My Resume

Tuesday, 1 July 2008

TORI BRAZIER

Present Address

Centre College

600 West Walnut Street

Danville, Kentucky 40422

(859) 238-5200

tori.brazier@centre.edu

Permanent Address

5339 Brooke Farm Drive

Dunwoody, Georgia 30338

(770) 365-1160

Objective: To obtain a fulltime position in a kindergarten through fifth grade classroom

Education: Centre College, Danville, Kentucky

Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education with French (emphasis area and minor)

Date of Graduation, May 2008

Honor: Deans List, Fall 2006

Relevant Coursework: Educational Psychology, Technology and Education, Practicum and Introduction to Education, Fine Arts/Elementary Content and Methods, Math in the Elementary School, Elementary Education Planning, Evaluation, and Classroom Management, Children’s Literature, Special Education and Student Diversity, Math Methods, Science Methods, Social Studies Methods, Language Arts Methods, Reading in the Elementary School, Elementary Education Seminar in Analysis of Student Teaching, Children and the Immigrant Experience, Acting, Joan of Arc, Napoleon Bonaparte, Vive La Bretagne, Contemporary French Culture, Introduction to French Thought and Art, France Inside Out, Humanities, World Religions, Introduction to Economics, Introduction to Politics, Natural Science I and II, Modern Art, Development of the United States.

Total Classroom Observation Hours: 100+ (various grade levels at Edna L. Toliver Elementary, Jennie Rogers Elementary, Junction City Elementary, Danville Montessori; Danville, Kentucky)

Relevant

Experience: Childcare Provider:

Summer 2007. Cared for one boy, age 7 for approximately 40 hours each week. Job requirements included tutoring assistance in reading, driving to tutoring, camps, and sports practices, cooking, and some cleaning.

Summer 2006. Cared for two boys, ages 4 and 6 for approximately 50 hours each week. Job requirements included tutoring in reading and math, assisting with occupational therapy, weekly swimming lessons, driving, cooking meals, cleaning, helping the family prepare to move, and providing all necessary support and assistance with the boys while their mother was in the hospital for over two months.

Study Abroad, Strasbourg, France, Spring Semester 2007. Semester abroad studying French, Art, Culture, and Politics. I also traveled to multiple European countries.

Student Teaching, Edna L. Toliver Elementary School, Danville, Kentucky, Spring 2008. Experience teaching in a CHAMPS and Reading First school. Worked with a cooperating teacher at the third grade level and taught all subject areas including Reading, Reading Workshop, Writing, Social Studies, Science, and Math. Worked independently and with cooperating teacher to plan lessons, activities, and field trips.

Volunteer, L.I.F.T. (Learning is Fun Together), Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, Fall 2005-Spring 2008. Planned, organized, and taught lessons and activities to 4^th and 5^th grade students from various elementary schools.

Leadership

Experience: Senior Coordinator, L.I.F.T. (Learning is Fun Together), Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, Fall 2007- Spring 2008. Worked with sophomore and junior education majors to coordinate weekly plans.

Technology Chair and Educator, Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, Spring 2006-Spring 2007. Designed the sorority website, created newsletters, made slideshows for events, and educated members about various technology and computer programs used.

Involvement: Member of Society of Future Educators; Centre College, 2008; KEA-SP, 2007-2008.

Other

Experience: Intern, MAG Mutual Insurance Company, Atlanta, Georgia, Summer 2005. Organized files in order to prepare the company to switch to a computer based information database.

E.C.C.O., (Environmentally Conscious Centre Organization) club member, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, Fall 2007- Spring 2008. Worked to help promote environmentalism on campus and educate myself about current environmental issues.

Skills: Technology: Macromedia Dreamweaver, Smart Board, Academic Index Calculator, light and temperature sensors, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint; Internet Explorer, Apple products, Projectors, Educational Programs such as Hot Potatoes and Accelerated Reader.

Language: French

References: Donna M. Plummer

Associate Professor of Education

Centre College

600 West Walnut Street

Danville, Kentucky 40422

(859) 238-5308

donna.plummer@centre.edu

Relationship: Professor and Advisor

J.H. Atkins

Associate Professor of Education

Centre College