Education
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
Master’s English. GPA 3.9 / 2011Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
Bachelor’s English, Minor French. GPA 3.2 / 2008Certification
Texas Educators Certificate, English Language Arts & Readinggrades 7-12 / 2014
ESL Supplemental / 2015
Teaching Experience
Houston Community CollegeAdjunct English Professor– English / 2015-current
- Teach dual credit rhetoric and composition I and II on high schoolcampus
- Teach multiple sections English evening courses
- Teach multiple sections of composition including introductory, skill-building courses: Rhetoric and Composition I, Rhetoric and Composition II, Internet sections of Composition Skills, Composition Skills, Introduction to Composition, and Academic Research and Writing
- Consistently received excellent student reviews on semester evaluations
Lonestar Community College, Houston, TX 2016-current
Adjunct Professor
- Taught multiple sections of composition including introductory, skill-building courses: Rhetoric and Composition I, Rhetoric and Composition II, Internet sections of Composition Skills, Composition Skills, Introduction to Composition, and Academic Research and Writing
- Developed and led writing workshops
- Consistently received excellent student reviews on semester evaluations
Teacher of Record—English
- Teach Dual credit English IV
- Teach on level English IV
- Create fun classroom environment that engages 100% student interest
- Facilitate a student-centered learning environment
- Collaborate within department for vertical alignment and plan daily with grade level teachers
- Collaborate externally among outside departments for STAAR testing strategies and writing across curriculum
Teacher of Record– English / 2014-2016
- Teach English IV, Dual Credit composition, and STAAR remediation for junior and senior retesting ELL students with high student passing rate and positive evaluations
- Employinteractive lesson plans and teaching techniques to encourage independent thinking and to build community within the classroom
- Design various lesson plans that utilize technology for “power up” school to gain and maintain student interest
- Create fun classroom environment that engages 100% student interest
- Facilitate a student-centered learning environment
- Collaborate within department for vertical alignment and plan daily with grade level teachers
- Collaborate externally among outside departments for STAAR testing strategies and writing across curriculum
- Pioneer for new college prep courses and recruiting incoming seniors for dual credit literature course
- Encourage and inspire newcomer ELL students to actively participate in regular class sections
- Excellent classroom management using approach based on Love and Logic Professional Development
- Individual Graduation Committee (IGC) member and teacher for SB149
- TELPAS rater qualified
Midwestern State University
Adjunct English Professor– English / 2009-2014
- Taught multiple sections of composition including introductory, skill-building courses: Rhetoric and Composition I, Rhetoric and Composition II, Internet sections of Composition Skills, Composition Skills, Introduction to Composition, and Academic Research and Writing
- Developed and led writing workshops
- Consistently received excellent student reviews on semester evaluations
Related Experience
Midwestern State University
Graduate Writing Coordinator 2013-2014- Pioneered campus-wide program designed to aid graduate students with the writing process while enrolled in thesis
- Developed and led content and literature review workshops campus-wide
- Organized, led, and promoted graduate workshops designed to strengthen students’ grammar and content organization
- Conducted one-on-one tutorials with graduate students for individual feedback regarding theses
- Led instructional workshops for struggling teaching assistants
- Restructured the department writing lab in order to accommodate and reach a wider pool of students