Mikaela Blatus

• Responsible for visiting 2/6 of Community Teamwork’s afterschool program sites.

• Conduct 1 on 1 debriefing check-ins with children who struggle with emotional regulation.

• Administered questionnaires through the agency’s communication system to gather data on the strengths and difficulties of the children at the two sites I visit.

• Have begun planning to conduct small group social emotional lessons at those two sites.

• Fulfilled this position during the months of May and June in the years 2021, 2022, and 2023, following the conclusion of the spring college semester each year.
• Responsible for carrying out detailed lesson plans left by the classroom teachers.
• Day to day classroom management.
• Responsible for teaching new groups of students everyday.

• Filling the position of a long term substitute in a health education classroom teaching elementary age children.
• Taught personal health related topics to 500 students in grades kindergarten through 4th grade.
• Had the ability to create interactive lessons as well as creating worksheets that would appropriately accompany the lesson and encourage student learning and understanding.
• Gained the experience of working with hundreds of children from many different backgrounds, while gaining a better understanding of how to help these students in accordance with their diverse needs.

• Head coach of a gymnastics team consisting of athletes ages 7 to 13.
• Created unique and effective lesson plans for the team's practices each week.
• Responsible for creating detailed workouts that encompassed effective strengthening, flexibility, and overall skill training.
• Helped multiple athletes move past both mental and physical barriers to help them become a better athlete, while also advocating for their positive personal growth through the sport and in their lives in general.
• Responsible for teaching beginner through advanced recreational gymnastics classes for children ages 3-13.
• Brought the students through simple stretches, strengthening exercises, and basic gymnastics skills.
• Responsible for leading each class through a cardio workout, stretches to prevent injury, and through multiple stations created to teach basic gymnastics skills.