Laura Meier

Laura Meier

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Substitute Teacher at Ventura Unified School District and Pleasant Valley School District

  • Education

    • California Lutheran University

      2016 - 2017
      Teacher Credential Program
    • University of California, Berkeley

      2009 - 2012
      Bachelor’s Degree Psychology 3.83

      Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology High Distinction Active member of the student body. Worked both for the Cal Recreational Sports Facility and bookstore. Volunteered as a research assistant for two labs in the Psychology Department. Regularly participated in slam poetry workshops with the slam poetry group Cal Slam.

  • Experience

    • Robertson Laboratory of Cognitive Psychology

      Oct 2010 - Dec 2012
      Research Assistant

      The Robertson Lab researches perceptual and attention disorders from brain injury in humans.As a research assistant, I worked directly with graduate students and professors in the UC Berkeley Psychology Department to analyze current findings and design new experiments. My main responsibilities included: collecting and analyzing data, recruiting participants, and running behavioral studies for my graduate student supervisor. I coauthored a paper on the distortion of attention and relative size judgement and presented 5 research symposiums on visual neglect and related attention based disorders. Show less

    • Personal Respite Care

      Jun 2013 - now
      Respite Care Provider

      I work with special needs individual to develop functional life skills such as grocery shopping, balancing a checkbook, and cooking. I supervise and ensure client’s safety during recreational and therapy activities. I work with caregivers and therapists to ensure my client's progress towards her goals.I also communicate with family on client’s progress and needs on a weekly basis

    • CAPS Home to Home

      Sept 2013 - Jun 2014
      English Language Instructor

      As an English as a Second Language instructor, I was responsible for teaching international children formal and conversational English both in classroom and private settings. I designed innovative lessons that targeted the key principals of the Cambridge English Language Assessment and met the needs of 120 students across 12 grade levels. My lessons used a unique combination of educational tools: textbooks, worksheets, ESL games, internet, television and movies to increase classroom engagement and promote an interest in learning English outside of class. 100% of my students passed the Cambridge English Language Assessment. Show less

    • Chapter One Book Club

      Sept 2015 - Feb 2016
      Reading Aide for Adults with Special Needs

      ● Work with adults with autism improve and reinforce critical thinking and reading comprehension skills.● Help prepare instructional materials and facilitate group discussion.● Assist with classroom management and keeping students on task.

    • Ventura Unified School District and Pleasant Valley School District

      Jan 2016 - Jun 2017
      Substitute Teacher

      ● Deliver direct instruction and guided practice in accordance with teacher’s lesson plan.● Administer assignments and support students as needed.● Follow the CHAMPS guidelines for classroom management.● Support schools and ensure class runs smoothly during short term periods of teacher absence.● Responsible for carrying out daily routine, taking attendance, collecting homework, and enforcing classroom rules.● Write thorough reports on student progress and behavior for teachers. Show less

    • Opportunities For Learning

      Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
      Summer School Teacher

      As a summer school teacher, I was responsible for ensuring that students meet their personal learning goals in an independent study program. My daily responsibilities included taking attendance, answering questions/tutoring, grading, test scheduling, monitoring student success, and keeping parents informed on student progress.

    • Cabrillo Middle School

      Aug 2016 - now
      Student Teacher (Math)

      Designed and implemented innovative lessons for intellectually gifted students using common core curriculum. Assessed student learning in both formal and informal settings.Adjusted lessons and modified curriculum as necessary to meet the needs of students.Successfully managed classroom behavior using CHAMPS.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • TEFL/TESOL English as a Second Language Certification

      Oxford Seminars
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Laura Meier
      100% Success Rate - Jun 2014 100% of my students passed the annual Cambridge English Language Assessment. This accomplishment is very rare because the students who took the test spanned across 8 grade levels and English abilities.
    • Awarded to Laura Meier
      Phi Beta Kappa The Phi Beta Kappa Society Jan 2013 Prestigious award to honor the academic excellence of the most outstanding students of arts and sciences at American colleges and universities.
    • Awarded to Laura Meier
      Magna Cum Laude University of California Berkeley Dec 2012 Graduated with high distinction from a rigorous university.
    • Awarded to Laura Meier
      Published Study Psychonomic Bulletin & Review Dec 2010 Results of our laboratory's study were deemed valuable and groundbreaking in the field of Psychology and published in the paper Rapid Changes in Visual-Spatial Attention Distort Object Shape [Fortenbaugh et. al (2010), Psychonomic Bulletin & Review].
    • Awarded to Laura Meier
      Psi Chi National Honor Society Psi Chi National Honor Society Elite honor society recognizes and promotes excellence in the field of Pschology.