Melina R. Varney: Education
Melina R. Varney: Education
Melina R. Varney: Education
Varney
4203PineStApt1Philadelphia,PA19104
(717)[email protected]
EDUCATION
UniversityofPennsylvania
,
Philadelphia,PA
MasterofScienceinEducation,EarlyChildhood
PennsylvaniaInstructionalCertificate:EarlyChildhoodEducation,PreK6
BucknellUniversity
,
Lewisburg,PA
BachelorofScience,Biology
July2015May2016
August2009May2013
RELEVANTEXPERIENCE
AdolescentLiteracyProgramTeacher
DelawareValleyFriendsSchoolPaoli,PA
June2016present
TeachOrtonGillinghambasedmultisensoryliteracyinstructiontostudentswithdiagnosedlearningdisabilities
Planandimplementlessonsthatareresponsivetostudentneedsandassessstudentgrowth
StudentTeacher,FourthGrade
January2016May2016
SamuelPowelSchoolPhiladelphia,PA
Tookontheroleofleadteacherfortwoweeksoffullresponsibilityteaching
Designedacrosscurricular,inquirybasedunitonSenegalandculture
Providedsupporttosmallgroupsofstudentsduringreadingandmathworkshop
StudentTeacher,FirstGrade
September2015December2015
PennAlexanderSchoolPhiladelphia,PA
Plannedindividualizedandsmallgrouplessonsinallsubjects
Implementedwholeclassnumbertalkstoincreasecomputationalfluency
FullServiceCommunitySchoolsAmeriCorpsIntern
October2013
June2015
FaisonElementary,Pittsburgh,PA
Plannedandfacilitatedsmallgroupandindividuallessonsinguidedreadingandmath
Assessedandtrackedstudentprogress,coordinatedwithteacherstodevelopnextsteps
Communicatedwithfamiliesdailyregardingstudentattendance,academics,andbehavior
BridgetoCollegeAmeriCorpsIntern
June2014
August2014
HomewoodChildrensVillage,Pittsburgh,PA
MentoredandtutoredhighschoolyouthintheBridgetoCollegeSummerProgram
Plannedandcoordinatedcommunityserviceactivitiesandenrichmentfieldtripstouniversitiesandmuseums
BucknellBuddiesUndergraduateCoordinator&Tutor
January2010May2013
BucknellUniversity,Lewisburg,PA
TutoredandmentoredyouthingradesK7
Liaisonbetweentutoringsites,volunteers,andprogramdirector
PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT
DelawareValleyFriendsSchooltraininginmultisensoryliteracyinstructionbasedonOrtonGillinghammodel
MemberofNationalScienceTeachersAssociation