Katie Spinelli

Current Address: katiemrspinelli@gmail.com (757) 268-2983 Permanent Address:

304 White Marsh Court 1 Cisco Court
Hampton, Virginia 23669 E-Portfolio: https://kspinelli.weebly.com/ Hampton, Virginia 23669

OBJECTIVE: Students have a potential to learn and become active and important members of an ever-changing society. I want to help
my students to be confident in the classroom by working together and building skills that will benefit them throughout their education
and later on in life through teaching in an elementary school.
EDUCATION

Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T) Elementary Education PreK-6, May 2018

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Cumulative GPA: 4.0
B.S. Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies, Minor: Elementary Education, May 2017
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Cumulative GPA: 3.11
Advanced Studies Diploma, June 2013
Kecoughtan High School, Hampton, VA
Conversational Spanish- Proficient

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT COURSE WORK

Astronomy for Teachers Teaching Writing
Scientific Field Methods for Teachers Family Literacy Project for At Risk Children

PRACTICUM/STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCES

2nd Grade, DJ Montague Elementary School, Williamsburg, VA, Spring 2018
Kindergarten, Ware Elementary School, Staunton, VA, Fall 2017
4th Grade, Wilson Elementary School, Fishersville, VA, Spring 2017
1st Grade (Dual Language, Full-Immersion), Keister Elementary School, Harrisonburg, VA, Spring 2016

WORK EXPERIENCE

Adventure Service Specialist August 2016- present

University Recreation Center | Harrisonburg, VA
• Work with students that want to have outdoor experiences.
• Extensive work with camping and adventure equipment.
• Managing rock wall participants and adventure trip participants.
Recreation Coordinator May 2016- August 2016
United Methodist Camp-Camp Tekoa | Hendersonville, NC
• Served as a coordinator for camp-wide activities under the Director(s) while working with a group of five other individuals on a
Summer Planning Team.
• Organized and assisted “Family Group Leaders” through their summers and served as a resource for creative games and
activities.
Family Group Leader May 2015- August 2015
United Methodist Camp- Camp Tekoa | Hendersonville, NC
• Trained to lead a family group (14 children) in outdoor and team building activities at a summer camp throughout the week
• Develop games and activities for kids to participate in throughout the week
• Manage schedules and coordinate with other family groups about logistics for our campers

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Alpha Sigma Tau, Psi Chapter September 2013-May 2017
• Participated and organized community service opportunities with the Panhellenic Community including organizations like:
JDRF, Dress for Success, Habitat for Humanity and First Step A- Harrisonburg Virginia.
• Served as Community Affairs Director. I got sisters involved in the community and different organizations’ various philanthropy
events
Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education conference- Hampton Virginia April 2017
• Presented at VAECE Conference in Hampton, Virginia about my Dual Language Immersion experience.
• Presented on ACE scores, impact on my future teaching career and how to counteract ACE Scores.