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Promotion and department change at UMA. ELL instructor for students grades 7 through 12. Department lead for Language Immersion Center encompassing ELL/ESL, numeracy, literacy, and foreign language instructors.

Teaching English Language Arts to seventh and eighth grade students in a military academy setting. Working closely with para-professionals and the SpEd department to ensure differentiation and accommodations to students in compliance with IEP and 504 documents. Responsibilities include creating and implementing daily curriculum in line with the common core and the school goals for excellence in education; daily and weekly grading; classroom management and student discipline; generating weekly assessment reports and teaching or re-teaching according to assessment data; bi-weekly and/or monthly reports to students and parents/guardians regarding student success, grades, and missing assignments. Daily and effective use of technology to teach blended in-person and online student classes.

Taught 12th grade English online and in person in a learning center. Taught remedial reading curriculum to high school students at all grade levels who needed reading support. Created and implemented in-person remedial reading curriculum in line with the common core with the goal of increasing student ability in reading and text comprehension. Utilized data to improve and differentiate curriculum based on student need. Provided one-on-one English support to students in the learning center.

Design company brochure and content and create web content. Work on teams.

In the absence of regularly assigned instructors, teach curriculum and assist students in acquisition and comprehension, maintain student and classroom behavior management and ensure student safety.

Taught students in an alternative high school setting. Created, planned and administered curriculum and testing materials aligned with the Common Core. Tracked, reviewed and graded student work daily. Assisted students in understanding and completing assignments. Classroom and behavior management. Contact with parents and administration regarding student classroom behavior, attendance, and work habits. Used computer programs to track attendance, behavior and grades, and to administer and grade assignments in Computer Tech and Journalism. Computer TechnologyCreated a work schedule and tracking sheets for students in the self-driven computer tech class to help them stay on task and on time toward completion of the coursework within the term. Weekly reminders to class and individuals on progress and status expectations as well as attendance. Created a system allowing students to resubmit work through the computer program and ensure regrading of work. Worked with students to ensure understanding and taught them the skills required to navigate documents and programs to successful outcomes. Created lessons to test skills in Word. Created new curriculum lessons and tests using published, lawfully accessible information for Career Technical Education students to navigate the internet for job searches.This curriculum included ethics training computer use, self-branding, internet searching, employer contact protocols, and resume building.JournalismWorked with students in Journalism to understand ethics and history in journalism. Created, instructed, and graded curriculum using original rubrics. Used newspapers, articles, newscast clips, photojournalism samples, films, and other varied sources to instruct and provide students with real-word examples of journalism. Worked with students to create a school newspaper ensuring proper research, sources, graphics, interview techniques, and writing skills. Facilitated group discussions. Publishd final term grades.

Taught students in an alternative high school setting after multiple substitutes with one and one-half weeks remaining in the term and one and one-half week into the following term. Regained classroom control and curriculum. Worked closely with incumbent teacher (who was out ill) to determine level and amount of work completed for term ending. Created and administered assessment assignments for purpose of determining final term grades. Worked with students to ensure understanding. Planned, created, and instructed curriculum aligned with the Common Core. Assisted students in understanding and completing assignments. Facilitated group discussions. Reviewed, graded, and tracked student work daily. Published final term grades.

7th English/ 8th Communication and Speech. Created, taught and graded Common Core aligned lessons of grammar, spelling, writing and English Language skills. Taught cursive writing. Classroom/student behavior management. Worked daily with Billie Jo Petersen, SPED instructor, to ensure lesson and assignment modifications for 504 and IEP students. Modified curriculum, testing times, content, procedures, and other differentiated instructions to comply with IEP and 504 documentation. Ensured students and SPED coordinator were aware of upcoming, missing, and past due assignments. Communications/Speech: Instructed 8th grade students in public speaking, research, group project cooperation and presentation skills. Formative and summative assessment, grading, one to one and group instruction. Parent/teacher communication and interaction via phone, email, web site postings, and parent/teacher conferences. Emailed or phoned parents as necessary to inform of grade alerts, missing assignments, behavior issues in class, as well as to identify exceptional work completed and/or improvement in behaviors.Used permanent teacher lesson outlines and/or Common Core outlines to modify and/or create appropriate instructional material including tests, rubrics and tracking forms. Curriculum preparation, instruction, student assistance, testing and grading.Engaged all students to maximize participation, learning, and retention using a variety of audio, visual, individual and group activities.Maintained contact page on school website to include curriculum instruction, due dates, worksheets and forms. Worked closely with school administration to ensure students received proper instruction as well as differentiated assistance. Worked with school administration to make appropriate changes to identified policies and/or procedures and curriculum in the classroom which were not in line with the well-being of student success, and to fine tune those changes for optimum student success outcomes.

Graduate: WSU English Masters Program; GPA: 3.7. Completed required courses in the Master of Education program and successfully obtained an English emphasis secondary teaching license from the state of Utah.

Earned a double Bachelor of Science degree in Anthropology and English, with Summa Cum Laude honors in both disciplines. Lifetime member in multiple Disciplinary and Honor Societies.

Reviewed and edited entries submitted to the 'Epiphany' Literary Journal prior to final review, printing and publication. Worked with original writers to correct, enhance, and prepare submissions for publication. Worked closely with Epiphany administration to ensure successful completion of assigned work and story edits prior to Managing Copy Editor review and print approval.Re-edited, corrected and submitted for republication to journal management the full fall 2015 journal after serious publication errors were discovered in paper copy.

February 1990 - December 2014: Positions required the ability to research and resolve issues, handle sensitive and confidential information, coding, policies, procedures, office protocols, create excellent rapport with vendors, quickly complete tasks, and ensure historical data. As needed served on committees, assisted with office relocation and set-up in new buildings. Tenure with the state of Utah in Administrative Assistant and Executive Secretary positions supporting Directors, Assistant Directors, and front line management. Served on various committees including training curriculum, new building layout and furnishing, interview, and recycling.