Laura Midgett

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Shreveport, La 71105

(c) 985-***-****, (h) 318-***-****

ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

1. Master of Arts, History, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La.

May 2003 3.87 GPA

2. Bachelor of Arts, History/Russian, Graduated with Honors in History

from Louisiana State

University.

3. Certified in Crisis Intervention and completed LaTAAP

4. Passed all Praxis Secondary Social Studies exams, Secondary English

exam, and Middle School Science.

5. Wrote 140 page Master's project with sources in Russian, German, and

French

6. Awarded Teacher's Assistantship January 2001 to May 2003

7. Studied abroad in Paris and Moscow

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1. Teacher, Social Studies, 6th and 7th grade, Linwood Public Charter

School Aug 2010

2. Substitute Teacher, September 2003 to May 2005 and from January 2010 to

the present

3. Teacher, English, 6th grade, T.H. Harris Middle School. October 2008

to July 2009

4. Teacher of Social Studies 9th, 10th, and 12th grade, Ben Franklin High

School. August 2006 to

July 2008.

5. Teacher, Social Studies and Reading 180 6th and 7th grade, Apalachicola

Bay Charter

School December 2005 to May 2006

6. Teacher, Social Studies 7th grade, Medard H. Nelson UNO Charter School.

July 2005 to

August 2005

7. Instructor of History, Delgado Community College, Westbank Campus.

August 2004 to

December 2007.

8. Bridal Consultant/Product Trainer/Customer Service Representative, Bed,

Bath, & Beyond,

March 2004 to July 2005

ORGANIZATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS:

1. Sponsor, Key Club, Ben Franklin High School

2. Xavier University Business Plan Challenge, Ben Franklin High School

3. Set-up and graphics for Ben Franklin Fruhlingsfeier Festival

4. Created and delivered presentations designed to meet the needs of

diverse student bodies via

PowerPoints, cross-curricular activities, and field trips.

5. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Typing 75WPM

REFERENCES:

1. Vicki Carrol-Director, Linwood Public Charter School 318-***-****

2. Dierdre Finnegan-English, Grace King High School 504-***-****

3. John Parauka-Social Studies, Ben Franklin High School 504-***-****

4. Sarah Steinbauer-Social Studies, Ben Franklin High School (504) 359-

7938

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