Elizabeth Kirkby

PROFESSIONAL GOAL
To continue furthering my knowledge of pedagogy, instruction, assessment, and curriculum while expanding
my leadership qualities in a full-time secondary mathematics or English teaching position, in a school that promotes
and supports a culture of excellence for all their teachers, students, and support staff.

EDUCATION
Fall 2016 – Spring 2018 Michigan State University
o Master of Arts in Teaching and Curriculum
o Concentration in Science and Mathematics
Education

Fall 2013 – Spring 2014 Michigan State University (Graduate Certification)

Qualified to Teach:
o Secondary Mathematics
o Secondary English

Fall 2011 – Summer 2013 Michigan State University

o Bachelors of Arts in Mathematics
o Minor in English

Fall 2009 – Spring 2011 Lansing Community College

o Completed two years of undergraduate credits

Fall 2005 – Spring 2009 Grand Ledge High School, Grand Ledge, MI
o High school diploma

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 2017 – currently employed Berrien Springs Middle School, Berrien Springs, MI
Eighth Grade Mathematics Teacher
Eighth Grade Math, Algebra 1, Intervention
Summer School Teacher
PLC Leader
o Teaching and implementing Illustrative Mathematics problem-based curriculum for eighth grade math
o Collaborating with high school teachers to align and teach Algebra 1
o Designing grading scales and assessments for a Standards Based Grading system
o Coteaching and coplanning with special education teachers to most effectively serve and evaluate students
with diverse needs
o Teaching and creating a curriculum for Intervention, a support class for at-risk students, that targets
mathematical fluency, number sense, and current mathematical topics
o Engaging in thoughtful, professional, and collaborative discussions and meetings with coworkers,
administrators, and parents
o Organizing math PLC work for topics including: writing grading scales, vertical alignment, and common
assessments
o Creating meaningful and positive relationships with students to better teach and target all learners
 Elizabeth Kirkby
August 2014 – August 2017 Howell High School, Howell, MI
Mathematics and English Teacher
Algebra 1, Strategic Algebra, English 9, Strategic Literacy
Credit Recovery and Summer School Teacher
o Teaching and implementing an Algebra I curriculum aligned with CCSS at the Freshman Campus that
focuses on mathematical literacy, real-world mathematics, and developing students’ algebraic skill sets
o Coteaching and coplanning with special education teachers to most effectively serve and evaluate students
with diverse needs
o Teaching and creating a curriculum for Strategic Algebra, a support class for struggling students, that both
targets past mathematical deficiencies and accelerates students forward
o Using a variety of instructional practices that engage and challenge students, including problem-solving
tasks
o Engaging in thoughtful, productive, and collaborative discussions and meetings with coworkers and
administrators
o Creating meaningful and positive relationships with students to better teach and target all learners

INTERNSHIP
Fall 2013 – Spring 2014 Everett High School, Lansing, MI
Student Teacher
o Included forty hours a week, teaching and planning several different English Language Learners’ (ELL)
mathematics classes with my mentor teacher, Ernest Estrada.
o My focus class was Geometry, but I also taught Algebra I, and Algebra II.
o Gained extensive experience and practice with: student-centered unit and lesson planning, classroom
management techniques, using interactive whiteboard technology, methods of eliciting student thinking,
and scaffolding mathematical ideas and tasks to better suit diverse learners.
o Practiced cooperative group learning technique known as Complex Instruction.
o Practiced a variety of literacy techniques through the Reading Apprenticeship program and through
literacy based groupwork

Fall 2013 – Spring 2014 Lansing School District, Everett High School
Department of Bilingual Education
After School Tutoring Program

o Volunteered three hours weekly, in which I tutored ELL students individually and in small groups in
mathematics; also assisted students in completing homework assignments.

TEACHING RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Fall 2013 – Spring 2014 Substitute Teacher
Professional Educational Services Group, LLC
(PESG)

Fall 2012 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Michigan State University, Department of
Mathematics
o Conducted two weekly recitation sessions for MTH116 (Precalculus). Additionally, worked three hours
weekly in the Math Learning Center tutoring various levels of college mathematics.

Summer 2009 – Summer 2012 General Counselor

Michigan American Legion Auxiliary Girls’ State
o Was responsible for thirty junior high school girls for a week during a government simulation program.