High School Project

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Katy L. Cornell

Education:

Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, expected June 2012

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Masters of Arts (with distinction), Department of History, June 2009

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Concentration in American History

Minor in Latin American History

Bachelor of Arts (Summa Cum Laude and University Honors)

Departments of History and Psychology, May 2007

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

Certification:

Ohio License, Integrated Social Studies 7-12

• Recognition of Excellence Award on Principles of Learning and Teaching: 7-12

Professional Experience:

Cincinnati Public Schools, Substitute Teacher, September 2010-Present

Hughes STEM High School, Cincinnati Public Schools, August 2010-May 2011

• Student Teaching

• 9th grade U.S./World History and English Classroom

• Co-taught and developed curriculum with the English teacher

• Implemented project-based learning curriculum and constructivist learning strategies

• Integrated technology into the Social Studies Curriculum

• Used Blackboard to post course material and assignments

School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati Public Schools, March 2010-May 2010

• 50+ hours in a 9th grade World History classroom

• Graded student work, developed and taught lesson activities

Clark Montessori High School, Cincinnati Public Schools, January-March 2010

• 60 + hours in a 10th grade U.S. History classroom

• Graded student work, developed and taught lesson activities

Teaching Assistant, University of Cincinnati, Fall 2007-Spring 2009

Professional Organizations:

Ohio Council for the Social Studies, Member, 2010-Present

National Council for the Social Studies, Member, 2010-Present

Honors:

The Ohio Council for the Social Studies (OCSS), Dr. James J. Sheehan Pre-Service Social

Studies Teacher Award, 2010

Outstanding Masters Student in the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Cincinnati, 2009

First Place Zane Miller Prize, Department of History, University of Cincinnati, 2009 for

“Inhuman Pursuit:” The Perception and Practice of Hunting Runaway Bondspeople during the Antebellum

Period

Vice-President of the History Graduate Student Association, University of Cincinnati, 2008-2009

University Graduate Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, 2007-present

Outstanding Senior Award in History, Bowling Green State University, 2006-2007

Undergraduate Representative, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, History Department

Bowling Green State University, 2006-2007

Relevant Work Experience:

Graduate Assistant Academic Advisor for the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and

Human Services (CECH), University of Cincinnati, 2009-present

• Assist secondary education majors with course planning, registration, and accessing campus resources

Park Guide, William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2009-present

• Lead tours of William Howard Taft’s birthplace and boyhood home

• Assisted with grant projects aimed at increasing the visibility of the Taft Site through

partnerships with community-based organizations in the greater Cincinnati area

• Collaborated with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati on a grant project

designed to educate urban youth on careers within the National Park Service

• Oversaw the implementation of the First Bloom Grant, a national grant project by the National Parks

Foundation, aimed at educating urban youth on native plants, conservation and the National Park Service with

the end goal of designing a native plant garden

References available upon request

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