Anna Good

I want to teach to help children learn, grow, and be their best versions of themselves. I want to help them to be challenged, take risks, develop confidence in their abilities and discover their voices. I want to help my students become learners who can learn for themselves and by themselves and enjoy the experience.
 

I believe that it is important to create a classroom environment where all students feel safe, a sense of belonging, a sense that they have something valuable to contribute, and where students are engaged in active learning. I believe I will enjoy being a detective; continually trying to discover what motivates students to do their best and helping them to unlock their potential. I will focus my teaching and learning activities on the Common Core Standards and continue my own learning to improve my teaching practice.

I look forward to collaborating with colleagues. It's the combination of all these aspects of teaching that

I believe will keep teaching interesting and rewarding.

Indiana University                  Bloomington, IN
                                              Graduate School: Elementary Education

                                              GPA: 3.971
 

Illinois State University          Normal, IL
                                              Major: International Business,                                                               Emphasis: Italian
 

Lorenzo de’ Medici                 Florence, Italy
                                              Spring 2006

I student taught in the Hawkes Bay region of New Zealand October 2012 - December 2012. During my time there, I spent three weeks each working with a 5th grade classroom, a 3rd grade classroom, and a kindergarten classroom. Among the many differences I experienced, my favorite was the focus on outdoor education. I had the opportunity to spend two weeks with the students during their Education Outside of the Classroom (E.O.T.C. Week) and Travel Tourism Week studying various aspects of the outdoors, including a 22 km. bike ride, hiking, sailing and much more!

To prepare for my teaching experience in New Zealand, I c​ompleted a year long course which addressed various cultural and educational elements.

Online Summer School Teacher

Gower West Elementary School, Willowbrook, Illinois

Summer 2014

• Created and managed online reading and language arts assignments for students entering 2nd and 3rd grade

• Created summer reading teams and a summer reading competition to encourage students' summer reading

Math Masters Teacher

Gower West Elementary School, Willowbrook, Illinois

October 2013 - Present

• 2nd Year - Worked with team to create rotation schedule with each teacher specializing in a specific math domain. New format maximized student time learning, ensured that all students received instruction in all identified math domains, and strengthened a sense of community. I routinely see groups of kids from different grade levels choosing to sit together. 

• 1st Year - Taught 12 first, second, and third graders in an after school math intervention group.

  Differentiated to address students' strengths and deficits in a variety of math domains.

Extended Substitute Teacher

Sugar Grove Elementary School, Greenwood, Indiana

March 2013 – May 2013

• Taught class of 25 first graders

• Reestablished classroom routines and procedures after classroom teacher had been on leave and students had experienced multiple substitutes

• Created positive, engaging learning environment focused on students’ learning styles and based on Common Core Standards

Student Teacher

Te Mata Primary School, Havelock North, New Zealand                             October 2012 – December 2012

• Assisted in several classrooms (5th grade, 3rd grade, and Kindergarten)

• Worked closely with the classroom teachers on several outdoor education trips

• Taught visual response art lessons - lessons incorporated various pieces of technology including iPads

Sugar Grove Elementary School, Greenwood, Indiana

August 2012 – October 2012

• Taught class of 24 first graders

• Took full control of the instruction and classroom management

• Planned and implemented lessons in language arts using Daily 5, mathematics, health, science, and social studies

• Many of my lessons incorporated various pieces of technology including iPads

Pre-service Teacher

Edgewood Primary, Ellettsville, Indiana

January 2012 – May 2012

• Planned and implemented a six-lesson social studies unit to 26 first graders

• Implemented assessments using questionnaires

• Assisted cooperating teacher with math, reading, writing, and spelling lessons

Childs Elementary School, Bloomington, Indiana

September 2012 – December 2011

• Planned and implemented a three-lesson science unit to 50 fifth graders

• Assisted cooperating teacher with math, reading, writing, and spelling lessons

Initial Practitioners License for Elementary Primary and Elementary Intermediate (State of Indiana)                                                           January 2013

• State exams successfully completed July 2012

Initial Elementary (K-9) Teaching Certificate (State of Illinois)    February 2013

• State exams successfully completed July 2012