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Raleigh, Nc, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina

Create and implement lesson plans to appeal to and engage a variety of learning modalities, student backgrounds and experiences, and educational goals. • Manage almost 200 students across multiple educational platforms including Canvas, PowerSchool, Remind, as well as in-person learning, ensuring delivery of essential educational materials and instruction to all while engaging with each on an individual level and tailoring lessons to their needs. • Serve as the English Department’s representative on the Media and Technology Advisory Committee (MTAC) which works to strengthen our school-wide instructional programs through discerning and considered implementation of select media and technology as well as acting as an essential line of communication with the community at large.

Benson, North Carolina

Created and implemented lesson plans to appeal to and engage a variety of learning modalities, student backgrounds and experiences, and educational goals. • Incorporated technology to include Google Classroom, Biblionasium, and ReaderTheory.org into lesson plans.• Developed clear and concise syllabi for students and parents alike to refer to with regard to course content and expectations and consistently invite parental involvement in the learning process and student success initiatives.• Served as the 8th grade representative for the schoolwide English Language Learners (ELL) committee, an initiative with the mission of identifying practices to help ELL students integrate more easily into the school community and identify additional resources to support the growth and development of their English language skills.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Taught two sections of Fiction Writing (ENG 288) and one section of Explorations in Creative Writing (ENG 287)Assisted students in selecting further courses in the creative writing track.Workshopped up to ten short stories a week providing verbal and written critiquesof student work. Developed and implemented a curriculum designed to improve student writing.

Chapel Hill, Nc

Completed semester-long generalized internship with a focus on gaining experience with the university publication process. • Collaborated with authors and researchers in creating manuscripts that best represented and captured the most recent research and interest points on a variety of topics. • Produced jacket copy and blurbs using detailed reports from peer reviewers. • Ensured timely and accurate entry of relevant metadata into the University Press Scholarship Online platform.• Completed a variety of research projects and compiled comprehensive list of university trade imprints to be used to support a new publishing initiative with the potential to generate more revenue for the department.

Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Developed curriculum for students in grades 9-12 and in differentiated learning levels to include Advanced Placement (AP), Honors, College Prep, and Applied Learning. • Served as the Department Chair from 2008 – 2010; responsible for selecting and ordering teaching materials, managing department funds used to fulfill training needs such as technology upgrades, textbook purchases, and access to e-learning courses, and coordinated department teaching schedule.• Assisted in the training and mentoring of student teachers and new teaching staff; provided guidance related to supporting, and maintaining open lines of communication with, parents, guidance with regard to prioritizing tasks in alignment with the school’s mission and student-centered focus, and provided support in using the school’s grading and learning software platforms. • Collaborated with in-school librarian to review and critique the newest online learning platforms, assisting in making purchase decisions; prioritizing user-friendly and intuitive platforms.• Conducted quarterly item analysis using student performance data to guide teaching practices, instruction methods, presentation timelines and determine content that may need to be revisited.• Created novel marketing strategy to encourage Advanced Placement (AP) course sign-up via YouTube promotional video.• Utilized the Skyward grading platform.

Annapolis, Md

Taught 9th and 11th grade English.* Selected by my principal and department chair to help write the curriculum for and teach in the school’s new International Baccalaureate Program.* Served as the assistant coach of the varsity softball team.

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Fiction

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Liberal Arts

Bachelor Of Science Of Education (Bse), English/Language Arts Teacher Education, 3.8

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), English/Language Arts Teacher Education