Kaitlin Monahan
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Education
Master of Education, Learning Technologies and Design Emphasis: Technology in Schools
December 2018
Cumulative GPA: 3.9
Saint Mary’s College of Notre Dame, Indiana Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
Minors: Secondary Education and Intercultural Studies May 2015
Cumulative GPA: 3.41
Academic Awards and Honors:
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Dean’s List 1 semester, Presidential Merit Scholar
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Member of Pi Mu Epsilon
Teaching Experience
LaSalle – Peru Township High School District 120
LaSalle, Illinois
August 2016-Present
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Collaborated with other teachers to efficiently and effectively teach the Algebra Essentials, Algebra 1, Geometry curriculum
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Enforced and practiced effective classroom management techniques to promote student achievement
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Integrated Promethean/ActivInspire technology into classes to utilize graphs and function capabilities
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Effectively created and administered three different SLO’s
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Actively participated in three PLC’s, including New Teacher, Geometry, and Algebra 1
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Collaborated with PLC teams to create, analyze, and assess the validity of common assessments written under the direction of our curriculum supervisor
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Assisted as a tutor outside of school hours
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Math Team Coach
Prairie Central High School, Prairie Central CUSD #8
Fairbury, Illinois
August 2015-May 2016
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Collaborated with other teachers to efficiently and effectively teach the Algebra 1 and Geometry curriculum
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Enforced and practiced effective classroom management techniques to promote student achievement
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Integrated SMARTboard technology into classes to utilize graphs and function capabilities
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Updated the Algebra 1 curriculum and created 2 SLO’s in collaboration with the department head
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Participated in a book club presented by the school to learn about and incorporate better formative assessments into each lesson
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Developed appropriate assessments to assess student learning of material using Standards Based Grading
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Worked as co-coach of both the JV and Varsity Scholastic Bowl teams
Professional Development and Skills
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Member of NCTM/ICTM and attended the 2014/2015 Illinois Council for Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) Conference
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Trained in the use of classroom tools such at DESMOS , IXL , and Khan Academy