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Dana Villella

Educator (412) 926-2947


Venetia, PA 15367 [email protected]

EDUCATION

Slippery Rock University 2020-2024 (Present)


Slippery Rock, PA ` GPA 3.8
Early Childhood Education and Special Education; International Concentration
Peters Township High School 2016-2020
McMurray, PA
Graduate Class of 2020

STUDENT TEACHING AND FIELD EXPERIENCE

Julia Ward Howe Elementary February-April 2024


Mount Lebanon School District - Student Teaching
● Provided tier 3 instruction for students with special needs in accordance with their IEP’s and overall data on the
student through the use of creating structured yet specific intervention lessons for the large and various student needs
and ability levels.
● Progress monitored a variety of IEP goals including academic, behavioral, and social skills goals and assisted in writing
progress reports for parents.
● Implemented PBSP’s and participated in data collection for an FBA.
Washington Elementary January-February 2024
Mount Lebanon School District - Student Teaching
● Collaborated with my cooperating teacher and 4th grade team to script and create lessons for mathematics, science,
and writing which led to independent instruction for various math units, science exploration, and writing pieces.
● Met the various emotional and educational needs of students by referencing effective teaching strategies for classroom
management and instruction recommended by cooperating teacher, principal, and through best practices learned.
● Revised and adapted lesson plans to fixate and instruct upon the needed pace of the curriculum.
● Utilized district and other diverse classroom resources for enrichment and/or interventions in math during specified
intervention periods daily.
Hillview Elementary November-December 2023
Grove City Area School District - Field
● Nurtured specific needs of students through lessons utilizing the Fundations curriculum, which included but was not
limited to, CVC word blending, decoding and encoding phonemes, base words and suffix -s and -es, and overall
phonemic awareness skills.
● Collaborated in push-in learning support across various grade levels where adaptation and flexibility was executed to
uphold diverse learning styles and needs.
West Middlesex Elementary April-May 2023
West Middlesex School District - Field
● Initiated and instructed a responsive classroom environment by conducting daily morning meetings that built a
positive classroom community.
● Implemented developmentally appropriate math, ELA, and science lessons for a 1st grade class.
● Recorded reading progress for end-of-year informal data collection and conducted math rotations with cooperating
teacher, which included exit tickets and additional assistance for students.
McQuistion Elementary October-November 2022
Butler Area School District - Field
● Educated kindergarten students within ELA and math curriculums held by Butler Area school district.
● Actively engaged students in daily read-alouds in which I presented modeling, questioning, retelling, and predicting of
a text to build connections to the story and real life experiences.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Butler Area School District Aug. 2023-Present


Butler, PA
Substitute Teacher
● Substitute taught in classrooms and got to lead typical school days while implementing instructional flexibility and
sequence to an outlined lesson plan.
● Implemented behavioral management systems the class used daily to promote a positive and productive school day.
Slippery Rock University/SGA Preschool & Childcare Center Aug. 2022-May 2023
Slippery Rock, PA
Childcare Worker
● Supervised pre kindergarten classrooms and ensured safety by following daily protocols.
● Assisted and took initiative in developmentally appropriate play based learning activities.
The LeMoyne Community Center June 2023-January 2024
Washington, PA
Camp Counselor/Homework & More
● Launched play and activities that best suited the needs and interests of various ages in a professional setting that
enhanced motor skills, creativity, emotional development, problem solving, and social skills.
● Tutored students across all grade levels by assisting in homework completion and comprehension.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Internationella Engelska Skolan- Study Abroad Trip, Stockholm, Sweden. May 8-16th, 2023
● Overcame language barriers and interacted educationally and linguistically at dual language multicultural schools by
using assistive technology and observation.
● Reflected upon personal and professional growth, philosophies, and development within the PIES (Physical,
Intellectual, Emotional, Social) framework.

CERTIFICATIONS SKILLS ORGANIZATIONS AND CLUBS

Act 126 Schoology Treasurer of Kappa Delta Pi:


Suicide Prevention Training PowerTeacher International Honors Society in Education
Professional Development Introduction to Microsoft Early Childhood Club,
Intensive Intervention Google St. Jude Up Til’ 2
Dyslexia training IEP Writer Photography club
Child and Infant CPR Certified Dean's List
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