EMMA N.

JACOBSON
615 Hidden Valley Club Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Cell: (616)502-2730 Email: [email protected]


EDUCATION
University of Michigan -Ann Arbor, MI September 2009-June 2014
Bachelor of Arts with honors, Spanish/Psychology May 2014
Cumulative GPA: 3.566

Universidad de Sevilla-Seville, Spain January 2012-June 2012
Six-month intensive study abroad program

CERTIFICATION
Provisional Secondary Certificate (Spanish/Psychology) August 2014
K-12 Spanish Teaching Certification August 2014
ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview: Advanced-low rating January 2014
Adult and Child CPR/AED & First Aid Certification March 2014
TEFL Certification May 2011


TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Saline High School & Saline Middle School-Saline, MI.. January 2014-May 2014
Spanish Student Teacher (grades 8-12)
o Established excellent rapport with students
o Worked with individual students to elicit, probe, and develop content understanding
o Designed formative and summative assessments in relation to specific learning goals
o Tailored instruction to accommodate various learning styles
o Communicated with students and parents through email, letters, written feedback, a
classroom webpage, and personal meetings
o Collaborated with special education teachers and other support professionals to increase
learning opportunities for students with exceptionalities
o Negotiated the transition from a textbook curriculum to a comprehensible-input
curriculum by introducing the TPRS method of language instruction
o Drafted original TPRS stories to teach and reinforce high-frequency Spanish structures
o Incorporated topics from popular cultural into lessons to increase student engagement

Dexter High School-Dexter, MIJanuary 2013-December 2013
Teaching Intern (grades 9-12)
o Observed Spanish I-IV classes
o Assisted mentor teacher with lesson planning, material preparation, and grading
o Provided help and guidance to students in small-group settings
o Created presentational, interpretive, and interpersonal assessments
o Planned and taught several Spanish II lessons


EMMA N. JACOBSON
615 Hidden Valley Club Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Cell: (616)502-2730 Email: [email protected]



TEACHING EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
Burns Park Elementary School-Ann Arbor, MIJanuary 2010-May 2013
Apprentice Teacher for Ann Arbor Languages Partnership (grades 3-4)
o Taught six, thirty-minute Spanish lessons per week
o Observed student learning in whole-class and small-group interactions
o Prepared practice worksheets and take-home assignments for students
o Administered learning assessments bi-yearly

Carpenter Elementary School-Ann Arbor, MI.............September 2012-January 2013
ESL Teaching Intern for the Spanish Language Internship Program (grades K-5)
o Created and taught ESL lesson plans for grade-specific curriculum content
o Taught science, history, and math lessons in Spanish to ESL students
o Translated for ESL students during small-group classroom interactions
o Shadowed ESL student during class to ease interpersonal communication with peers
o Served as a translator at parent-teaching conferences

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Michigan Study Abroad-Seville, SpainJanuary 2012-June 2012
o Lived with Spanish host family and took part in daily activities
o Adapted to an unfamiliar environment and embraced cultural differences
o Attended a month-long cultural orientation to learn more about the Spanish language and
the historical influences on present-day Spain
o Completed five classes at the University of Seville alongside Spanish peers
o Travelled to various Spanish cities and participated in diverse cultural experiences
o Participated in an Intercambios exchange program between native Spanish and English-
speaking students, increasing cultural understanding and language proficiency

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & ACTIVITIES
Saline High School-Saline, MI..January 2014-May 2014
o Monthly technology training
o Monthly differentiated-instruction seminars
o Volunteer, Saline High School Spanish Club
o TPRS training with Blaine Ray (August 2014)


PERSONAL INTERESTS
o Road trips
o Reading
o Camping in Northern Michigan
o Spending time with family
o Golfing
EMMA N. JACOBSON
615 Hidden Valley Club Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Cell: (616)502-2730 Email: [email protected]




REFERENCES

Dr. Maria Coolican
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
610 East University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]
(734) 417-6806
Instructor/Mentor


Barbara Cornish
Lecturer/Field Instructor
University of Michigan
610 East University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]
(734) 358-3326
Field Instructor


Beth Gregones
Spanish Teacher
Saline High School
1300 Campus Pkwy
Saline, MI 48176
[email protected]
(734) 497-4445
Mentor Teacher


Ann Crowley
Lecturer/Field Instructor
University of Michigan
610 East University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]
(248) 685-7593
Instructor


Melania Ferradas
Spanish Teacher
Dexter High School
2200 North Parker Road
Dexter, MI 48130
[email protected]
(734) 834-7917
Mentor Teacher