OBJECTIVE: To obtain a Captioner or captioner-related position

EDUCATION

Master of Arts in Teaching, K-12 Literacy Specialist May 2017

Saginaw Valley State University; University Center, MI

GPA: 3.84/4.0

Bachelor of Applied Arts 1995

Central Michigan University; Mt. Pleasant, MI

Major: Interpersonal and Public Communication; Minor: Marketing

CERTIFICATIONS (State of Michigan)

Secondary Education (6-12) Speech (BD) English (BA) Psychology (CE)

Reading Specialist Endorsement (K-12) (BR)

WORK EXPERIENCE September 2015-Present

Captionist/Typist (Contract Employee)

●Provide closed captioning services to college and high school students with hearing deficits

●Work in both classroom and remote settings

●Trained on the following computer programs: Google Hangouts, Adobe Connect, WebEx, Blackboard Collaborate, Streamtext

●Trained on C-Print computer program via National Technical Institute for the Deaf (Rochester Institute of Technology)

●Excellent typing, listening and comprehension skills

●Possess a strong command of the English language

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Professor, Teacher Education Department August-December 2017

Saginaw Valley State University; University Center, MI

●Taught Methods of Teaching Reading K-8 course to undergraduate pre-service teachers

●Coordinated, scheduled and supervised pre-service teachers in elementary classrooms

Reading, Speech & Language Arts Teacher August 2000-May 2015

Bullock Creek High School/Middle School; Midland, MI

6th Grade English Language Arts (including co-teaching experience)

●Designed and implemented original reading curricula around Common Core Standards

●Focused on increasing the student’s reading comprehension, spelling and vocabulary skills

9th Grade English and English Skills

●Taught novels, short stories, poetry, grammar and expository writing

●Shared common goal of increasing student’s reading, writing, vocabulary, spelling and grammar skills

9th-12th Grade Speech Communication

●Created and established original classroom curricula where none had existed

●Exposed students to communication concepts, speech delivery skills and formats

●Integrated projects to benefit both the individual student and group

10th Grade English -- American Literature

●Instructed using novels, short stories, plays, poetry and research paper process

●Facilitated improvement of student’s reading, writing, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills

11th & 12th Grade Analytical Reading

●Analyzed literature, poetry and literary devices with college-bound students

●Organized trips to elementary schools, showcasing student’s commitment to reading

11th & 12th Grade Psychology

●Researched, located and implemented an up-to-date introductory Psychology curricula

●Coordinated student book-talks and independent research projects

WORK EXPERIENCE September 2015-Present

Captionist/Typist (Contract Employee)

●Provide closed captioning services to college and high school students with hearing deficits

●Work in both classroom and remote settings

●Trained on the following computer programs: Google Hangouts, Adobe Connect, WebEx, Blackboard Collaborate, Streamtext

●Trained on C-Print computer program via National Technical Institute for the Deaf (Rochester Institute of Technology)

●Excellent typing, listening and comprehension skills

●Possess a strong command of the English language

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Word Processing: Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Google Docs

Classroom Programs: GradeQuick, Skyward

Virtual Classroom Programs: Canvas, VSpace

C-Print speech-to-text technology program

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