Education: University of Louisiana at Monroe , Monroe, LA

Cristen Martin

9550 Meyer Forest Dr. Apt 613

Houston, TX 77096

(713) 306-7590

Personal Statement: I am a creative individual with strengths that include but are not limited to excellence in teaching, tutoring, curriculum creation, written and verbal communication, new skill and training facilitation, advising and success plan creation, working on stringent deadlines and working on both team and individual projects.

Education: University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA

Master of Arts in English

Graduated 5/2008

Grambling State University, Grambling, LA

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communication with an emphasis in

news editorial.

Graduated 5/2005

Teaching Experience:

North American University, Houston, TX,

Full-time English Instructor 8/2012 - Present

·  Instructed students on ways to improve their writing by using the steps of the writing process and standard written English.

·  Advised students in accordance with campus regulations

·  Created course descriptions and syllabi templates for new elementary English education courses

·  Incorporated the Moodle learning management site into classroom instruction

·  Tutored students during office hours on English and writing related course subjects

·  Served on the faculty appeals committee and the student disciplinary action committee

·  Created learning outcomes, rubrics, assessment tools and summary tables for composition and communication classes to assist the university with obtaining Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) regional accreditation.

Houston Community College (Southwest), Stafford, TX

Adjunct English Instructor 8/2014 – Present

·  Instructed college students on ways to improve their writing by incorporating standard written English rules and the writing process and research writing systems.

·  Incorporated technology into class lecture and discussion via the use of the Moodle LMS program.

·  Applied active teaching in the classroom by including vocabulary building, class discussions and “write-it-out” activities as well as incorporating teamwork building assignments into class lesson plans.

Westwood College, Houston, TX

Full-time English Instructor, 8/08 – 8/12 Adjunct Faculty 8/12 – 10/13

·  Instructed students on ways to improve their writing by using the steps of the writing process and standard written English

·  Incorporated learning management sites into classroom instruction

·  Trained new faculty on the use of LMS tools such as Edline and other electronic course aides available at the campus

·  Applied active teaching in the classroom by including vocabulary building and essay content games and teamwork building assignments into class lesson plans

·  Advised students in accordance with campus regulation at weeks four and seven of every term and at other times deemed necessary

·  Organized and managed various aspects of the English instructional area as the lead English faculty member including facilitating English faculty meetings, book ordering, new faculty training etc.

·  Developed an end-of-the-semester tutoring event designed to present workshops to students and assist them with preparing for end of the semester projects and exams.

·  Participated in system wide General Education program chair calls, gave feedback on issues regarding general education departments, curriculum etc in a 17 campus system

·  Conducted several General education faculty meetings.

·  Co-facilitated the entire governing of the General Education area PAC break-out sessions including the preparations of minutes for the entire PAC consultant meeting

·  Maintained accurate and up-to-date documentation in the auditing binder for the campus General Education department.

·  Facilitated English faculty meetings and led a staff of instructors

·  Solely facilitated several eight hour training sessions entitled PT3 training geared toward demonstrating active teaching strategies to faculty members

·  Personally created several training presentations and facilitated training sessions for faculty members entitled “Best Practices” trainings

·  Observed faculty via the classroom coaching and classroom evaluation processes

·  Observed potential faculty members and made written recommendations for hiring

·  Selected to join a task force that developed a new class and instructional materials that were used by a 17 campus and online college system - Individually developed more than 50 percent of an extensive weekly lesson plan

·  Regularly created formal written student success plans and conducted advising sessions with students that helped them establish and reach their educational goals

·  Demonstrated experience in curriculum design

·  Lead instructor experience and experience performing administrative duties

·  Experience with evaluation techniques

·  Participated in several textbook selection committees that served the entire college system

·  Selected by Wadsworth/Cengage to edit and revise content for a research writing website and a new course textbook

·  Networked and invited professional community consultants to become program advisory committee (PAC) members

·  Managed the campus library during non-class time as the interim librarian

·  Logged library materials using Surpass software

·  Facilitated training for other college instructors to learn how to use the Turnitin plagiarism prevention internet tool and numerous other internet course aides in the classroom

The Adult Reading Center, Pearland, TX

Part-time Faculty – 10/11 – Present

·  Instructed students concerning ways to improve their reading, writing and mathematical skills in preparation for the General Equivalency Diploma/ General Educational Development (GED) test

·  Incorporated technology and internet course aides to assist students with using supplemental instructional quizzes and improving or learning necessary school related and world-of-world computer skills

·  Worked closely with and discussed success plans for all students including students with ESL and socio-economic challenges

·  Helped students with a ninth grade or lower education level achieve a high school diploma equivalency status

Alliant International University, Alhambra, CA

Adjunct Faculty (On-line)– May 2014 - Present

·  Instructed students on ways to improve their writing by using the steps of the writing process and standard written English.

·  Instructed a technical writing course during the 2014 summer semester

·  Advised students in accordance with campus regulations

·  Facilitated course discussions and posted assignment scoring and feedback via the Moodle learning management system.

San Jacinto College: Westwood College, Houston, TX

Adjunct English Instructor, 8/10 – 5/11

·  Instructed college and high school students on ways to improve their writing by incorporating standard written English rules and the writing process.

·  Incorporated technology such as smart boards into class lecture and discussion and classroom learning management sites such as Smarthinking and Blackboard.

·  Applied active teaching in the classroom by including vocabulary building and essay content games and teamwork building assignments into class lesson plans.

University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA

Graduate English Tutor, 1/08-5/08

·  Assisted undergraduate students with organizing and completing writing assignments.

·  Reviewed and explained grammar rules with students.

·  Supported students during the writing process by helping them create essay topics and use research materials while they learned to edit their own work.

Teaching Interests:

·  Undergraduate English—Introduction of fundamental concepts of composition, including grammar, style, and technique

·  Undergraduate English—Introduction of fundamental concepts of reading comprehension and active reading

·  Undergraduate English----Focus on the production of real-world documents including resumes, proposals and other professional documents

·  Undergraduate English—Focus on reading and interpretation of traditional and contemporary reading material

·  Graduate English—Focus on Multicultural literature and history

·  Graduate English—Focus on British literature in the nineteenth century including reviews of bildungsroman and epistolary novels

·  Graduate English—Special survey discussing the writings of male and female authors in the southern region of the United States

·  Graduate English—Survey of the majors and the minors: Discussing the writings of famous and obscure female authors

Related Educational Experience

University of Louisiana at Monroe

English 599 – Thesis – Thesis title: “A Rejection and Acceptance of Colonial Idealism in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart” – Graduate - English

English 527 – American Prose – Graduate - English

English 526 – Compressed Video Seminar - Technical Writing – Graduate - English

English 526 – Compressed Video Seminar – Modern Drama – Graduate - English

English 526 – Compressed Video Seminar – Metaphysical Poetry – Graduate

English 515 – Grammar for Teachers -- Graduate – English

English 514 – Bibliography – Graduate – English

English 479 – American Literary Masters – English – Undergraduate

English 438 – Shakespeare’s Comedies and Histories – English – Undergraduate

English 426 – Multicultural Literature -- English – Undergraduate

English 425 – Literary Criticism -– English – Undergraduate

English 406 – Nineteenth Century English Novel -- – English – Undergraduate

English 322 – Technical Writing – English – Undergraduate

Grambling State University

English 213 – Advanced Composition -- – English – Undergraduate

English 200 – World Literature – English – Undergraduate

English 102 (Honors) – Freshman Composition II – English – Undergraduate

English 101 – Freshman Composition I – English – Undergraduate

Additional Applicable Course Work

Mass Communication 455 – Editorial Writing

Mass Communication 355 – Feature Writing

Mass Communication 310 – Specialized Reporting

Mass Communication 335 – Online Writing and Design

Mass Communication 325 – Newspaper Practicum

Mass Communication 299 – News writing and Editing

Mass Communication 225 – Mass Media Writing and Editing

Additional Work Experience

The News-Star, Monroe, LA

Staff Writer, 5/2005 – 5/2008.

·  Worked as a full-time public safety reporter and conducted investigative reporting.

·  Created enterprise stories such as a domestic violence series in Oct. 2005.

·  Regularly met daily or more frequent deadlines

·  Developed written content for the newspaper’s website

·  Attended a writing training workshop with journalists from other Gannett newspapers in March 2006.

·  Efficiently located people to be sources in stories and conducted interviews.

·  Gained teamwork and organizational skills by creating story ideas and working on daily news stories with an organized staff.

·  Freelanced for the company and assisted the employees by working the public safety beat.

·  Worked for the company two days a week from Oct. 2007 to Jan. 2008 following the relocation of the company’s staff public safety reporter.

·  Trained a new full-time public safety reporter and another candidate for the position.

·  Assisted with compiling necessary information about the public safety beat for the company’s new employees.

·  Wrote a variety of stories for the company on public safety and community event topics including a localized story on student safety on college campuses.

The Gramblinite, Grambling, LA

Staff Writer, Aug. 2001- May 2005.

·  Authored a variety of articles including campus event stories and profiles of campus and community leaders.

·  Gained teamwork skills by working on stories and attending a national conference with an organized staff.

·  Produced well-written articles while adhering to weekly deadlines.

The Daily World, Opelousas, LA

Intern, December 2004.

·  Worked with a staff general assignment reporter while learning about public safety reporting.

·  Independently worked on stories important to the local community such as the opening of a 24-hour day care center, and a story that reported an increase in alcohol related crashes statewide.

·  Wrote several feature stories including a profile of a well-known community business owner and a book review.

KNOE-TV8 News, Monroe

Intern, May 2004- Sept. 2004.

·  Produced well-written articles while adhering to the time restraints of a news broadcast.

·  Assisted staff reporters with editing film for segments of news broadcasts.

·  Developed interview questions and conducted interviews with staff reporters.

·  Assisted with developing story ideas during daily newsroom meetings.

Skills: Proficiency with using Angel, Moodle, Blackboard, Edline and several other LMS software tools, departmental management, training session creation and implementation, public

speaking ability, Surpass software, Microsoft Office, online instructional classroom

management tool usage and training capabilities, ACT Editorial – print journalism, production software, excellent written and oral communication skills. Produced several

team and independently written real world documents.

Professional Affiliations: National Council for Teachers of English

Honors: Faculty of the Term (Westwood College) – January 2010

Selected to be inducted into the Alpha Beta Kappa Honor Society – February 2012

References

Valerie Pruitt

Westwood College – Houston, TX

Assistant Academic Dean (Formerly)

(832) 790 4694

(713) 702-7972

Bianca Dregin

Houston Independent School District

Faculty

(337) 384-8132

Marva Hardy

Westwood College

Adjunct Faculty (Formerly)

(832) 689-3444

Tamera Williams-Tisdale

Houston Independent School District

Faculty

832-256-5563