Sarah M. Muellersarahmariemueller@gmail.com

412-370-8371

Professional SummaryEnthusiastic and flexible teacher who desires to foster a community of autonomous learners who are critical thinkers. Motivated by the belief that all children can be successful learners. Clear communicator who prioritizes students' success, as well as their holistic development through inquiry.

Education and CertificationsBachelors of Science: Elementary and Special Education with Reading ConcentrationGeneva College, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania (May 2009)GPA: 3.88Masters of Education: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (December 2015)GPA: 4.0Pennsylvania Teaching CertificationsElementary Education K-6, Special Education PK-12, Mid-Level Social Studies 7-9, English as a Second Language Program Specialist, Secondary English 7-12 (pending)

Professional Teaching ExperienceFourth Grade Teacher, July 2015-PresentRowan Elementary, Seneca Valley School District, Cranberry Township, PA• Fostered a collaborative classroom through peer groupings• Adapted to meet the needs of the students in the classroom through small group and whole class lessons

using formative assessment to gage student understanding and promoting understanding through project-based learning

• Utilized positive reinforcement to promote appropriate behaviors • Co-founded the School Spirit Committee to promote student responsibility and student ownership within the

school community

Fifth Grade Teacher, July 2011-June 2015Gyeonggi-Suwon International School, Suwon, South Korea• Encouraged interactive learning through the inquiry-based curriculum of the IB Primary Years Program• Structured classroom content and schedules to incorporate hands-on activity and movement• Facilitated student-centered and student-designed service projects to meet the needs of our community and

adapted the approach yearly to best fit the needs of students in the class• Mentored new teachers to the school and two student teachers• Promoted student leadership through mentoring Student Council members in Middle and Elementary school• Two years Head of the Elementary Language Arts Department. In this position, I reestablished the school

Language Scope and Sequence and began tracking practices to identify areas of need across the school curriculum and implemented the elementary-wide use of the 6+1 Writing Traits in order to create continuity across grade levels

Seventh Grade Geography Teacher and Special Education K-12, January 2011-June 2011Wilson Christian Academy, West Mifflin, PA• Fostered peer collaboration through group projects and cooperative activities • Created inclusive lessons for high school student with down-syndrome• Team taught with fourth and fifth grade classroom teachers to meet the needs of diverse students

Skills• Differentiated instruction• Positive and encouraging• Flexible team player• 1-1 iPad implementation• Familiar with Lucy Calkins: Units of Study, 6+1 Writing Traits, Words Their Way, Big 6 Research Methods and

Schoology LMS• Confident using Microsoft Office, Google Docs and Mac programs• School activities include Spirit Committee mentor, Student Council Association mentor, elementary touch

rugby coach and costume design for school productions

Additional Experiences• Professional Development for Elementary Teachers, Co-Leader, St. Matthew’s Orphanage Center, Myanmar

(February 2015)• Mt. Lebanon Summer Learning Center, Student Intern, Mt. Lebanon, PA (July 2014)• WANet Summer English Institute, Associate Academic Dean, Cedarville, OH (July 2014)• Kingdom Care Learning Center, Activities Coordinator and After School Teacher, Bridgeville, PA (July-

December 2010)• Vienna, Austria, Family AuPair (August 2009-May 2010)• International Christian School of Vienna, Volunteer, Vienna, Austria (September 2009-April 2010)• Taejon Christian International School, Kindergarten Student Teacher, Taejon, South Korea (February-April

2009)• C.J. Mangin School, Grade K-3 Learning Support Student Teacher, Monaca, PA (January-February 2009)• South Side Elementary School, Grade 1 Learning Support Classroom, Internship, Hookstown, PA

(September-December 2008)• United Cerebral Palsy Life Skills Classes, Volunteer, Pittsburgh, PA (June-August 2008)• PA Cyber School, Title 1 Cyber Coach , Beaver Falls, PA (September 2007- May 2008)• Blackhawk Intermediate Unit, Grade 5 Classroom, Internship, Blackhawk, PA (September-December 2007)• Aldbury, England, Family AuPair (May-July 2007)• Central Elementary School, Grade 4 Science and History Classroom, Internship, Beaver Falls, PA (April

2007)• New Horizons School, Grade 9 Life Skills Classroom, Internship, Beaver, PA (October 2006)

Additional Trainings• ASSET Training: Motion and Design, Pittsburgh, PA (September 2015)• ASSET Training: Land and Water, Pittsburgh, PA (September 2015)• Assessment in the PYP, Suwon, South Korea (November 2014)• Math Inquiry by Raylene Burgess-Heald, Suwon, South Korea (November 2013)• PYP Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan (November 2012)• PYP Reading and Writing through Inquiry, Suwon, South Korea (November 2012)• PYP Concept-Based Learning, Suwon, South Korea (November 2011)• PYP An Introduction to the Curriculum Model, Bali, Indonesia (October 2011)