Deanna L.
Willis
Permanent Address 601 Ashley Court Northville, MI 48167 DeannaLynnWillis@gmail.com
248. 808. 0747
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a secondary English teaching position that will allow me to provide students with a challenging, yet engaging, learning environment that promotes individual creativity and critical thinking. University of Michigan Bachelor of Arts in English Education 2012 GPA 3.961 overall; 4.000 within Major and Minor Provisional Secondary Certificate Adult/Child CPR & First Aid Fall 2011 Community High School th th 9 through 12 Grade Student Teacher Ann Arbor, MI expected May
EDUCATION
CERTIFICATION
expected May 2012 received July 2011 Ann Arbor, MI
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Developed unit plan revolving around Introduction to Literature novel Developed unit plan revolving around Introduction to World Literature, Shakespearean play Winter 2011 Clague Middle School 6th through 8th Grade Pre-Student Teacher Developed unit plan revolving around Young Adult novel Observed student learning in whole-class and group interactions Fall 2010 Plymouth High School 11th & 12th Grade Pre-Student Teacher Plymouth, MI Ann Arbor, MI
Developed and taught one-day lesson plans regarding writing skills and reading comprehension Created a text-analysis in which possible benefits and challenges of texts were explored Summer 2010 Northville High School Northville, MI K-1st Grade Teacher Assistant to the Northville Summer Connections Program Worked as a one-on-one tutor for kindergarten student with Down Syndrome Worked closely with students to ensure learning comprehension Devised and implemented short lesson plans to enhance reading and writing abilities
Summer 2009 Northville High School Northville, MI th th 9 -10 Grade Teacher Assistant to the Northville Summer Connections Program Worked closely with students to ensure learning comprehension Developed and taught short lesson plans, co-planned with Cooperating Teacher PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Observed and worked one-on-one with students to enhance academic writing Tutor, English - Worked individually with middle school student to enhance writing skills Intern, Marquis Theater - Worked with directors and choreographers to facilitate camp activities for campers ages 6 through 14 LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES Kappa Delta Pi Education Society Director, Clague Middle School Glee Club Sunshine Chair, Sigma Kappa Sorority, Alpha Mu Chapter Volunteer, Martin Luther King Symposium Mentor, K-Grams BookMarks Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Winter 2011 Fall 2008 Winter 2011 Winter 2008 2011 Fall 2008 Winter 2011 Fall 2011 2012
Summer 2009 2011
HONORS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society Fall 2009 Spring 2012 Winner, Sweetland Prize for Excellence in Upper- Winter 2012 Level Writing University Honors 2008 2012 James B. Angell Scholar Spring 2011 Deans Award Spring 2011