Telissah Williams, M.Ed., M.S.

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Olive Branch, MS 38654

Cell: 901-***-****

E-mail: adq225@r.postjobfree.com

Objective To obtain a professional position as an online Spanish Instructor

Education

12/09 Nova Southeastern University Miami Beach, FL

Master of Science in Spanish

Language Education

GPA: 3.4

AIU Online Hoffman Estates, IL

05/06 Master of Education in

Instructional Technology

GPA: 3.8

12/03 University of Memphis Memphis, TN

Bachelor of Arts in English (Technical Writing)

Minor in Spanish

GPA: 3.4 (Cum laude)

05/1999 Germantown High School Germantown, TN

High School Diploma

GPA 3.2

Employment History

2/1/19- present LeMoyne Owen College

Interim Division Chair

Division of Fine Arts and Humanities

Responsible for taking on leadership roles that mentors the fellow faculty and staff. The division chair also effectively articulates rules and regulations to the faculty, as it relates to the mission statement and long-term goals for the college.

Teaches SPAN 101/102 and SPAN 201/SPAN 202 courses while given no release time

Advises Interdisciplinary Art majors

Attends the following committees: Office of Institutional Advancement Board of Trustees, Committee for Selection of New Vice President, Division Chair Committee

Adheres to the principles of academic governance

Responsible for the identification of scholarship recipients as arranged by the Dean of Student Enrollment

Receptive to questions, complaints, grievances and suggestions from the members of the department, both academic and staff personnel, and from students, and takes appropriate actions that are aligns with the faculty/student handbook

Responsible for evaluating faculty’s yearly progress and documenting it for the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs

Responsible for maintaining accurate departmental records and preparation of documents as it relates to SACS

08/13-Present

Lynchburg, TN Motlow State Community College-RODP

Online Spanish Instructor

Responsible for logging into the system every 48 hours to address questions or concerns that students may have in regards to the course.

Teaches SPAN 1020 course (2 classes every semester)

Responsible for grading at least 300 files in the dropbox weekly.

Updates news board weekly to motivate students or to address any problems that may be occurring in the classes

Actively participates in discussion board threads to stay engaged with the students and to bring the online course to life.

08/15-12/2016 Christian Brothers University

Memphis, TN Instructor of Spanish

Responsible for teaching Elementary Spanish courses: SPAN1010 and SPAN 1020, intermediate courses, SPAN 2010 and SPAN 2020.

Uses Moodle and Banner platforms for pertinent information pertaining to student information, attendance and e-mails.

Teaches a diverse body of students

10/09-Present The LeMoyne-Owen College

Memphis, TN Spanish Instructor

Responsible for teaching Elementary Spanish courses: SPAN1010 and SPAN 1020, intermediate courses, SPAN 2010 and SPAN 2020.

Teaches Freshman Seminar (FRSM 101), which is introductory course to the college.

Communicates well with students of diverse academic, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds, including students with disabilities.

Participates in editing Student Outcome Assessment Plans every year for the Quality Enhancement Program at LeMoyne Owen College

Attends and participates in Faculty Development Workshops

Recorder for the Student Development Committee

Attends divisional and Faculty Assembly meetings monthly

A member of the Faculty Development Committee

Serves on the English Search Committee

Helps in coordinating the Majors fair and the Pre-Registration Events for the Humanities and Fine Arts Department

Visits high schools in order to recruit students to become potential college students at LeMoyne Owen College

Actively a member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Organization

Facilitates and organizes National Hispanic Awareness Day

Facutly Advisor for an organization, “Bienvenidos LOC.”

Worked in conjunction with Latino Memphis as a Student Success Mentor with Abriendo Puertas in order to increase the Hispanic student population on our campus.

07/2006-present Southwest Tennessee Community College

Memphis, TN Adjunct Spanish Instructor

Responsible for teaching Elementary Spanish courses: SPAN1010 and SPAN 1020, intermediate courses, SPAN 2010 and SPAN 2020.

Communicates well with students of diverse academic, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds, including students with disabilities.

08/2012-12/2015 The University of Memphis

Memphis, TN Adjunct Spanish Instructor

Responsible for teaching Elementary Spanish courses: SPAN1010 and SPAN 1020, intermediate courses, SPAN 2010 and SPAN 2020.

Communicates well with students of diverse academic, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds, including students with disabilities.

07/08-07/09 The Soulsville Charter School

Memphis, TN Spanish Teacher/Journalism Instructor/Substitute Teacher

Worked extended ten-hour school days to prepare the inner city high school students for college

Responsible for leading college prep seminars/academic field trips on Saturdays

Substitute taught classes to fill in for the absent teacher

Taught ninth grade students the Memphis City School Spanish curriculum, “Realidades”

Tutored students during extra learning time

Responsible for updating several excel spreadsheets according to The Soulsville Charter School’s rules and regulations

Conducted interviews with potential faculty teacher candidates

Responsible for submitting weekly lesson plans to administration

Created year long lesson plan, “Scope and Sequence” in order to increase TCAP testing results for the year

Developed summer school curriculum for students to attend yearly at Rhodes College

Served on faculty committee to develop a curriculum for The Soulsville Youth Women’s Conference once a year

Devoted time to after school parent-teacher conferences

Conducted the Journalism club to help students create school newsletter

03/05-07/08 Christ the Rock Christian Academy

Memphis, TN Spanish/Computer Teacher

Developed strong communication and leadership abilities

Taught grades K3-4th grade basic Spanish vocabulary

Taught 6th-8th grade conversational Spanish skills

Taught ages 6th-8th Microsoft Word and Excel computer skills

Taught piano classes to K5-8th grade students

Computer Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel 2000 applications

Can type 60 words per minute

Leadership Positions at LeMoyne Owen College

10/01/14 LOC Student Success Mentor for Bienvenidos LOC

Student Success Mentor for International students who attended LeMoyne Owen College

Raised awareness of Latino culture and heritage in the Memphis community

Increased student retention for International students who attended LeMoyne Owen College

Worked with Latino Memphis to sponsor several events on campus at LeMoyne Owen College

Networked with fellow higher learning institutions to enhance LOC’s dynamic school culture and embrace diversity.

Helped International students with the registration process

Traveled with students to Leadership Conferences in different states

12/2014 Recruiter

Visited Kingsbury High School in an effort to recruit Latino or other ethnicities to register for LeMoyne Owen College

Visited Kirby High School and Woodale High school for recruitment purposes

Made various phone calls to former students while on campus to make sure they are validated for the upcoming semester

05/2015 Student Development Committee Chair

Responsible for providing leadership and campus involvement among students, staff and faculty

Ensuring that the students, faculty and staff’s actions are aligned with faculty handbook standards

Convey messages and concerns to SGA president in order to make productive changes to the college

Worked in conjunction with the Student Activities Coordinator to implement positive changes for the college

Responsible for completing end of the year committee reports, which is a compilation of all of the data from the meetings throughout the semester

Responsible for conveying significant information from the committee to the faculty at the All Faculty Assembly on Friday at the end of each month

08/2015 Workshop Facilitator for Faculty

Facilitated a workshop to faculty on how to implement cooperative learning teaching strategies into teaching in the classroom

The workshop consisted of a two hour a day seminar for two days

Many faculty attended the workshop and planned to use cooperative learning as a teaching strategy in the classroom

04/2016 Keynote Speaker Pleasant View School

Visited high school to speak to students about their future concerns as they matriculate to college

Shared college experiences with the students to help them understand how to balance social life and academics

Spoke to students about potential time management issues and how to handle them successfully

Helped students understand the importance of building a healthy rapport with their professors/instructors at a university

03/2017 Workshop Facilitator for Students

Facilitated a workshop for students on the three learning styles

Taught students how to find out their learning style

Conducted research for several classes on campus to find out most

students are visual and kinesthetic learners

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