Whitney Godfrey

(for a web-based version of this resume and easy access to links, go to http://tinyurl.com/shellresume Whitney Godfrey

Teaching Fifth Grade Teacher, River Gate Elementary School, Charlotte, NC, 2009 – Present Experience Third Grade Teacher, Pineville Elementary School, Pineville, NC, 1994-2004

Professional Collaborator and Co-Developer of Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Elementary Science Wiki Activities (Reconstruction Project), September 2012 – Present; See: http://tinyurl.com/cmssciencewiki Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Science Alliance Teacher Leader, 2010 – Present Collaborator/Planner, River Gate Elementary Fifth Grade Science Lab, August 2011 – Present; creates and shares Power Points for hands-on labs, see: http://tinyurl.com/rgsciencelab Chairperson, Recycling Committee, River Gate Elementary School, August 2012 - Present

Formal and Master of Arts in Education, Wingate University, Wingate, NC, 2009 – Present, expected Continuing graduation, May 2013 (4.0 GPA) Education National Board Certification, Middle Childhood Generalist, Initial Certification, November 2001/ Renewal, October 2011 Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, East Coast Bible College, Charlotte, NC, 1989- 1993. Cum Laude Graduate; Winner of Elementary Education Departmental Award

Awards and Authored Ten Grants from DonorsChoose.org, December, 2010 – Present. Tenth grant, for Publications weather station tools, is pending; See: http://tinyurl.com/dcmrsgodfrey Awarded: 21 Nook Simple Touch e-Readers, 4 Kindle Fire tablets, 24 pair of ear buds, 1 ELMO document camera, 1 LCD data projector, and 20 sketch books Author of Two Instructional Wikis http://whitneygodfrey.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/ March, 2011 – Present http://rivergate5thgrade.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/ August, 2011 - Present Mickelson ExxonMobil Teacher Academy, Jersey City, July, 2012 Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Innovation for Transformation Grant, Co-Author, May 2012 Awarded: 11 iPads for each of the five fifth grade classrooms at River Gate Elementary Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Wiki of the Month, March 2011 See: http://whitneygodfrey.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/ My School Rocks! Magazine Spot Light Teacher, March, 2011 See: http://tinyurl.com/msrarchives2011

Community Chairperson, Math and Science Committee, River Gate Elementary School, 2010-2011; August Involvement 2012 – Present; duties include:  Science Fair/STEM Week/Math Night implementation to increase family STEM involvement  Recruiting a variety of speakers/judges from the business, education, and science community  Partnering with businesses/securing donations for science fair prizes/sponsorships Capital Building Campaign for Fifth Grade Field Trip Fund, January, 2012 – Present;  Students write sponsorship letters requesting scholarship dollars for field trips that include a range of STEM-related opportunities: Discovery Place (our local science museum), Camp Thunderbird (for a range of STEM-related outdoors classes), and Carowinds Theme Park for Physical Science Day  Partnering with our Parent Teacher Association (PTA) to allow fifth grade students to run and build funds from concessions at PTA events for field trips Protovation Camp, June 2010; June 2012  Collaborative effort between Wingate University, Discovery Place and two local Title 1 schools  Discovery Place staff members, teachers at the Title 1 school and graduate students collaborate to create wonder-filled, inquiry-based explorations for campers, free of charge