Larson, Lori Ms. Lori Larson TEACHING EXPERIENCE Kindergarten teacher, American Indian Magnet School, St. Paul, MN * Racially diverse, all day kindergarten classroom setting, emphasizing student literacy and American Indian cultures in all curriculum areas. Kindergarten teacher, John A. Johnson Achievement Plus Elementary School, St. Paul, MN * Classroom demonstration teacher in St. Paul's designated model school for writing * Participated in additional training in student literacy development * Received certification for the Responsive Classroom model of integrated social and academic curriculum * Attended Writing Institute I and II Kindergarten teacher, Bruce F. Vento Elementary School, St. Paul, MN * Participated in inservice training in the areas of Balanced Literacy, BEST training, ELL learners, emergent reading and writing Preschool Teacher, Central Preschool, St. Paul, MN 4-5 year old pre-kindergarten children Team Teacher, King of Kings Lutheran School, Roseville, MN grades 4-6 Special Education Teacher, Dassel/Cokato School District, Dassel, MN grades 1-6 ____________________________ EDUCATION * Current Graduate School Learning Community student, Master of Arts in Education, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN * Hamline University Summer Instiitute for Literacy and Learning, yearly since 1998 * Hamline University Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching summer 1999 * Kindergarten Licensure, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN * Bachelor of Arts, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN credentials in Elementary and Special Education