| JOHN GELHAUS Mailing Address: Iowa City, Iowa (available upon request) Education: Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Staff Development classes, 28 semester hours, including 12 graduate hours. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa B.S., Elementary Education Iowa Teacher's Certificate, Educational, Endorsement 10 (K-8) Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois B.A., Psychology High Honors Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership) Newspaper Reporter National Dean's List Phi Kappa Phi (Scholastic) Yearbook Photographer Who's Who Psi Chi (Psychology), Vice President Intramural Sports Concert, Jazz Bands Religious Life Committee Choir Radcliffe Community High School, Radcliffe, Iowa High School diploma Highest Honors School Newspaper, Editor Boy's State National Honor Society Sports; Music; Speech; Drama Political Science Group, Chairperson Employment History: Iowa City Community School District, Iowa City, Iowa 12 Summers Teacher; Summer School Enrichment Program; Elementary Math, grades 1-3 and 4-6. 2 Summers Assistant Teacher; Summer School Enrichment Program; Elementary and Junior High Chess. 1 Summer Educational Associate; Summer School Enrichment Program. 1 year Educational Associate; West High School; multi-categorical (severe and profound.) 5 years Educational Associate; West High School; SCI/Resource, Adaptive P.E., Work Experience, Learning Center; vocational training included job coaching for students in community work experience program, preparing students for employment, transportation and social skills, filling out job applications; p.e. included preparing students for Special Olympics (chaperoned students at Special Olympics state meets;) learning center included tutoring/assisting students with various subjects. 1/2 year Educational Associate; Longfellow Elementary School; resource, autism 1 on 1, office, health office, media, playground, lunchroom. 4 1/2 years Educational Associate; Hills Elementary School; office, health office, media, playground, lunchroom; created computerized Power Point presentation of 6th graders', using digital camera for portraits, with music accompanyment (for assembly and Grandparents Day event;) lead the learning and overseeing of Invent Iowa participants. 2 years Educational Associate; Roosevelt Elementary School; media center, classroom, playground, lunchroom. 3 1/2 years Educational Associate; Hoover Elementary School; classrooms, media center, playground. 5 1/2 years Educational Associate; West High School; Mental Disabilities-Moderate classroom. 1/3 year Science Lab Associate; West High School. 2 years Substitute Teacher. 1 summer U. S. Census Bureau, Cedar Rapids office, Iowa Field Enumerator for Non-Response Follow-up, 2000, Iowa City; went door to door to gather short and long form information; was later chosen to gather information from people who other enumerators were not able to get information. 1 summer Systems Unlimited, Iowa City, Iowa Direct Support Assistant, Summer Program; worked with a team to provide recreational and educational activities to moderately developmentally disabled individuals; planned and led group activities for daily living and social skills, including community based activities; ages 7-14. 2 months American College of Testing, Iowa City, Iowa Financial aid processing and computer data entry. 1 summer Camp Hantesa (Camp Fire), Boone, Iowa Counselor for 2nd-8th grades; taught swimming, photography, arts and crafts, drama, nature, lapidary, music. 3 years Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois Circulation desk student librarian and library technical services; food service. Volunteer Work: 4 years Political party; elected as member of county central committee; elected as delegate to county convention including platform committee; elected to district and state conventions; precinct captain; one of 10 volunteer judges chosen by Gov. Vilsack for nationwide Our Ten Words project. 3 years Habitat for Humanity--Iowa Valley Chapter; Family Selection Committee, Iowa City, Iowa. 13 summers Church camp counselor; Pilgrim Heights Retreat Center, Montour, Iowa; Blake's Grove Camp, Ackley, Iowa; 1-3 weeks per summer; guided 2nd-12th graders in recreational, environmental, spiritual, and self-awareness activities. 1 summer Vacation Bible School recreation leader; pre-school-6th grades, Iowa City, Iowa. 1 year Church youth group recreation leader; 9th-12th grades, Iowa City, Iowa. 1 year Sunday school teacher; 6th grade, Elmhurst, Illinois; 7th-8th grades, Iowa City, Iowa. 1 year Circulation department; Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City, Iowa. 1 month Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities; Downers Grove, Illinois; worked during January college interim in a variety of settings with people with various disabilities. Other interests and Skills: Fitness; bicycling; organ, trombone, Iowa Music Teachers Association piano auditions and competitions; 4-H 8 years (raised Hereford calves;) advanced lifesaving and CPR; conflict resolution; computers (word processing, data base, internet [including web page design and picture editing;]) typing speed 85 wpm. |
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