Johannah Joy Nanke 4215 Spruce Hills Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Phone: +965 6963 2597 Email: johannahnanke@gmail.com

Website: johannahnanke.weebly.com Skype: johannahnanke

OBJECTIVE

A reflective educator committed to utilizing and refining innovative teaching practices to enhance the learning experience for students and empower their individual and collective creativity by welcoming student diversity in the classroom. Seeking leadership opportunities and support for professional growth in a school dedicated to developing 21st century skills.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, outstanding attention to detail • Multi-dimensional skill set acquired through diversified school experiences • Focused on building and maintaining meaningful student-teacher relationships • Encourage students to reflect on process as well as product • Challenge students to apply writing to real world skills and generate personal meaning • Develop students’ creating and responding skills through a variety of roles • Create dynamic, engaging, and relevant lessons that challenge students

TEACHING EXPERIENCE American Baccalaureate School, Abraq Khaitan, Kuwait September 2014 - Present 7th-8th Lead Reading and English Teacher, 11th English Teacher

Dunkerton Community School District, Dunkerton, IA August 2012 - June 2014 7th-8th English Teacher 2012-13, 11th – 12th English Teacher 2013-14

Waterloo Community School District, Waterloo, IA October 2011 - May 2012 Long Term Substitute Country Day School, Escazu, Costa Rica January 2011 - May 2011 Student Teaching: 8th Grade English and Literature QUALIFICATIONS

University of Northern Iowa May 2011 Bachelor of Arts: English Language Arts, Secondary Education (5-12) International Baccalaureate: Category 1 Certified June 2014 Implementing the MYP Curriculum

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American Baccalaureate School:

Assistant Writing Practice Program Coordinator September 2014-Present • Organize and advise 6th – 8th grade level teachers on how to implement WPP in their classrooms • Assess and utilize information from WPP assessment to guide and enhance instruction

Assistant Middle School Reading Coordinator September 2014-Present

• Direct and implement reading program at the middle school level • Assess reading levels and apply data to classroom instruction • Analyze standardized testing scores and apply results to modify instruction

AdvancedEd Accreditation Committee Member September 2014-Present

• Provide and present evidence of alignment to administration and management • Collaborate with various departments to align curriculum with AdvancedEd learning standards

Sunshine Committee September 2014-Present

• Create, coordinate, and execute events to improve staff morale • Encourage a positive atmosphere among the staff members

Assistant SAT Supervisor November 2014-Present

• Administer the test • Assume responsibility for test materials; collect and account for test materials

Dunkerton Community School: School Improvement Advisory Committee 2013-2014

• Created criteria for roles in Teacher Leadership Compensation • Served as liaison between community, staff and administration to communicate strategies for

improvement within the building Fine Arts Boosters 2012- 2014

• Organized fundraising efforts to improve various forms of fine arts • Celebrated student achievement through presentations, performances, and awards • Sought out opportunities to expose and provide students with opportunities to experience fine arts, such

as viewing musicals, plays, participating in thespian festivals and speech tournaments Professional Development Committee 2012-2014

• Organized, researched, and coordinated professional development days • Encouraged teachers to attend professional development seminars outside of school • Approved professional development requests

Dunkerton Yearbook 2012-2014

• Team Leader, guided visual and organizational design • Mentored and supported staff in creating of a collaborative, professional yearbook, 100% increase in

student participation within one year

Dunkerton Speech and Drama 2012-2014 • Coached first student in Dunkerton history to achieve All-State standing • Garnered more Division I ratings in two years than past four years combined • 100% increase in student involvement over the course of one year • Successfully directed the 2014 spring play