Christine Costello
19 Jarrett Avenue • Rockledge • PA 19046 • (267) 207-9849 • www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/07/ccostel1
EDUCATION
2003-present Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
Candidate for Bachelor of Arts in German, June, 2007
• Pennsylvania elementary education certification
• Cumulative GPA: 3.85
Spring 2006 Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
• GPA: 4.0
• Studied the history of German literature, German-American relations from 1871-1945, German
film and the culture and politics of Weimar Germany.
1999-2003 Abington High School, Abington, PA
• GPA: 4.339
• Honor Roll, Honor Society, Recipient of the President’s Student Service Award, German
Teacher’s Award, B’nai B’rith Service Award
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006 Student Teacher, Swarthmore-Rutledge School, Swarthmore PA
• Created and implemented a unit on poetry which included acrostic poetry, color poetry, haikus and
free form poetry lessons.
• Adapted a math unit to address the needs of diverse learners in the classroom.
• Created a social studies unit that included map reading skills and a world cultures poster project
for the UN Day celebration.
• Attended professional development sessions and weekly meetings.
• Created assessments and adapted handouts using Microsoft Word and Excel
2006 Tutor, Ridley Park, PA
• Worked with two kindergarten immigrant children on reading skills, comprehension and retention.
• Taught word pronunciation and worked on other speech related issues.
• Created word games and reading strategies to engage the children while also addressing basic
reading skills.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2005 Tutor, Swarthmore, PA
• Worked one-on-one with a pre-school aged girl focusing on literacy and language education.
• Created a curriculum which focused on teaching reading through the use of puppetry and pictures.
• Helped facilitate the creation and telling of original stories based on personal illustrations.
2004-present Youth Ministry Mentor, Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA
• Chaperoned and coordinated a summer mission trip to Guatemala.
• Assisted with monthly meetings and many events for youth in the surrounding counties.
• Mentored youth on personal and academic issues and applying to college.
• Worked on service projects and social justice issues with the students, including the writing of
resolutions for convention addressing gun violence, recycling, fair trade and hurricane relief.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006-present Research Assistant/Joel Dean Summer Fellowship, Swarthmore PA
• Conducted interviews with German researchers and translated their literature into English.
• Analyzed research data using SPSS and created original coding schemes.
• Currently co-authoring two papers for presentation and eventual publication.