EDUCATION
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS; Masters of Arts (Mississippi Teacher Corps); expected May 2007 Degree: Curriculum and Instruction
Smith College, Northampton, MA; Bachelor of Arts; Major: Mathematics with Statistics Concentration Courses include: Probability; Regression Analysis; Mathematical Statistics; Combinatorics; Child Development; Adolescent Psychology; and Nutrition and Health Behavior
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Study Abroad Junior Year, 2003-2004
Computer Skills: MAC/PC, Windows 98, XP, Professional, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Front Page, Adobe Photoshop, MINITAB, SPSS, Mathematica, Maple.
Certificates: Mississippi Teacher License, Secondary Mathematics; Adult/Child First Aid and CPR.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Mississippi Teacher Corps, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS July 2007 Team Teacher: Critique, evaluate and offer advice to beginning teachers as part of a team. Collaborate with teachers to solve teaching issues.
Humphreys County Junior High, Belzoni, MS August 2005 – present Math Teacher: Taught basic math, pre-algebra, and algebra I to 7th and 8th grade students in a critical need school. Devised lesson plans to capture student attention as part of a computer based math class. Maintained records on each student’s progress. Frequently assessed students and provided prompt feedback. Tutored small and large groups of students before and after school. Coached Mathcounts team.
Humphreys County School District, Belzoni, MS August 2005 – present Softball and Tennis Coach: Assistant high school softball coach 05-06 season, Head high school softball coach 06-07 season. Assistant high school tennis coach 06-07 season. Organized travel arrangements. Motivated athletes to work together to achieve common goal.
Mississippi Teacher Corps, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS August 2006 – December 2006 Mentor: Provided advice and counseling for first year teachers in the Mississippi Teacher Corps.
Holly Springs High School, Holly Springs, MS June 2006 Lead Teacher: Oversaw one teacher and two student teachers in summer school as part of the Mississippi Teacher Corps summer school program. Organized and coordinated summer school eighth grade math curriculum. Provided feedback and constructive criticism to student teachers.
Mississippi Teacher Corps, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS June 2006 Praxis II Tutor: Tutored four students preparing for the Praxis II: Mathematics test. 100% passing rate with two students receiving excellence awards.
Northwestern Wildcat Camp, Evanston, IL Summers 2002-2003 Camp Counselor: Arranged daily rides for campers. Planned and implemented daily lesson plans for various sports taught. Provided poolside assistance for swim lessons. Provided general child care.
Algebra I and Geometry Tutor, Paducah, KY 2000-2001 Tutored two boys twice a week in eighth grade mathematics. Provided homework assistance. Teachers reported improvement of grade and increased class participation.
Hwang’s Martial Arts, Paducah, KY 1999-2000 Assistant Instructor: Taught Tae Kwon Do skills to children and adults. Helped organize, run and teach at Tae Kwon Do Summer Camp for children age 3-12. Ran birthday parties for young children.
KEYES, First Presbyterian Church, Paducah, KY 1998 Volunteer: KEYES is an after school day care program for low-income children in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Northwestern University: Social Policy and Education Faculty, Evanston, IL Summer 2004 Research Assistant Family Stress Study, Part of Sloan Family Study, Funded by the National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant to study cortisol activities in home, school, and peer contexts. Complied data into database. Wrote coding scheme for qualitative data as part of team. Performed clerical duties.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
House President, Emerson House, Smith College, Northampton, MA 2004-2005 Elected to leadership position by 87 women in my house. Oversaw well-being of house residents. Ran regular house council meetings. Delegated jobs to house council members. Organized and planned house activities. Counseled and mediated problems.
Head of New Students (HONS), Smith College, Northampton, MA 2002-2003 Organized and planned activities for first year students. Helped students with transition to living in a dormitory setting, Helped new students become familiar with the college environment and college policies.
Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship Mission Trips, Chicago, IL and Villahermosa, Mexico
Chicago 1999: A team member helping to reconstruct part of a church on south side of Chicago. Gardening, deck construction, painting, wall construction, and re-upholstery. Mexico 2000: Part of team building a seminary for local community. Responsible for sidewalk construction, cement mixing, ditch digging, gardening, relocating rock and general construction.
ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS/INTERESTS
1ST Degree Black Belt, Tae Kwon Do, Hwang’s Martial Arts, Paducah, KY; Captain, Tae Kwon Do Demonstration Team 1999-2000. Team performed at local schools and community events demonstrating self defense techniques as part of a performance; Athletic Trainer of the Year 2001, Paducah Tilghman High School, Paducah, KY; Juror’s Award, Photography, Regional Art Show, also placed 2nd in photography, and 3rd in Manipulated images; Sports: Ice Hockey, Softball, Tae Kwon Do, Tennis, Rugby, and Australian Rules Football,; Travel: South Korea, Mexico and Australia; Other: Photography, painting, charcoal and pastel drawing, cooking, scrap booking, playing recreational sports, and children.
