Spearman

9th Grade English Teacher • Divine Child High School • Dearborn, MI

May 2011 - Present                                                                                              

• Create and conduct online summer course focusing on literature of the Holocaust

• Pilot freshmen orientation program that focused on time management, study skills, and advocacy

• Develop units of inquiry for contemporary literature from 1930 to present

• Implement alternative assessments to push students to reach optimal achievement based on their individual        learning style

• Conduct class fundraiser and wrote letters in order to meet and interview Darius Weems from the documentary Darius Goes West

Student Council Coordinator, Leadership Class Teacher

• Coordinate with city officials to put on Homecoming parade and bonfire

• Organize Adopt-a-Family service project for 8 needy families

• Create lessons that simulated leadership initiatives for students to improve leadership skills

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Long-term Substitute: 7th and 9th Grade English • Jeanette Jr. High School • Sterling Heights, MI 

March 2011 - June 2011                                                                           

• Helped facilitate the student-run group, Rachel’s Challenge, to support school wide inclusion

• Planned and enriched the units for William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and Homer’s The Odyssey

• Differentiated instruction in order to reach optimal achievement among 7th grade, 9th grade, and 9th grade honors

• Provided careful record of student achievement for district records in Data Director in order to track student progress and success

• Correlated lesson plans with the Michigan’s High School English Language Arts Content Standards and Expectations

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English Intern: 11th Grade English • Henry Ford II High School • Sterling Heights, MI              

August 2010 - March 2011

• Utilized technology to enhance lessons: Turnitin.com, Turning Point Technology,  United Streaming, MS Photo Story, Voice Thread

• Worked collaboratively with special education teacher to modify lessons for students for optimal achievement in the classroom, including focusing on students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Created units focusing on the “translation of the written word” for Beowulf, Geoffery Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales and Shakespeare’s Macbeth

• Implemented inquiry based lessons where students integrated real life scenarios to connect with the text

• Created engaging and meaningful lessons that focused on persuasive writing, with a emphasis on ACT preparation

Homebound Teacher

• Responsible for teaching additional curriculum, including accounting and marketing

Additional Experiences: Instructor for afterschool tutoring program STRIVE, conducted an independent professional development project based on the Universal Design for learning, and teaching engaging writing instruction