Moira E. Folan

748 Chesapeake Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15237  |  moirafolan22@gmail.com  |  412-350-8028 

 

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a teaching position within an elementary classroom where my leadership experience, communication skills, and positive attitude can be utilized with the opportunity to coach volleyball. 

 

EDUCATION

Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA (2022) 

BS: Liberal Arts [GPA: 3.7]

Major: Pre-K to 4th & Special Education Pre-K to 8th 

Pennsylvania Certification: Pre-K to 4 and Special Education K-8 (Pending) 

 

ACADEMIC HONORS

Dean’s List – (2019-2022)  

Landmark Academic Honor Roll – (2020-2021)

Member: National Honors Society of Leadership and Success – (2019-Present) 

Calvert Ellis Scholarship (2018-2022)

 

PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE

STUDENT TEACHING –  (Fall 2021-Spring 2022)

3rd Grade, Shirley Elementary School, Mount Union, PA

Created and implemented ELA, math, grammar/handwriting, science, and social studies lessons

Developed and instructed social studies and science units 

Taught class during remote instruction school days

Established relationships with students, fellow teachers, and paraprofessionals 

7th and 8th Grade Special Education, Huntingdon Middle School, Huntingdon, PA

Implemented direct instruction reading and math lessons 

Attended IEP meetings, administered progress monitoring assessments

Collaborated and strategized with special and general education teachers 

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READING DIFFICULTIES LAB R.O.A.R TUTOR –  (Fall 2021)

Administered the Wilson Reading System to tutor a fourth-grade student

Gather assessment data and wrote a case study focused on the student’s progress throughout the semester and the intervention tools used

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STANDING STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – (Spring 2020) 

Observed and assisted in a Kindergarten classroom

Instructed students during math and reading learning centers 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ASSISTANT TEACHER, Glen Montessori School, Pittsburgh, PA – (2019-2022)

Created outdoor math, art, and nature learning centers

Designed eight weeks of online lesson plans for quarantined students

 

LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES

 

CAPTAIN: Juniata College Women’s Volleyball – (2021) 

MEMBER: Juniata College Women’s Volleyball  – (2018-2021)

VOLUNTEER: Special Olympics – (2018-2021)

DIRECTOR OF VOLLEYBALL: Special Olympics (2020)

DIRECTOR OF COMPETITION: Special Olympics (2021) 

COACHING: Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball Association (2020-2021)