Amy Jones210 Park Drive

Mountaintop, PA 18707

570-678-5794

• Philosophy of Teaching

• Why I Teach

• The Student and The Teacher

• About Me

• Education

• Experience

• School and Community Involvement

• References

• Pictures

Philosophy of TeachingYour future is your present

Your present is your past.

Your world shapes you

Your world judges you.

Your past changes you

Your past shapes you.

Your future will judge you

Your world judges your past.

The inside is the key

The outside is a result.

The surroundings are a mystery.

Propaganda, Proposition

With the right catalyst you grow

With the right growth you ignite.

You become the catalyst

And your present is your past

Their future is your present.

~AEJ~

Why I Teach• To make a difference

• To change lives

• To create a better future

• To share my love of knowledge with my students

• To witness miracles

• To help young dreams become reality

• To work at making the world a better place

• To inspire others

• To exhibit my gifts and help others find their own

• To encourage students to walk taller and reach higher

What is a student??• An open book, waiting for a

story to be written

• A keystone in the architecture of our future

• A person; with feelings, thoughts and ideas all their own just waiting to be shared

• A life waiting to be changed

• A reminder to keep smiling, keep learning, take risks, ask questions and never take yourself too seriously

• A unique history shaped by a one-of-a-kind life.

What is a teacher?• A parent

• A mentor

• A role model

• A friend

• A leader

• A facilitator of knowledge

• A psychologist

• A nurse

• A coach

• A guardian angel

About Me• I am 26 years old.

• I grew up and currently reside in Mountaintop.

• I attended Rice Elementary and Crestwood High School.

• I played field hockey, soccer, basketball and softball in high school.

• I attended Bloomsburg University for my Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education.

• I played field hockey at Bloomsburg.

• I have been substitutinging in the Crestwood School District elementary schools for the past 3 years.

• I was the co-director of the 5th and 6th grade play at Rice in 2007 and 2008.

• I have been an assistant varsity field hockey coach at Crestwood since 2007.

I became a teacher to follow a dream of changing lives. Some of the most important

role models in my life were teachers. I wanted to be the spark in the lives of my

students that those teachers were in mine.

EducationCrestwood High School

Mountaintop, PA

Graduation June 2001

GPA 3.7

Bloomsburg University

Bloomsburg, PA

Graduation May 2006

GPA 3.2

ExperienceLong Term Substitute Position

Rice Elementary School

Mountaintop, PA 18707

Fifth Grade Language Arts

2008-2009

Elementary Substitute Teacher

Crestwood School District

Mountaintop, PA 18707

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

Student Teaching Second Experience

Wyoming Valley West

Dana Street Elementary Center

Forty Fort, PA 18704

Second Grade

ExperienceStudent Teaching First Experience

Wyoming Valley West

Chester Street Elementary School

Kingston, PA 18704

Fourth Grade

Professional Practicum

Philadelphia Urban Seminar

Francis E. Willard Elementary School

Philadelphia, PA 19134

First Grade

School and Community Involvement

Volunteer Field Hockey Coach

Wyoming Valley Sports Dome

Fall 2005-2007, Winter 2006-2008, Summer 2006

*Coached an indoor junior high field hockey team 6th through 8th grade

*Coached an indoor varsity field hockey team 8th through 12th grade

Homebound Instruction

Fairview Elementary

Winter 2007

*Worked with a 5th grade student who was homebound for medical reasons

Play Co-Director

Rice Elementary

Spring 2007, 2008

*Co-directed the play for 5th and 6th grade students

Elementary School Tutor

Rice Elementary

Winter 2007, Spring 2007

*Worked with a 3rd grade student in various subjects to strengthen skills

Winter 2008, Spring 2008

*Worked with a 3rd and 4th grade student in Math to strengthen skills

Spring 2008, Summer 2008

*Worked with a 5th grade student in Language to strengthen writing skills

Summer 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009

*Worked with a 5th grade student in Reading and Math to strengthen skills

Spring 2009

*Worked with a 3rd grade student in Math to strengthen skills

Relay for Life

2000-Present

Hoops for Hope

Spring 2008

Locks of Love

Spring 2008

Food Bank Can Drive

Spring 2008

ReferencesMrs. Cynthia Hettinger

Rice Elementary School

Mountaintop, PA 18707

570-868-3161

Mrs. Elvetta Gemski

Crestwood High School

Mountaintop, PA 18707

570-474-6782

Mrs. Catherine Thomas

Rice Elementary School

Mountaintop, PA 18707

570-868-3161

Mrs. Heather McConnell

Rice Elementary School

Mountaintop, PA 18707

570-868-3161

Mrs. Dee Higgins

Fairview Elementary School

Mountaintop, PA 18707

570-474-5942

Mrs. Carolyn Boone

Fairview Elementary School

Mountaintop, PA 18707

570-474-5942

Pictures

Bio Poems, Stomp and Mardi Gras Masks

When my time began with the students, I wanted to get to know them better. I also wanted them to know me better. We all created a bio poem which showed facts and pictures

about ourselves. They were very creative with theirs!! It really helped to build a respect between all of us.

During my time in fifth grade the students also were able to join a Stomp group after school. I have since heard many of my musicians when I am working late, but they sound great!

On Fat Tuesday the fifth grade learned about Mardi Gras in Language class. We talked about its history, how it has changed and how it was affected by Hurricane Katrina. We then

created and wrote about a Mardi Gras celebration of our own in Mountaintop. The students finished the lesson by making these wonderful masks to go with their writing!!

The Walden Project

The students learned about Robert Frost, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman.

They were exposed to the biography of each author and several of their works. These works were used to help explain various themes in Language that help produce better writing.

The different groups explored books of the authors' writing and created a work of poetry or prose of their own with an illustration to present to the class.

The projects turned out wonderful!!

During the Spring of the 2007 and 2008 school years, I was co-director of the 5th and 6th grade play. I also specialized in working with the students to develop the scenery. Both “A Stone in the Road” and “Monster in the Closet” were a big success!

There are also some memories

from subbing that I never would have

expected but will surely never forget! The Red Hat Society and the Hoops for Hope are two

examples.

In the Spring of 2008, the food bank was running low on donations. I helped to arrange and carry out a can drive at Rice Elementary. The classroom with the largest amount of cans donated got to cut my hair for Locks of Love. Mrs. Geisler’s first grade

class did an amazing job and won the prize of being able to cut two donations from my hair, each more

than a foot long!

One of my favorite things to do outside of the classroom is coach field hockey. There is something special in each athlete that you may not get to see in a classroom. Athletics help a lot of students come out of their shell and find

themselves. In the summer of 2007, I left my job as the varsity assistant coach at Wilkes University to join Mrs. Gemski as an assistant for Crestwood. It has been an honor and privelege to work with her the past two seasons and I look forward

to learning as much as I can from her.

Final ThoughtsMore than to give information, a teacher needs to help guide a

student’s mind to think, and even beyond that, to help him shape his character. Giving information is easy. Forming a thinking mind is hard. And shaping a strong character is hardest of all, partly because it must be shapes mostly from within. Giving information is only the beginning of a teacher’s responsibility; the end is to stimulate, excite, motivate, life, challenge, inspire. -Irv Furman

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” -Marianne Williamson

Thank You Thank you very much for

your time and consideration today.