Sarah Russell
1095 Taw Caw Drive Summerton, South Carolina 29148 803-460-9565• [email protected]
Objective
A dedicated teacher with 3.5 years of experience teaching 5 th grade, working to obtain an Instructional Technology Master’s Degree.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Charleston Southern University, Charleston, South Carolina, May 2019 + Pending South Carolina Certification (P-6)
Overall GPA 3.6, Major GPA 3.9 All Praxis Exams Passed (PLT, Elementary Praxis II, and ECE Praxis II)
Masters in Instructional Technology, Coastal Carolina, Conway, South Carolina, December 2022
Certifications and Training • Online Teaching, 2022
• Add-on certification in Early Childhood Education
• Read to Succeed certification, 2019
• DHEC’S Action for a Cleaner Tomorrow: A South Honors
Carolina Environmental Curriculum, 2018 Dean’s List, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018
• Darkness to Light Certification, 2017
• Google Level 1 Certified Teacher, 2021
Teaching Experience
5th Grade English Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher, Manning Elementary School, Clarendon County School
District, Manning, SC 08/2019- Present
Student Teacher, Berkeley Elementary School, Berkeley County School District, Moncks Corner, SC 01/2019- 04/2019
• Design daily second-grade lesson plans for English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies
• Design a unit work sample and a long-range plan for second grade
• Supervise whole group, small group, and individual learning for children
• Grade and record traditional and authentic assessments for children
• Identify appropriate intervention strategies for student academics and behavior
• Differentiate assignments based upon individual needs in order to meet the student’s baseline goal
Practicum Experience
Berkeley Elementary School, 2nd Grade, Berkeley County School District, Moncks Corner, SC 08/2018
Berkeley Elementary School, Kindergarten, Berkeley County School District, Moncks Corner, SC 01/2018
Ladson Elementary, 5th grade Charleston County School District, Ladson, SC 08/2017
Joseph R. Pye Elementary School, 1st grade, Dorchester District II, Ladson, SC 01/2017
Westview Elementary School, Special Education Classroom, Berkeley County School District, Goose Creek, SC 08/2016
Cane Bay High School, 10th grade Berkeley County School District, Goose Creek, SC 01/2016
Westview Elementary School, 3rd grade, Berkeley County School District, Goose Creek, SC 08/2015
Work Experience
• Child Care Provider, multiple families, Summerton, SC 2010-2019
Ages 1-10 years
• Runner, Land, Parker, and Welch Law Firm, Manning, SC Summers of 2015,2016,2017 and 2018
Duties include running errands, filing papers, answering phone calls, organizing files
Skills
• Microsoft Office Suite Applications and Smart Board • Organization
Technology • Experience with IPads and Chrome Books
• Effective written and oral communication skills • Team Player
• Ability to learn and adapt to changes and challenges
Professional Organizations and Memberships
• Alpha Delta Pi, Theta Chi Chapter, Charleston, SC, 2015-2019, Scholarship Chair, 2015
• Future Teachers Society, Charleston Southern University, 2018-2019
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, Virginia, 2017
• Berkeley County Reading Council, Moncks Corner, 2018-2019
Community Activities
• School Day Coordinator for the Non-Profit 23SCVI Reenacting group, Florence, SC 2017- Present
• Palmetto Girls State Counselor, Clinton, SC 2015-Present
References Available Upon Request
• Vacation Bible School Teacher and Co-Director, St. Matthias Anglican Church, Summerton, SC 29148
• Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Program, Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC, 2015
• Volunteer, Ronald McDonald House Charity, Charleston, SC 01/2016-08/2018
References Available Upon Request
