Hailey B.

Rhum
Permanent: 1526 Rhum Ln Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Current: 27 Beechwood Gr Singapore, Singapore
rhumh@uni.edu

EDUCATION

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa

Bachelor of Arts: Elementary Education Minor: Literacy
May 2016
Major GPA: 3.85/4.00
Certifications: OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
Mandatory Child Abuse Reporter
CPR and First Aid
Iowa Teaching License
June 2016

STUDENT TEACHING

Singapore American School, Singapore, Singapore

Spring 2016
UNI Faculty Advisor: Dr. Leigh Martin
Two 8 week periods of observing classroom environment, adopting teaching
practicing, learning curriculum, team-teaching with cooperating teacher, and
independent teaching
Instructed students in a one-to-one technology learning environment across all
subject areas
Participated in Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings bi-weekly and
reflected on team goals, common core standards, curriculum, and consistency of
assessments
Implemented behavior plans and interventions for individual students
2nd Grade Student Teaching Cooperating Teacher: Felice Dougherty (Half semester)
Adapted science FOSS kit into unit on hand pollination and led students in inquirybased engineering project using Common Core science standards
Conducted writers workshop Fractured Fairytales writing unit, conferred with
students, and guided the entire process through to a final published piece using
Book Creator Ipad app
Prepared math unit, review, and summative assessment for geometry unit based on
Common Core standards and scored students from grade-wide scoring guide
Assisted students in maintaining weekly blogs via Easy Blogger Ipad app
Attended IEP meetings and facilitated therapy exercises for selective mute student
Kindergarten Student Teaching Cooperating Teacher: Jessie Burant (Half Semester)
Prepared and attended student-led parent teacher conferences
Taught readers workshop units: What is Retell, and Character Studies and writers
workshop units: How-To and Persuasive writing all based on the Lucy Caulkins
model
Organized best-fit guided reading groups in relation to results from Columbia
Teachers College running records assessments
Taught composing and decomposing of teen numbers and created curriculum for
geometry unit: Introduction to flat and solid shapes based on the Envisions
curriculum and Common Core standards
Managed students cumulative kindergarten portfolio books via Ipad app: Book
Creator
Created and facilitated a variety free-choice centers in order to enhance childrens
social skills, collaboration, imaginative play, creativity, and innovation
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Assisted with grade-wide Service Learning- based projects in which students learned
compassion for others and enhanced social skills through volunteering at a stroke
rehabilitation center

FIELD EXPERIENCE

Bashay Primary School, Karatu, Tanzania

Spring 2015
7th and 4th Grade- Field Experience III (1 week, 40 hours)
Cooperating Teacher: Justine Basso
UNI Faculty Advisor: Dr. Terri Lasswell
Learned Kiswahili language and studied Tanzanian culture in order to communicate
with teachers and students
Created 4 project-based math lessons around language barriers about area and
perimeter and 4 English lessons and team-taught with 2 other UNI students through
the assistance of a language translator
Coordinated and facilitated an all-staff professional development day over new
math tools and techniques and how they could be used in the classroom
Southdale Elementary School, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Spring 2014
3rd Grade- Field Experience II (8 weeks, 25 hours)
Cooperating Teacher: Jennifer Barry UNI Faculty Advisor: Dr. Amy Lockhart
Highland Elementary School, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Spring 2013
2nd Grade- Field Experience I (1 semester, 30 hours)
Cooperating Teacher: Denise Gerhke
UNI Faculty Advisor: Claire Struck

RELATED FIELD EXPERIENCE

Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary, Waterloo, Iowa

Fall 2015
Advanced Literacy Practices and Field experience, UNI professor: Dr. Sarah Vander Zanden
Tutored one-on-one daily (for 10 weeks) with 3rd grade ELL student to improve
literacy skills based on assessment of abilities and goals that were created based on
these needs
Constructed daily lessons centered around individual literacy goals in order to map
out interventions and progress and based on current literacy research and best
practice models and
Convened weekly with peers to view teaching videos, reflect on and evaluate
lessons, discuss student and personal goals, monitor student progress, and identify
personal growth as teachers
Blessed Sacraments Catholic Elementary, Waterloo, Iowa
Spring 2015
Assessment and evaluation of literacy Field experience, UNI Professors: Dr. Deborah
Tidwell and Nancy White
Met weekly one-on-one with 5th grade student and prepared literacy levelappropriate lessons based on QRI-5 literacy assessments and Modified Running
Records
Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary, Waterloo, Iowa
Fall 2014
Methods of teaching mathematics Field experience, UNI Professor: Margaret Magner
Met with 3rd grade classrooms 5 times to co-teach prepared problem-based tasks
with peers
Lou Henry Elementary, Waterloo, Iowa
Fall 2014
Methods of teaching early literacy Field experience, UNI Professor: Dr. Rebecca Edmonson
Met one-on-one weekly with 1st grade student to foster literacy development with
students phonemic, semantic, and graphic awareness in mind
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OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Camp Adventure, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Summer 2013
Camp Counselor
Led group and provided a fun and safe environment for 25 five year olds of military
families
Fostered learning and growth through all camp activities by leading team building
activities, songs, games, and crafts
Planned logistics of and led daily activities and field trips to pool, beach, museums,
nature hikes, etc.
Internship at Lincoln Elementary School, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
Fall 2011-Spring 2012
4th Grade and Kindergarten, Cooperating Teachers: Laurie Klophenstein and Angie Jandrey
High school internship opportunity, assisted in classroom daily (150 hours/semester)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Waterloo Bucks Riverview Baseball Stadium, Waterloo, Iowa

Summer 2015-Present
Concession Stand Cashier
Mary Kay, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Summer 2014-Present
Independent Sales Consultant
UNI Essentials Convenient Store, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Fall 2013- Spring 2016
Cashier
UNI Student Involvement Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Spring 2013-Spring 2016
Desk assistant/Secretary
Blessed Beginnings Daycare, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Fall 2013-Summer 2014
Associate
HyVee Food Store, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
Spring 2009-Winter2014
Cashier

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES AND INVOLVEMENT

Relay for Life

Spring 2014-Spring2016
Special Olympics
Spring 2014
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, Philanthropy Chair
Spring
2013 Spring 2016
Organized monthly volunteer opportunities for group members
Rewrote organizations constitution and by-laws
Dance Marathon
Fall 2012
Spring 2016
Advocated and raised donations through Childrens Miracle Network for kids who
have been diagnosed with cancer and other life-threatening disease or illness
PERSONAL INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Travel, Reading, Learning about new cultures, Crafting and repurposing projects, Yoga, and Board
games

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