Britaney Cosner

Certified Teacher Grades 1 - 6

1119 Jeffras Court,
britaneycosner@yahoo.com
Westminster, MD 21157
1-443-745-9494
Education_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, United States
May 2015
Cumulative GPA: 3.75; Deans List (Spring 2012 - Fall 2013, Fall 2014)
Received Teacher Education Excellence Award by Towson Universitys Department of Education
May 2015
Nominated for Frances T. Bond Service Award by Towson Universitys Department of Education
May 2015
Passed Praxis I and II (Principles and Learning Theory Grades K-6 and Elementary Content)
November 2015
Member of National Society of Colligate Scholars
Work Experience__________________________________________________________________________________________
Level 4 Classroom Teacher, Matafao Elementary School, WorldTeach
August 2015 June 2016
Planned and implemented standards-based lessons for all subject areas
Developed and conducted professional development meeting to help teachers implement use of Kindles in the classroom
Organized various field trips, including a tour of a ship, the Jean P. Haydon Museum, Blunts Point, and the Ocean Center
Hosted community members to speak with students, including the U.S. National Park System, the director of Samoan Studies
from the ASCC, and a dietitian from LBJ Hospital
Featured in Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Success Story for creative and effective use of Kindles
Member of English committee, science committee, accreditation leadership team, and technology committee
Collaborated with Samoan language teachers and special educator to meet the needs of all students
University Field Experience_________________________________________________________________________________
Youths Benefit Elementary School, Harford County, Maryland
January 2015 May 2015
Grade 4 Student Teacher
Planned and implemented lessons in all subject areas five days a week
Coordinated PARCC display in front lobby and school-wide PARCC spirit week, featured on HCPS website
Volunteered at STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Night, Math Night, and Basket Bingo
Attended writing and reading, PTA, faculty, grade level, career day, and Board of Education meetings
Participated in family fitness night, skate-a-long, professional development days, and parent conferences
Sent home weekly communications with families, including a traveling mathematics backpack
Youths Benefit Elementary School, Harford County, Maryland
August 2014 December 2014
Grade 1 Student Teacher
Planned and implemented lessons in reading, writing, math, literature, social studies, and science three days a week
Created and implemented activities for behavior management, such as a lunch bunch program
Collected assessment data on student learning and modified future lessons based on results
Assisted with Fun-dations phonics intervention program
Collaborated with para-educator and first grade team to meet the needs of all students and plan future lessons
Professional Development and Additional Experience ___________________________________________________________
Awarded grant to conduct undergraduate research in New York for my study titled, Determining How Teachers Attitudes About
Mathematics Professional Development Impact the Changes They are Willing to Make.
January 2015 Present
Substitute Teacher for Baltimore County Public Schools
January 2015 June 2015
Substituted for ESOL specialist, working with a range of students from low English proficiency to high proficiency
Substituted for classroom teachers grades one through five
Vice President of Mathematics Education Club (MEC)
August 2014 May 2015
Met with the faculty advisor and members of the executive committee; recruited and greeted new members; invited various
speakers such as Maryland State Department of Education and Connections Education to speak about STEM in schools
Coordinated a panel, organized dates, and presented as guest speaker during meeting on Study Abroad Experience
Presented work at National Convention for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) gallery walk
November 2014
Spoke about my experience working with English Language Learners in an elementary school classroom
Member of Mathematics Education Club
January 2014 August 2014
Developed skills for inquiry based mathematics education in a collaborative and creative environment
Instructional Assistant, College for Kids Summer Camp, Towson, Maryland
July 2014
Planned and assisted with activities for 3rd/4th grade children with exceptional intellectual abilities
Study Abroad in Costa Rica (Environmental Education and Service-Learning in the Tropics)
May 2014
Developed methods for teaching environmental education in elementary school settings through hands-on experiences in the
rainforest and visited local elementary school to develop understanding of the local school system

 Worked alongside locals on environmental service programs, such as trash mapping, planting trees, and painting community
buildings