Kenneth Atwood

Chair - World Languages at Webb School of Knoxville
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spansih Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • AP Program Summer Institute - Spanish Lanaguage
    The College Board
    Jul, 2008
    - Oct, 2024
  • Modified Oral Proficiency Interviewer
    American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
    Aug, 2007
    - Oct, 2024
  • Managing Electronic Records - Advanced Records Operations
    National Archives and Records Administration
    Mar, 2001
    - Oct, 2024
  • Records Scheduling and Disposition
    National Archives and Records Administration
    Mar, 2001
    - Oct, 2024
  • Advanced Scheduling Operations
    National Archives and Records Administration
    Feb, 2001
    - Oct, 2024
  • Evaluating and Promoting Records Management
    National Archives and Records Administration
    Feb, 2001
    - Oct, 2024
  • Scheduling Records
    National Archives and Records Administration
    Feb, 2001
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Webb School of Knoxville
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Chair - World Languages
      • Aug 2011 - Present

      Evaluate faculty performance and assist them in articulating and meeting professional development goals. Work with divisional faculty to align departmental curriculum to school- wide goals and strategic planning.Assist in the recruitment, selection, and retention of talented faculty members; Serve on Academic CouncilStay current with best teaching practices for Foreign Language classrooms.

    • Spanish Instrutor
      • Aug 2007 - Present

      Support Webb School’s mission of preparing students to serve as leaders in tomorrow's world through the promotion of global understanding and citizenship, fostering a deep appreciation for the Spanish languages and cultures of the world, and an understanding of how the United States fits into a global context. Courses Taught: Intermediate Spanish Levels I through IV (Honors and CP); Spanish V Honors Conversation and Composition; AP Spanish Lang. & Culture; Spanish VI Culture & Language Through FilmKey Contributions✦ Proposed, designed and implement Spanish VI Language and Culture through film course✦ Proposed, designed and implement Spanish V Honors Conversation and Composition ✦ Created and direct the Spanish Peer Tutoring Program✦ Chair Spartan Spirit Award given to the senior boy that best exemplifies the ideals of Webb ✦ Sponsor Webb School Fly Fishing Club✦ Sponsor Webb School Apiary Club Show less

  • Pellissippi State Community College
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Adjunct Professor
      • Aug 2007 - Present

      Beginning Spanish 1010-1020 Intermediate Spanish 2010-2020 Beginning Spanish 1010-1020 Intermediate Spanish 2010-2020

  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant
      • Aug 2001 - Jul 2006

      Distinguished Educator Spanish 331 Introduction to Hispanic Cultures; Spanish 300 Composition and Grammar Through Reading; Intermediate Spanish 211 and 212; Intensive Intermediate Spanish 211-212; Intermediate Spanish Transition 150; Elementary Spanish 111 and 112; Intensive Elementary Spanish 111-112. Distinguished Educator Spanish 331 Introduction to Hispanic Cultures; Spanish 300 Composition and Grammar Through Reading; Intermediate Spanish 211 and 212; Intensive Intermediate Spanish 211-212; Intermediate Spanish Transition 150; Elementary Spanish 111 and 112; Intensive Elementary Spanish 111-112.

  • U.S. Department of Education
    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Program Analyst
      • Jul 2000 - Aug 2001

      Briefed CFO in tentative recommendations regarding efficiency in program operations. Provided analysis and advisory support related to the effectiveness of programs and/or the efficiency of the management of operations. Recognized solutions for the improvement of internal administration. Provided research in support of special projects related to the internal administration and management. Key contributions: ✦ Identified and implemented a cost-saving solution for Federal records and documents storage and management that saved the Office of Student Federal Aid (OSFA) hundreds of thousands of dollars. ✦ Created handbook for incoming employees to OSFA ✦Worked with the OIG to review, update and implement Records and Federal Document Management System for OSFA ✦ Developed and executed the training program for proper Federal records management for OFSA Show less

Education

  • University of Tennessee-Knoxville
    M.A. Spanish, Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
    1996 - 1999
  • Georgia State University
    B.A. (Magna Cum Laude), Spanish Language and Literature
    1992 - 1996

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