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TEACHING EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Long-term English Substitute Teacher,<\/strong> grades 9, 10, and 11
\nLeyden High School District 212,<\/em> Northlake, IL; August 2014 to October 2015
\n\u2022\u00a0Taught English I and English II and co-taught American Studies in a 1:1 Chromebook environment
\n\u2022 Designed English I curriculum to scaffold freshmen into high-school-level writing skills and\u00a0higher-level analysis of literature
\n\u2022\u00a0Designed English II curriculum to grow sophomores\u2019 understanding of using the writing process to create polished academic work
\n\u2022\u00a0Created American Studies curriculum to grow nonfiction reading skills to use on foundational early American works and on correlative modern works that made the concepts more accessible<\/p>\n

Honors English Nonfiction Instructor,<\/strong> grade 9
\nNorthwestern University Center for Talent Development,<\/em> Evanston, IL; October 2012
\n\u2022\u00a0Taught Honors English Nonfiction to gifted freshmen through a Saturday Enrichment\u00a0Program
\n\u2022\u00a0Promoted authentic learning through a writers\u2019 workshop where students evaluated their own work and the work of others through a multistep writing process<\/p>\n

Reading and Writing Teacher,<\/strong> grades 9, 10, and 11
\nCICS Northtown Academy,<\/em> Chicago, IL; October 2005 to June 2006
\n\u2022\u00a0Taught Reading to freshmen and Writing to sophomores and juniors
\n\u2022\u00a0Designed Reading curriculum to improve test-taking skills as well as increase\u00a0comprehension across the spectrum of fiction and nonfiction
\n\u2022\u00a0Created Writing curriculum that emphasized both everyday and academic writing skills<\/p>\n

English Teacher,<\/strong> grades 10 and 11
\nGwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy,<\/em> Chicago, IL; January to July 2005
\n\u2022\u00a0Taught Honors American Literature to sophomores and Honors British Literature to juniors
\n\u2022 Created and implemented cohesive, standards-based unit plans for several long works,\u00a0including Frankenstein, \u201cA Raisin in the Sun,\u201d and The Great Gatsby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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EDUCATION-RELATED\u00a0EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE<\/strong>
\nFreelance Editor,<\/strong> Thomas Riggs, Missoula, MT \u2014 2013 to January 2017
\n\u2022 Content-edited and copyedited nonfiction reference projects, including Gale Researcher\u2019s British Literature; Gale Researcher\u2019s American Literature; Literature of the Supernatural; and Legal Issues Around the Globe
\n\u2022\u00a0Juggled multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring each project followed the correct style sheet and was pitched appropriately toward the correct audience<\/p>\n

Freelance Curriculum Writer,<\/strong> Academy for Urban School Leadership Charter School Network, Chicago, IL \u2014 2008 to 2012\u2022\u00a0Developed English assessments pinpointing specific ACT-aligned learning standards
\n\u2022\u00a0Designed standard-specific teaching tips along with worksheets at three learning levels to\u00a0scaffold students to success on the assessments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

ACT Curriculum Writer,<\/strong> Civitas Charter School Network, Chicago, IL \u2014 2006 to 2008
\n\u2022\u00a0Composed and edited high-quality ACT-style English assessments for use in classrooms in\u00a0ninth through eleventh grade<\/div>\n
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Writer for Interim Assessment Project,<\/strong> coalition of Chicago high schools \u2014 July 2006
\n\u2022\u00a0Re-created questions and answers for the Reading and English sections of existing official\u00a0ACT, Explore, and PLAN assessments to realign with different leveled standards
\n\u2022\u00a0Developed new exams that assessed only pinpointed targeted levels of ACT learning\u00a0standards<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2022\u00a0Master of Education, Teaching & Learning program, DePaul University, Chicago, IL; 2005
\n\u2022 Bachelor of Arts, English and International Studies, Bradley University, Peoria, IL; 1995;\u00a0graduated Magna Cum Laude in honors program
\n\u2022\u00a0Google Certified Educator; earned May 2015 Teaching Licensure
\n\u2022 Type 09 Illinois Initial Secondary Certificate in English (#2169370)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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