Emmalene K.

Carr
4477 Lake Michigan Drive
Apartment D4
Allendale, MI 49401
(317) 459-3560
carrem@mail.gvsu.edu
Education
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI Expected Graduation Date: April 2019
Bachelor of Arts in English Language Arts and Elementary Education GPA: 3.6

Professional Summary
 Experienced in lesson plan creation and implementation
 Experience with classroom management in multiple classrooms and contexts
 Proficient in leading one-on-one, small group and whole class lessons and activities

Work Experience
Alpine Elementary School (cohort), Comstock Park, MI
Kenowa Hills School District
Teacher Assistant and Student Teacher August 2018- present
 Co-teacher in a 4th grade personal mastery/CBE based classroom
 Assists in planning, instruction and classroom management
 Teaches daily science lessons to heterogeneously mixed levels of students
 Instructs small, differentiated reading groups daily
Tutor Time, Jenison, MI
School-age Teacher May 2018 - present
 Assisted in a Nursery, caring for children from as young as one month, to five years
 Assisted with children between the ages of five and ten creating activities, lessons and games to engage each child
 Lead school-age group on daily educational field trips
 Responsible for the safety and well-being of each child
Mary Idema Pew Library, Allendale, MI August 2015 - present
User Experience Worker
● Aid students in research
● Answer all questions in regard to library features, functions, and book searches
● Give tours of building to various organizations/corporations

Volunteer Experience
Literacy Center of West Michigan October 2017- March 2018
Literacy Tutor
 Established and created curriculum for low level adult English Language Learner
 Implemented new and engaging literacy activities each week
 Demonstrated communication abilities with learners who have not yet established BICS/CALP
language proficiency
Alternative Spring Breaks, Grand Valley State University 2018
 Traveled to North Carolina during Spring Break to volunteer through Macon Program for Progress, a
local non-profit organization that advocates for child and family resources for those in poverty
  Assisted in various pre-school classrooms at a Headstart, helping to improve literacy skills in four and
five-year-old children
 Traveled to Charleston, South Carolina to volunteer in the Children’s Museum of Lowcountry
 Volunteered in the WINGS, an afterschool program serving at-risk students, in an elementary school
in Charleston, SC.
Humane Society of West Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI October- March 2018
 Managed five adoption consultation per week, matching families with the pet that fits the wants and
needs

Professional Development and Current Practice

 Calvin Terrell Professional Development, Grand Valley State University October 2018
 Love and Logic, Grand Valley State University October 2018
 The Trauma Informed Classroom, Grand Valley State University October 2018
 Whole Brain Teaching, Grand Valley State University November 2018
 Teaching in Diverse Settings, Grand Valley State University November 2018