Amber Lawson
EDUCATOR - INNOVATOR - MENTOR - SPARTAN
Resume
education
Michigan State University
College of Education
Fall 2014 - Spring 2016
Michigan State University
College of Education
Fall 2012 - Spring 2013
Michigan State University
College of Education
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
Spanish and Teaching English
as a Second Language Minors
Fall 2008 - Spring 2012
professional experience
First Grade Classroom Teacher
Priest Elementary Middle School
Detroit, MI
September 2015 - August 2019
Kindergarten Classroom Teacher
American International Academy
Westland, MI
August 2013 - August 2015
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Summer Mathematics Tutor
Taylor, MI
June 2013 - August 2013
First Grade Intern Post Graduate Teaching Internship
Gompers Elementary Middle School
Detroit, MI
August 2012 - May 2013
licensure
State of Michigan
Elementary Professional Teaching Certificate
June 2024
K-5, All Subject Areas
K-8, English as a Second Language
language
Conversational Spanish
technology proficiency
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MAC and PC
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ELMO Document Camera
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iPad
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Microsoft Office
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Google Applications for Education
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SMART Board
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Interactive Projector
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Skype
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Zangle
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Prezi
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Data Director
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Star Math and Literacy Assessments
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Accelerated Reader and Math
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Front Row
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NWEA MAP
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Edpuzzle
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Website design
professional extracurriculars
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Robotics Team, Girl Scouts, 2016 - 2017
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Family Night Committee, 2014 - 2015
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Social Committee, 2014 - 2015
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Kindergarten Promotion Committee, 2013 - 2015
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School Culture Committee, 2013 - 2014
pre-internship experience
First Grade English Immersion Classroom
Amelia Earhart Elementary Middle School
Detroit, MI
June 2012 - August 2012
First Grade Classroom
Lansing, MI
September 2011 - April 2012
January 2011 - April 2011
Second Grade Spanish Immersion Classroom
Lansing, MI
January 2011 - April 2011
Kindergarten Classroom
Sydney, Australia
June 2009 - August 2009
Third and Fourth Grade Classrooms
Lansing, MI
September 2009 - December 2009
September 2008 - December 2008
professional development
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K-2 ELA/Literacy Foundational Skills Mini Course, Detroit, 2018
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Success for All Reading Roots Training, Detroit, 2015
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Making Great Readers Literacy Program Training, Westland, 2015
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Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning Conference, A Culture of Collaboration, Detroit, 2015
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Evidence Based Learning Instruction Literacy Training, Flushing, 2014
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Everyday Mathematics Training, Westland, 2013
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Journeys Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Literacy Program Training, Westland, 2013
undergraduate achievements
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Eli Broad Urban Immersion Fellowship, MSU, 2012
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Hispanic Studies in Valencia Spain Study Abroad, MSU, 2011
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Tomorrow's Educators for the Advancement of Multiculturalism, MSU, 2010 - 2012
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English Literature in London Study Abroad, MSU, 2010
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Selected Participant, University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, MSU, 2010
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Teaching and Teacher Leadership in Australia Study Abroad, MSU, 2009
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Urban Educators Cohort Program, MSU, 2008 - 2012