Arnisha Wurlitzer

I am a devoted, caring, loving, creative, fun, efficient, energetic, insightful, and hardworking educator who individualizes instruction based on educational, emotional and social needs, and manages multiple tasks. I enjoy helping students learn. I am looking for a 2nd Grade Teaching position.

1st Grade Teacher - Saint Clement School

(2025-08 - 2026-08)

• Taught 30 1st grade students all subjects
• Co-facilitated grade level family event
• Led conferences & field trips

Learning Assistance Department Teacher - Los Altos Christian Schools

(2021-08 - 2024-06)

• Taught children with dyslexia and other learning challenges all subjects
• Led conferences several times a year to update families on progress

Kindergarten Teacher - Beresford Elementary School, San Mateo Foster City School District

(2020-08 - 2021-06)

• Taught 24 students during the Covid pandemic online and in the classroom with the hybrid model
• Scheduled and led reading testing and conferences online with students and families
• Volunteered art lesson for school auction
• Submitted and received funding for 6 educational learning material projects through Donor’s Choose

Long Term First Grade & Kindergarten teacher/Substitute

(2019-05 - 2020-06)

• Teach 25 students core subjects

Fifth Grade Teacher - Selby Lane, Redwood City School District

(2015-08 - 2018-06)

• Taught 29 5th grade students core subjects including Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies
• Lead after school homework club 2-3 times a week after school
• Collaborated with grade level team and special education staff
• Scheduled and lead conferences each grading period

2nd & 3rd Grade Teacher - Sunnybrae Elementary School, San Mateo Foster City School District

(2011-08 - 2014-06)

• Taught 2nd and 3rd grade students all subjects
• Represented teachers as a Union Representative
• Attended weekly union meetings and staff meetings to update staff regarding current union events

School Site Instructor - Stanford University

(2006-11 - 2011-06)

• Lead and managed the Education Program for Gifted Youth’s Math Program (E.P.G.Y.) as part of a research study through Stanford University with hundreds of students and teachers at numerous elementary schools
• Consulted and collaborated with eight other School Site Instructors, supervisors and staff
• Coordinated, followed and ensured that all rules and regulations of the research study were followed
• Reported and analyzed data analysis to colleagues and numerous teachers from both schools
• Modified grade level placement within various strands

Summer School Bridge Middle School Math Teacher - Crystal Springs & Uplands Schools

(2006-06 - 2006-07)

• Taught Algebra and Geometry to incoming seventh, eighth and ninth grade students from the San Mateo-Foster City School Districts
• Participated in student social and cultural events

Third Grade General Studies Teacher - Yavneh Day School

(2005-07 - 2006-06)

• Taught twenty two third grade students in Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and Science
• Coordinated a thematic approach based on literature and history
• Planned special events for students

Elementary and Middle School Teacher - Charles Armstrong School

(2003-09 - 2005-06)

• Taught 5th and 6th grade classes in general education courses including Math, Language Arts (Writing, Reading, and Literature), Social Studies, and Life Skills
• Monitored, and updated progress towards goals and objectives of all students
• Recorded daily class projects, quizzes, tests, and homework grades through Power Grade/Power School software
• Composed student profiles, academic groups, and End of the Year Reports
• Met with parents quarterly and on an “as needed basis” to report student needs, behavior, and homework status
• Taught Homework Club to 5th to 8th grade students
• Supervised playground behavior during recess and lunch duty
• Guided traffic and safety of students during dismissal

Epoch Labs & Stanford University Dyslexia Research Study - Palo Alto, CA

(2004-03 - 2004-08)

Worked part-time as a teaching team member with the Stanford Dyslexia Research Study in the Psychology Department at Stanford University and Bright Star Reading Clinic after school and on weekends

• Arranged 6-week reading fluency and comprehension programs for children and adults with dyslexia
• Trained new staff members in the Language Program
• Tutored reading skills 1:1 with children and adults
• Collaborated with team members regarding progress and improvement

Special Day Class Teacher - Ralston Middle School, Belmont-Redwood Shores School District

(2001-12 - 2003-06)

• Taught 16 sixth through eighth grade Special Day Class students in core subjects
• Instructed students with various special needs including autism, emotional disturbance, mental retardation, severe conduct disorders, truancy issues, and safety and theft concerns who demonstrated two to eight-year academic delays
• Updated, monitored and developed I.E.P. goals and objectives and reported progress to parents and guardians
• Administered the Woodcock Johnson Mastery Test Revised III to all SDC students
• Planned and composed state mandated documents required for I.E.P. meetings and conferences regarding issues such as the following:
• Academic progress
• Appropriate placement
• New guardianship and behavioral issues
• Student home life
• Foster home status
• Learning Impaired/”Mental Retardation”
• Conduct Disorders
• Pragmatic disorders

Reading Revolution Summer School Reading Intervention Teacher - Reading Revolution Summer Program - East Palo Alto, CA

(2005-06 - 2005-08)

• Taught basic reading skills through a symbolic gestural system to E.S.L. students 1:1 and in small groups

Temporary Resource Specialist - Addison Elementary School, Palo Alto Unified School District

(2001-01 - 2001-06)

• Designed and presented instruction in core subjects to K-5th grade children receiving special services through their 504 Plan and Resource Specialist Program
• Worked with children with-in their classroom and in the Resource classroom
• Collaborated as a team member in district educational I.E.P. and S.S.T. meetings

Beginning Spanish Intern Teacher - West School, Hillsborough School District

(1999-08 - 2000-06)

• Selected and implemented Spanish curriculum for elementary aged students
• Led interactive presentations to optimize integration of material through the Total Physical Response Approach
• Instructed 17 classes of students in the Kindergarten through fifth grades in beginning Spanish instruction
• Participated regularly in weekly Spanish team meetings

Multiple Subject Teaching Credential - C.L.A.D. emphasis - Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, CA (1999-12)

B.A. - Liberal Studies - Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, CA (1994-05)