Kristen M.

Kluka
30247 Wicklow Ct.  Farmington Hills, MI 48334  (248) 408-2561 
klukak@umich.edu

EDUCATION University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI expected

MAY 2009
Bachelor of Arts in Education
University Honors and Recipient of the James B. Angell Scholar award
Cumulative GPA: 3.3; Education GPA: 4.0

CERTIFICATION Provisional Elementary Teaching Certificate expected

MAY 2009
Endorsements: Language Arts and Mathematics (State of Michigan)
MAY 2009
CPR, First Aid Training, and AED Certification
FALL 2008

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Flossie B. Tonda Elementary School, Canton, MI
2008-present
♦ 2nd grade student teacher and pre-student teacher
♦ Cooperatively and independently planned and executed classroom lessons
and activities
♦ Differentiated instruction to accommodate three students in the classroom
with autism and learning disabilities
♦ Designed and implemented a four-week Language Arts unit on realistic
fiction, including an author’s spotlight for parents to hear their child read
aloud their published story
♦ Participated in parent conferences, Instructional Support Team (IST)
meetings, Individualized Educational Planning (IEP) meetings, district-wide
mathematics committee meeting, staff meetings, and teacher in-services
Bach Elementary School, Ann Arbor, MI FALL
2007
♦ 2nd grade pre-student teacher at a magnet school for English Language
Learners
♦ Developed and taught whole-class read aloud lesson and guided reading
lesson
Pierce Lake Elementary School , Chelsea, MI
WINTER 2008
♦ 3rd grade pre-student teacher
♦ Developed and facilitated informational text lesson, vocabulary lesson,
and social studies visual inquiry lesson
Professional Educational Services Group, LLC, Ann Arbor and Farmington, MI
2008-present
♦ Maintained an efficient and effective learning environment as a substitute
teacher in the Ann Arbor and Farmington Public School districts
Farmington Public Schools, Farmington, MI
2007-present
♦ Planned lessons and taught reading, math, acting, digital photography,
pottery, and art for the elementary summer school program
Huang Family, Tutor
2007-present
♦ Prepared reading and writing lessons on a weekly basis for 6th and 8th
grade Taiwanese students needing additional Language Arts instruction
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & ACTIVITIES
Kappa Delta Pi International Honors Society in Education
2007-present
♦ Distinguished member and a member of the Leadership Council
♦ Chaired Literacy Alive!, a literacy-related event for K-5 students within the
community
♦ Volunteered as a 2nd grade teacher leader at the MLK Day Children and
Youth Program
University of Michigan Dance Marathon (UMDM), Team Captain
2007-present
♦ Raised awareness and $1,866 individually for pediatric rehabilitation
♦ Organized a team bottle drive fundraiser and Laser Tag outing with
assigned UMDM sponsor family
Camp Kesem, Camper Care Coordinator and Counselor
2007-present
♦ Recruited campers, handled camp advertising and information sessions
♦ Raised $785 individually to sponsor and manage a camp for children
whose parents have or have had cancer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
♦ Hobbies include running, playing basketball, volleyball, softball, and tennis
♦ Coached JV tennis at Farmington Hills Harrison High School in Spring 2008