Experience

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  Cherokee County School District - GA

  • Creekview High School

  • High School English Teacher and Gifted Coordinator for Creekview High School

    • Jul 2018 - Present
    • Creekview High School

    Teaching literature and composition to high school students grades 9-12. Focus on writing process; technical and nonfiction writing, revising, editing, and publishing.

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  Menchie's Frozen Yogurt

  • Riverstone Plaza Canton, GA

  • Franchisee

    • Oct 2013 - Present
    • Riverstone Plaza Canton, GA

    Own and operate a Menchie's Frozen Yogurt Franchise in Canton, GA. Have kept it going throughout the pandemic with creative problem solving skills and hard work.

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  The Critical Thinking Co.

  • Freelance Writer

    • 2011 - Present

    Author of published book "Teaching Technology Through Interest Projects" released May 2012.Author of published print book and ebook "Surfing the Net- Science" released November 2013.

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  Summer Institute for the Gifted

  • Teacher of the Gifted

    • Jun 2011 - Jul 2011

    Designed and instructed in four gifted classes during the summer camp at Emory University. Class subjects included: Inventive Thinking, Business, Word Power, and Gaming.

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  Cherokee County School System

  • Teacher of the Gifted

    • Jul 1993 - Jun 2011

    Designed and implemented instruction for gifted children. Administered gifted tests such as: Cognitive Abilities Test, Iowa Test of Basic Skills, Torrance Test of Creativity, Nagliari Nonverbal Abilities Test. Created and directed the school news program, wrote and produced school educational videos, trained teachers in differentiation of instruction, and coached the academic bowl team. Chaired multiple committees.