Experience

The Academy for Technology and the Classics

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pre-AP English Teacher and Instructional Coach

  • Aug 2020 - Present

• Pre-AP English Teacher

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2020



Capital High School

• Honors and AP English Literature Teacher

  • Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

• Secondary English Teacher

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2015



Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe

• Volunteer ESL Tutor

  • Nov 2011 - Jul 2012

  ▪ Facilitated English-language learning for 12 Spanish speakers, emphasizing real-world conversation skills ▪ Planned biweekly lessons with attention to comprehensive literacy (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) ▪ Assessed student learning biweekly in order to adjust instructional strategies for maximum student growth



Santa Fe Public Schools

• Substitute Teacher

  • Nov 2011 - May 2012

  ▪ Implemented classroom teachers’ lesson plans, with attention to students’ understanding and teachers’ goals▪ Assisted students with in-class work, ensuring learning and on-task behavior in teachers’ absence▪ Managed classrooms to achieve student safety and productivity



Lane Tech College Prep High School

• Student Teacher of English

  • Mar 2011 - May 2011

  ▪ Met responsibility for unit and daily lesson planning, classroom management, grading, and record keeping for two sections each of Freshman Honors Survey of Literature and Senior World Literature▪ Developed and taught units on Albert Camus’ The Stranger, magical realism, global civil rights issues in nonfiction and poetry, and research paper writing ▪ Integrated technology, experiential activities, journaling, music, visual arts, modeling, guided practice, and various discussion formats (debate, fish bowl, small and large group, role-playing, student-led) into instruction ▪ Used multiple methods of formative assessment (discussion monitoring, quizzes, short writing assignments) to monitor student progress and adjust instruction as necessary▪ Created several differentiated culminating projects, which included analytical and creative writing, visual arts, music, mock trial, and a synthesis of historical research and literary analysis▪ Participated in parent-teacher conferences, addressing students’ strengths and specific means to improve work



Sit Stay Read

• Volunteer Book Buddy and Program Leader

  • Mar 2009 - Mar 2011

  ▪ Lead groups of five to ten second-grade students in writing activities and reading fluency exercises (model, choral, echo, and paired), keeping them on task▪ Engage students in reading by asking them questions about the book and how they relate to it ▪ Reinforce reading and writing skills by pointing out when students use good techniques▪ Model social learning by encouraging students to help each other spell words and be respectful



self-employed

• freelance copy editor and proofreader

  • Feb 2009 - Dec 2009

  ▪ Copyedited manuscripts and proofread typeset pages, with attention to accuracy, grammar, style, and consistency▪ Managed author review of editing, including teaching the review process and ensuring timely completion▪ Wrote developmental editing plans for individual manuscripts that publishers and authors used as guidance▪ Clients: Lyceum Books, Medical Liability Monitor, Northwestern University Press, Triumph Books



Northwestern University Press

• senior project editor

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  ▪ Supervised freelance editors, setting and enforcing deadlines and reviewing and providing detailed feedback on all assignments to improve the quality of their work▪ Co-developed a manuscript-coding procedure, which involved writing instructions and teaching the process to coworkers▪ Managed editorial production of books, creating and maintaining schedules and budgets



Triumph Books

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• assistant editor

  • Nov 2003 - Jan 2007

  ▪ Acted as a liaison between staff, freelancers, and authors, which required both an understanding of each person’s role in the process and diplomacy in bringing the parts of the project together▪ Created series guidelines for authors and editors, which required an understanding of the overall goal of a series and how to achieve it as well as strict attention to detail and consistency▪ Developed manuscripts for organization, series style, and overall quality, working closely with authors to help them clarify and achieve their purpose in writing the book



The Wittenberg University Writing Center

• Writing Advisor

  • Aug 2000 - May 2003

  ▪ Dialogued with undergraduate students one-on-one about their writing, invoking their ownership of the process▪ Taught grammar and citation styles by pointing to issues in student papers and then assisting them as they identified and corrected others ▪ Asked thoughtful questions to stimulate content development and structure improvement▪ Empowered students by teaching skills for effective use of resources (e.g., thesauruses)



Wright State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Residential Assistant

  • Jun 2002 - Aug 2002

  ▪ Assisted sixth- through twelfth-grade students with homework by providing feedback and guiding them to project resources▪ Organized and supervised recreational activities and group discussions aimed at team building▪ Supervised students on campus, on field trips, and in the dorms, ensuring safety and compliance with rules