ePortfolio of
Jeff Jakob
Jefferson Middle School
1115 S Crescent Dr.
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 351-3790
jakobje@champaignschools.org
current resume
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This portfolio is an incomplete collection of my graduate work in Curriculum Technology and Educational Reform (CTER) at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and some links for friends and colleagues.
About Me
I am moving to Joliet in the summer of 2009 and am currently looking for a position teaching social studies in a middle or high school in the southwest suburbs. I am currently in my fifth year of teaching and have taught at all three middle schools in Champaign Unit 4. I taught Spanish at Edison and Franklin Middle Schools for the 2004-2005 school year. I taught 3 sections of Spanish 1, a period of ESL Resource, and 2 sections of Introduction to Spanish at the 7th grade level. The goal of Intro to Spanish was to expose students to Spanish and encourage them to enroll in Spanish 1 as 8th Graders. The enrollment of 8th graders in Spanish the following year increased drastically; an additional class was added to the master schedule to handle the overflow of students enrolled.
I am currently teaching social studies at Jefferson Middle School on the Islands team. My first two years consisted of a split schedule of 7th grade World History and Reading. I feel at home teaching social studies at Jefferson, and now that our US History pilot year is complete, I am comfortable with the new curriculum and am working to enrich the lessons with the knowledge gained from the CTER Program and experience through my work completing National Board Certification. I enjoyed working on my masters degree in the CTER program at the University of Illinois, I continue to use what I learned to better integrate technology into the curriculum, and I look forward to continuing my own education in the near future.
After graduating from Lockport Township High School in 1999, I came to Urbana-Champaign to attend the University of Illinois. I graduated, but the town grew on me and it has been home for me for almost 10 years now. My future plans do include moving back to the Southwest Suburbs of Chicago and possibly earning a Phd some day.
My CTER Courses
Personal Links
School Links
This portfolio is an incomplete collection of my graduate work in Curriculum Technology and Educational Reform (CTER) at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and some links for friends and colleagues.
About Me
I am moving to Joliet in the summer of 2009 and am currently looking for a position teaching social studies in a middle or high school in the southwest suburbs. I am currently in my fifth year of teaching and have taught at all three middle schools in Champaign Unit 4. I taught Spanish at Edison and Franklin Middle Schools for the 2004-2005 school year. I taught 3 sections of Spanish 1, a period of ESL Resource, and 2 sections of Introduction to Spanish at the 7th grade level. The goal of Intro to Spanish was to expose students to Spanish and encourage them to enroll in Spanish 1 as 8th Graders. The enrollment of 8th graders in Spanish the following year increased drastically; an additional class was added to the master schedule to handle the overflow of students enrolled.
I am currently teaching social studies at Jefferson Middle School on the Islands team. My first two years consisted of a split schedule of 7th grade World History and Reading. I feel at home teaching social studies at Jefferson, and now that our US History pilot year is complete, I am comfortable with the new curriculum and am working to enrich the lessons with the knowledge gained from the CTER Program and experience through my work completing National Board Certification. I enjoyed working on my masters degree in the CTER program at the University of Illinois, I continue to use what I learned to better integrate technology into the curriculum, and I look forward to continuing my own education in the near future.
After graduating from Lockport Township High School in 1999, I came to Urbana-Champaign to attend the University of Illinois. I graduated, but the town grew on me and it has been home for me for almost 10 years now. My future plans do include moving back to the Southwest Suburbs of Chicago and possibly earning a Phd some day.
My CTER Courses
- EPSY590 ASA: Alternative Student Assessment
- Stage 1: Abstract/ KWL
- Stage 2: Curriculum Map
- Stage 3: Alternative Assessments
- Japan Mixed Test
- Japan Brochure
- Africa: Creative Writing (Cross-Categorical)
- Original Africa Tests
- Americas Test
- Aztec DBQ Test
- Stage 4: Abstract, Analysis, Questions, KWL
- EPSY490-OL: Classroom Learning and Management
- Wonderments
- Essays
- Wiked: Nurtured Heart
- Conflict Resolution
- Replies
Personal Links
School Links
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