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Viktorria McCormick

Severna Park

Summary

Energetic and adaptable, bringing positive attitude and commitment to student success as a secondary history teacher. Always pursuing educational and professional opportunities to improve educational techniques and understanding of the human story. Dedicated to supporting students on their own academic journey and growth.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Temporary Substitute Teacher

Anne Arundel County Public Schools
02.2025 - 06.2025
  • Provided substitute teaching services across multiple grade levels and subjects, maintaining educational continuity in absence of regular teachers.
  • Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
  • Maintained order and discipline in the classroom conducive to effective learning and takes all necessary safety precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
  • Developed strong rapport with students through consistent encouragement and support, fostering a positive learning atmosphere conducive to academic growth.
  • Performed other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.
  • Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.

Tiger LINC Coach (Assistant Facilitator)

Towson University College of Education’s Tiger Linc Program
09.2023 - 04.2024
  • Incorporated technology such as Canvas, YouTube, Headspace, and more to create a positive and mindful environment for all students of diverse backgrounds
  • Facilitated research-based team building activities and workshops to promote self-awareness, awareness of others, fight against depression, and more to provide students strategies and tools to interact with the world around them in various healthy ways.
  • Designed safe and supportive environment for students to discuss issues.
  • Collaborated with fellow facilitators to develop and implement strategies for continuous improvement of curriculum content.

Grade 10 Student Teaching Intern

Bel Air High School
10.2023 - 03.2024
  • Planned, taught, and assessed standard world history to four in-person classes consisting of 17 to 30 students each class as well as one virtual Swan Creek Academy class.
  • Adapted and differentiated instruction and methods for students to demonstrate understanding of content to fit the needs of individual students in both in-person and virtual classes.
  • Attended Harford County’s professional development days and enhanced internship experience by actively participating in team meetings and contributing valuable ideas.
  • Connected to students through open communication verbally and digitally to improve relationships and enhance the learning environment.
  • Built professional relationships with colleagues at all levels within the organization, strengthening interpersonal communication skills during the internship experience.
  • Organized lessons involving the use of artifacts and antiques to motivate students in history learning and prepare students to analyze non-written primary sources.
  • Organized lessons appropriately exploring and respecting diverse people and cultures to prepare students as global citizens and expand perspectives when making decisions.
  • Assessed student understanding formally and informally before collecting data to inform the development of future lesson plans and units that best fit students' needs.
  • Incorporated technology such as sources from the Library of Congress, Canva, Canvas, virtual museums, other online primary and secondary source archives, translation features in Microsoft and other applications, and more to make learning more accessible for all students of diverse needs and backgrounds as well as differentiate presentation of content and student demonstration of learned material.

Robotics and Coding Coach (Assistant Facilitator)

Towson University College of Education’s Girls’ Coding Club
02.2022 - 01.2024
  • Planned for, taught, and assessed the coding and robotics skills of a diverse class of girls in Baltimore County ranging from grade levels 3 to 12 in in-person classes and virtual classes.
  • Researched and routinely presented on significant women in STEM to provide motivation and representation to students belonging to minority groups.
  • Completed certification of both Vex Code VR Education and Vex Code Go Education to better support the STEM skills of the students.
  • Planned and created a positive and healthy learning environment to fit the physical, emotional, and academic needs of the students.
  • Served as a liaison between administration, colleagues, parents, and students to maintain open lines of communication regarding academic progress and concerns.
  • Mentored new facilitators entering the profession by sharing best practices, offering guidance, and providing constructive feedback on lesson delivery.
  • Received consistent praise and approval of academic supports and strategies from Towson University College of Education’s Dean Mullen.

Grade 8 Student Teaching Intern

Edgewood Middle School
08.2023 - 10.2023
  • Planned, taught, and assessed United States history and history disciplinary reading and writing skills to 6 daily classes of 20 or more 8th grade students in each class.
  • Provided constructive feedback on student work, guiding them toward improvement while building their confidence in their abilities.
  • Facilitated small group activities and one-on-one instruction to meet individual student needs.
  • Incorporated technology such as sources from the Library of Congress, Nearpod, Mindmeister, Canvas, translation features in Microsoft and other applications, and more to make learning more accessible for all students of diverse needs and backgrounds as well as differentiate presentation of content and student demonstration of learned material.
  • Enhanced internship experience by actively participating in team meetings and contributing valuable ideas.
  • Attended faculty, grade level, and Instructional Intervention Team (IIT) meetings.
  • Incorporated arts and music into lessons to motivate students as well as connect the arts to disciplinary history learning.
  • Fostered positive learning environment, addressing individual student needs through personalized attention.
  • Implemented assessment tools to monitor student progress, adjusting lesson plans as needed to address areas of struggle or mastery.

Research Assistant and Co-Author

Towson University College of Education’s Summer Scholarship Research
06.2022 - 09.2022
  • Completed the IRB CITI training program and became certified.
  • Conducted empirical study of existing literature regarding computer science and computational thinking education fields focusing on teachers in relation to marginalized groups. (June 2022 – August 2022)
  • Conducted preliminary analysis of data collected from existing literature regarding computer science and computational thinking education fields focusing on teachers in relation to marginalized groups. (June 2022 – August 2022)
  • Participated actively in regular meetings with fellow researchers to discuss project updates, challenges faced, and lessons learned during ongoing activities.
  • Wrote reflection notes and co-authored research article titled, CS education, marginalized groups, and teachers: A systematic review, which was published in the 2023 SITE journal article of March 2023.
  • Presented research findings at Towson University’s Summer Student Research Conference. (September 2022)

Education

Bachelor of Science - Secondary History Education

Towson University
05.2024

Associate of Arts - Humanities

Anne Arundel Community College
05.2021

Skills

    Maryland certified teacher

    Classroom management

    Adaptable

    Relationship building and management

    Student engagement

    Differentiated instruction

Certification

  • Maryland’s Initial Professional License (IPL) (July 2025-July 2030)
  • Vex Code VR Education Certification (January 2022-Present)
  • Vex Code Go Education Certification (January 2022-Present)
  • IRB CITI Certification (June 2022-June 2025)

Accomplishments

  • Obtained Maryland’s Initial Professional License (IPL) (July 2025-June 2030)
  • Achieved completion and passing score for Praxis II for Content Knowledge (March 2025)
  • Achieved completion and passing score in edTPA
  • Received consistent praise and approval of academic supports and strategies in Towson University’s Girls’ Coding Club from Towson University College of Education’s Dean Mullen (February 2022 – January 2024)
  • Vex Code VR Education and Vex Code Go Education Certifications (2022)
  • Co-authored research article titled, CS education, marginalized groups, and teachers: A systematic review, was published in the 2023 SITE journal article (March 2023)
  • Certificate of Acknowledgment for Co-Teaching Excellence (December 2019)
  • Letter of Acknowledgement for Outstanding Education Student Award (December 2019)
  • Letter of Acknowledgement for teaching techniques and detail excellence (October 2019)
  • Outstanding Education Student Award (October 2019)

Timeline

Temporary Substitute Teacher

Anne Arundel County Public Schools
02.2025 - 06.2025

Grade 10 Student Teaching Intern

Bel Air High School
10.2023 - 03.2024

Tiger LINC Coach (Assistant Facilitator)

Towson University College of Education’s Tiger Linc Program
09.2023 - 04.2024

Grade 8 Student Teaching Intern

Edgewood Middle School
08.2023 - 10.2023

Research Assistant and Co-Author

Towson University College of Education’s Summer Scholarship Research
06.2022 - 09.2022

Robotics and Coding Coach (Assistant Facilitator)

Towson University College of Education’s Girls’ Coding Club
02.2022 - 01.2024

Associate of Arts - Humanities

Anne Arundel Community College

Bachelor of Science - Secondary History Education

Towson University

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