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Jessica Claire
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 609 Johnson Ave., 49204, Tulsa, OK
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Summary

Education professional with diverse experience in the field of teaching and teacher education. Creative educator that implements critical pedagogical approaches that seek to translate educational theory to effective urban teacher practice.  

Highlights
  • 2000, Montessori Early Childhood Certification, AMS
Accomplishments
  • 2010-2011 Theodora Herfurth Kubly Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, Madison 
  • 2008 National Scholars Honors Society
  • 2003 & 2006 Advanced Opportunity Fellowship (AOF), University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • ​1992-1993 Dean's List, Indiana University, Bloomington
Experience
07/2005 to 04/2005
Graduate Instructor, Early Childhood/Elementary Teacher Education Spring Education Group Maitland, FL,

Course 425: Concerns & Constraints in Teaching Young Children

  • Responsible for practicum placements, supervision, evaluations and facilitating weekly seminar discussions.
  • Used LEARN@UW, a web-based instructional support system.  
  • Fostered the following teacher education program standards: To understand the history and assumptions of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) through an examination of theories of developmental concepts and applications. To translate DAP philosophy into instructional practices and policy. To recognize the social, political, economic, and historical factors that shape the practice of early childhood education. To identify the philosophical or political assumptions that underlie educational practice. To guide prospective teachers in development and ethical reasoning to judge early education policy and practice, recognize the historical roles given to parents and teachers in early education, and to develop a philosophy of practice for building relationships with families.
07/2004 to 04/2005
Graduate Instructor, Early Childhood/Elementary Teacher Education Right At School Strongsville, OH,

Course 360: Elementary Education Practicum One: Practicum in Community and Neighborhood Settings

  • Responsible for practicum placements, supervision, evaluations and facilitating weekly seminar discussions.
  • Helped prospective teachers to understand the importance of connections among home, school and various communities, as well as, to appreciate the richness of the diverse contexts in which children’s learning takes place.  
  • Helped prospective teachers to understand their own community, cultural, social and educational backgrounds, as well as, to reflect on how those backgrounds may be similar to, or different from, those of their students.  
  • Guided prospective teachers to understand conception of developmental stages, ages, and pedagogy.
07/1999 to 2003
Montessori Lead Teacher Denver Public Schools Denver, CO,
  • Implemented Montessori primary curriculum (2 ½-6yrs)
  • Supervised directress in training.
1999 to 2003
Home Program Tutor Amy Meltzer, MD City, STATE,
  • Implemented Behavior Management Strategies with an autistic toddler.
07/1997 to 07/1999
Montessori Teacher Assistant North Star Montessori Preschool City, STATE,
  • Implemented Montessori primary curriculum (2 ½-6yrs), with an emphasis on Social Studies and Multi-cultural Education.
06/1998 to 07/1998
Expanding Horizons Team Leader YMCA, Youth Volunteer Corp City, STATE,
  • Organized volunteer projects with youth and participating organizations.
  • Served as a liaison between the YVC Director and the participating organizations.
03/1998 to 03/1998
Alternative Spring Break Team Leader University Of Michigan City, STATE,
  • Co-directed undergraduate volunteers to facilitate developmentally appropriate science activities with Haitian refugee preschool children in Miami, FL.
  • Co-developed and implemented developmentally appropriate science activities for ages 3-4 years.
1998 to 04/1998
Founder and Director of Tutors for Latino Youth University Of Michigan City, STATE,
  • Established tutoring program between University undergraduate students and the Latino Community Center in Detroit, MI.
  • Recruited & supervised volunteer tutors.
06/1997 to 07/1997
Youth Mentor Chicago Teacher's Center City, STATE,
  • Mentored youth on environmental social action research projects.
1997 to 04/1997
Paraprofessional, Kindergarten Vohr Elementary School City, STATE,
  • Helped special education (IEP) students develop the skills needed to meet state standards in math, reading, and language.
Community Service
Education
Expected in 2015
Ph.D.: Curriculum and Instruction
University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
GPA:

PhD, Curriculum & Instruction

Expected in 2006
M.A: Early Childhood Development
University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
GPA:
Early Childhood Development
Expected in 1997
B.A: Honors, Cultural Anthropology
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI
GPA:

Honors, Cultural Anthropology

Expected in 1992
: Undergraduate General Studies
Indiana University - Bloomington, IN
GPA:
Undergraduate General Studies
Professional Affiliations
American Education Research Association (AERA); American Montessori Society (AMS)
Publications

Collazo, T. R. (2008, December 4). [Review of the book The Art of Critical Pedagogy: Possibilities for Moving from Theory to Practice in Urban Schools, by J. M. R. Duncan-Andrade & E. Morrell]. Education Review: A Journal of Book Reviews.

Skills
academic, director, research, seminars, supervision, teacher, teacher education
Dissertation

"A Study of the Campecine Youth Academy: Youth Participatory Action Research as Critical Pedagogy" examines the translation of critical pedagogical theory into effective teacher practice through the application of youth participatory action with urban Latino/a documented and undocumented youth.

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Resume Overview

School Attended

  • University of Wisconsin
  • University of Wisconsin
  • University of Michigan
  • Indiana University

Job Titles Held:

  • Graduate Instructor, Early Childhood/Elementary Teacher Education
  • Graduate Instructor, Early Childhood/Elementary Teacher Education
  • Montessori Lead Teacher
  • Home Program Tutor
  • Montessori Teacher Assistant
  • Expanding Horizons Team Leader
  • Alternative Spring Break Team Leader
  • Founder and Director of Tutors for Latino Youth
  • Youth Mentor
  • Paraprofessional, Kindergarten

Degrees

  • Ph.D.
  • M.A
  • B.A

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