Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Experience Within Major
Student Teaching
Timeline
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Cody Vanbenthuysen

Sayre

Summary

Obtain a teaching position in kindergarten to 12th grade Health and Physical Education

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

School Age Classroom Assistant

YMCA
04.2024 - Current
  • Assists in maintaining an efficient, well-arranged classroom including interest areas that provide direction and a sense of organization
  • Assists in providing materials and activities appropriate for the children’s developmental progress and individual learning styles
  • Assists in curriculum planning that includes multi-cultural and multi-ethnic materials, displays, and activities

Substituting

Sayre, Athens, and Bellefonte Area School District
09.2023 - Current
  • Substituted in Sayre, Athens, and Bellefonte Area School Districts since Fall of 2023

Camp Counselor

Sayre Area High School
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Customized and carried out exciting/different sporting games/task for children to do
  • Conducted and supervised the campers throughout the day to do different activities
  • Fostered development each child’s knowledge of each game they participated in (Soccer, Basketball, Football, Baseball)
  • Communicated with parents when needed

Education

Bachelor of Liberal Arts - Health and Physical Education

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
05.2025

Skills

  • Behavioral management
  • Activity planning
  • Patience and empathy
  • Classroom organization
  • Child development
  • Communication and interpersonal skills

Certification


  • Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse: Mandated and Permissive Reporting in Pennsylvania
  • Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP)
  • American Red Cross, First Aid, CPR/AED

Experience Within Major

  • Lock Haven University Health and Physical Education Major Club member.
  • Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) of Pennsylvania member.
  • Volunteered with special education students in their adapted physical education classes at Central Mountain Middle School and Bellefonte Middle School. (2022-2024)
  • Attended and assisted the teacher with their Kindergarten to 3rd grade physical education classes at Robb Elementary (Fall 2023)

Student Teaching

Keystone Central School District:

  • Bucktail High School - Spring 2025
  • Taught Health & Physical Education to 5th/6th Grade, 7th Grade, and 10th-12th Grade

Timeline

School Age Classroom Assistant

YMCA
04.2024 - Current

Substituting

Sayre, Athens, and Bellefonte Area School District
09.2023 - Current

Camp Counselor

Sayre Area High School
06.2021 - 08.2021

Bachelor of Liberal Arts - Health and Physical Education

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Cody Vanbenthuysen