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EDUCATION:

• Lesley College Graduate School, Cambridge, MA
  MA Degree, Elementary Education/Creative Arts, December 1998
  Massachusetts Teaching Certificate for Elementary Education.
• Bates College, Lewiston, ME
  BA Degree, Art History, May 1996

EXPERIENCE:

Fall 1998

• Facilitated learning experiences for a 4/5-multiage class.
• Designed lessons to allow students to learn and display their
• understanding through multiple intelligences in all subject areas. Developed and implemented a developmentally appropriate curriculum.
• Applied and developed cooperative learning techniques to increase participation of all individuals.
• Motivated further student involvement through project-based learning.
• Taught Reading and Social Studies to an integrated class of 38 students, including my 4/5 students and a bilingual group.
• Participated in weekly faculty meetings and parent conferences.

Fall 1998

• Acted as the primary teacher in grades K-5

Spring 1998

• Lead tours, presented programs and animal demos.

Winter 1998

• Assumed all responsibilities of an assistant teacher in a combined class of first and second graders.
• Collaborated with two cooperating teachers in planning and implementing lessons.
• Devised and taught lessons for 37 children with diverse learning styles.

Winter Spring 1997

• Honed teaching skills in environmental, outdoor, and adventure education.
• Instructed and facilitated lessons for school groups in grades 5-8.
• Was course leader for the high ropes course.

Spring 1995

• Aide for the school district elementary art teacher.

Summer 1997

• Co-lead wilderness trips for 15-18 year olds.

Fall 1996

• Challenged myself as a leader, a student, an educator, and a group member for three months in the outdoors.

Summer 1995

• One of five instructors for a coed group of 30 teens.

Winter 1995

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Junior Great Books Workshop, December 1998
• Potato Hill Poetry Workshop, December 1998

BACKGROUND

• Summer 94/96: Park Staff, Denali National Park, AK
• Fall 1994: Student, School For International Training, Nepal
• Summer 1993: Park Staff, Yellowstone National Park, WY

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LENORA MAE KNAPP

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EDUCATION:

• Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, California 95401 - Associate of Arts Degree, Speech & Drama, 1966
• Ukiah Adult School, Ukiah, California 95482 - Diploma, Vocational Nursing, 1974
  
• Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464 - Bachelor of Science/Education, December 1998

EXPERIENCE:

• Fall Semester 1998 -- Full Internship
  Woodall Elementary School, Tahlequah, OK
  Fifth Grade, Mrs. Carolyn Crofford
  Observed classes, assisted supervising teacher, planned and taught classes.
  
• Fall Semester, 1997 -- Pre-Intern II
  Greenwood Elementary School, Tahlequah, OK
  Third Grade, Mrs. Tomi Bardell
  Observed classes, assisted supervising teacher, planned and taught classes.
  
• Fall Semester, 1995 -- Pre-Intern I
  Grand View Elementary School, Tahlequah, OK
  Reading, Math and Spelling
  Sixth Grade, Mrs. Judy Wagnon
  Observed Class, assisted supervising teacher.
  
• October 11, 1993 to October 1998 -- LPN, Charge Nurse
  Go Ye Village, Tahlequah, OK
  Charge Nurse, Supervision of CNA, CMA and other employees, distribution of medication.
  
• 1974 to October 1993 -- LPN, Charge Nurse
  Various Health Care Facilities
  Charge Nurse, Supervision, distribution of medication, direct patient care in long term and critical care facilities.
• 1972 -- Teachers' Assistant
  Redwood Valley Elementary School
  Title I Tutor, helped staff teachers with 2nd grade students who needed remediation. Making of slides for projection, whole language reading in an ungraded, multicultural classroom.
• 1972 -- Bluebird, Campfire Girl Leader, Ukiah, CA - Teaching girls camping, crafting, etc.

SKILLS:

• Teaching, People Management, Supervision, Planning, Communication, Music

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