Sandra Andrews Effinger

Heidelberg, Germany: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:

CMR 419, Box 454

APO AE 09102 1105 S. W.130th Street

Oklahoma City OK 73170

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Oklahoma Teacher's Certification Current to 2016

Language Arts

American Literature

Business English

English Literature

General Business

Grammar and Composition

National Board Certification (Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English

Language Arts), 2001-2011.

Formal Education

1984 - 1990 University of Oklahoma

Admitted to English Ph.D. program; 27 hours post

M.A.;

1979 - 1984 University of Oklahoma, M.A.,

1984.

Major: English emphasizing composition and literary criticism.

1968 - 1974 University of Oklahoma, B.A.,

1974.

Major: Journalism emphasizing advertising and public relations.

Minor: Teacher certification in journalism and social studies.

1963 - 1968 Altus High School, High School

Diploma, 1967.

College-bound public high school curriculum.

WebsitesMsEffie’s LifeSavers for Teachers: http://mseffie.com

The best materials I’ve developed in 30 years of teaching.An Informed Journey: Adjustable Gastric Lapband, Cosmetic Surgery & Costa Rica: http://informedjourney.com/

Personal Website about weight loss and life changes.2Words4U: http://mseffie-2words4u.blogspot.de

Personal Blog with essays and commentary.

Oklahoma Writing Project Website: http://owp.ou.edu

Professional Organization website for English teachers (paid).

Writing Out Loud: http://title3.sde.state.ok.us/library/itv/writingoutloud.html

Instructional Pages for 23 writers and illustrators featured

on the public television show, part of the Library Media/ITV

website (paid).

Archived.Library Media/ITV Website: http://title3.sde.state.ok.us/library/

Division of the Oklahoma State Department of Education (paid).

Archived.

CD available for archived websites

and offline versions of the above.

Employment

2011 - present Heidelberg High School, Heidelberg, Germany (DoDEA Teacher)

Courses taught: Language Arts 11; Modern World History; Read 180; Journalism, Yearbook.

2006 - 2010 Bishop-McGuinness Catholic High School,

Oklahoma City OK (English Teacher)

Courses taught: English 10, Pre-AP English 10; Economics, Sociology; Media Productions.

2001 - 2008 Oklahoma Writing Project, University of Oklahoma,

Norman OK

Technology Liaison; e-Facilitator; Workshop Presentations

on Technology and Writing; Website and Web Blog Designer; ListServ

Manager.special interests include technology integration

and online communities

2005 - 2011 Belle Isle Library, Metropolitan Library System,

Oklahoma City OK

Technology Assistant; assist patrons in use of computer software;

answer inquiries concerning hardware and software; monitor use

by children and adults.

1997 to 2004 Norman High School North, Norman, OK (English

Teacher)

Courses taught: AP English

12, English 12, Advanced English 10, Film Studies (elective), Classical

Literature (elective); Science Fiction (elective); AP United States History, United States History, World Geography; TEAM English/History 10 (Combined Advanced Course); ACT Preparation (elective); Reading for Pleasure (elective).Advanced Placement Vertical Team

special interests include arts integration

and cross-curricular instruction

1985 - 1997 Central Mid-High School, Norman OK (English

Teacher)

Courses Taught: English 10, Advanced English 10; United States History, Oklahoma History; TEAM English/History 10 (Combined Advanced Course); Fundamentals

of Communication (elective).4MAT Lesson Design Training, Summers 1993 and 1995.

T.E.S.A. (Teacher Expectation Student Achievement) Trainer,

Spring 1992.

received Norman Foundation Grants, 1985 and 1996

special interests include revision strategies and

web page design.

1975 - 1985 Millwood Junior-Senior High School, Oklahoma

City OK (English Teacher)

Courses Taught: English 9, English 11, English 12, AP

English 12; World History, United States History, Oklahoma History, Political Science, Civics; Humanities I, Humanities II; Journalism, Newspaper, Yearbook.designed programs and taught Advanced Placement English and

Humanities.

designed program and taught Gifted and Talented English and

Social Studies, grades 7-12.

advised yearbook and newspaper for four years.

Earlier life - 1975 Miscellaneous character-building jobs,

which thoroughly reinforced the need for a good education --

babysitting, telephone sales, clerk-typist, night psychiatric

aide . . .you know.

Special ActivitiesPresentations given at more than 100 in-service workshops,

teacher-education classes and at state educational meetings (Using

Film to Teach Writing, Collaborative Learning, Writing about

Literature, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing on the Computer,

Digital Portfolios, etc.).College Board Consultant, Advanced Placement Literature, Pre-AP English, Vertical Team Development, and Differentiated Education. Presentations include Middle School and High School Level summer institutes, one-day workshops and

hour-long topics; 2005 to present.

“iOpeners: Pre-Reading Writing”“Doing More with Less: The Short Story”“First Chapters: Passage Analysis and

Book Promotion”“Rhetoric for Beginners: Using Advertisements to

Introduce Rhetoric”“Covers: Using Musical Interpretation to Teach

Poetry”

“Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man

in the Spotlight”“Poem-a-Day: Using National Poetry

Month and Online Resources for Poetry Immersion”“Anecdote, Imagery, Epiphany and Rant: Voice in the Essay”“All Books Are Either Dreams or Swords: Responses to Reading”“Shaking the Shakespeare Blues: Creative Approaches

to Teaching Shakespeare”“Using Literature as a Springboard for Creative Writing”“The Fairy Tale: Literary Analysis for All Ages”College Board Reader, Advanced Placement Literature, College Board,

Daytona Beach FL and Louisville KY, Summer 2004 to present.

Oklahoma Writing Project, University of Oklahoma,

Technology Liaison 2001 to 2011, Returning Fellow, Summer

1997 and Summer 1986. Teacher/Consultant 1979 to 2011. Board

of Directors, 1998 to 2011.College Board Specialist Training, Train the Trainer/APSI Planning Event, Henderson NV, May 2010; Professional Development Workshop Consultant Mentoring Initiative, Henderson NV, August 2009.“Visions of the Dark Years: World War II and its

Legacy in France,” Summer Seminar, National Endowment

for the Humanities, France (Paris, Lyon, Vichy,and Caen), Summer

2007.

National Writing Project Electronic Writing Marathon,

Online, August - September 2004.

Advanced Placement Summer Institutes Attended; University of Oklahoma, Summer 2004; Texas Christian University, Summer 2002; University of Texas, Summer 2001; University of New Mexico, Summer 2000; University of Oklahoma, Summer 1999.

“Photography: Personal Narrative/Public Documents,” Quartz Mountain Fall Arts Institute, October 2003.

“Dante’s Commedia in Siena,” Summer

Seminar, National Endowment for the Humanities, Italy (Siena,

Florence, Pisa, Rome, Ravenna, San Gimignano, and Assisi), Summer

2003.

“Writing to and from Photographs,” Quartz

Mountain Fall Arts Institute, October 2002.

“The Reading Writing Connection,” Presentation,

Curriculum and Assessment Conference, Westin Hotel, Oklahoma

City, July 2002.

“Viewing Films Actively: Written Responses to Motion

Pictures,” Roundtable, National Council of Teachers

of English, Baltimore November 2001. State Department of Education “Road Show” Workshops,

one-day comprehensive English teaching in-services; over 400 teachers

attended, Summer 1998 and 1999.

OK TechMasters Master Teacher and Lead Technology Training,

Oklahoma State Department of Education; summer

1998 to 2003.

esent.Oklahoma Graduation Test, State Department of Education.

Proofread final test items, 1991. Served on Oklahoma Graduation Test

Committee, developing objectives for reading and writing, 1989.

Secondary Suggested Learner Outcomes, State Department

of Education. Validated revised outcomes, Summer 1985.

Teachers’ Institute, Oklahoma Foundation for the Humanities,

focused on Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence and its influence

on American literature, Summer 1985. Independent Study Fellowship, National Endowment for

the Humanities. Researched novels by black women, Summer 1984.

Test Writer, American College Board (ACT). Language

expression and usage sections, 1982 and 1983.

American Partnership: A Handbook for Teaching Citizenship

and Leadership, K-12, State Department of Education. Co-wrote

and revised 677-page manual, Summer 1982.

Updated 3 December 2012.

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