Professional Summary Detail-oriented, enthusiastic educator 12 years experience Higher Education, skilled designing curriculum various faculty members aim integrating technology meaningful ways. Seeking position Instructional Design professional I organize, plan, implement effective educational practices. Exceptional ability manage multiple projects deadline-driven, dynamic environment; Enthusiastic new ideas experiences. Experience Special Instructor Composition Administration June 2008 Current Company Name － City State Design first-year Composition curriculum, assists least 25 faculty instructors Composition semester. Using Learning Management System Canvas, created common College Composition course shell template. This involved collaboration IT order design deliver effective course. This available user Canvas immediate use. Currently used 25 faculty members. Modified documents within common College Composition curriculum accessible meet ADA regulations. Train, supervise, mentor new instructors College Composition, providing curriculum deliver. Implement professional development opportunities workshops, many focus upon effective use technology within classroom, including using various Learning Management systems helpful ways. Serve liaison English Department Center Advising Student Achievement well Division Student Affairs implement early intervention retention program called Early Performance. This entails recruiting participants creating documents train faculty participate. Plan, implement, monitor, assess various courses consistent Colorado State University objectives. Design test instructional methods utilize technology classroom meaningful ways. Collaborate team Composition faculty write organize anthologies used Composition classrooms across campus (some used across nation). Supervise, manage, train new Composition instructors, including planning, organizing, facilitating week-long Orientation year. Assess ensure instructors meet objectives goals courses. English Instructor January 2007 May 2008 Company Name － City State Planned, implemented, assessed various Composition courses, maintaining University objectives goals. Planned facilitated First Year Experience recitations, helping Freshmen understand culture UNC successful University environment. Designed presented variety professional development opportunities, including workshops matching teaching strategies various learning styles. Improved student writing skills tutor University Writing Lab. Graduate Teaching Assistant January 2005 December 2006 Company Name － City State Taught College Research, four sections Taught Freshmen Composition, four sections Taught 20th Century British Literature (English 356) Dr. Sharon Wilson, one section Designed, implemented, assessed lessons assignments composition literature classes Collaborated instructors curriculum needs best practices. Language Arts Teacher August 2002 July 2004 Company Name － City State Taught English 9, English 10, Creative Writing, Argumentation Debate, Mythology Science Fiction. Designed, implemented, assessed lessons focused variety writing assignments including personal narrative, literary analysis, poetry, short stories, creative writing, business letters, persuasion, argumentation, research essays using MLA documentation. Provided assistance throughout drafting process development writing samples. Maintained strong connections parents, colleagues, administration relating progress success student performance well various programs. Sponsored Forensics Speech Debate Team throughout 2003-2004 school year including practices tournaments. Led several successful individuals triumph various categories. Critiqued individual performances judged numerous tournaments. Directed successful winter drama production "A Christmas Carol" resulting additional funds Drama program. Education Master Arts English DECEMBER 2006 University Northern Colorado － City State GPA: Recipient Dean's Citation Excellence Award Nominated Dean's Outstanding Thesis Award English Recipient Dean's Citation Excellence Award Nominated Dean's Outstanding Thesis Award Bachelor Arts English Education DECEMBER 2001 Colorado State University － City State GPA: Cum Laude English Education Cum Laude CURRENT Certificate Teaching Technology Distance Learning: Colorado State University Online Plus City State Accomplishments st edition (2009). Professional Development Facilitation Plan facilitate bi-monthly workshops continuing Graduate Teaching Assistant instructors; Plan facilitate bi-monthly workshops first-year Graduate Teaching Assistant instructors; Established maintain relationship visiting professors Vietnam's Foreign Trade University, offering instruction Composition curriculum navigation LMS (Writing Studio). Develop materials dissemination among Composition Faculty Student Affairs/CASA's Early Performance program. Publications Formal Presentations PASS Oct 2015: "Pathways Academic Student Success" EP 2015: Early Performance Student Retention: 7 The Role Composition Instructors" CCCCs 2014: "Student Perceptions Power Behind Podium" PDI 2013: "How Can Instructors Use Questions Promote Critical Thinking: Now That's Good Question" PDI 2011: "Designing Effective Writing Assignments" MLA 2006: "Iron Eggs Iron Ages: Reading Space" SMLA 2006: "Goddess House" Five Cs 2006: "Research Notebooks" Five Cs 2005: "Kinesthetic Sentences" Publications In conjunction CSU Composition Program: Ethics Higher Education (2013) Internet Social Media? (2011) Rhetoric Green 2nd edition (2010) Rhetoric Green 1 Skills ADA, Canvas, Creative Writing, creative writing, Critical thinking, documentation, drafting, English 9, English, essays, Fiction, focus, funds, instruction, instructional design, letters, mentor, organizing, persuasion, poetry, progress, recruiting, Research, shell, short stories, Speech, Teaching, time management, workshops, writing skills, Composition