RACHEL ROSENBERG

6 Debruyle CT. Hawthorne, NJ 07601

201-681-7127
rosenberg125@gmail.com
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Education
M.Ed., Master Degree in Special Education Specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Marygrove College, Detriot, MI
2016- Pending graduation August 2018
Montessori Lower Elementary Diploma Program
Princeton Montessori School
Summer of 2012-Summer of 2013
BA, Bachelor of Arts, English, January 2009. GPA-3.4
Certification of Eligibility with Advanced Standings ( PreK-3)
William Paterson University Wayne NJ
Passed Praxis( Pre-K-3) April 08
2005-2009
Bachelors Level Course work in Special Education
Kutztown University Kutztown, PE
2003-2005

Career Objective
To obtain a position as a special education teacher in an environment that I can support student
success, focus on individual’s needs and advance their learning.

Related Experiences
Ridgewood Montessori School- Elementary Teacher
Paramus, NJ 2011- Present
Responsible for designing a lower elementary program for children kindergarten through third
grade. Created a curriculum for the school based on the Montessori method and making CORE
standardized leaning materials. Lesson plans consisted of individualized work plans for each
child which they received every week. Implemented a daily schedule that involved math, lan-
guage, history, science and specials.

Ridgewood Montessori School Summer Program

Paramus, NJ 2011- Present
Responsible for creating a summer program for the elementary students. The program consists of
two to three field trips a week as well as science experiments and arts and crafts on the other
days.
Religious School Teacher
Barnert Temple, Franklin Lakes, NJ 2003-2010
Third and fourth grade. Responsible for teaching them Hebrew and bible study.

Unit Head Camp Veritans

Wayne, NJ 2008-2010
In charge of all 3rd and 4th grade groups. Responsible for making sure all children are safe
and having fun. I came up with different activities for them to do throughout the day
including relay races, basketball games and a cheer club.

Field Experience
Lyncrest Elementary School
Fair Lawn, NJ September 2008- December 2008
- Student Teaching in a first-grade classroom.
- Progressively assumed full time teaching responsibilities.
- Implemented lesson plans on a daily basis. Used the Everyday Math to teach math
and used explorations to help guide the students. During guided reading I worked
with small groups and worked on comprehension and phonics while monitoring
the literacy centers. In science, the students learned the different species of animals
and used pictures of the animals to make posters.

Radburn Elementary School

Fair Lawn, NJ January 2008- May 2008
- Practicum in second grade: Two days per week culminating in two full weeks.
- I prepared Everyday Math lessons on addition and multiplication. I created a book
museum in the classroom that the students placed their favorite books in different
categories. For example, fiction, non-fiction and biographies. I created a unit plan
based on dinosaurs that I used in every subject. We used dinosaur poems in literacy
centers along with building fossils out of papier-mâché.

El Nino Del Mundo

Paterson, NJ September 2007-December 2007
-Field Experience 1 in preschool.
-One day per week.
-Worked with Creative Curriculum to design lesson plans. In science, the students
opened up a pumpkin and looked inside. They observed what was inside and
took out the pumpkin seeds and felt them. They counted them and separated
them by size.
Licensees
- New Jersey Teachers Certification P-3
- Montessori Elementary I Certification
- New Jersey Substitute License
- CPR Certified

Skills
- Private tutoring in the areas of reading and writing
- Working hand in hand with a Behavior Consultant developing a Behavior Intervention Plan
BIP
- Trained in SMART Board technology
- Readers/ Writers Workshop
- Mondo Reading Curriculum
- Differentiated Instruction
- Flexible classroom environments to aid learning
- Trained in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Trained in all Macintosh Applications