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Ockenhouse Capstone Resume

Sarah Ockenhouse is a Master's student in Reading Education at Vanderbilt University expected to graduate in August 2021. She has a 3.71 GPA and was on the Dean's List multiple semesters during her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education. Sarah has experience teaching literacy and working with EL students in various internships. She also presented at an NCTE conference on critical literacy in a balanced literacy classroom.

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Ockenhouse Capstone Resume

Sarah Ockenhouse is a Master's student in Reading Education at Vanderbilt University expected to graduate in August 2021. She has a 3.71 GPA and was on the Dean's List multiple semesters during her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education. Sarah has experience teaching literacy and working with EL students in various internships. She also presented at an NCTE conference on critical literacy in a balanced literacy classroom.

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Sarah Ockenhouse

Education
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Expected August 2021
Master of Education, Reading Education
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN May 2020
Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education and Child Studies
GPA: 3.71; Dean’s List (Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019)

Relevant Work Experience


Vanderbilt University, Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Fall 2020
o Created materials and resources for an undergraduate foundations of reading course

Teaching Experience Nashville, TN


Tusculum Elementary, EL Teacher Intern January 2021- Current
o Taught a 3rd grade literacy block in a primarily EL classroom which included phonics, grammar, and
interactive read aloud lessons
o Tutored a 3rd grade student individually, focusing on decoding and fluency, using assessments to guide
instruction
A.Z. Kelley Elementary, Literacy Coach Intern Fall 2020
o Planned and co-created phonics curriculum based off a scope and sequence to implement during virtual
learning in Metro Nashville Public Schools
o Sorted and organized Lexile level and CBM data in order to appropriately make informed decisions
regarding literacy intervention for students
Amqui Elementary, Student Teaching January 2020-February 2020
o Developed and executed lesson plans for Eureka math curriculum, CKLA curriculum, and social studies
which included 3 weeks of full solo teaching in a 4th grade class of 20 students
o Analyzed student formative and summative assessment data in order to drive future instruction and
differentiate for student strengths and areas of need
Glenview Elementary, Practicum in Reading and Language Arts Fall 2019
o Assisted classroom teacher in an English learner classroom with 20 students
o Tutored one on grade-level student in reading, highlighting key areas of need including increasing
vocabulary depth and comprehension strategies
o Executed bi-weekly guided reading group lessons and 8 whole class ELA lessons, developing student
literacy skills

Conference Presentations

Ockenhouse, S. (2020, November). The Value of Critical Literacy in a Balanced Literacy Classroom. The Future is
Now Roundtable Presentation at the National Council of Teachers of English. Virtual Conference due to COVID-19.

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