SPEIGHT 2
Melanie Kay Speight
573-883-4500
Education
M.A.—English, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, 2007
· GPA: 4.0
B.A.—English (Secondary Certification), Lambuth University, Jackson, TN, 1997
· GPA: 3.98
Employment Experience
Graduate Assistant, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Aug. 2004-Present
· Teaching Assistant—Develop and implement lessons for freshman composition classes. Duties include: facilitating workshops, conducting student conferences, and commenting on essays at both the second and third draft stage.
· Research Assistant for the Center of Faulkner Studies—Archive and preserve Faulkner materials for the Brodsky Collection, one of the four largest collections in the world; design and edit the Teaching Faulkner newsletter; oversee the daily operations of the Center, managing web site materials and responding to e-mail requests; Fall 2006, coordinated the logistics for the Center’s first international conference.
· Writing Center Tutor—Conference with students, both in person and via OWL (our Online Writing Lab).
· Graduate Assistant for the Alumni Association—Prior to teaching assistantship, wrote for office publications and coordinated projects, such as the online alumni newsletter and new alumni graduation CD.
English Instructor and Yearbook Advisor, University School of Jackson, Jackson, TN
Dec. 2000-June 2004
· Coordinated and implemented college prep and honors curriculum for all 10th grade American literature classes. Coursework included: chronological study of American literature and its movements, Latin/Greek-based vocabulary study, research/writing intensive semester, and novel/drama series (titles included: Their Eyes Were Watching God, As I Lay Dying, Of Mice and Men, The Great Gatsby, Ender’s Game, The Awakening, The Catcher in the Rye, The Crucible, and Hamlet).
· Advised and organized a class of 15 in the implementation of 2 yearbooks totaling over 300 pages. Coordinated $50,000 sales campaign. Edited and revised page production using PageMaker, PhotoShop, and other supplemental computer programs.
· Coached middle school softball. Managed all scheduling needs, travel arrangements, and after-school practices.
SuperCamp Facilitator, Learning Forum, Oceanside, CA
Summer 2003 and 2004
· Received extensive training in quantum learning techniques. Served as a camp facilitator in academic-based camps at both Wake Forest and Stanford University.
Assistant Director of Admissions/Admissions Counselor, Lambuth University, Jackson, TN
June 1999-Dec. 2000
· Reviewed and accepted applications from an applicant pool of 900. Surpassed deposit goal by 20% first year recruiting.
English Instructor and Yearbook Advisor, Bernie High School, Bernie, MO
June 1998-June 1999
· Taught honors and standard American literature, 10th grade; Technical English, 11th and 12th grade; Communications, 7th grade elective; and Journalism, a combination of yearbook, newspaper, and video media.
· Generated the first computer-designed yearbook.
Conferences
Presenter, Twentieth-Century Literature and Cultural Conference
University of Louisville, February 2007
Panel Member, 2007 Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Conference
San Diego, February 2007
Panel Chair, Faulkner and Twain Conference
Southeast Missouri State University, October 2006
Presenter, Twelfth Annual Southern Writers, Southern Writing Graduate Student Conference
University of Mississippi, July 2006
Presenter, Twentieth-Century Literature and Cultural Conference
University of Louisville, February 2006
Panel Member, 2005 Southeastern Regional Assoc. of Teacher Educators (SRATE) Conference
Nashville, October 2005
Committees and Organizations
Faulkner and Twain Conference Committee, Fall 2006
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee, Southeast Missouri State University, 2004-2005
Modern Language Association
National Council of Teachers of English
Awards and Honors
Group Study Exchange to Bolivia, Rotary International, MO District 6060, Spring 2005
Sigma Tau Delta
Phi Kappa Phi