Sarah Lynne Bridegum

2201 Wimbledon Circle, Silver Spring, MD 20906

301-908-9141
sbridegum@gmail.com
http://sarahbridegum.weebly.com/

Education and Certification

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA: May 2018- May 2019
Master of Arts in Teaching

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA: August 2014- May 2018

Professional Licensure Program: Elementary Education (grades PreK-6)
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies
Concentration in Humanities & Social Sciences
Minors: Elementary Education (grades PreK-6), EXED Non-Teaching (Special Education)
President’s List, James Madison University, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018

Certifications:
 CPR/First Aid/AED Certified (November 2018)
 Completion of a course on Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect for Volunteer
and Contractors within Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland (2017)
 Certificate of Completion Dyslexia Awareness Module through Virginia Department of
Education (VDOE) (2018)
 90+9 Clock Hours Certificate for Child Development (2013-2014)
 Silver Award for Girl Scouts (2013)
 EverFi- Financial Course (2014)

Elementary Classroom Experience

Student Teacher, Grade 5, Churchville Elementary School, Augusta County, VA, (EXPECTED March-May 2019)

Student Teacher, Grade 1, Cub Run Elementary School, Rockingham County, VA, (January-March 2019)
 Participated in and contributed to grade-level team meetings
 Established collaborative relationships with parents through parent/teacher conferences
 Created and conducted a social studies unit on Famous Americans including Martin Luther King Jr.,
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Arthur Ashe
 Created and conducted a hands on mini-unit in science on the states of matter
 Developed and taught math units in time, fact families, addition and subtraction and graphing
 Conducted four reading groups that were all on grade level
 Guided daily morning meetings to create a classroom community of learners

Practicum Student, Grade 1, Cub Run Elementary, Rockingham County, VA, September- December 2018
 Collected and analyzed data to complete inquiry thesis project focused on effective classroom
management strategies
 Pulled small groups of students for more individualized teaching
 Developed classroom management and organizational skills through work with the lead teacher
 Designed student analysis assignment to pre-assess and group students to begin new math unit
 Creativity lesson plan using Drama-Based Pedagogy when learning about Veterans Day
 Created and taught a math lesson on counting numbers orally from 0-110
 Led morning meeting and calendar to create classroom community
Practicum Student, Grade 2, Waterman Elementary, Harrisonburg City, VA, January-May 2018
 Planned and taught my own lesson plans in science about magnets, social studies about Cesar
Chavez, math about money, and reading/language art about making predictions from a book
 Led morning meeting and calendar to build classroom community
 Developed classroom management and organizational skills through work with the lead teacher

Practicum Student, Kindergarten, South River Elementary, Rockingham County, VA, January-May 2017
 Completed an 85-page case study observing one student and their developmental growth. Observed
and learned in greater detail about the physical, social, cognitive, and emotional well being of the
student and how they developed over the course of the semester
 Developed classroom management and organizational skills through work with the lead teacher
 Led reading and math rotation stations daily
 Taught lesson on personal hygiene and the importance of brushing your teeth

Community Service
 Duke Step Up Volunteer - spoke in front of orientation groups and teaching them the different ways
to step up for the community and those around you in situations when alcohol is involved (August
2015)
 Reading Buddy for struggling 1st graders, Waterman Elementary School (September-December
2015)
 Overcoming Barriers - club working with students with disabilities during swim lessons and in the
classroom at Montevideo Middle School, Rockingham, VA (September-December 2016)
 Church World Service - volunteer working with new families to the area where they learn English,
vocabulary and information about Harrisonburg, VA (January 2017-May 2017)
 Gamma Phi Beta Member, Scholarship Chairwoman October 2014-May 2018
o Made sure everyone has acceptable GPA’s, helped the girls who are struggling set goals and
stay focused on school, worked with the Education Department to encourage higher GPA’s
and academic success within the chapter (November 2017-November 2018)
o Participated in Girls on the Run 5k races. Girls on the Run is Gamma Phi Beta’s philanthropic
partner and is an organization that works with elementary/middle school ages girls to
promote skills through dynamic, interactive lessons and running activities where at the end
of the program the goal is to complete a 5k run

Work Experience
Basic Concepts Summer Camp
Teacher Assistant Summer 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
 Basic Concepts is a summer camp in Rockville, Maryland where we work with children with
disabilities and we work on speech and language and social skills
 Organized and taught activities to help with behavior issues as well as learning how to
socialize and work with peers

Elementary School, Stonegate Elementary School

Intern 2013-2014 school year
 Interned half a day during the afternoons (12-3pm) at Stonegate Elementary School in
Montgomery County, Maryland working with all 3 Kindergarten classes for 15 hours a week.
 Rotated daily between the three classes, pulled small groups of students, made copies,
worked with students more individualized, and aided the teachers