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Education

(2006) The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
L-5 WebCT Online Certification Program, in process
Projected Completion December 2006
(2004-Present) Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
Ed.D. in Curriculum Studies with emphasis in literacy, in process
(2004) CPRESA, Lenox, Georgia
Gifted Certification Add-On, Secondary English
(Summer 1999) Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury, Vermont
Continuing Education
DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fellowship for Rural Educators
Training for Bread Loaf Teacher Network
(1992-1996) Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
M.A. in English, T-4 Certification
Teaching Assistant in English Department
(1990-1992) Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
B.A. in English, minor in Spanish
Cum Laude graduate
(1988-1999) Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, Georgia
English Education major, Transfer

Work Experience

(Fall 2006) Tift County High School , Tifton , Georgia
10th English teacher (TCP, CP, Honors)
Key Club Advisor
(1998-2006) Irwin County High School, Ocilla, Georgia
9th-12th English and Journalism teacher
Co-teacher in inclusion classroom
School Leadership Team
Graduation Advisor
Homeroom Advisor
Yearbook Advisor (6 years)
Miss Red and Black Pageant Co-Director (6 years)
GEAR UP Summer Instructor (2004), SAT Prep
GEAR UP Chaperone, Washington, D.C. (2004)
Prom Committee (2 years)
Debate Coach (1 year)
(1996-1998) Tift County High School, Tifton, Georgia
10th Grade English Teacher
10th Grade AP English Teacher
Spanish I and II Teacher
Prom Advisor (2 years)
Homeroom Advisor
Key Club Advisor (1 year)
(1995-1996) Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
Teaching Assistant, English Department
(1995-1996) Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, Georgia
Writer, Public Relations Office
(1994-1995) Bainbridge High School, Bainbridge, Georgia
Spanish I and II Teacher
(1993-1994) Fitzgerald High School, Fitzgerald, Georgia
10th Grade English Teacher

Professional Memberships

PAGE (Professional Association of Georgia Educators)
NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English)
GCTE (Georgia Council of Teachers of English)
GLAS (Georgia Language Arts Supervisors)
SIGNAL (International Reading Association's Special Interest Group on Literature for the Adolescent Reader)
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society

Professional Presentations

(2002) GCTE Annual Conference, Rome, Georgia
Topic: Using Technology to Unite Students in Electronic Exchanges
(2002) NCTE National Convention, Atlanta, Georgia
Introduction of Author, Augusta Trobough, in Georgia Author's Session
(2000) GCTE Annual Conference, Calloway Gardens, Georgia
Topic: Giving Student Writers and Audience:Electronic Exchange to Publishing
(2000)Georgia Educational Technology Conference, Macon, Georgia
Topic: The Bread Loaf Teacher Network: Creating On-Line Communities in the Classroom

Professional Activities

GCTE Teacher of the Year Awards Director, present position
(2002, 2004) Attended NCTE National Conventions
(1997-2003, 2005-2006) Attended GCTE Annual Conferences
(2000-2002) GCTE Conference Director
(1998-present) GCTE Conference Committee
(1999-2000) GCTE Newsnetter for Scribbles N' Bits newsletter
(2005) Student Teacher Mentor
(2004-2006) Georgia Performance Standards Redelivery Team, ICHS
(2004-2005) Inclusion/Differentiation Redelivery Team, ICHS
(2003-2004) Learning Focused Schools Redelivery Team, ICHS
In-Tech Redelivery Team
Bread Loaf Teacher Network
Electronic exchanges with classes
2 classroom publications resulted from exchanges
(1996) AP Certification Training

Awards Received

(2004) The College of Graduate Studies, Georgia Southern University, Travel Grant , to attend NCTE Convention in Indianapolis
(2002) Appreciation Award from NCTE for Leadership at Atlanta Convention
(2000) Grassroots Arts Grant for Poet-in-Residence
Award amount of $1377.00, 50% of which came from matching funds; Chris Benson, Publications Coordinator for Bread Loaf Teacher Network was poet-in-residence and led workshops for all high school English classes; Organized community Coffee and Poetry Reading in which 15 high school students were readers; published a chapbook of poetry students wrote during poetry workshops
(1999) DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fellowship for Rural Educators
Fellowship paid for summer tuition, room, and board at Bread Loaf School of English and included $1000 stipend to use for professional purposes or in my classroom