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Annika Blesener

North St. Paul,MN

Summary

Tier 3 Licensed Professional Teacher focused on maximizing student learning potential through diverse instructional strategies and classroom management techniques. Skilled lecturer, discussion facilitator and hands-on leader focused on student success. Excels at meeting and exceeding district standards.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

7th Grade Social Studies Teacher

Hiawatha College Prep- Northrop
07.2020 - Current
  • 4 years of experience as a Middle School Teacher skilled in curriculum development that best serves students and meets academic standards while committed to fostering opportunity, accountability, curiosity, joy, and critical thinking to empower students in their academics and in their lives
  • Teach, evaluate, correct, and grade the performance of 100 U.S
  • History students and 15 english language learners
  • Effectively collaborated and lesson planned daily with ELL classroom co-teacher
  • Developed 36 weeks of course content & unit plans aligned with MN state standards
  • Integrate technology into 50% of lessons
  • Foster positive, respectful, and accountable class culture
  • Support Tier 1,2, & 3 academic and behavior interventions for students
  • Implement class systems for safe and predictable spaces
  • Communicate student progress and concerns with parents, guardians and administration using tact and professionalism to support student
  • Foster curiosity and love for learning by coordinating field trips, mock trial, and project based learning
  • Brought Minnesota History Day to my history class by organizing and teaching an 8 week long research-focused project for 7th grade
  • Planned field trips to the History Center 22’ & The Fun Lab 24’
  • Created and adapted curriculum on an annual basis due to changes in lower grades, standards, cultural relevance, and current affairs

Youth Soccer Coach

Hiawatha Academies
08.2021 - 10.2023


  • Promoted good sportsmanship and fostered a positive team environment by modeling respectful behavior both on and off the field.
  • Promoted love of game by assisting players with understanding positioning, play techniques, and teamwork strategies.

Summer School ELA teacher

Hiawatha Academies
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Monitored student progress closely using formative assessments, adjusting instructional approaches as needed for optimal learning outcomes.

Youth Golf Coach

Oak Marsh Golf Course
06.2023 - 07.2023
  • Coached 30 youth golfers ages 8-13 in weekly sessions who achieved skills to putt, chip and drive
  • Modeled golf etiquette, ball awareness, and golf strategy and rules.

Education

Secondary Social Studies Education -

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, MN
05.2020

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Solution-Focused
  • Adaptability
  • Trauma Informed Teaching
  • Cultural Sensitivity
  • Behavior Modeling
  • Creativity
  • Empathy
  • Inclusion
  • Classroom Management
  • Conflict-Resolution
  • Project-based learning
  • Assessment Strategies
  • Feedback provision
  • Safety awareness
  • Technological in online learning
  • Proficient in Google Applications
  • Following Standards
  • Student Engagement
  • Collaborative learning
  • Discipline
  • Reverse Unit Planning
  • Teaching strategies

Timeline

Summer School ELA teacher

Hiawatha Academies
06.2023 - 08.2023

Youth Golf Coach

Oak Marsh Golf Course
06.2023 - 07.2023

Youth Soccer Coach

Hiawatha Academies
08.2021 - 10.2023

7th Grade Social Studies Teacher

Hiawatha College Prep- Northrop
07.2020 - Current

Secondary Social Studies Education -

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, MN
Annika Blesener