Description :

1. Worked with four different classes of children a week ages 4-10 to strengthen their skills as both authors and performers.
2. Focused on costume play with a strong emphasis on theater games to teach theatrical concepts.
3. Worked on writing fictional stories focusing on the different components of fiction through both writing exercises and creative theater play.
4. Responsible for the safety of the children as well as their creative development.
5. Planned twelve weeks' worth of lessons for multiple classes that all had different strengths and abilities, and helped the children on an individual and group level to thrive creatively.
6. Taught Singaporean primary students brainstorming, grammar, and mind-mapping skills to support strong, creative writers.
7. Instructed thirty Thai students during specialized summer courses, which included interactive educational tours of Singapore.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

B.A. In English

Description :

1. Facilitator of multi-genre workshops, teacher of poetry and poetics, continuing education, retirement facilities, community college.
2. Taught a creative writing class for senior and freshman high school students.
3. Worked alongside 2 other teachers who contributed to classwork and planning.
4. Corrected their work and gave them feedback on their writing.
5. Students were to attend study hall and received assistance if they requested it.
6. Met and instructed assigned classes in the locations and times designated.
7. Developed and maintained a classroom environment conducive to effective learning.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

BA In English

Description :

1. Implemented weekly Socratic Seminars and student workshops to increase the student ownership of the class.
2. Assigned as a Writing Teacher to improve student's writing skills.
3. Assessed students' performance and made modifications based on individual needs, which increased standardized testing by 11%.
4. Developed 100% of lesson plans for students and met benchmarks set out by the State's curriculum guidelines.
5. Facilitated classes by public lectures and demonstrations.
6. Ensured students improved in writing, critical thinking, and oral communication.
7. Instructed 120 9th Grade Writing students, of which 82% scored proficient (70% or higher) and 45% scored above proficient (80% or higher) on 2014's challenging end-of-year writing assessment.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

B.A. in English

Description :

1. Championed the redesign of the Writing curriculum to meet new, rigorous Common Core Standards.
2. Collected and analyzed summative data every 6 weeks to identify students to tutor and material to reteach.
3. Pioneered a weekly lesson planning study group with co-workers to increase communication and teamwork across content areas; this protocol has since been adopted across network high schools to foster collaboration.
4. Utilized Common Core Curriculum to teach reading, writing, listening, speaking, and critical thinking to a diverse group of students.
5. Collaborated with colleagues in daily team meetings to create innovative lessons and promote student success.
6. Created quizzes, tests, interactive videos, handouts, problem-based scenarios, and online modules to supplement learning.
7. Participated in parent/teacher conferences to cultivate positive relationships between home and school environments.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

B.A. In English

Description :

1. Developed lesson plans that met the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
2. Created a classroom environment conducive to learning by using a variety of appropriate teaching.
3. Collaborated with therapists and the owner of a therapeutic center/sensory gym to deliver writing instruction to children on the autism spectrum.
4. Worked with 2-5 students of different ages and abilities on the spectrum.
5. Created fun and relatable writing tasks based on the strengths and interests of the students.
6. Provided positive and caring redirection exercises designed for students to stay on task.
7. Assessed the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provided progress reports.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

M.A. in English

Description :

1. Attended professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.
2. Performed any other related task or duty at the direction of the building principal.
3. Designed, planned, and wrote an in-depth curriculum using 21st Century Skills Standards, English Language Arts Common Core Standards, and Understanding by Design format.
4. Collaborated with library media specialists to co-teach a unit on writing a research paper and integrating technology.
5. Utilized various 2.0 web tools such as SCAN and other forms of technology to enhance student learning and engagement.
6. Integrated the use of technology.
7. Designed summer enrichment writing courses for entering seventh and eighth-grade students.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

M.A. in English

Description :

1. Planned and taught two daily writing classes of up to 15 students, as well as Health and Film courses.
2. Served as a lead teacher for a group of four teachers during the second summer of program involvement.
3. Facilitated meetings with a team of four teachers to discuss student progress.
4. Promoted literacy through independent and paired reading and writing using the writing process and whole language approach.
5. Provided reading and writing instruction to targeted classes.
6. Incorporated use of writing process and whole language approach through 30 CIMS literacy networks.
7. Trained classroom teachers to begin the writing process and whole language approach within individual classrooms.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

B.A. in English

Description :

1. Developed strategies with classroom teachers to meet the reading and writing needs of students.
2. Taught various methods of writing, including research papers, argumentative essays, personal and creative narratives, style analyses, and character analyses
3. Adopted multiple genres into a creative writing class, including memoirs, poetry, stream of consciousness, and short stories
4. Designed lessons and units for a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts.
5. Revised English 10 curriculum into World Literature curriculum.
6. Collaborated to plan modified curriculum for co-taught intervention classes.
7. Lectured and instructed students in writing strategies and formats for state standardized writing assessments and maintained a high learning environment.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

B.A. in English

Description :

1. Determined student's needs based on data assessments, benchmarks, and students' grades.
2. Taught themed structured writing for all grade-level students through differentiated instruction and writer's workshops.
3. Coordinated and communicated with parents in conferences.
4. Established a media literacy afterschool program/club.
5. Managed and updated grade books with progress reports and end-of-year reports.
6. Implemented ELL strategies in an inclusive learning environment.
7. Led instruction using web 2.0 technologies such as collaborative Web publishing.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

B.A. in English

Description :

1. Designed portions of iLEAP-like assessments administered to all KIPP New Orleans 5th grade pupils to track growth and effectiveness of instruction.
2. Created a developmentally appropriate, standards-based curriculum for 5th-grade writing.
3. Planned and instruct small-group reading remediation classes and track student growth using the Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System.
4. Taught 150 students within five writing classes.
5. Establish a new writing curriculum that follows Common Core standards.
6. Developed and taught lessons that established a strong writing community and help students to discover their own unique writing styles.
7. Collaborated with other writing teachers as well as my team to create interdisciplinary units to emphasize the importance of writing across content areas.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

B.A. in English