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Hannah M. Cates
rhaecates@yahoo.com
Home Address
10283 Still Meadow Drive
Wheatfield, IN 46392
219.816.1440 (cell)
OBJECTIVE Obtain an Elementary, Middle or High School administrative position with the
opportunity to lead instruction and make a positive educational difference in the
community in which I serve.
EDUCATION MAE, Ball State University May 2013
Major: Educational Administration and Supervision
GPA: 3.8
B.S., University of Southern Indiana May 2006
Major: Elementary Education
Endorsement: Language Arts June 2008
GPA: 4.0 (major) 3.7 (overall)
AA LBA English, Taylor University May 1999
Northwest Indiana Writing Project June 2010
LICENSES/
CERTIFICATIONS Indiana: Elementary Education, Grades 1-6 May 2006
(7/8 non-departmentalized)
Language Arts Elem./Middle/Jr. High June 2008
Language Arts 5-12 July 2011
School Administration K-12 May 2013
SLLA Taken July 12, 2012 PASSED
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE Middle School Teacher
(Rensselaer Central Middle School, Rensselaer, Indiana) 2008-present
- teaching all levels of 8th grade Language Arts from
remediation to advanced levels
teaching full inclusion classes
Middle School Teacher 2007-2008
(Helfrich Park Middle School, Evansville, Indiana)
- teaching one section of 8th grade Adv. English
- teaching one section of 8th grade English
- teaching one block of 8th grade Language Arts
- teaching two sections of 7th grade Social Studies
Cooperating Teacher Sept-Dec 2007
(University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana)
- opened my classroom to intern observation and instruction from University
of Southern Indiana
- communicated with acting professor of teacher education on a regular basis
in regards to design and purpose of University of Southern Indiana
curriculum
- facilitated teaching experiences for student intern from University of
Southern Indiana as completion of degree requirements on part of the intern
- performed evaluations which included conferences and written feedback for
both the University of Southern Indiana and teaching candidate intern
Summer School Teacher June 2007
(Evans Middle School, Evansville, Indiana)
- taught two sections of 6th grade Language Arts over a four week period
- tailored instruction to focus on the Indiana power indicators for 6th grade
Language Arts
- maintained portfolios to submit to school principals as a reference for the
regular school year
- taught to groups of students with very different needs, including a deaf child
with an interpreter
Middle School Teacher 2006-2007
(Helfrich Park Middle School, Evansville, Indiana)
- taught 7th graders a Math/Science/Health block for a full school year
- taught 8th graders Language Arts for a full school year
- performed all the regular duties of a full time teacher by creating lesson
plans, assessing students, implementing differentiation techniques in
lessons, providing I.E.P accommodations, meeting educational standards for
the state of Indiana and compiling and recording grades in a web based
grade book
- participated in staff meetings
- made frequent parent contact and kept phone call logs
- collaborated with other teachers on a regular basis
- administered assessments for state and corporation purposes
- used an effective discipline plan in all classes to instill respect among
students for teachers and peers
Writing Club Instructor 2006-2007
(Helfrich Park Middle School, Evansville, Indiana)
- coordinated an after school club once a week to encourage small groups of
students ranging from sixth to eighth grade to pursue writing as a hobby
- facilitated writing lessons for students
- aided in publishing tactics for the advanced writers
- presented various contests to students
- taught various writing elements to students as an extra curricular activity
Home School Teacher February 1996-July 1996
(Ethiopia, Africa)
- provided interim home school instruction for missionary children (grade 2
and 4) living in a remote area of Ethiopia who were waiting for a permanent
home based instructor
- used an adapted American home school curriculum from the Colorado
Department of Education
Teacher’s Assistant 1995-1996
(Rift Valley Academy, Kijabe, Kenya)
- worked as a teacher’s assistant in multi-grade classrooms located in Kijabe,
Kenya
- aided several elementary, middle and high school teachers with classroom
duties
- shadowed a 2nd grade student with ADHD whose second language was
English for three concurrent months until proper medicinal routine was
established
- attended faculty meetings during the school year
LEADERSHIP School Improvement Steering Team 2009-present
- Worked as the faculty point person on the INSAI school improvement
process for Rensselaer Central Middle School.
- Attended multiple training meetings for INSAI school improvement
process development.
- Lead faculty meetings to inform and educate staff on the school
improvement process that INSAI offers.
- Helped to glean information from staff on the basis of school initiative
concerns and interests.
- With the information gathered through faculty, student and community
surveys wrote the mission statement for the INSAI school improvement
process.
- Contributed thoughts and endeavor initiative ideas in the areas of Language
Arts.
- Volunteered time to serve as a point person for Language Arts Initiatives.
Writing Strategy Chair 2009-present
- Lead instruction and collaboration with writing teachers in regards to
writing workshop initiative (SIP)
- Organized and met with Language Arts teachers to map a fluent writing
curriculum (grades 6-8)
- Communicated with the high school in our district with regard to carry
over of writing instruction—curriculum alignment
- Designed a year-long curriculum map used for both eighth and ninth grade
writing—common core standards
- Provided guidance to teachers in my building and beyond in regards to
writing workshop design and implementation.
- Lead professional development for the corporation as a NWP graduate.
- Lead staff development regarding writing workshop style of instruction.
- Published hundreds of pieces of student writing from 2005-present in
various local and national media.
Professional Development Presenter August 2010
- Presented professional development on writing workshop to teachers in my
corporation as a part of a corporation wide professional development
academy.
- NWIWP/NWP certified to present as an expert in the areas of writing
instruction.
Anti-Bullying Coalition 2012-present
- Headed a coalition of parents, students and teachers in our district to track
data on bullying and reporting.
- Opened avenues of communication between school and community to
address concerns of bullying.
Grant Writing 2006 – present
-Wrote grants that were successful in bringing monies into the schools for
Language Arts related activities/programs. (ex. REMC Round-Up, Jasper
Foundation)
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT National Middle School Conference 2007, 2009
Ruby Payne Training/Case Study 2007
Nancy Atwell Conference: Writing Workshop 2008
Raising ISTEP Scores 2008
Making Middle Grades Work Conference 2009
Ron Clark ICE Conference 2009
INSAI training sessions 2009/10
North West Indiana Writing Project Graduate 2010
*This list is not comprehensive.
SKILLS Computer: MS Word, Power Point, Excel, MS Works, Internet
Browsers, Grade Book Pro, RDS Online Grade Book system, and various
photo editing software programs, Powerschool, MySkillsTutor, Evernote,
Dropbox, iPad, iPhone, SMARTBOARD, Adobe
Typing: 55-65 wpm
REFERENCES: Ned Speicher (RCSC Superintendent) 219.866.7822
Tim McIntosh (Principal) 812.435.8246
Kelly Berenda (Principal) 219.816.4661
Rodger Seats (Asst. Principal) 219.816.4661
Marylinn Quick (BSU Professor) 765.285.3287
Kelly VanMeter (teacher) 219.863.4398
