Cornelia Bouska

Veteran elementary education teacher of 21 years. Maximizes learning for diverse learners through rigorous yet differentiated curriculum. Excellent communication with diverse families, relationship-building and problem-solving abilities within a classroom.

• Pursues a responsive classroom through positive discipline, kindness and peer-led remediation
• Enthusiastic about hands-on, inquiry-based NGSS STEAM practices. Currently serves on STEAM school-wide committee
• From 2016 - 2018, completed STEM training at the Brookfield Zoo's Institute of Science Teaching Excellence (IS-TE). Presented a STEAM primary lesson at IS-TE K-5 teacher's workshop in Summer of 2019
• Collaborates with team to document integrated, standards-based unit and project-based planning on Google shared drive
• Masters the ever-increasing toolbox of educational software and technology, including Math Score, IXL, Think Central, Lexia, Mystery Science, PebbleGo, Skyline, Kids A-Z, Brain Pop Jr., Epic, Fountas and Pinnell LLI, Leveled Phonics Library or Fluency Passages
• Engages families in Reader's Theater plays, Writer's Workshop celebrations and STEAM presentations
• Provides customized phonics support for struggling readers, including collaborative meetings with families, reading interventionist and MTSS members outside of school hours to collaborate around interventions with Tier 3 support
• Knowledgeable in posting media and assignments on Google Classroom. Well-versed in Google Tools (Google Classroom, Slides, Documents, etc)
• Cooperating Teacher for seven Student Teachers from UIUC or Depaul University