Willamette University

Candidates

Stephanie Whitley

Master of Arts in Teaching

Stephanie Whitley

Authorizations

Middle School Education, High School Education

Endorsements

ESOL, Language Arts, Multiple Subjects

Fall 2011 Work Sample

Teaching Strengths

  • Focus on fostering a student-centered learning environment
  • Teaching strategies include reader’s and writer’s workshop, concentrating on differentiating in the classroom to meet individual students’ needs
  • Emphasis on the incorporation of multiple intelligences into daily classroom interaction
  • Prior professional and collegiate experience in communication, speech, rhetoric, and marketing
  • Natural enthusiasm translating into an engaging and energetic environment

Education

  • Western Oregon University, BA (magna cum laude) 2010 (communication, minor in literature)
  • Willamette University, MAT

Teacher Research Topic

Student choice, motivation, and performance: When students are given choice of literature, how does it impact motivation and performance on summative assessments?

Experience

Student Teaching

  • Dallas High School, Dallas, Oregon, 9th grade English, 10th grade accelerated English

Student Teaching (ELD)

  • Dallas High School, Dallas, Oregon, English language development

Practicum Teaching

  • Duniway Middle School; McMinnville, Oregon, ELD/ELA 6th-8th grades

Other Classroom/Youth Experience

  • Nanny/caretaker: personal care, play, and prescribed physical therapy for 4 year old gir
  • Reading support/teacher aid: Independence Elementary School, Independence, Oregon, classroom and afterschool support for at-risk readers, 1st-5th grade
  • On-call nanny: Shannie’s Nannies, meals, games, outings and duties as needed for groups of one to five children of various ages
  • Discovery guide: Children’s Museum, various ages
  • Teaching assistant: Munchkin Manor, 2-year-old room
  • Big buddy: Buddies, assist at-risk girls with normal social activities, homework, field trips, 3rd-5th grades

Supervisors

Student Teaching Supervisors

Practicum Supervisor

  • Olivia Brown, A. Duniway Middle School, McMinnville, Oregon

University Supervisor