1118 Hickory Trace Drive, Greensboro, NC 336-854-8070 
Cheryl L. Gaines

objective

  • To obtain a job as a High School English or Reading Teacher

Education/Certification

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* / Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
M.A. in Reading Education(Classroom/Clinical) K-12 / 2006
  • Graduated August 2006
  • Certified as a Reading Specialist

Guilford County School/ NCDPI
English 9-12 Certification/Licensure / 2006
  • Secondary English Add-on after completion of Praxis II

National Board Certification
Early Adolescent English Language Arts (ages 11-15) / 2003
  • Earned National Board Certification in the area of English/Language Arts

High Point University, High Point NC
AIG Certification/Licensure / 1998
  • Earned Certification for teaching Academically Gifted students

Guilford County Schools
Middle Grades Language Arts Certification/Licensure / 1997
  • Middle Grades Language Arts Add-on Certification after passing Praxis II (Grades 6-9)

Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC
B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies cum laude / 1992
  • Area of Concentration: Elementary Education
  • Minor: Social Studies

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS/Achievements

  • Center for Creative Leadership Certificate of Achievement
- Completed a 5-year leadership training program
  • National Board Certification: EAELA, ages 11-15
- Early Adolescent English Language Arts
  • Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (3 years)
/ 2002
2003
2004-2006

Teaching Experience

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Southwest Guilford High School, Guilford County Schools

High Point, North Carolina / Current Position
English Department
  • English I Teacher (Ninth Grade)
  • Strategic Reading
  • Yearbook Journalism

Allen Jay Middle School, Guilford County Schools

High Point, North Carolina / 1996-2006
Eighth Grade Teacher – Language Arts (10 years)
  • Eighth Grade Language Arts Teacher
  • Reading Teacher for at-risk students

R.H. Fulmer Middle School, Lexington District II

West Columbia, South Carolina / 1992-1996
Eighth Grade L.A./Journalism Teacher– Language Arts, Journalism (4 years)
  • Eighth Grade Reading Teacher
  • Established and taught a Yearbook Journalism Class, Fall 1993 -1996
  • Established and taught a Newspaper Journalism Class, Fall 1994 -96

Related Experience

Allen Jay Middle School

School Improvement Leadership Team Member
  • 8th Grade Representative (8 years)
  • Language Arts Department Chair (7 years)
  • SACS Committee Chairperson
  • Completed 5 years of leadership training through the Center for Creative Leadership at the Bryan Leadership Training Facility
Yearbook Advisor
  • Yearbook advisor completing production, sales and distribution(9 years)
  • Trained three other teachers as co-advisors
  • Experience working with Jostens and Herff Jones Yearbook Companies
French/American Exchange Trip
  • Co-sponsored and hosted visitation of St. Joseph’s Academy from Dijon, France to High Point, NC and Allen Jay Middle School
  • Chaperoned two student trips to France to visit Paris and the school in Dijon
  • Organized and led second trip to France (Toured Paris, Dijon, the Loire Valley, Normandy, and Rouen)
Teaching Mentor
  • Trained and received mentor’s certificate, Fall 2002
  • Mentored 2 lateral entry teachers for three years
Shakespeare Drama Cub Advisor
  • Directed a student production of Richard III
  • Directed a student production of Much Ado about NothingMid Summer Night’s Dream
  • Directed a student production of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet
Assistant Track Coach (3 years)
  • Served as Assistant Coach for Boy’s & Girl’s Track for three years
/ 1997-2006
1996-2005
1999-2004
‘99, ‘01,& ‘03
2002
2004
2002-2005
2003-2006
2003
2004/2005
2005/2006
2002-2004

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (LAST 5 YEARS)

  • QUEST Technology Training (2005-2006)
- Trained to use a variety of technology in the classroom
- Developed and taught several Language Arts lessons using technology.
  • Shakespeare Lives!(2003-2006)
-Trained to teach Shakespeare at the Globe Theater in London, July 2003
- Participated in multiple workshops and performances
  • Cooperative Learning Strategies (2005-2006) (1993-1993)
- Second training on the use ofcooperative learning strategies in the classroom
  • Reading Across the Curriculum/ Reading in the Content Area (2002-2004)
- Completed two years of workshops in RAC & RCA
  • Mentoring NC’s Novice Teachers (2002)
- Have mentored three new teachers and completed numerous classroom observations
  • Creating a Web Page (2002)
- Learned to develop and maintain web pages using MS FrontPage
- Co-created two Web Quests and a Classroom Web Page.
  • Leadership Training: Bryan Leadership Development Initiative (1998-2002)
- Completed a 5-year training cycle conducted by The Center for Creative Leadership

PROFESSIONAL Memberships

  • North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE)
  • National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

REFERENCE (GCS employees - Please email for references)