Tutor Resume
Maureen Murphy Houser
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5125 North County Road 11, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524,------------
Education
Bachelor of Science in Art Education Pre-K through 12, University of Wisconsin – Madison. Madison, Wisconsin, 1996
Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1984
Interdisciplinary Studies Certificate in Gerontology Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1984
Homeschool Experience
Homeschooled Kathleen Murphy Houser , Kindergarten through Ninth Grade, 2001-2012
Homeschooled Margaret Murphy Houser, Kindergarten through Eighth Grade, 2005-2015
Year-round homeschooling required year-round teaching, tutoring, testing, record keeping, reporting as well as selection, procurement and coordination of curriculum and scope and sequence for all subjects from kindergarten through ninth grades. Other responsibilities included researching, selection, and coordination of public/private educational programs. Homeschooling emphasized academics and the arts utilizing several methods including Charlotte Mason philosophies and techniques as well as Classical Education styles. Curriculum included Math-U-See, Konos Curriculum , Hirsch Core Knowledge, Spelling Power, Critical Thinking Press, Simply Grammar, DK Learning, Five in a Row, Rosetta Stone, Powerglide Foreign Language Curriculum, Nest Family, Geography Matters, Usborne Books at Home, public school textbook series in language arts and science, and free online educational curricula and study guides.
Poudre School District Options Program, Fort Collins, Colorado, Participating Family
Margaret Murphy Houser, Sixth through Eighth grades, 2012 - 2015
Aurora Public School District Options Program, Fort Collins, Colorado, Participating Family
Kathleen Murphy Houser, Sixth through Ninth grades, 2008 – 2012
Margaret Murphy Houser, Third through Fifth grades, 2009 - 2012
Poudre School District Riffenburgh Homeschool Program, Fort Collins, Colorado, Participating Family
Kathleen Murphy Houser, Second through Fifth grades, 2004-2008
Margaret Murphy Houser, First through Second grades, 2007-2009
Relevant Work Experience
Private at –home Elementary School Teacher for a Fifth Grade Fort Collins Boy, Sara Williams, Fort Collins, 2017-2018 school year
Tutor for English, Independent Contractor, for an International Doctoral Student at the University of Northern Colorado, 2017
Toddler Teacher, Wood Hollow Children’s Center, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, 1992-1994
Managing Editor, WOMAN’S FOCUS, Beacon Publishing, Pueblo, Colorado 1991
Caregivers Support Project Coordinator and Grant Writer, Pueblo Area Agency on Aging, Pueblo, Colorado 1989-1991
Director of Operations, Special Transit, Boulder, Colorado, 1986-1988
Program Assistant, City of Boulder Housing Authority, Boulder, Colorado, 1985-1986
Volunteer Activities
Parent Design Team, Poudre School District Options Program, Fort Collins, Colorado, one year
Preschool/Elementary School Teacher, Kid’s Club, Bible Stories Adult Education Teacher, Greeter, Liturgist, Evangelism Board member, Plymouth United Congregational Church of Christ, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2013 to present
Director, Teacher, WOW Children’s Christian Education Club, and Sunday School elementary school teacher, Children’s Time teacher, Wellington United Methodist Fellowship, Wellington, Colorado, 2008 -2012
Director, Teacher, Club 45 – fourth and fifth graders, Crossroad Church, Loveland, Colorado, 2006-2008
Sunday School Group Leader and Teacher, Awana Turbo Sparks Director, Faith Evangelical Church of Christ, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2004-2006
Overnight and Evening Host, Faith Family Hospitality (Churches providing homes for families experiencing homelessness), Fort Collins, Colorado, 2013 to present
Play Clarinet, New Horizons Band of Northern Colorado, 2015 to present and in the Foothills Pops Band 2016 to present
Instructor in Woodwind Cabin, Instrument Petting Zoo, Kids Music Adventure, Bohemian Nights at New West Fest, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2014, 2015, 2016
Maureen Murphy Houser
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5125 North County Road 11, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524,------------
Education
Bachelor of Science in Art Education Pre-K through 12, University of Wisconsin – Madison. Madison, Wisconsin, 1996
Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1984
Interdisciplinary Studies Certificate in Gerontology Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1984
Homeschool Experience
Homeschooled Kathleen Murphy Houser , Kindergarten through Ninth Grade, 2001-2012
Homeschooled Margaret Murphy Houser, Kindergarten through Eighth Grade, 2005-2015
Year-round homeschooling required year-round teaching, tutoring, testing, record keeping, reporting as well as selection, procurement and coordination of curriculum and scope and sequence for all subjects from kindergarten through ninth grades. Other responsibilities included researching, selection, and coordination of public/private educational programs. Homeschooling emphasized academics and the arts utilizing several methods including Charlotte Mason philosophies and techniques as well as Classical Education styles. Curriculum included Math-U-See, Konos Curriculum , Hirsch Core Knowledge, Spelling Power, Critical Thinking Press, Simply Grammar, DK Learning, Five in a Row, Rosetta Stone, Powerglide Foreign Language Curriculum, Nest Family, Geography Matters, Usborne Books at Home, public school textbook series in language arts and science, and free online educational curricula and study guides.
Poudre School District Options Program, Fort Collins, Colorado, Participating Family
Margaret Murphy Houser, Sixth through Eighth grades, 2012 - 2015
Aurora Public School District Options Program, Fort Collins, Colorado, Participating Family
Kathleen Murphy Houser, Sixth through Ninth grades, 2008 – 2012
Margaret Murphy Houser, Third through Fifth grades, 2009 - 2012
Poudre School District Riffenburgh Homeschool Program, Fort Collins, Colorado, Participating Family
Kathleen Murphy Houser, Second through Fifth grades, 2004-2008
Margaret Murphy Houser, First through Second grades, 2007-2009
Relevant Work Experience
Private at –home Elementary School Teacher for a Fifth Grade Fort Collins Boy, Sara Williams, Fort Collins, 2017-2018 school year
Tutor for English, Independent Contractor, for an International Doctoral Student at the University of Northern Colorado, 2017
Toddler Teacher, Wood Hollow Children’s Center, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, 1992-1994
Managing Editor, WOMAN’S FOCUS, Beacon Publishing, Pueblo, Colorado 1991
Caregivers Support Project Coordinator and Grant Writer, Pueblo Area Agency on Aging, Pueblo, Colorado 1989-1991
Director of Operations, Special Transit, Boulder, Colorado, 1986-1988
Program Assistant, City of Boulder Housing Authority, Boulder, Colorado, 1985-1986
Volunteer Activities
Parent Design Team, Poudre School District Options Program, Fort Collins, Colorado, one year
Preschool/Elementary School Teacher, Kid’s Club, Bible Stories Adult Education Teacher, Greeter, Liturgist, Evangelism Board member, Plymouth United Congregational Church of Christ, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2013 to present
Director, Teacher, WOW Children’s Christian Education Club, and Sunday School elementary school teacher, Children’s Time teacher, Wellington United Methodist Fellowship, Wellington, Colorado, 2008 -2012
Director, Teacher, Club 45 – fourth and fifth graders, Crossroad Church, Loveland, Colorado, 2006-2008
Sunday School Group Leader and Teacher, Awana Turbo Sparks Director, Faith Evangelical Church of Christ, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2004-2006
Overnight and Evening Host, Faith Family Hospitality (Churches providing homes for families experiencing homelessness), Fort Collins, Colorado, 2013 to present
Play Clarinet, New Horizons Band of Northern Colorado, 2015 to present and in the Foothills Pops Band 2016 to present
Instructor in Woodwind Cabin, Instrument Petting Zoo, Kids Music Adventure, Bohemian Nights at New West Fest, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2014, 2015, 2016