Miranda McDowell Hull

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Reidsville, NC 27320

910-***-****

abiz7d@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To contribute effectively to a vital learning community.

Education

M.A. (Interdisciplinary) in Education and French, University of South Carolina, Columbia,

SC, 1991. G.P.A. 3.9.

B.A. with Honors, Double Major in French and Political Science, Minor hours in English,

Converse College, Spartanburg, SC, 1981. G.P.A. 3.9.

Skill Set Highlights

• Qualified and experienced teacher in fields of English, ESL, reading, French, social studies,

and history to university, secondary, middle, elementary, adult, and preschool learners in

public and private settings.

• SC Certification through 2013 in French k-12(certificate number153884).

• NC recertification in French with add-on in ESL in process.

• Specialized training in best classroom practices of learner motivation; effective use of

classroom technology; teaching reading and writing for success in life; multiple intelligences

theory and effective classroom applications; first and second language acquisition;

Rassias/Dartmouth Method; learning theory; mechanics of teaching effective writing to all;

teaching reading and writing across the curriculum; TESOL; metacognitive strategies for

academic success; diagnostic testing for prescriptive remediation; instructional design; TPR;

and workforce literacy.

• Internationally-certified Laughter Yoga instructor.

• Active participant 1992-1996 in Coalition of Essential Schools/Paideia Proposal project in

opening of new public high school in Irmo, SC.

• TESOL Summer Learning Academy, 2009.

• Fluent in French with International Baccalaureate Teaching certification in French.

• Doubled course offerings in two public high schools through providing quality classroom

instruction; sponsoring fine arts enrichment programs, art and literary magazines, banquets,

cultural festivals, field trips, and student exhibitions of mastery; hosting national touring

theater productions; and sponsoring national academic honor societies.

• Managed startup, daily operations, marketing, training, retail space, and menu design of my

family’s French restaurant for one year and work seasonally at my family’s winery in Plano,

Texas.

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Career Summary

Fourth grade teacher, 2009-2010. Homeschooled my son who is diagnosed with dyslexia and

dysgraphia. Multisensory and auditory approaches used while strengthening all areas of learning

through use of theme-driven curriculum incorporating learning through creative arts and travel.

English teacher, 2008-2009, St. Paul’s Academy, Hollywood, SC. Taught English composition,

grammar, literature, reading, and study skills to students in grades 5-12. Served a student

population with widely diverse learning needs, abilities, backgrounds, and exceptionalities.

Sponsored special events. Provided college application assistance for high school juniors and

seniors with fundraising events. Participated successfully with students in local poetry, fiction,

essay, and autobiography writing seminars and contests resulting in monetary and scholarship

awards. When Board voted to close upper school after 41 years, helped high school students with

transition and letters of recommendations to new schools.

Self-employed, 2006-2008. Created and marketed individualized instruction and academic

remediation and tutoring to learners ages 5-adult. Freelance Grant Writer; Teacher of ESL to VIF

spouses and children in Charleston and Berkeley Counties; Wine consultant to private chefs

serving clients in Kiawah Resort (See family’s winery at vintnerscellarntx.com.); Classroom

volunteer at my son’s schools; Volunteer in Christian Education program at Old Saint Andrew’s

Episcopal Parish.

English teacher, 1985-1988. Calhoun Academy(6th-11th), St. Matthews, SC; Pinewood

Preparatory School(5th-8th), Summerville, SC; Lord Berkeley Academy, (9th-12th), Moncks

Corner, SC; and Berea High School(9th), Greenville County, SC.

French teacher (elementary, middle, and secondary), 1988-2005. Lord Berkeley Academy,

Moncks Corner, SC; Berea High School, Greenville, County, SC; Dutch Fork High School, Irmo,

SC; Wilson Hall, Sumter, SC; East Millbrook Middle School, Wake County, NC; Reidsville High

School, Rockingham County, NC; and Timberland High School, Berkeley County, SC.

University French Instructor (seven semesters at university level), 1981-1983 and 2000.

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC and Armstrong Atlantic State University (UGA

system), Savannah, GA.

Professional Development and Honors

• Grant Recipient DonorsChoose.org for humanities film festival.

• Member Southern Association review committees, district textbook adoption and curriculum-

writing committees, and principals’ assistance teams, Greenville, SC, and Irmo, SC.

• Columbia College Cooperating Teacher Program Mentor, Dutch Fork High School.

• National Education Week Most Creative Teacher, Dutch Fork High School.

• Vice-President Faculty Senate, Dutch Fork High School.

• Greenville County Excellence in Education Award, Berea High School.

• South Carolina National Foreign Language Conference Travel Grant Award.

• Graduate Teaching Assistantship in French, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.

• Converse Scholar and Dean’s List every semester, Converse College.

• James F. Byrnes Senior Award Recipient for Excellence in Politics, Converse College.

• Converse College French Year Abroad Award Recipient.

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• Head Teaching Assistantship (Dartmouth Method), Converse College, 1978-1981.

• Gamma Sigma and Phi Sigma Iota Academic Honor Societies, Converse College.

• D.A.R. American History Medal, School District of Greenville County.

• A.P. English “5” Award, School District of Greenville County.

• South Carolina Girls’ State, appointed by School District of Greenville County.

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