Amber

L. Johnson
Education
1770 92nd St. Unit 7204 West Des Moines, IA 50266 Phone: (515) 491-5696 amberjohnson12382@gmail.com

Drake University, Master of Science, May 2013 Elementary Education GPA: 4.0 Iowa State University, Bachelors of Science, 2004 Apparel Merchandising & Design o Consumer Behavior, Marketing and Business Kappa Delta Sorority License #997175 K-6 Elementary Classroom (May 2013) K-8 Reading (May 2013) K-12 ESL (May 2013) 6-8 Middle School Language Arts (expected 2014) K-8 Instructional Strategist I: Mild/Moderate (expected 2014) 7-12 Substitute Authorization Student Teaching Waukee Elementary School, 3rd grade January 28 March 14 Assumed full teaching responsibility for 24 students in an inclusive setting; five of whom received special education services, three received talented and gifted services Planned and taught all units of curriculum Communicated with parents via email, blog, in person and participated in spring conferences Assessed student learning through data collection and everyday grading of class-work and quizzes Assisted with the administration of Iowa Assessments Collaborated daily with third grade team Greenwood Elementary School, Special Education March 25-May 10 Differentiated instruction for Kindergarten, Second and Fourth grade students receiving special education services Collaborated with general education teacher Provided special education services in an 80% inclusion special education model

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Professional Work Experience Substitute Teacher, Sub Authorization March 2011 January 2013 Substitute taught in grades 7-12 over one hundred school days o Des Moines Public Schools Worked at each DMPS middle schools and all the major high schools o West Des Moines Community Schools Indian Hills, Stilwell, Southwoods and Valley o Waukee Community School District South, North and Prairieview I Have A Dream Foundation, Program Facilitator for 21st Century August 2012 December 2012 Facilitated an after school program for middle school students at Callanan Middle School every Wednesday afternoon from 1-4pm Planned curriculum and activities; STEM grant for 21st Century Managed 10-25 6th-8th grade students Link Associates, Residential Counselor July 2011- present Support staff for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities Assist adults with disabilities in maintaining a high quality of life Administer and monitor medication Tween Brands, Retail Store Manager February 2009-December 2010 Managed and maintained a retail store with 2M+ in sales Led a team of 20-50, depending on the season Leadership, team training and loss prevention Club Libby Lu, Retail Store Manager and Traveling Trainer August 2004- January 2009 Trained and led teams in Kansas City, MO/KS, Des Moines, IA, Columbus OH, Myrtle Beach, SC, and Anaheim, CA, Chicago, IL, Pittsburgh, PA Leadership and team management Customer service and training Other Experience Teacher Running Mentor, See Us Run Des Moines Spring-Fall 2013 Mentor high school students for running the Des Moines IMT Marathon Meet 3-4 times per week to run and reflect on training Amber L. Johnson 2