Hanna Lee Adams

1432 Cherokee Street

Kalamazoo, MI 49006

!PROFESSIONAL GOALS

Phone: (269) 204-8316

adamshl@kalamazoo.k12.mi.us

To teach in an elementary public school setting that encourages collaboration among students, staff, and
community, where I am able to create a twenty-first century classroom which cultivates problem-solving,
independent thinking skills and provides opportunities for on-going professional growth.

CERTIFICATION
Michigan Provisional Certificate (Highly Qualified), February 2011
K-8 All Subjects, 6-8 Language Arts, 6-8 Social Studies

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Education, December 2010
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Major: Elementary Education Minors: Language Arts, Social Studies
Masters in the Art of Teaching, August 2014
Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
Elementary Reading & Literacy, K-6

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
August 2012-Current
First Grade Teacher, Spring Valley Elementary School, Kalamazoo Public Schools, MI.

June 2012 & June 2013

Lead Teacher, Third Coast Writing Project: Camp For Young Writers, Western Michigan University, MI.

January 2012- June 2012

First Grade Teacher, Washington Writers Academy, Kalamazoo Public Schools, MI.

October 2011- January 2012

Paraprofessional, Washington Writers Academy, Kalamazoo Public Schools, MI.

August 2011 October 2011

Long Term Substitute Teacher, Third Grade, Washington Writers Academy, Kalamazoo Public Schools,
MI.

March 2011 June 2011

Long Term Substitute Teacher, Kindergarten, Washington Writers Academy, Kalamazoo Public
Schools, MI.

August 2010-December 2010

Intern Teacher, Urban Program, Washington Writers Academy, Kalamazoo Public Schools, MI.

January 2010 May 2010

Pre-Intern Teaching, Urban Program, Washington Writers Academy, Kalamazoo Public Schools, MI.

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LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

September 2013-Current
Grade Level Facilitator Responsible for coordinating grade level meetings, collaborating with gradelevel members, gathering data, and developing individualized intervention strategies for students struggling
to meet grade-level content standards.

September 2013-Current
K-2 ELA Representative Responsible for developing reading curriculum at the district level, attending
reading professional development, piloting new reading interventions, collaborating with members at the
district level and communicating the teams work and findings to the rest of the school.

September 2012-Current
School Improvement Team Responsible for assisting in the development of the School Improvement
Plan yearly, collecting and analyzing building-wide data, and communicating the teams work and findings
to the rest of the school.

September 2012-Current
Social Team Responsible for collaborating with other staff members to create team-building
opportunities for staff members and coordinate staff gatherings.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/ TRAINING

Writers Workshop: Lucy Caulkins
DIBELS Assessments and Progress Monitoring
Datawise
CHAMPS
Capturing Kids Hearts
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI)
LLI Benchmark & Intervention System
Road to the Code
Reading Street: My Sidewalks Intervention
SIOP- Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol

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References Available Upon Request