Teacher Workshop Presenter / Crafts Facilitator Resume Example

Educational Media Specialist; PR and Freelance Writer; Elementary Computer Instructor; Educational Workshop Presenter; Writer

Dynamic, results-oriented educator with a successful record in elementary children's education, media, literacy, promotional event planning, adult education and freelance writing. Articulate and persuasive in working with all levels of children, peers, staff and diverse educators. Special abilities in communication, oral and written skills, organization, community relations, publicity, fund raising, marketing and promotion.

• Contributing editor for Crinkles magazine for 8 years, with dozens of written and published children's magazine articles.
• Published writings also have appeared in Popular Woodworker, Podiatry Management and The Advertiser-Tribune newspaper in Ohio.
• Launched successful letter writing campaigns resulting in receipt of hundreds of dollars in products, certificates and coupons used for prizes and giveaways for students.
• As librarian, budgeted for and ordered $200,000 in educational books and materials to open Sunset Canyon Elementary School Media Center.
• Successfully implemented a weeklong Penny Race at Quail Run Elementary School, which generated $5,000 for enhancement of its media center.
• Organized a successful Community Library Fair at Quail Run with over 400 attendees.
• Brought in representatives from various community businesses to demonstrate their skills in various career fields.
• Planned, organized and presented over twenty successful academic teacher workshops at Gardner's Book Service.
• Presented dozens of teacher workshops at Lakeshore Learning.
• Presenter at Arizona Library Association Conference - Grand Canyon Reader Award Books.
• Appointed Committee Chair - Orchestrated and facilitated the Superintendent's Reading Club and arranged for promotional prizes from various community businesses.
• Served as Program Area Coordinator for PVUSD district librarians for two years.
• Conducted numerous poetry contests at Quail Run and Sunset Canyon Elementary Schools.
• Video promotion of school and district poetry contest winners.
• Served in various officer positions for the Greater Paradise Valley Reading Association and school PTA / PTO organizations.

Reading; research; arts & crafts; hiking; traveling

• COMMUNITY SERVICE / ORGANIZATIONS


• Coordinated numerous school events and library fund raisers at three elementary schools
• PTO Organization Secretary - 3 years
• PTO Staff Representative - 2 years
• PTA Vice President - 1 year
• Mazza Enthusiasts member - Findlay College, Ohio - Mazza Museum: International Art from Picture Books
• Camelot Therapeutic Horsemanship Ranch for Physically Challenged supporter
• Social Studies Adoption Committee, P.V.U.S.D.
• Chair - Arizona Young Readers Award Committee
• Greater Paradise Valley Reading Association - Vice President; Secretary
• Arizona Reading Association
• International Reading Association
• Librarians' District Program Area Coordinator
• Superintendent's Reading Club Committee - Chair


• AWARDS
• Teacher Venture Arizona - "Morton J. Newell Award of Merit" Teacher Venture Arizona Mini Grant - "Keys to Books Library Fair" - $640.00
• Teacher Venture Arizona Mini Grant - "Caldecott Quilt" - $400.00
• Wells Fargo Foundation Grant - $450.00 - "Grand Canyon Reader Award Books"
• Phoenix West Reading Council Grant - $300.00 - "Literacy Grant" -