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Valerie E. Pelak802 Arlington Ave. Unit #1. (630) 263-5427La Grange, IL 60525 [email protected]
Objective:U.S. History, A.P. U.S. History, Government, World History, Economics, World Geography, Law, Spanish, Psychology, Sociology, and A.P. Psychology Instructor at the high school level
Professional Teaching Experience:Harold L. Richards High School Oak Lawn, IL A.P. Psychology & Introduction to Psychology August 2013- Present
Teaching responsibilities include 11th and 12th grade students in increasingly diverse environment Assistant varsity girls’ track & field and girls’ swimming coach, 2013- Present Community High School District 218 A.P. curriculum committee representative “Equity, Diversity, & Opportunity” committee building participant Implemented and coordinated poetry slam for “All-American Day” school-wide assembly Proficient and trained in UBD lesson plan design, creation, and application Reading and dissecting challenging texts and studies to understand new psychological research Generated and harnessed A.P. Psychology curriculum, per approved by the College Board Teaching practices that support a transition from high school classrooms to college expectations
Oak Park and River Forest High School Oak Park, ILA.P. Psychology, Psychology, Human Behavior, and Social Problems August 2012- June 2013
Teaching responsibilities include 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students in diverse environment Designed curriculum and aligned standards for approved “Youth and Social Justice” course Northwest Personnel Administrators Teaching Fair, History Representative, Rosemont, 2013 “Beyond Diversity: Racial Equity in the Classroom” learning strand participant Psychology club faculty co-sponsor, junior varsity girls’ assistant swimming coach, 2013
Elgin High School Elgin, ILA.P. Psychology, Human Geography, Government, and Practical Law August, 2011-2012; 2008-2010
Teaching responsibilities include 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students in diverse environment Illinois School District U-46 Head Project CRISS Trainer Faculty mock trial sponsor, state qualifier, University of Illinois at Springfield- March, 2012 A.P. Psychology workshop, College of Lake County, October 2011 Assistant girls’ varsity cross country coach and varsity girls’ tennis coach
Degrees:Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL
Bachelor of Arts, History December 2007 Certification: History/Social Sciences, IL Type 09 Endorsements: U.S. History, A.P. U.S. History, Political Science, World History, Economics,
Sociology, Psychology, A.P. Government and Politics, Spanish, and Anthropology
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with Honors May, 2002 Minor in Spanish
Distinctions: Northern Illinois University Exemplary Student Teacher Award Recipient May, 2008
