Penny Harris

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Van Buren, AR **956

479-***-**** (cell) / 479-***-**** (home)

OBJECTIVE

I am searching for a career that will be able to benefit from my years of experience as a dedicated and innovative

English/computer teacher. I excel at organization, problem solving, and multitasking, and using Microsoft Word, Excel,

Power Point, and Publisher is second nature to me. While my excellent verbal and written communication skills

complement my strong interpersonal skills, I am also quite comfortable with data collection, disaggregation, and analysis.

As an employee, I am a positive, high-energy team player that enjoys new challenges and opportunities for growth.

CERTIFICATIONS

Teacher certification in English, Journalism, Spanish, Speech and Drama, and school counseling.

EDUCATION

M. Ed in School Counseling, 2005 B.A. in English, minor in Education, 1996

University of West Alabama University of Albany, SUNY

Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude

EXPERIENCE

Van Buren High School, 2010-2011

High school resource English and language arts lab teacher

ICU coordinator (ICU is a system for providing extra help to students)

--Created and maintained a shared spreadsheet to track missing student assignments, parent contacts, and

before/after school attendance of extra help sessions for all 1250 students at VBHS.

--Provided extensive training and support to certified, classified, and administrative staff regarding the

implementation and use of the ICU system.

--Presented nationally the success of our building’s implementation of the ICU system at the High Schools

That Work conference in July of 2011.

Darby Junior High School, 2007-present

8th grade English teacher

Building FOCUS/Leadership Team, district’s Literacy Task Force, District ACSIP committee

Carl Albert State College, Sallisaw campus, spring 2007

Taught Comp II through the college’s distance learning program.

Tommie Spear Middle School, Sallisaw School District, 2001-2005

Computer applications teacher, School newspaper sponsor

Developed the curriculum for the year-long computer applications class teaching Microsoft Word,

Excel, Publisher, Power Point, and Internet Explorer.

Kempner High School, Fort Bend ISD Texas, 1999-2001

Taught English II and English III in a program designed to help students labeled at-risk.

Royal High School, Royal School District Texas, 1998-1999

Taught English I, pre-AP English I, and Journalism

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