Dominica R. Felici
e-mail: missfelici@yahoo.com
classroom web site: users.nac.net/dominica
OBJECTIVE: A permanent position as an elementary/special education teacher in a rural school district
EXPERIENCE:
RURAL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
First Grade Teacher 2001-Present
* Trained in Kid Writing, Shared, & Guided Reading
* Leveled books for classroom library
* Utilized Reading Recovery & Four Block techniques
* Tutored struggling readers in the Read to Succeed
and Classroom Plus programs
* Assisited Title I math teacher on Family Math Night
* Revised curriculum in health
* Participated in buddy reading program with Head Start,
Read to Me, and Book-It
* Attended various workshops as a member of the state's reading
association
* Taught exceptional needs students in an inclusion setting
(MR, ADD, ADHD)
RURAL CHILD CARE CENTER
Elementary Group Supervisor Summer 2001
SUBURBAN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Full-Day Kindergarten Educator 1999-2001
* Trained in "Math Their Way" and eclectic literacy
program
* Taught exceptional needs students in an inclusion
setting
* Utilized sensory integration techniques for autistic/ADD/ADHD
students
* Participated on PAC & Web Site Committees
* Received approval on grant proposal for computer
literacy program (2000-01)
* Wrote and revised curriculum in language arts and
mathematics
* Designed web pages for school web site
* Trained in Bloom's Taxonomy intergrated with the
Multiple Intelligence Theory
SCHOOL KIDS ON-LINE
On-line Education Research and Curriculum Writing
Summer 2000
Student Teaching in the Third Grade
EDUCATION:
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
Masters of Arts in Education, Certified K-6
Field of Study: Elementary Education
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science
Area of Concentration: Marketing
Minor: Pre-Law (Business)
FELICIAN COLLEGE
Teacher of the Handicapped, Certified K-12
Summa Cum Laude
CERTIFICATIONS : Elementary
and Special Education
PUBLISHED WORK: 102
Dalmatian's Day in Kindness and Justice Challenge
WORKSHOPS: Reading Recovery Conference, Bridges to the Natural World, New Teacher Survival Skills: Coping with Stress, Creating Child Centered Classrooms for the 3-5 Year Olds, Social Skills for Young Children, Enhancing Literacy Instruction in the Kindergarten Classroom, Portfolio Assessment in Early Childhood Settings- Regular and Special Needs, New Teacher Orientation/Practical Strategies for Classroom Success, Harcourt Brace Math Advantage Program Training, Buenas Ideas for Integrating the Spanish Curriculum by K, 1st, 2nd Grade Teachers, New Teacher's Workshop: Writing Objectives, Kindergarten Articulation Meeting, New Teacher's Workshop: Anticipatory Set and Lesson Closure, New Teacher's Workshop: Special Education Students in the Regular Education Classroom, Creating KinderGardens Where All Children Can Bloom!, Cooperative Learning Workshop Part II, Science and Internet, Educating and Engaging Parents for Improved Student Achievement, Integrating Children's Literature and Dance, Get Them into Class: Enliven the First Five Minutes, Dominoes and Mathematics: Reinforcing Basic Skills, Math Activities for Exceptional Children K-8, Math for all Seasons, Balanced Literacy, ToxRAP: The Case of the Green Feathers, Beginning a Balanced Writing Program, Math Their Way (one week training course and follow-up course), Guided Reading, and NJAKE Spring Conference: Let's Hop into Spring with Rosemary Wells, Kid Writing, Shared Reading, Guided Reading, Create Teaching Tools Utilizing Literature and a Home to School Connection
COMMUNITY: Intiated and conducted 101 & 102 Dalmatian's Day for Suburban Animal Shelter (2000-2001), Dr. Seuss Book Collection for homeless children, Pepsi Note Collection, volunteered at special needs facility, & county literacy center
AFFLIATIONS: Member of state reading association, National Association for Education of Young Children, International Reading Association, Kappa Delta Pi
TECHNOLOGY: Windows
PC & MAC, Microsoft Office, Web Page Design, Internet & Children's
software
REFERENCES: Available
Upon Request