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I am writing to express my interest in the teaching vacancies at your school. I have my Type 9 teaching certificate in Social Sciences with endorsements in Middle School Education, Middle School Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Applications, Business Marketing and Management, Economics, Civics, and U.S. History. I am especially interested in teaching opportunities that will allow me to collaborate with other teachers and integrate the use of technology in the instruction of core academic subjects.

For the past three years I have been the Technology teacher at Westmont Junior High School. I developed standards based curriculum and assessment tools and provided classroom instruction for grades 6, 7, and 8 in Technology and Keyboarding. I also had the opportunity to collaborate with the Language Arts Department to implement the use of Web 2.0 technologies (wikis and nings) on two major student projects. The changes we made to the project resulted in more engaged students and higher quality projects than in previous years. I also had the opportunity to mentor a Business Education student teacher. I participated in the evaluation and selection of a District-Wide Student Management System and later trained other teachers in the operation of newly implemented system.

Shortly after I completed my student teaching, I was selected to cover a maternity leave for a 6th grade mathematics teacher at Stratford Middle School, in Bloomingdale, Illinois. I taught 2 sections of 6th grade Everyday Math and 1 section of Pre-Algebra, as well as a section of Literature and a section of Language Arts. I have also substitute taught extensively for Marquardt School District 15 in Glendale Heights, Benjamin School District 25 in Carol Stream / West Chicago and Community Consolidated School District 93 in Carol Stream.

During my student teaching I had the opportunity to work closely with the other teachers on a 7th grade team. I assisted the team in preparing new advisory activities and sharing observations about student performance and behaviors. I also worked closely with the Resource Consultant to created modified lessons and assessments for the students on our team with IEPs.

I have attached my résumé, my letters of recommendation, teaching certificate and coursework summary for your review. I also invite you to view my on-line portfolio by accessing my website at www.iteachyoucomputers.com. I look forward to speaking with you further about your school. I can be reached at (630) 258-9153. Thank you for your consideration.

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