* Education Bachelor of Arts, English with NCATE certification in education, 1994 University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
* Certification Class A certification in English 7 to 12
(Mississippi Department of Education)
Working History
* August 2010 to April 2011, Kuwait Bilingual School, Jahra, Kuwait
- Teaching English on level to seventh and eighth grade students.
Responsible to creating lesson plans and teaching vocabulary, writing, reading and grammar to students.
* March 2009 to March 2010, Jeollabuk Provincial Educational District, South Korea
- English as Second Language to first, second, and third
year middle school students. Responsible for creating
lesson plans and teaching both English textbook and
conversational skills.
* August, 2008 to March, 2009 -- Galena Elementary School Marshall County Schools, Mississippi, United States
Teaching sixth, seventh, and eighth grade English,
supervising the Accelerated Reading program for grades six
through eight, and organizing library programs for grades
kindergarten through six.
* August, 2006 to May, 2008 -- Laurel Middle School
Laurel School District, Mississippi, United States
Teaching seventh and eighth grade English. Classes included
and had to encompass and accommodate special education,
failing students (special class), and ESL students. Duties included
student supervision, student testing, student records, lesson
planning, curriculum planning, and student discipline.
August, 2005 to May, 2006 -- Northeast Jones High School
Jones County School District, Mississippi, United States
Teaching as a long term substitute. Classes included eighth
grade English, eleventh grade Advanced Placement American History,
twelfth grade Advanced Placement Biology, and Biology II classes.
Duties included student supervision, curriculum planning, lesson plans
and student records. Coordinated program and tutored students
to help with failing or barely passing grades and low and poor test scores.
* August, 1999 to May, 2005 -- Jones Middle School
Laurel School District, Mississippi, United States
Teaching seventh and eighth grade English. Classes
included and accommodated both special education
students and ESL students. Duties included student supervision,
student testing, student records, lesson planning, curriculum planning,
and student records.
* August, 1997 to May, 1999 -- Gautier Middle School
Jackson County Schools, Mississippi, United States
Substitute teacher. Teaching seventh and eighth grade classes.
Duties included student supervision, teaching lessons, modifying
lessons, and student discipline.
* August, 1995 to May, 1997 -- Waynesboro Middle School
Wayne County School District, Mississippi, United States
Teaching sixth, seventh, and eighth grade English. Classes included
some special education students. Duties included student supervision,
student testing, student records, lesson planning, curriculum planning,
and student records.
* March to May, 1995. Wayne County High School
Wayne County School District, Mississippi, United States
Long term substitute teacher. Classes included tenth grade World History
and Psychology for grades nine to twelve. Duties included student
assessment, student records, lesson planning, and curriculum planning.
Internship 1 January to March 1994 Wayne County High School
Personal Introduction
# Objective: To find an English teaching position abroad in a location that instills both respect for others and self in each and every learner.