Alexis Swart
Wheatfield,IN
Summary
Education professional prepared to contribute to student development and instructional support. Proven success in assisting lead teachers with lesson delivery and classroom activities. Reliable team player with focus on collaborative efforts and adaptability to changing educational needs. Proficient in classroom management and instructional techniques.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bible School Teacher
Kniman United Methodist Church
10.2024 - Current
- Facilitated interactive discussions to encourage critical thinking and application of scripture.
- Collaborated with parents and community members to support student learning experiences.
- Organized extracurricular activities that reinforced biblical teachings and fostered community involvement.
- Developed individualized lesson plans to accommodate different learning styles and abilities.
Summer Camp Counselor
Valpo Parks
06.2025 - 07.2025
- Facilitated engaging activities and lessons for diverse group of children.
- Supervised campers to ensure a safe and supportive environment.
- Assisted in organizing daily schedules and camp events.
- Worked with children with various different ages from preschool-7th grade.
- Adapted fun and engaging lessons involving fun spins on basic games and activities.
Field Work Via PNW
Wheatfield Elementary School
02.2025 - 05.2025
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Created two engaging lessons individually and taught them to a first grade general education classroom (One Science content and one Math content).
- Created two additional lessons individually and taught them to a first grade students placed in the special education setting (One ELA and one Math).
- Created and progess monitored an FBA to then later create my own BIP sample for an individualized student in the scholl setting.
- Took over the entire class one day for my special education teacher.
- Provided a safe environment for students in the school environment.
- For this field placement I was in general education 1st grade classroom on Tuesdays and Thursdays I was in special education ranging with children from grades K to 1st grade.
Teacher’s Assistant
Little U Academy
07.2024 - 05.2025
- Assisted lead teacher in daily classroom activities and lesson implementation.
- Supported students with individual learning needs and personalized instruction.
- Collaborated with educators to develop engaging learning activities for students.
- Has worked with children ranging from early infancy to preschool age.
Field Work Via PNW
Liberty Intermediate School
09.2024 - 12.2024
- Engaged in readalouds with children tailored towards the needs of social studies unit work and tying standards into ELA elements.
- Provided additional instruction through IXL break out rooms to talk about answers and really discuss why the children picked a specific answer over another.
- Implemented two lessons individually by lesson planning materials and access(One ELA lesson and one Social Studies).
- Encouraged students to look past text elements and create their own processing of the text vs self moments.
- Attended PLCs with Lead Teacher to talk about supporting students in areas over the fifth grade classroom settings.
- For this field experience I was placed in a 5th grade classroom.
Field Work Via PNW
Memorial Elementary School
02.2024 - 05.2024
- Assisted with teacher lesson plans through collaborative teaching moments about phonics instruction.
- Given running records of individual students to calculate and adapt their WPM records.
- Progress monitoring data and observations from individual students in the classroom setting, and used it to help tailor additional instruction.
- Demonstrated math lessons through hands on alternative methods which better engaged the children.
- During this field work I was with children from Kindergarten to third grade in the special education classroom.
Field Work
South Central Schools - Usd 300
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Provided students with small group instructional activities to enrich learning opportunities.
- Attended school wide events through the school corporation. (veteran's day program service)
- Personalized student connections by volunteering bus drop off before school in the early morning.
- Worked with children over the age range of third grade to sixth grade inside of the special education classroom.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education: Special Needs Concentration
Purdue University Northwest
Westville, IN12-2025
High School Diploma -
Kankakee Valley High School
Wheatfield, IN06-2021
Skills
- Innovative problem-solving
- Assessment and evaluation
- Creative teaching methods
- Lesson planning
- Group and individual instruction
- Willingness to learn
- Attention to detail
Certification
- Fluent in conversational Spanish
- CPR certified
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Summer Camp Counselor
Valpo Parks
06.2025 - 07.2025
Field Work Via PNW
Wheatfield Elementary School
02.2025 - 05.2025
Bible School Teacher
Kniman United Methodist Church
10.2024 - Current
Field Work Via PNW
Liberty Intermediate School
09.2024 - 12.2024
Teacher’s Assistant
Little U Academy
07.2024 - 05.2025
Field Work Via PNW
Memorial Elementary School
02.2024 - 05.2024
Field Work
South Central Schools - Usd 300
09.2023 - 12.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education: Special Needs Concentration
Purdue University Northwest
High School Diploma -
Kankakee Valley High School
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