KERISSE LEWIS Email: kerisse.lewis@gmail.com

Phone: +244 940 253 441 Skype: kerisse.lewis

EXPERIENCE Year 2 Teacher, Luanda International School August 2014 – Present

• Developed and implemented inquiry based daily and unit lesson plans for Year 2. Administered testing, tracked and analyzed student performance. Conducted differentiated math, reading, science and writing activities.

• Developed and implemented inquiry based, conceptually driven curriculums in line with the PYP framework.

Student Teaching, Jakarta Intercultural School August 2013 – December 2013 • Applied the Reggio Emilia approach to teaching and learning to foster inquiry and

creative problem solving with the students. • Collaborated with our EAL and tech support specialist to support learners. • Lead parent/teacher and goal setting conferences.

Substitute Teacher at St Barbs Government Primary School January 2013- May 2013 • Managed classrooms and provided instruction according to plans as prepared by the

classroom teacher. Teaching Intern at Jakarta Intercultural School August 2012 – November 2012

• Developed and implemented lesson/unit plans for Kindergarten and Early Childhood. • Worked in tandem with EAL support teachers.

EDUCATION The College of New Jersey June 2013- July 2014 Master of Education in Elementary Education (K-5) The College of New Jersey June 2013- June 2014 Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education (K-5) University of New Brunswick January 2011- July 2012 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration UWI School of Business and Applied Studies September 2008- June 2010 Associate Degree in Business Administration PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The Inquiring Classroom- Kath Murdoch 2013 Planning Powerful Units of Inquiry- Kath Murdoch 2013 Introduction to PYP 2014 Introduction to the Number Framework- Deborah Gibbs 2015 Making the PYP Happen 2015 ESL in the Mainstream 2015

REFERENCES Christopher Boreham Primary Principal Luanda International School Email: cboreham@lisluanda.com Rosemary Wright Deputy Primary Principal Luanda International School Email: rwright@lisluanda.com Anthony Baron Director Luanda International School Email: anthonybaron@hotmail.com Paul Buckley Principal Pattimura Elementary, Jakarta International School Email: pbuckley@jisedu.or.id Susan Stutz Kindergarten Teacher American School of Warsaw Email: sstutz@aswarsaw.org