High School Manager

JOEL REEVES

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SUMMARY

Talented author with a strong background in secondary teaching. Teacher and author possessing exceptional people skills and sensitivity to high school students' specialized and changing needs. Highly effective at building rapport. HIGHLIGHTS

Valid and Current Teaching Certification in Michigan Self-motivated Kind and empathetic Microsoft Office and Outlook proficiency Creative lesson planning Meets Michigan's NCLBs Highly Qualified Teacher Critical thinker requirements

Positive and encouraging Calm under pressure

Adept classroom manager

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Served as the adviser to the high school yearbook for 28 years in a row. Advised and edited award winning student essays, short fiction, and dramatic scripts for contests and publications: The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Teen Ink, and the Traverse City Young Playwright's Competition. One of my students gained admission to the summer novel writing program at Interlochen Arts Academy. Published three fantasy novels, several short stories, and optioned one biographical drama screenplay based on the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe.

NOVELS:

Of Quills and Kings, Double Dragon Press (2007)

Walpole Unbound, Double Dragon Press (2011)

Dreams, Schemes, and Spiny Machines, Double Dragon Press (2014) SHORT STORIES (Fantasy, Horror, Mainstream):

"Boneless Chuck and the Screamers," The Fringe, 1994

"The Contract," Crossroads, 1994

"A Matter of Perspective," Satire, 1996

"Word Games," Kracked Mirrors, 1996

"Quick Dick's Transformation," Tales of the Unanticipated, 1997

"Professor Strang's House Eternal," Outer Darkness, 1998

"Alone," A Bit of Poe, 2013

"What Child Is This?" Return to Deathlehem, 2014

SCREENPLAYS:

Midnight Dreary, Winner WILDsound Scriptwriting Competition (2010) EXPERIENCE

MANCELONA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Mancelona, MI

English Teacher

Presented all class material and policies accurately and clearly for five classes each semester

Used a variety of teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations

Met with parents and guardians to discuss students' progress at least once per semester EDUCATION

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS: ENGLISH/JOURNALISM

Alpena Community College, Alpena, MI, USA

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: ENGLISH/EDUCATION

Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA MASTER OF ARTS: HUMANITIES

Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA 09/1986 to

1983

1985

2001

06/2015

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