Friday, February 26, 2010

Clairemont High School

I have been lucky to land a long-term sub position at Clairemont High School in San Diego Unified School District. This job will last from February to the end of the school year.

I feel so blessed to be working with the students for whom I really have a passion. The Literary Advancement Elective I am teaching is a support class for students who are significantly below grade-level based on their CST scores. This program, SLIC, or Strategies for Literacy Independence across the Curriculum, is part of a federal grant.

I love the school, the curriculum and most of all the students!

Friday, January 15, 2010

It's Official!

January 14, 2009 I received my preliminary credential from the State of California. I am eager to start working! Call me! E-mail me! Text me!

jdeniseouellette@gmail.com
(619) 602-5624

I had fantastic student teaching experiences. I spent eight weeks at Foster Elementary in the first grade and eight weeks at Dana Middle School doing fifth-grade math and social studies and one period of fifth and sixth-grade art.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Jennifer Denise Ouellette

I am a recent cum laude graduate of the Integrated Credential Program (ICP) at California State University San Marcos. My depth of study was in Literature and Writing. I have passed the CBEST, RICA and CSETs. When I finish my student teaching (12/09) I will have a subject matter authorization for middle school English as well as my K-8 credential.

As part of the ICP program I had two 96 hour field practicum experiences. I spent a semester at Central Elementary in Escondido working in the fifth grade with cooperating teacher Jose Fregoso. This practicum gave me in-depth experience in working with English Language Learners.

My second field practicum was in the eighth grade at Monarch School. Monarch is part of the San Diego County Juvenile Court and Community School District. This practicum included work with English Language Learners and students that were academically and socially disadvantaged. My cooperating teacher at Monarch was Dana Harwood.

I came to teaching after 20 years of volunteering at the schools my four children attended in the San Diego Unified School District.

My special talents in the classroom include the use of technology and poetry to motivate reluctant learners and to improve the language skills of English Language Learners. I have strong classroom management skills and rapport with students. I enjoy working with a diverse community of learners.

I can provide excellent and enthusiastic references from my cooperating teachers and from my professors at CSUSM.