Preclinical Experience Course Mentor Resume Example Western Governors University

PRECLINICAL EXPERIENCE COURSE MENTOR

Summary

Educator and trainer offering a strong educational background and more than 25 years of teaching and facilitating experience. Excellent interpersonal and organization skills. Mature and professional mentor who adapts to new situations and technologies with ease.

Certifications

Arizona Elementary Education K-8 Certification
Arizona 6-8 Middle School Endorsement
Arizona SEI Endorsement
Data Driven Dialogue Training, 2007

Key Qualifications

Mentoring
Organization
Collaboration
Curriculum development
Public Speaking
Staff Development and Training

MS Office proficient
Proficient in Adobe Connect
Proficient in Join.me
Proficient in Outlook
Proficient in Google Documents
Proficient in Skype for Business

Experience

Preclinical Experience Course MentorOct 2015 to Current
Western Governors University － Salt Lake City, Utah

Supported Pre-service teachers in their final 60 hours of observation prior to Demonstration Teaching (Student Teaching) in all 50 states and in DOD schools around the World
Collaborated with the Field Placement department to make sure students were placed in the correct setting for their degree requirments
Collaborated with student mentors to make sure that students were aware of placement guidelines, observation requirements, and course supports before and during their observations
Developed supplemental materials to guide students in the analytical writing process for their assignments during their observations
Worked collaboratively with product development and evaluation to write and revise the materials used by students during their observation process
Met with Senior Managers to make sure the training to student mentors was continually updated with the current needs of the course and students

Course Mentor Faculty TrainerJun 2014 to Oct 2015
Western Governors University － Salt Lake City, Utah

Trainer for all new mentors hired by WGU
Trained new mentors in technology
Adobe Connect
Join.me
Outlook
Google Doc
Instant Messenger
Trained student mentors (faculty advisors) and course mentors (faculty) in best practices: Mentor students as the work through the required tasks for the course to develop content knowledge
Providing direct, comprehensive program guidance to assigned students (normally 100 students for a full-time mentor)
Managing students' academic progress according to university policies Scheduling students' use of learning resources and degree assessments
Maintaining appropriate documentation of all academic transactions
Maintaining regular communication with students according to university protocol
FERPA and ADA requirements

Subject Matter Expert Course MentorMay 2010 to Jun 2014
Western Governors University － Salt Lake City, Utah

Subject Matter expert working with Teacher Candidate for the Elementary Education program and Special Education Program
Specifically Reading, Literature, Math, Science, Social Studies, Art, Health, and Handwriting
Worked in collaboration with the Field Placement Office and Teacher/Principal Support to support pre-service teachers in their classroom internships and student teaching
Wrote three of the new courses that were introduced to students in 2013 for the teacher college
Reviewed four objective assessments to determine alignment to the competencies and the learning resources
Worked with the training team to train new course mentors that were hired for my team
Developed learning resources to support the students
Identified additional resources to support the learning courses of study
Worked with assessment, learning resource development, and supporting departments to maintain the required learning materials for the students
Mentored students as the work through the required tasks for the course to develop content knowledge
Maintained appropriate documentation of all academic transactions
Maintained regular communication with students according to university protocol

Eighth Grade Reading/Writing Teacher, L. Thomas Heck Middle SchoolJun 2009 to May 2010
Litchfield Elementary School District － Litchfield Park, AZ

Team Lead
Student Council Advisor
Mentored a intern from Gateway Community College
Aligned the prescribed curriculum to the Arizona and National Curriculum Standards (curriculum mapping)
Developed an integrated curriculum combining Social Studies and Literature
Team taught both subjects with the social studies teacher
Prepared students for the Terra Nova/Aims
Administered the Terra Nova/Aims
Proctored District Benchmark Tests
Mentored students daily during the advisor/advisee period
One of five teachers ask to be part of the Thomas Heck Leadership team to plan and implement the policies and procedures for the new school, 2009
Monitored students behavior using the PBIS/RTI program
Taught the prescribed District Curriculum

CISIP FacilitatorJun 2002 to Jul 2009
Maricopa Community College － Arizona

Subject Matter Expert and Facilitator for the Communication In Science Inquiry Project a grant through the National Science Foundation
Worked with middle school faculty, high school faculty, and college/university faculty on a National Science Foundation Grant supported by Arizona State University and Maricopa Community Colleges to teach science, social studies, and math teachers how to integrate literature and writing into the curriculum

Seveth Grade Language Arts, Eight Grade Literature; Verrado Middle SchoolJun 2004 to Aug 2009
Litchfield Elementary School District － Litchfield Park, AZ

Aligned the prescribed curriculum to the Arizona and National Curriculum Standards (curriculum mapping)
Worked with all eighth grade teachers to develop and implement simulations to support and integrated literacy, social studies, and science program
Collaborated with the science instructional coach to develop and implement professional development for the districts science teachers to support integration of literacy into science
Prepared students for the Terra Nova/Aims Administered the Terra Nova/Aims
Mentored students daily during the advisor/advisee period
One of 10 teachers asked to be part of the Verrado Leadership team to plan and implement the Data Driven Dialogue process for the campus, 2004-2006 (The data was used to determine the needs of the students and to develop instructional plans to support these needs)
Successfully opened a new school
Supervised a Student Teacher from Grand Canyon University
Supervised and mentored Student Interns from the ASU West Cohort program based on our campus
National Junior Honor Society Sponsor
Taught the prescribed District Curriculum

Seventh Grade Language Arts; Wigwam Creek Middle SchoolAug 2002 to Jun 2004
Litchfield Elementary School District － Litchfield Park, AZ

Aligned the prescribed curriculum to the Arizona and National
Curriculum Standards (curriculum mapping)
Prepared students for the Terra Nova/Aims
Administered the Terra Nova/Aims
Mentored students daily during the advisor/advisee period
Work as a member of the Statistic committee to analyze SAT9 scores for the 2002-2003 school year
Data was used to align instruction for students based on the assessment scores
Taught the prescribed District Curriculum

Seventh Grade Language Arts/Social Studies, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade Math, Science, and Social StJun 1992 to Aug 2002
Pendergast School District － Phoenix, AZ

Teach the prescribed District Curriculum
Aligned the prescribed curriculum to the new Arizona and National Curriculum Standards (curriculum mapping)
Prepared students for the Stanford Achievement Test
Prepared students for the AIMS test
Administered the SAT
Piloting and an evaluating a textbook for the District Math Committee
Supervised a student intern, 2001
Successfully implemented a weekly virtues program in my classroom
Successfully implemented the Responsible Thinking Program into my classroom
Requested by principal to move to Junior High to provide strong discipline and mentorship to a new teacher
Cheerleading coach, 1996-1999
Taught Life Skills and Time Management Piloted and wrote an evaluation about a textbook for the District Communication Arts Committee
Assisted in designing a school wide management program
Assisted in developing a Junior High Code of Conduct
Ordered new literature books and textbooks for new classrooms
Organized school spelling bee, 1994
Supervised a student teacher, 1998
Served on a monthly celebrations committee
Served on the District Override Committee
Served on the Superintendents Advisory Council, 1998-1999
Organized school spirit rallies

Education

PrerequisitesGlendale Community College － Glendale, AZ

Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education1991Grand Canyon University － Phoenix, AZ

Master of Science, Elementary Education2002Arizona State University West － Glendale, AZ

Special Training

Virtual Training Techniques - class list provided upon request

Mentoring and Coaching Techinques - List provided upon request

CISIP: Developed and reviewed training program to teach integration to teachers with NSF, ASU, and Maricopa Community College

Using Poetry With Children; Georgia Heard

Teaching Children to Express Themselves Through Poetry, Dinner With Georgia Heard

Helping Your Struggling Students Be More Successful Readers and Writers (6-12), Mitzi Merrill

We The People training, The Center for Civic Education

Guided Reading, Mary Belle McCorkle (consultant hired by Pendergast School District)

Using Newspapers in the Classroom

Phoenix Coyotes and Newspapers in the Classroom program

Intel Teach to the Future computer training (Power Point, Microsoft Word, Multi-media presentations, Web quest programs, Web pages)

Learning Network

Data Driven Dialogue process

Seven Norms of Effective Communication Effective

Use of the 6-Traits to help struggling students

Presentations

Participated in the transformation of the CISIP program to develop an integrated curriculum for science, language arts, and ELL strategies
Presented at the National Science Teachers Association, 2006 about integrating science and language arts.
Participated in the Maricopa Science and Technical Writing Project through Maricopa Community Colleges
WII-FM: Finding the Same Frequency: Engaging Students in Learning Resources (co-presented)

Awards

Top Performer Mentoring Award 2010
Student Success Award 2011-2012
Listed in the Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2000 publication
Listed as a semi-finalist the International Open Poetry Contest sponsored by Poetry.com
Poem selected to be published in book The Silence Within in Fall 2001

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

Western Governors University
Litchfield Elementary School District
Maricopa Community College
Pendergast School District

School Attended

Glendale Community College
Grand Canyon University
Arizona State University West

Job Titles Held:

Preclinical Experience Course Mentor
Course Mentor Faculty Trainer
Subject Matter Expert Course Mentor
Eighth Grade Reading/Writing Teacher, L. Thomas Heck Middle School
CISIP Facilitator
Seveth Grade Language Arts, Eight Grade Literature; Verrado Middle School
Seventh Grade Language Arts; Wigwam Creek Middle School
Seventh Grade Language Arts/Social Studies, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade Math, Science, and Social St

Degrees

Prerequisites
Bachelor of Arts , Elementary Education 1991
Master of Science , Elementary Education 2002

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