Mary Nemec has extensive teaching experience and qualifications. She holds initial certification in early childhood and childhood education, and is currently pursuing a master's degree in special education. Her experience includes teaching 2nd grade remotely during the pandemic and 2nd grade summer school. She has had various student teaching placements from kindergarten to 6th grade. Nemec also has experience as a substitute teacher and teacher's assistant.
Mary Nemec has extensive teaching experience and qualifications. She holds initial certification in early childhood and childhood education, and is currently pursuing a master's degree in special education. Her experience includes teaching 2nd grade remotely during the pandemic and 2nd grade summer school. She has had various student teaching placements from kindergarten to 6th grade. Nemec also has experience as a substitute teacher and teacher's assistant.
Mary Nemec has extensive teaching experience and qualifications. She holds initial certification in early childhood and childhood education, and is currently pursuing a master's degree in special education. Her experience includes teaching 2nd grade remotely during the pandemic and 2nd grade summer school. She has had various student teaching placements from kindergarten to 6th grade. Nemec also has experience as a substitute teacher and teacher's assistant.
Mary Nemec has extensive teaching experience and qualifications. She holds initial certification in early childhood and childhood education, and is currently pursuing a master's degree in special education. Her experience includes teaching 2nd grade remotely during the pandemic and 2nd grade summer school. She has had various student teaching placements from kindergarten to 6th grade. Nemec also has experience as a substitute teacher and teacher's assistant.
7745 Jewett Holmwood Road, Orchard Park, NY 14127 / (716) 534-3970 / neme8395@fredonia.edu CERTIFICATIONS: Initial Certification in Early Childhood Education (Birth-2nd grade) Initial Certification in Childhood Education (1st-6th grade)
EDUCATION: State University of New York at Fredonia, B.S.Ed., May 2020 ● Early Childhood and Childhood Education major, English Concentration ● GPA: 3.96
Buffalo State College, M.S.Ed., currently attending
● Special Education: Childhood Program ● GPA: 4.0 AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean's List Colonel C. Ross Wilson & Phyllis Wilson Scholarship Kappa Delta Pi: Education Honor Society Helen Johnson Legacy Scholarship William A. Harder Memorial Scholarship Steering Committee Student Representative
FULL TIME TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2nd Grade Remote Teacher, Orchard Park Central School District, Aug 2020.-June 2021 ● Built meaningful relationships with each student to create a strong classroom community ● Worked with district coaches weekly to continuously grow as an educator ● Cooperatively worked with co-workers, families, and district leaders to navigate remote teaching during a pandemic ● Grew a deeper understanding and appreciation of the workshop model and how to incorporate it across all subjects ● Regularly attended professional development for reading, writing, and math
2nd Grade Summer School Teacher, Orchard Park Central School District, July 2021-Aug 2021 ● I will be teaching incoming 2nd graders struggling in math and reading.
STUDENT TEACHING/EARLY FIELD EXPERIENCE:
Kindergarten Student Teacher, Charlotte Ave Elementary, Hamburg, NY Mar.-May 2020 ● Helped to develop and implement Guided Reading and Daily Five groups ● Communicated with students and families through Bloomz and Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic ● Created hands-on STEAM activities for students during distance learning
2nd Grade Student Teacher, Charlotte Ave Elementary, Hamburg, NY Jan.-Mar. 2020 ●Assisted in implementing students’ Behavioral Intervention Plan ●Created a unit on “Fighting for a Cause” where we explored many influential people in history ●Assessed students’ individual learning using informal and formal assessments
3rd Grade Student Teacher, Boston Valley Elementary, Hamburg, NY Sept.-Dec. 2019 ●Began teaching on the students’ first day of school ●Attended Open House, Parent Teacher Conferences, SST and CSE meetings ●Prepared and taught differentiated lessons for math, social studies, literacy, and science
6th Grade/Resource Room Field Placement, Forestville Elementary, Forestville, NY, Fall 2018 ●Designed lessons for a group of 6th graders who needed extra math intervention
3rd Grade Field Placement, Dunkirk School #5, NY, Fall 2017 ●Tutored an ESL student in reading and writing, focusing on fluency and comprehension
Infant Room Field Placement, Campus & Community Children’s Center, Fredonia, NY, Spring 2017 Mary E Nemec ●Created sensory boards for infants to help with their developing sensory skills
Kindergarten Field Placement, Dunkirk School #4, Dunkirk, NY, Fall 2016 ●Created individualized lessons for students struggling with math and rhyming
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCES:
Teacher Substitute, Hamburg Central School District, Frontier Central School District, May 2019-present Teacher Assistant Substitute, Orchard Park Central School District, Dec. 2018-present Nanny, Pericak and Conti Families, Orchard Park, NY, June 2015-present ●Provided emergent reading support, developed behavioral management plans, created caring environment Fredonia University Police, Fredonia, NY, August 2017-May 2019 ●Assisted in filing confidential reports, sending out accident reports, and maintaining organization
CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT: Secretary, Council for Exceptional Children Teacher Education Club Vice President, Club Field Hockey Autism Awareness Club
VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE: Dunkirk Swim Program, Students with Autism and families, Dunkirk, NY, 2018-2019 Kids Morning Out, Teacher (ages 4-8) St. John’s Church, Orchard Park, NY, 2012-present Vacation Bible School, Group Leader, St. John’s Church, Orchard Park, NY, 2010-present Tween Time, Teacher (ages 9-12), St. John’s Church, Orchard Park, NY, 2012-2016
