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Olivia White

Sharpsville,PA

Summary

Passionate teacher with experience developing and implementing lessons and assessments for secondary ELA students. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement by providing rationales for skills, assignments, and units in the classroom. Successful in helping students develop transferable skills in their reading and writing education.

Work History

Field Experiences

9th and 10th grade ELA, Grove City High School; Grove City, PA (Fall 2023)

  • Led and guided students in large group discussion of the short story "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Led students through Emily Dickinson's poem "The Soul Selects Her Own Society" by breaking down the text into prose, literary conventions, and figurative language
  • Developed real-life examples for students that helped them understand ten Lit ABC terms for the Keystone exam
  • Designed and implemented a twenty-five multiple choice assessment based off the fiction assessment anchors with the guidance of the classroom teacher

10th Grade ELA, Grove City High School; Grove City, PA (Spring 2023)

  • Observed the classroom teacher engage students in diverse instructional styles of teaching novels, short stories, poetry, and writing
  • Developed a visual supplement of characters and themes from "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" that students referred back to

7th Grade ELA, Delahunty Middle School; Hermitage, PA (October 19th, 2023)

  • Identified accommodations for special education students in the general education classroom, including the presence of an aide in the classroom

6th Grade ELA, Greenville Elementary School; Greenville, PA (October 14th, 2022)

  • Assisted the teacher in checking the students' worksheets on figurative language

Summer Camp Counselor

Buhl Park
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Guided and instructed a group of fifteen fourth-graders for six weeks
  • Helped facilitate and resolve issues between campers
  • Communicated behavioral problems and management techniques with parents

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English With A Secondary Education Certification

Grove City College
Grove City, PA
05.2025

High School Diploma -

Sharpsville Area Senior High School
Sharpsville, PA
05.2022

Skills

  • Adaptable to unforeseen factors
  • Organize plans and routines
  • Facilitate classroom behaviors
  • Collaborate with other educators
  • Creativity in lesson planning
  • Engagement with both students and parents
  • Google and Microsoft certifications

Timeline

Summer Camp Counselor

Buhl Park
06.2023 - 08.2023

Field Experiences

Bachelor of Arts - English With A Secondary Education Certification

Grove City College

High School Diploma -

Sharpsville Area Senior High School
Olivia White