Rachel M. Borgen
Lakeville,MN
Summary
Enthusiastic and passionate educator who provides instruction and guidance to students, assesses student progress, communicates regularly with families, collaborates with colleagues, and fosters a love of learning that helps students build essential skills for future academic success.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Substitute Teacher, K-5
Kelly Services
Bloomington, MN
03.2023 - Current
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
Classroom Teacher Grades 2, 3
Prior Lake-Savage Area District 719
Prior Lake, USA
09.2010 - 06.2025
- Created a safe, inclusive, supportive classroom environment where students feel respected and motivated to learn
- Interpreted, modified and adapted the curriculum to accommodate multiple learning styles
- Differentiated lessons in literacy and math to meet a variety of learners using whole group and small group instruction
- Set achievable expectations and created smooth transitions while maintaining day-to-day routines
- Assessed student progress using formal and informal methods and using data to guide instruction
- Collaborated daily with teachers and staff to enhance personal growth and foster a team environment
- Built and maintained positive home-to-school relationships with parents
- Collaborated with parents, administrators and counselors to develop improvement plans for struggling students.
- Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities.
Field Experience/Practicum
Southview Elementary
Apple Valley, USA
01.2010 - 05.2010
- Modeled several comprehension strategies during guided reading groups using fiction and non-fiction
- Differentiated lessons with varying levels of difficulty in number and operations, time, and money
- Utilized formal and informal assessments to monitor students' progress
- Designed and delivered a four-week science unit that integrated both math and reading
Education
Master of Education -
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, MN01.2017
Master of Science - Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND01.2010
General Education - undefined
Lakeville Senior High School
Lakeville, MN01.2005
Skills
- English Language Arts Committee Representation
- Grade Level Team Lead
- Qcomp Leader
- Responsive Classroom Training
- Positive Behavior and Interventions Support (PBIS) Training
- Fountas and Pinnell Reading Assessments
- Fastbridge Assessments
- Fixed vs Growth Mindset Book Club
- Literacy development
- Smartboard technology
- Student tutoring
Accomplishments
Teacher of the Year (2018)
Piloted Lucy Calkins Reading and Writing Curriculum
Piloted Fundations Phonics Curriculum
Timeline
Substitute Teacher, K-5
Kelly Services
03.2023 - Current
Classroom Teacher Grades 2, 3
Prior Lake-Savage Area District 719
09.2010 - 06.2025
Field Experience/Practicum
Southview Elementary
01.2010 - 05.2010
General Education - undefined
Lakeville Senior High School
Master of Education -
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Master of Science - Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education
University of North Dakota
Honors And Awards
- Teacher of The Year, 2018
- University of North Dakota Dean's List, 2010
Related Experience
- Prior Lake-Savage Area District 719, MN, Long-term Substitute Teacher Grades 1, 2, 4, 2011-2012
- Southview Elementary, Apple Valley, MN, Field Experience/Practicum, 01/01/10- 05/01/10