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Jessica Claire
  • Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
  • Home: (555) 432-1000
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Summary
Motivating and talented English teacher driven to inspire students to pursue academic and personal excellence. Focused on developing a positive rapport with all students through effective communication and culturally-sensitive curricula. Diverse experience in higher education settings, writing instruction, and ESL. 
Highlights
  • Creative lesson plan development
  • Effective use of multi-media teaching tools
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Exceptional writing skills
  • Teaching, tutoring and counseling
  • Experience working with ESL students
Experience
Writing Tutor, 07/2014 to Current
State Of GeorgiaForsyth, GA,
  • ​Fulfilled the Writing Center's goals of encouraging active learning and adept revision strategies in student clients.
  • Instructed effectively with students from diverse backgrounds, including ESL and international students, and students in a variety of academic fields.
  • Enabled students to assess their individual writing strengths and weaknesses and implemented plans for improving and clarifying their writing.
Graduate English Teaching Assistant, 07/2013 to Current
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA,
  • Proficiently fulfilled the goals of the Rhetoric and Composition Department by introducing students to the concepts of college writing, creating an encouraging and challenging learning environment.
  • Maintained a teaching load of two undergraduate courses each semester.
  • Lectured and communicated effectively with students from diverse backgrounds.
  • Developed and taught classroom courses in Creative Writing and Literature.
  • Established course websites to make updated handouts and other resources available to students at all times.
  • Emphasized the importance of academic honesty with students and instructed them on proper citation of research sources.
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  • Maintained thorough records of student attendance and grades.
  • Maintained regularly-scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Research Assistant, 11/2012 to 06/2013
Florida State University - History Dept.City, STATE,
  • Duties included scanning decades of Time and Life magazines on micro-fiche.
  • Assisted with the accomplishment of the research goals: to discern the level of media exposure of women and other minorities in STEM fields in major U.S. magazines in the early 20th century.
  • Performed a side-project gathering data on photojournalist Marjorie Collins, using photographed archival footage from Antioch University, Los Angeles.
Education
Master of Fine Arts: Creative Writing, Expected in 2017
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, AR
GPA:
Bachelor of Arts: Creative Writing, Expected in 2013
Florida State University - Tallahassee, FL
GPA:
Minor in Education
Associate of Arts: Liberal Studies, Expected in 2009
College of Central Florida - Ocala, FL
GPA:
Skills
  • Word Processing Software: Microsoft Office Suite
  • Document Design Software: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
  • Integrated Library Software: Aleph
  • Discovery and Data Management Software: Logikull
  • Cloud-based software: Logikull
  • Conversational French

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School Attended

  • University of Arkansas
  • Florida State University
  • College of Central Florida

Job Titles Held:

  • Writing Tutor
  • Graduate English Teaching Assistant
  • Research Assistant

Degrees

  • Master of Fine Arts
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Associate of Arts

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