Hilary Ward620 E. 5th Ave. Apt. #5Salt Lake City, UT 84103(208) 241-6986 email: hilarybrook@gmail.com

Professional SummaryWith eight years of classroom experience, I have learned to nurture students’ social-emotional development in addition to academic core competencies. Some key experiences I have gathered over these years in the classroom include:

Teaching general education students, as well as students with special needs within an inclusive classroom

Incorporating differentiated instruction and accommodations to ensure success of all students Promoting critical thinking, problem-solving strategies, and cooperative learning Establishing positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school

administrators/staff Participating in weekly professional development and collaborating with a diverse group of

professionals Facilitating class discussions and activities through daily morning meetings to foster students

social and emotional growth while building a community of learners and practice social justice norms

Developing and supplementing curriculum, instruction, and assessment to meet the needs of students and incorporate active learning pedagogy

Encouraging a growth mindset through resilience and learning from mistakes Fostering student growth and reflection with student-led conferences Analyzing data from assessments to plan and improve instruction

Teaching Experience

Teacher, Grade 3 (July 2015-Present), Pacific Heritage Academy, Salt Lake City, UT

Prepare and distribute weekly classroom newsletter, regularly update class information on school Web site, and encourage open communication with parents in person, via email and multiple on-line media formats to encourage teacher, student, parent partnerships

Utilize positive behavior strategies for learning through the use of positive verbal reinforcements and Class Dojo

Prepare students and administer DIBELS and SAGE assessments

Implement a variety instructional methods including inquiry, direct instruction, mini-lessons through the use of EL Education Modules, Lucy Calkins Units of Study in Reading and Writing and Bridges Math

Report student progress toward mastery of targeted Utah Core Standards

Teacher, Grade 7-8 (July 2013-June 2015), Pacific Heritage Academy, Salt Lake City, UT

Create a math project to design and build a volleyball court that incorporated Utah Core Standards, Pacific Island culture, and lessons from a local architect

Design Jordan River Watershed unit, a sixteen-week integrated curriculum aligned to the Utah Core Standards that included fieldwork, instruction by professionals (writer, scientists, photographer), and culminated with building a school “habitat patch”

Organize book clubs based on differentiated reading levels that focused on comprehension strategies and progress monitoring by students

Participate in “Growth Mindset,” a Stanford University study for focusing on brain plasticity and middle school students’ attitudes about math

Integrate social studies and English Language Arts to teach the novels A Long Walk to Water, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and To Kill a Mockingbird

Teacher, 5/6 Combination Class (August 2011-June 2013), Pocatello Community Charter School, Pocatello, ID

Implement reader’s workshops and literature circles with a focus on comprehension strategies

Use AIMS Web to monitor student progress through the Response to Intervention model

Employ language base math curriculum that includes the use of manipulatives, calculators, and illustrated media

Implement EL Principles with interdisciplinary investigations, daily learning targets and active citizenship

Provide support and materials to prepare students to Idaho Standardized Achievement Tests

Assist Adventure Coordinator to carry-out multiple adventure opportunities for class including skiing, backpacking, camping, and rappelling

Substitute Teacher, Blaine Co. School District (October 2010-May 2011), Hailey, ID

ANSER Charter School (May 2009-December 2009), Boise, ID

Other Work Experience

Ski Instructor, Children’s Ski School (Winters 2003-2015), Park City, UT, Pebble Creek, Pocatello, ID, Sun Valley, ID, Vail, CO, and Garmisch, Germany

Supervisor, Pebble Creek Snowsports School (December 2012-Present), Pocatello, ID

Professional and Community Organizations Faculty liaison for parent, teacher organization at Pacific Heritage Academy (Parent Kumu en

Member of International Literacy Association

Member of National Education Association

Member of Professional Ski Instructors of America, Level II Cert. & Children’s Accreditation II

Education

References Wendy Ruchti, EL School Designer, (208)

Irene Lolofie, Team Teacher,

Ryan Pleaune, Adventure Coordinator,