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Alyssa Colleen McKillip

Current: Shanghai Community International School800 XiuYan Road, Kangqiao, PudongShanghai, China 201315Phone: 8621 5812 9888Cell: 1376 499 3524

Permanent: 7100 S. W. Shady CourtTigard, OR 97223 USAPhone: 503.245.4672

online: www.atomikey.comalyssahen@gmail.comskype: alyssahen

Skills/Attributes

Excellent communicator both verbal and written A confirmed team player Proven ability to prioritise and effectively manage a demanding workload Quick learner with demonstrated aptitude for adapting to new challenges Keenly aware of confidentiality and privacy issues

Certificates

Oregon Teaching License AuthorizationsEarly ChildhoodElementarySpecial Education: K-12

Washington Teaching License AuthorizationsElementarySpecial Education: K-12

Education

June 2003 Master of Science, Special Education Portland State University - Portland, OregonJune 2000 Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance Lawrence University - Appleton, Wisconsin

Professional Teaching Experience

August 2008-Present General Education, Grade 3Shanghai Commuinity International School, Shanghai China

August 2005-2008 General Education, Grade 5Shanghai Community International School, Shanghai, China

August 2003-Present Special Education Teacher, Resource Room, K-6Karshner Elementary School, Puyallup School District

Winter 2003 Special Education Student Teaching, Educational Resource Center Bridgeport Elementary, Tigard-Tualatin School District

Fall 2002 General Education Student Teaching, 1st GradeBridgeport Elementary, Tigard-Tualatin School District

Spring 2002 General Education Student Teaching, 3rd / 4th GradeLake Grove Elementary School, Lake Oswego School District

Winter 2002 Special Education Student Teaching, Educational Resource Center Lake Grove Elementary School, Lake Oswego School District

Fall 2001 General Education Student Teaching, 3rd / 4th GradeLake Grove Elementary School, Lake Oswego School District

Professional Development (Shanghai Community International School August 2005 - Present) Success with ELL by Virginia Rojas - This workshop outline many useful strategies for working with studenst that do not speak or arelearning to speak English. I have used many of the strategies in my classroom, including jigsawing and scaffolding. It's imperative thatteachers be able to teach all students, including the non-speakers.

EARCOS - I have had the opportunity to attend EARCOS twice in the last three years. This is a 3-day weekend full of workshops on manytopics pertinent to all areas of study in the classroom.

International Society for Teachers in Education - The ISTE/NCEE conference in San Antonio was an excellent opportunity to learn aboutwhat's new in technology for the classroom, different ideas for integrating technology and how to design units that incorporate technologyWASC Accreditation 2006-2007 academic year - I was part of the WASC self study

Learning 2.008 Technology Confernce - A weekend of topics in technnology

District and Building Involvement (August 2005-Present)

WASC Accreditation Team - I was asked to be part of a team that supported the Curriculum Coordinator in researching, informationgathering, analyzing data, designing topics for focus on for the self-study.

Building Curriculum Coordinator - I acted as the Lower School liason with the system-wide Curriculumm Coordinator. I fielded curriclumquestions from colleages, assisted with the annual order, helpded prepare for the WASC self-study.

Master Scheduling Committee - I created drafts of the lower school master calendar based on grade level wishes and criteria outlines byadministration.Field Day Committee - I was part of a team that designed a fun Field Day for students in grades PK-5.Cultural Exchange Committee - The purpose of this team was to build a relationship with a local migrant school. I helped to design a tour and lessons combining similar aged migrant students at both campuses.

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FOSS Ordering Represenative - I collected orders from lower school teachers, compiled the order and sorted it after it arrived.

Extra-Curriculuar Activities (August 2005-Present) Musical Theatre Madness - I taught students in grades 3-5 to sing and dance to numerous musical theatre songs. We performed for their parents and an assembly. Arts and Crafts Activities - I taught students in grades 3-5 several art strategies included paper mache and printing. Save Endangered Sea Mammals - I worked with a group of student in grades 3-5 to research an endangered sea mammal and design a power point presentation to persuade people to save those species. Assistant Director of School House Rock (musical) - I worked with a group of high school students to learn songs and choreography toselections from the musical "School House Rock".

Accompanist for School Productions - I occasionally accompanied lower school concerts and productions.

Professional Development (Puyallup School District August 2003 June 2005)

Topics in Special Education REWARDS with Anita Archer - This is an outstanding reading program for upper elementary students to quickly improve their readingfluency and comprehension. It is geared towards special needs or ELL students that are already reading at a grade 2 level.

Administration of the WJIII - The Woodcock-Johnson III assessment was used in the Puyallup School District as a tool to evaluate studentsfor special education. The school psychologist and I shared the testing at our school.Sensory Processing Course - This course was offered by one of the main hospitals in Puyallup, Washington. The purspose of this course wasto teach about Sensory Processing Disorder and strategies to working with students with SPD.

Autism / PPD Overview - Autism, Aspergers and PPD are evident in all school settings. It's important for all teachers to stay on top of thelatest research being conducted in the area of autism.

Applied Behavioral Analysis - How to analyze behavior and design appropriate behavior plans

Practical Behaviors for Managing Problem Behaviors in the Classroom

Topics in Technology ICS Training - Uses of the document camera, project and a laptop in the classroom Excent Training - Special Education specific data management program

Topics in Assessment Interpreting WASL Data - How to read data from Washington State benchmark testingClosing the Achievement Gap - Differentiating Instruciton to meet all learners

Topics in Curriculum Developing Math Investigations - Hands-on, critical thinking math skills Kindergarten Read-Well Reading Institute with Phyllis Hunter - Differentiated reading strategies Step Up To Writing

Topics to Benefit the School Community Professional Learning Communities - Weekend workshop in Denver, ColoradoIssues in Abuse

District and Building Involvement (August 2003-Present) Safety Committee - I worked with a team to design safe passage out of the school in case of emergency and to develop evacuation plans for special needs students.

Paraeducator Observation and Evaluation - I was responsible for formal observations of the paraeducators that worked in my resourceroom and to evaluate their success as paraeducators.

Student Response Team - I was part of a team that met to discuss strategies for struggling students. Strategies could be for classroom needs, behavior needs or to test for special education.

Other Work / Volunteer Experiences

Fall 2004 Care Team Volunteer working with people diagnosed with AIDSFall 2001-Winter 2002 Oregon Childrens Theatre Company, accompanistSummer 1997 - Fall 2002 Oregon Health & Sciences University, administrative assistant in various departmentsSpring 2000 - Spring 2001 Tigard Medical and Rehab Center - recreational therapist in a secured dementia unit