign, IL. July 2008 January 2009. Managed front-end cash registers and guided customers with questions and concerns Assisted in training new employees

Assistant, RD Enterprises, Urbana, IL. January 2008 July 2008. Maintained cleanliness in multiple bank branches Collaborated with a team to provide organization for bank employees

HONORS AND AWARDS Dean's List, University of Illinois, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009 Illinois State Scholar, Illinois Student Assistance Commission, 2008-2009 AP Scholar with Distinctions Award, College Board, 2008 French Honors Society, Schaumburg High School, 2006-2007 Co-President of Spectrum Alliance, Central High School, 2005-2006 Dotty White Scholar, Spurlock Museum, Fall 2011-Spring 2012 Nancy Chong Whitman Scholarship, Spring 2012

COMMUNITY AND UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATIONS History Club, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fall 2009 - Fall 2011 Russian Illini, Social Events Committee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fall 2009 - Spring 2011

SPECIAL INTERESTS AND ABILITIES Ability to speak fluent Russian and conversational French Special interest and extensive experience in photography Experience with Adobe DreamWeaver, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Audacity, Dragon Dictation, FileMakerPro, JayCut, Jing, Kurzweil, and other computer software Experience with SmartBoards and Google Earth in a classroom setting Extensive travel in United States, Europe, and the Middle East