Olivia Castro
N4404 Bowers Road • Elkhorn, WI 53121 • olivia.e.castro@marquette.edu • 262-203-6870
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EDUCATION
May 2016
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
GPA: 3.493/4.0
Bachelor of the Arts Degree in Education
Majors: English and Secondary Education
Ignatius Scholarship
Dean’s List, Fall 2013
King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
Spring 2014
 Gained cultural awareness
CERTIFICATIONS
June 2016
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Teaching Licensure Secondary Education (Grades 6-12)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
High performing Urban Schools Observation, Center For Urban Teaching, New York, NY
 Attended: Uncommon Schools, KIPP Academy, Achievement First
 Participated in effective professional development meetings
 Attained effective teaching strategies
Summer School Teacher, Center for Urban Teaching, Milwaukee, WI
 Co-taught six rising seventh graders for four weeks in English and Mathematics
 Created assessments specific to student needs with core standards data
 Gathered teaching feedback from individuals already in the teaching field
 Trained in Teach Like A Champion techniques by Doug Lemov
August 2014
July 2014 & 2015
TEACHING FIELD PLACEMENT SITES
Blessed Sacrament Catholic School, Milwaukee WI
January 2015-Current
 Create four lesson plans based on direct instruction, inquiry, and cooperative learning
 Study middle school teaching techniques in a 6th and 8th grade ELA and Reading classroom
Milwaukee Community Cyber High School, Milwaukee, WI
September-December 2014
 Analyze literacy skills within an English classroom
 Tailor a lesson plan for a technology driven classroom
Milwaukee Academy of Science, Milwaukee, WI
September-December 2013
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 Studied different classroom techniques with 9 and 12 grade English
LEADERSHIP
Vice President of Housing, Wisconsin Delta Pi Beta Phi Women’s Fraternity
 Recruit members to live in the chapter house
 Achieve conflict resolution in small and large group settings
 Responsible for the day to day housing operations
Principal, Center for Urban Teaching, Milwaukee, W
 Lead the Marquette University chapter
 Contribute to the Marquette University Cohort as leadership
November 2014-Current
September 2015-Current
VOLUNTEER AND SERVICE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Tutor, Wisconsin Conservatory of Life Long Learning, September-December 2014
Volunteer, Champions Are Readers Program with Wisconsin Delta Pi Beta Phi chapter, October 2014
Volunteer, Hunger Clean Up, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI Yearly
Volunteer, St. Francis Children’s Center, Milwaukee, WI, September 2013
Tutor, El Puente High School, Milwaukee, WI, September-December 2012