Assessment Specialist II (May 2018 - present)Assessment Specialist I (May 2016 - May 2018)As Second for two testing programs, I have collaborated with Content Leads on tasks related to process efficiencies, process documentation, test coordination, program requests, and staffing matters.Other tasks: assign item reviews; participate in meetings with client; plan and oversee training and mentoring of new staff on item writing and passage finding; develop training materials and resources for item writers and reviewers; train Outside Item Writers (OIWs); serve as an expert on test content and style; author and review English language and literature passages and item sets, resolve sets with client and internal reviewers; assemble pretests; attend committee meetings and provide feedback on operational forms; revise passages in accordance with client feedback and resubmit them within established deadlines; mentor and provide feedback on writing for summer interns, contribute to OIW recruitment efforts.

Courses Taught:ENGL151L: English II Writing intensive course, focused on literary analysis. ENGL 101: English IRequired writing-intensive course giving close attention to the process of writing through workshops and conferences involved in preparation and revision of drafts of analytical essays and research papers.Writing Skills II:Developmental writing course focusing on the writing of effective paragraphs and short essays as well as the correct use of standard written English.

Worked with college instructors to develop new Writing Intensive courses and assignments; oversaw WI certification process for faculty; conferenced with students who were working on writing assignments for WI courses; developed and ran writing workshops for the Writing Center, assessed past WI courses.

Courses Taught:ENGL 222: Literary Genres (1 section, enrollment 30)English curriculum core course introducing the students to literary forms and genres and the critical methods appropriate to their study. ENGL 223: Introduction to English Literature (1 section, enrollment 30)English curriculum core course covering major authors from the Middle Ages to the present.ENGL 120: Principles on Effective Writing II (3 sections, enrollment 25)Required writing course advancing critical reading skills and essay development with an emphasis on the writing of analytical essays and research paper.ENGL 301: English Literature 1660-1830 (Teaching Assistant)Responsible for teaching classes on Dryden, Addison and Steele, Wollstonecraft, Hazlitt and Lamb

Humanities FellowCarried out daily activities at the center, researched potential guest speakers for events, sent out press releases and emails about upcoming events, data entry, correspondence, assisted in creating and implementing event plans.

Implemented absent teachers' lesson plans.

Tutored students, ages 7-18, individually and in small groups in math, reading, writing and SAT prep.

Assisted head teacher in implementing short and long term curriculum goals and IEP’s for students with learning disabilities; class room management; provided behavioral and academic guidance and support; kept records of students’ performance and development