Willamette University

Candidates

Melinda Fahey

Master of Arts in Teaching

Melinda Fahey

Authorizations

Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle School Education, High School Education

Endorsements

Health, Multiple Subjects, Physical Education

Curriculum Vitae

Teaching Strengths

  • I am very confident with the subject matter and material for both my content areas. I am passionate as a person and utilize the “practice what I preach method” to help teach my students through experience as well as the curriculum.
  • I am able to connect and establish relationships with my students. This allows me to make the course and daily activities relevant to their lives as students and people. I also believe the relationships I establish with my students is sincere and they see that and as a result can invest more in their education.
  • I am strong and determined as an individual and teacher. Teaching is a very challenging profession, as it is multifaceted; however, I keep going and try and find ways to improve the situation by changing my mindset. I take the successes as they come, as small or large as they come. Successes and breakthroughs are what make each day unique a new challenge to take on.
  • I like to use reflection and discussion with my peers and mentors to problem solve when I have less successful days. After writing down how the class went and the sequence of events I can usually pinpoint where a lesson took a wrong turn. Thus, knowing how and why a lesson turned out the way it did can lead to a more successful class session in the future.

Education

  • Willamette University, BA (exercise science)
  • Willamette University, MAT

Teacher Research Topic

Incorporating intellectual and cognitive strategies into physical activity in high school physical education classes.

Experience

Student Teaching

  • McNary High School, Salem, Ore., personal fitness, gr. 9 and team sports, grades 9 & 10
  • McNary High School, Salem, Ore., health education, wellness 1, gr. 9

Practicum Teaching

  • Washington Elementary School, physical education, gr. 1-5
  • Literacy Squared (English and Spanish instructed classrooms)
  • Judson Middle School, wellness, gr. 8

Supervisors

Student Teaching Supervisors

  • Marlo Cleary, McNary High School, Keizer, Ore. (physical education)
  • Kevin Plechl, McNary High School, Keizer, Ore. (health education), plechl_kevin@salkeiz.k12.or.us

Practicum Supervisors

University Supervisors