Zachary W. Ford

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Wisconsin Teacher's License-Early Adolescence to Adolescence, 1300 English

Education

Lakeland College, BA Education/English May 2008

Northwestern University, MA Literature, Incomplete

Concordia University, MA Reading, Incomplete

Relevant Experience

High School English Teacher

Sheboygan Falls High School, Sheboygan Falls, WI 2016-Present

-English 9, English 10, English 11, English 12, AP Literature and Composition

-Led the English Department in rewriting curriculum for all classes to include more rigor

-Led conversation about instituting a common writing format and language

-Led conversation about instituting a common grammar program and language

Led Conversation about instituting a Vocabulary Format for English 9 and 10

Cedar Grove-Belgium High School, Cedar Grove, WI 2015-2016

-British Literature, English 11 (modified Brit Lit), Business Communications

West Bend School District, West Bend, WI 2009-2015

-English 9 (three levels); Creative Writing; Humanities; Mythology

-Spearheaded the writing of a Core curriculum for lower level readers

-Assisted in the alignment of the English curriculum to the Common Core standards

ACT Trainer

Sheboygan Falls High School-ACT Training Mentor, 2017-2019

Assistant Editor

Seems magazine, Lakeland College-May 2006-December 2007

Activities

Forensics Coach, Sheboygan Falls High School, September 2016-Present

Forensic Coach, Cedar Grove-Belgium High School, January-March 2016

Freshman Wrestling Coach, West Bend East High School, November 2009-February 2010

Assistant Football Coach, Plymouth Jr. Football League, 1999-2005, 2010-2012 Grades 3-8

Assistant Wrestling Coach, Plymouth High School, 2004-2005

Adult Camp Staff Supervisor, 4-H Camp, Upham Woods, Wisconsin Dells, 1998-2015

Planning Committee, American Spirit Experience, Southeastern Wisconsin 4-H, 2012-2019

Awards

Wisconsin 4-H Key Award-1998

Publications

• Poem, Distractions, The North Central Review, March 2007

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