Lindsay Watkins

CONTACT

27470 West Cuba Road

Barrington, IL 60010

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Major: Learning

Disabilities, Minor: English

E-mail:

lindsaywatkins123@gmail.com
Phone: 847-208-6160

Aug 2012 May 2016

Hope College, Holland, MI

WORK
EXPERIENCE

Hope College Education Department,

Holland, MI

Fall 2015 Present

Research Assistant
Worked together with a professor and another student to research the best
possible teaching strategies for English Language Learners and will present at a
conference.

Corporate Kids Events

Summer 2015

Staff
Assisted at a weekend conference for individuals with CHARGE syndrome in developing and
participating events catered to their needs.

Northwest Special Recreation

Association, Rolling Meadows, IL

Summer 2015

Camp Counselor
Assisted an adult with special needs during a six week long day camp in participating in
games, crafts, swimming, and other camp activities.

Ready For Life - Holland, MI

Dec 2014 Dec 2015

Community Living Support

Worked one-on-one with an individual with a cognitive impairment in performing daily
tasks that will one day be needed in order for her to live on her own.

Northern Illinois Special Recreation

Association, Crystal Lake, IL

June 2013 August 2015

Camp Counselor, Site Director

Worked one-on-one with individuals with special needs, aged 16+, during a summer day
camp to assist them in performing recreational activities for two summers and then was
promoted to a Site Director position to organize activities at the camp.
RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE

S tudent Teacher
Holland High School, Holland, MI -- Spring 2016
Planned lessons and taught high school students with special needs in the areas of resource
English, co-taught English, co-taught Biology, and Workshop.
Teacher As s is tant
Zeeland West High School, Zeeland, MI Fall 2015
Worked with students in a general education 12th grade English classroom setting to create
lessons and teach them to a diverse group of general education students.

Lind s ay Watkins

Teacher As s is tant
Lakeshore Middle School, Grand Haven, MI Spring 2015
Designed and directed lessons for seventh grade special education students in English and
mathematics.
Teacher As s is tant
West Ottawa High School, Holland, MI Fall 2014
Observed and assisted ninth through twelfth grade students in a regular education English
class for four hours a week over the course of the semester.
Teacher As s is tant
New Groningen Elementary School, Zeeland, MI Fall 2014
Actively directed activities and educational lessons in a resource room for special education
students in grades three through five.
Camp Couns elor
Camp Sunshine, Holland, MI Summer 2013 - Summer 2015
Led group activities and worked one-on-one with individuals with developmental disabilities
during an overnight summer volunteer program.
Teacher As s is tant
Vanderbilt Charter Elementary School, Holland, MI Spring 2013
Assisted with second grade regular education students for two hours per week during
a semester long field placement.
COLLEGE
INVOLVEMENT

S tudents Teaching and Educating Peers (S TEP) Educator S pring 20 14Pres ent
Educate and support peers with regards to issues regarding sexual violence and domestic
abuse on campus.
Active M ember, Greek Orientation Director, Kappa Beta Phi S orority S pring
20 13-Pres ent
Plan events, show leadership, and provide support for members of the Kappa Beta
Phi sorority on Hopes campus, as well as lead new members into the organization.
Volunteer Together We Involve Generations (TWIG) Fall 20 12-S pring 20 15
Engage in activities with elderly citizens residing at Freedom Village in Holland, MI
to bridge the gap between generations and be provide support for them as well.
Violin II Hope College S ymphony Orches tra Fall 20 12-S pring 20 14
Participated as an orchestra member in Hopes symphony orchestra for freshman
and sophomore years.

QUALIFICATIONS

RELEVANT S KILLS
CPI Certified June 2015
CPR and First Aid Certified January 2015
American Sign Language 1 Fall 2013

REFERENCES

References available upon request.

Lind s ay Watkins