Wendy Pattis
Summary
Type 03 Professional Educator License (PEL) December, 1994
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Burr Elementary School
Chicago, IL
09.1998 - Current
4th Grade Humanities Teacher
(Current)
- Created, implemented and modified social science units which allign with the National Social Science Standards.
- Created proficiency scales which allign with the Illinois State Common Core Standards for language arts.
- Designed short term learning plans (STLP) to foster personalization of learning for students based on academic abilities.
- Developed a reading/writing workshop which allowed for students to have whole group, small group and one to one instruction based on individual needs.
- Established a classroom culture which fosters mutual respect among students and teachers.
- Developed executive functioning proficency scale to increase student autonomy.
- Taught grades 1-6 throughout career.
Education
Master of Arts - Curriculum And Instruction
American College of Education
Chicago, Il05-2000
Master of Arts - Teaching
National Louis University
Evanston, IL12-1994
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI12-1988
Leadership
- Chicago Teacher's Union delegate (Current)
- Local School Council (LSC) Teacher Representative (Current)
- Professional Problems Committee Lead (PPC) (Current)
- Member of the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) (Current)
- Past member of the Personalized Learning Committee (Past)
- Previous member of the CIWP Committee
- Participant in Burr Teacher Leadership Retreat (2024,2025)
- Student Teacher Mentor (Past) various universities
- Student Field Observation Mentor (Current) various universities
Professional Development
- LEAP Innovations Personalized Learning
- Poetry Foundation
- Rochelle Lee Fund Recipient
- Erikson Institute Backwards Mapping and Unit Planning Cohort
- Second Step Social Emotional learning development
- Ed Tech Professional Development: Lexia
- NWEA, STAR360, Branching Minds Data Analysis and Standardized Testing Development
- Responsive Classroom
Timeline
Teacher
Burr Elementary School
09.1998 - Current
Master of Arts - Curriculum And Instruction
American College of Education
Master of Arts - Teaching
National Louis University
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of Wisconsin-Madison