Jaclyn Turner

(480) 318 0211

jturner21@email.arizona.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaclyn-turner-755931110

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TEACHER

EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY AND GOAL
I believe that all children deserve an educational experience that enriches their minds and provides them with useful
and relevant skills to enhance and promote their educational futures. In order to provide such a meaningful learning
experience, teachers must always demonstrate enthusiasm and excitement for learning while providing students with
an environment where active participation in hands on activities is perpetual. Learning should be scaffold upon the
students funds knowledge in order to set them up for success while still challenging them to think critically. It is my
goal as a teacher to provide my students with an opportunity to explore the vast capabilities of their minds in an
environment that molds students to recognize learning as a positive and exciting experience.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Classroom Management

Initiative

Creative Lesson Planning

Problem Solving

Curriculum Best Practices

Motivational Support

Learner Assessment

Fostering Teamwork

Experiential Learning

Flexibility

Establishing Focus

Thoroughness

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Student Teacher, White Elementary School, Grade 3, Tucson, AZ, January 2016 Present
Model fluent reading in a whole group setting
Assist in creating math and language arts lesson plans
Facilitate daily math instruction
Conducted daily language arts instruction (reading, grammar, writing)
Assess student understanding both informally and formally
Facilitated daily physical education instruction
Assisted mentor teacher in maintaining classroom management
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Participated in professional development with the 3 grade team
Attended weekly faculty meetings
Practicum, Mary Belle McCorkle Academy, Grade 8, Tucson, AZ, August 2015-December 2015
Assisted mentor teacher in maintain classroom management
Worked in small groups during math and literacy instruction
Facilitated occasional science and reading lessons
Practicum, Blenman Elementary School, Grade 3/4 combo, Tucson, AZ, January 2015-May 2015
Supervised small group center work
Supported students literacy skills in one-on-one work
Volunteer, Cherokee Elementary School, Grade 1, Kinder, & Reading pull out, Scottsdale, AZ, 2012-2015
Small group lesson facilitations (math skip counting, reading, art)
Assisted in creating classroom posters and other learning materials
Assisted teachers in grading work

VOLUNTEER WORK
Volunteer/Mentor, Chapel Haven West
Mentor to U of A autistic students
Model and helped students develop social and communication skills

2012-Present

Volunteer, American Red Cross Blood Drive

2012- Present
Periodically volunteer at the mobile blood drives on the University of Arizonas campus checking in
donors and raising awareness of the events throughout the campus
Volunteer, St. Judes Up til Dawn
April 2014
Write letters to raise awareness and funds for St. Judes Children Research
Intern, Valley Presbyterian Church
May-August 2014
Intern leader working with Junior High students
Assisted in creation of small and large group activities
Facilitated and chaperoned various mission trips and summer camps for the youth
Assisted in Vacation Bible School with children ranging from age 2 months - 10 years old

EDUCATION
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, English as a Second Language Endorsement, expected May
2016
Cumulative GPA: 3.4

CERTIFICATIONS
Arizona Provisional Elementary Education Certification, expected May 2016
English as a Second Language Endorsement, expected May 2016

HONORS AND AWARDS

Deans List: Fall 2014- Spring 2015
Deans List with Distinction: Spring 2015
Honorable Mention: Fall 2015
Academic Year Academic Distinction: Spring 2015