<p> Christine Costello 19 Jarrett Avenue • Rockledge • PA 19046 • (267) 207-9849 • [email protected] www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/07/ccostel1 EDUCATION 2003-present Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA Candidate for Bachelor of Arts in German, June, 2007 • Pennsylvania elementary education certification • Cumulative GPA: 3.85 Spring 2006 Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany • GPA: 4.0 • Studied the history of German literature, German-American relations from 1871-1945, German film and the culture and politics of Weimar Germany. 1999-2003 Abington High School, Abington, PA • GPA: 4.339 • Honor Roll, Honor Society, Recipient of the President’s Student Service Award, German Teacher’s Award, B’nai B’rith Service Award PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2006 Student Teacher, Swarthmore-Rutledge School, Swarthmore PA • Created and implemented a unit on poetry which included acrostic poetry, color poetry, haikus and free form poetry lessons. • Adapted a math unit to address the needs of diverse learners in the classroom. • Created a social studies unit that included map reading skills and a world cultures poster project for the UN Day celebration. • Attended professional development sessions and weekly meetings. • Created assessments and adapted handouts using Microsoft Word and Excel 2006 Tutor, Ridley Park, PA • Worked with two kindergarten immigrant children on reading skills, comprehension and retention. • Taught word pronunciation and worked on other speech related issues. • Created word games and reading strategies to engage the children while also addressing basic reading skills. VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE 2005 Tutor, Swarthmore, PA • Worked one-on-one with a pre-school aged girl focusing on literacy and language education. • Created a curriculum which focused on teaching reading through the use of puppetry and pictures. • Helped facilitate the creation and telling of original stories based on personal illustrations. 2004-present Youth Ministry Mentor, Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA • Chaperoned and coordinated a summer mission trip to Guatemala. • Assisted with monthly meetings and many events for youth in the surrounding counties. • Mentored youth on personal and academic issues and applying to college. • Worked on service projects and social justice issues with the students, including the writing of resolutions for convention addressing gun violence, recycling, fair trade and hurricane relief. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE 2006-present Research Assistant/Joel Dean Summer Fellowship, Swarthmore PA • Conducted interviews with German researchers and translated their literature into English. • Analyzed research data using SPSS and created original coding schemes. • Currently co-authoring two papers for presentation and eventual publication. </p>