Nj state Department of Education’s 2016 Distinguished Clinical Intern Award

Honors and Awards Asked by Rutgers GSE to submit dossier for consideration for the nomination of “NJ State Department of Education’s 2016 Distinguished Clinical Intern Award” (March 2016) School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program (2010-2012)

Sayyada Rahim

https://missrahimteaches.wordpress.com




Profile

Ambitious teacher looking for a career in education to implement and expand the skills obtained from experiences teaching academically diverse students.

Education

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  Rutgers Graduate School of Education (Anticipated May 2016)
  

Masters of Education: Elementary Education (K-6) and (5-8) Middle School Social Studies

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  Rutgers University- School of Arts and Sciences (May 2015)
  

Bachelor of Arts: Economics

Minors: Public Health and Education

Certifications New Jersey State Teaching Certificate K-6, All Subjects (Anticipated June 2016) New Jersey State Teaching Certificate 5-8: Social Studies (Anticipated June 2016) New Jersey State Teaching Certificate 5-8: Science (Anticipated June 2016) Teaching Experience John Adams Elementary School, North Brunswick Township Student Teaching Intern, Grade 2 6 weeks (November-December 2015) Planned and taught comprehensive Math lessons using Everyday Mathematics Utilized data collection and analysis from conferences to inform instruction during Reading and Writing Workshop Employed various instructional strategies and discussion techniques during Interactive Read Aloud Established rapport with students and effectively managed classroom routines and procedures Linwood Middle School, North Brunswick Township Student Teaching Intern, Grade 6 Social Studies 10 weeks (September-November 2015) Communicated with parents about student behavioral and academic progress Planned and taught full day, cohesive, differentiated, original lessons encouraging higher order thinking skills Encouraged class participation and student engagement through various discussion techniques Utilized backward design to construct unique lessons and assessments to best meet/ core curriculum standards Eye Level Learning Center, Edison, NJ English/Language Arts/Literacy Tutor (November 2014-Present) Build reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills of students grades 3-8 Work with small groups of 1-4 to offer individualized reading comprehension support Edit essays and support student writing abilities with emphasis on development of ideas and the writing process Communicate with parents and provide written feedback in student progress reports

Alexander Library- Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (September 2010-August 2013) Administrative Assistant- Imaging Services Customer assistance in a high volume, multiple service department Scanned documents for customers locally and abroad Detailed citation corrections of interlibrary loan service requests

Professional Development Trainings and Organizations

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  Effective Strategies for Co-Teaching- North Brunswick Township Public Schools
  
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  Readers/Writers Workshop Model- North Brunswick Township Public Schools
  
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  Making Educators Partners in Youth Suicide Prevention - www.spts.org
  
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  Multiculturalism in Education- Tony Kline- NJSEA sessions (April 2016)
  
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  NJEA Junior Member (since December 2015)