High School English Teacher

Marcia Fresch Cree Phone: 424-***-****

**** **** ***** #** *****: ********@***.***

Hawthorne, CA 90250 Cell: 702-***-****

EDUCATION:

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Master Drama

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Master English

University of San Francisco Credential Secondary English

University of California, Los Angeles Bachelor English/Theater

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Long Beach City College 8/2008-present Long Beach, Ca

English Instructor

*taught introductory writing, remedial writing, and composition for transfer students

*planned lessons, created syllabus, evaluated student writing/performance, kept accurate

records/grade book

El Camino College 9/2007-present Torrance, Ca

English Instructor

*taught remedial writing including a lab class, created syllabus, planned weekly lessons,

conducted writing lab, held conferences, evaluated/edited student writing, kept accurate grade

book/records

El Camino College 9/2010-present Gardena, Ca

English Instructor for Outreach Program

*taught Introduction to Fiction to high school students taking the class for college and AP credit

*planned syllabus, class lessons, kept accurate records, evaluated student writing/tests

Centinela Valley Union High School 8/2008-7-2010 Lawndale, Ca

English teacher at Lloyde Continuation High School

English teacher at Lawndale High School

*taught students in an alternative learning environment with contractual work designed by me

following the district curriculum, counseled students concerning individual progression, planned

lessons, kept accurate grade book

Harbor College 8/2008-5-2008 San Pedro, Ca

Speech Instructor for Outreach Program designed for students taking a college level course.

*planned lessons, evaluated performance, kept accurate records

Harbor College 9/2007-12/2008 Wilmington, Ca

English Instructor for introductory writing courses and literature/writing instructor for PACE

program designed for working students taking college credit in a shortened semester

*taught basic writing skills, created syllabus, planned lessons, evaluated student work, kept

accurate records

Palos Verdes High School 9/2007-7/2008Palos Verdes, Ca

English teacher

*taught grammar, writing skills, novels, senior project, attended meetings, kept accurate records

University of Nevada, Las Vegas 9/1987-8/2007Las Vegas, NV

Composition/Literature Instructor

*worked/trained to teach as a graduate student and then as a part-time instructor, created

syllabus, planned lectures, evaluated student performance, participated in holistic grading

sessions, kept accurate records

Clark County School District 8/2000-8-2007 Las Vegas, NV

English teacher

*created lesson plans, attended department meetings/staff development, kept accurate records,

counseled with student/parent

Southern Nevada College 1/1996-8/1999Las Vegas, NV

English instructor

*taught basic writing courses, developed lessons, guided small group activities, evaluated student

performance

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Holistic Grader State of Nevada 8/2004-6/2007Las Vegas, NV

*evaluated high school exit exams for graduation requirement, trained in holistic scoring

Assessor National Board of Certification for Secondary Teachers

*evaluated, commented, and scored submissions for teacher portfolios for board certification

during the summers of 2005/2006

Reading Teacher Clark County Schools 6/2007-8/2007Las Vegas, NV

*taught reading skills to ESL students

TRAINING:

Online teaching: I have participated in online classes for my graduate program in ESL, I have

trained to teach online through Etudes and University of Phoenix

Committee for California State Standards in Secondary Education 8/2010

Working with teachers from California and the Education Testing Center, I worked to develop

state standards for ninth graders by setting standards for special education students and by

revising testing questions for the California Modified Assessment tests.

Curriculum Developer:

*worked with fellow teachers to design summer curriculum for Centinela Valley High School-

2009

*joined fellow teachers to review and select textbooks for the 2010/11 school year

Textbook Evaluator

*reviewed and wrote an extensive evaluation of a writing textbook from Pearson/Longman

Publishing Company

CERTIFICATION/LICENSES

SB 472, California Single Subject Credential, State of Nevada Secondary English

REFERENCES:

Velvet Pearson (Department Chair) Long Beach City College 562-***-****

Carol Condor (Assistant Composition Director) University of Nevada 702-***-****

Ed Madrid (Principal) Richland Continuation 714-***-****

Bonnie Brinkman (lecturer) Long Beach City College 562-***-****

Kelly Santos (Vice Principal) Lawndale High School 310-

263-3105

Tom Lew (English Department Chair) El Camino College 310-

660-3716

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