Shawn Walton Email & Phone Number

Gause, Texas

Teaching 6-8 grade English and writing.Teach English/Language Arts to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Responsible for building my own curriculum. I use multiple sources, including many online resources, to create an interesting learning environment. I must prepare students for the 6th grade Reading STAAR Test, 7th grade Writing STAAR Test, 7th grade Reading STAAR Test, and 8th grade Reading STAAR Test. However, I thoroughly believe you do not teach to the test, but instead… Show more Teaching 6-8 grade English and writing.Teach English/Language Arts to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Responsible for building my own curriculum. I use multiple sources, including many online resources, to create an interesting learning environment. I must prepare students for the 6th grade Reading STAAR Test, 7th grade Writing STAAR Test, 7th grade Reading STAAR Test, and 8th grade Reading STAAR Test. However, I thoroughly believe you do not teach to the test, but instead allow students to expand their reading and writing skills by providing an interesting and challenging learning environment. Show less

Gause, Texas

Taught reading and writing skills using techniques from the The Book Whisperer and writingfix.com.

Gause, Texas

A few key responsibilities of a school board member, per TASB:-Ensure creation of a vision and goals for the district and evaluate district success.-Adopt policies that inform district actions.-Hire a superintendent to serve as the chief executive officer of the district and evaluate the superintendent’s success.-Approve an annual budget consistent with the district vision.-Communicate the district’s vision and success to the community.

Gause, Texas

Response to Intervention teacher for grades 4-8. I also teach journalism as a high school credit for eighth graders. Certified to teach 4-8 science, math, English, and social studies. Also certified to teach high school journalism.

Weekly columnist for the Rockdale Reporter, and two other small town newspapers.

Currently working as a contractor to implement business processes, technical writing, and other various duties.

Work with Product Management, Product Development, and Quality Engineering to implement business processes and tools to support our Solution Delivery Value Stream. Will be putting into place Agile project management and XP Engineering practices.Part of team implementing the corporate website.

As Sustaining Engineering Manager, I managed the group of developers and testers that put out the patches and updates. We worked closely with Product Support and Development.

Designed software for portfolio management. Included business reasons, product analysis/competitive analysis, functionality design, documentation, training. UI design, use cases, viability in the marketplace.Managed product teams, which included managing the projects, as well as the people. I was responsible for yearly reviews, etc.

Various duties, working for Comptroller for the State of Texas, Radian Corporation, City of Georgetown - included: - technical writing for documenting State of Texas accounting and payroll systems- implementation, support, documentation of JD Edwards system at Radian corporation- writing processes for using the various machines for building printed circuit boards at Radian corporation- designed and implemented Lotus Notes database and UI for tracking City Council meeting… Show more Various duties, working for Comptroller for the State of Texas, Radian Corporation, City of Georgetown - included: - technical writing for documenting State of Texas accounting and payroll systems- implementation, support, documentation of JD Edwards system at Radian corporation- writing processes for using the various machines for building printed circuit boards at Radian corporation- designed and implemented Lotus Notes database and UI for tracking City Council meeting minutes for City of Georgetown Show less

While at Radian, I worked on ISO manuals for the machines used to produce printed circuit boards. I also worked on the implementation of JD Edwards software.

Ran and managed all special events for Capital Area Easter Seals, including:- recruiting and coordinating volunteers- recruiting local business sponsorship for events- publicizing events - designing T-shirts, print ads, newsletters, fliers- working with local news media

Various positions for radio and television news organizations, including:- reporter- producerwrote news stories, broadcast news stories, edited video and audio, cut commercials.

Teaching Credentials, Elementary And Secondary Education And Teaching

This was an online certification program approved by the State of Texas for education and training in teaching.

Ba, Broadcast Journalism, Latin American Studies

Activities and Societies: Minor in Spanish, Golden Key Honor Society, National Dean's List

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