Freelance Writer English Teacher
Resume:
Mary
Bozym
Teacher
Librarian
Mary Bozym
Chicago, IL 60641
USA
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Summary I am passionate about education and understanding through accountable/ credible research, analysis, and studying multiple points of view. My journey as a Language Arts teacher to a librarian has built unique and highly transferable skill sets. I am excited to use my skills in the education or private sectors. I still have a love of education, but am open to using these skills in new and creative directions. Experience SEV American College / Teacher Librarian August 2019 - August 2022, Istanbul, Turkey
● Created a Library Vision Committee with a representative from every department to decide its direction based on needs and obstacles to overcome.
● Taught orientation classes to learn about the library, informational literacy standards, and critical research methods to prep students
● Create and develop a clear and useful library website: o Connects it to our Destiny Follett website
o Houses tutorials in English and Turkish
o Guides students through EE IB Research & MEB (Turkey Ministry of Education) Research
o Provided pleasure and professional-development reading recommendations
● Identified deficits in library structures and organizations, especially eBook resources. This was fortuitous given COVID-19 needs around the world
● Create fun and thought-provoking displays using mix media
● Order books to fill the needs of the community
● Environmental Impact Committee - Created, proposed, recruited students and faculty for this unique committee. This year we focused on using hard data to assess energy and plastic waste to make environmentally conscious decisions for individuals, faculty, and administration. Think globally, act locally.
● Invited to be on the schools CIS (Council of International Schools) Steering Committee in which a team organizes and facilitates a school wide accreditation process, asked to apply for the IB (International Baccalaureate Diploma) Extended Essay Coordinator- guiding student and supervisors through their year-long essay process to earn the IB diploma SEV American College / prep English teacher
August 2017 - 2019, Istanbul, Turkey
● Classes include language, literature and writing, appointed lead teacher of the prep Literature department - implemented Greek/Latin root vocabulary component, and facilitated level meetings.
● Founded English Cinema Club, Foreign Staff Evacuation Policy and Committee
(with Headmaster - helped create policy put in place at SAC, taught workshops on critical literacy, mentored new staff, helped students achieve English goals inside and outside the classroom, helped create and run the SEV English Teacher’s Conference.
● Created unique technology enriched lesson plans: to engage and motivate students to achieve language arts standard
Lincoln Middle School / 7th grade language arts teacher August 2010 – May 2017, Green River, Wyoming
● Classes include language arts, honor, mythology, creative writing
● Served on school leadership committee (4 years), Wyoming System of Instructional Supports (statewide academic and behavior tier tracking initiative) team, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) committee, assistant principal hiring committee, positive feedback for engagement of student observations by district superintendent and all principals in the district
● Google Classroom experience Kagan structures training, Co-Teacher training, etc.
Chinle High School / 10th grade language arts teacher August 2009 - May 2010, Chinle, Arizona (Navajo Reservation)
● 10th grade English teacher
● Developed or implemented curriculum that focuses on the Navajo or Native American culture
● Assistant- coach the tennis club
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Education University of Montana / K-12 Library Media Endorsement August 2019 - May 2020, Missoula, Montana
● Completed online classes to gain the skills of a teacher librarian
● Focus: Budgeting, selections, policy writing, technology, children & young adult literature, teaching strategies
● Endorsement added to Wyoming Teaching License
University of Wyoming / Master's Curriculum & Instruction August 2013 - May 2017, Laramie, Wyoming
● Selected by professors to be a graduate student representative on 2016 NCATE university accreditation panel
● Emphasis on socio-literacy and power of language
● Specialty in Native American culture & Education
Cultural Understanding
History of Native American education & culture
University of Wyoming /Post- Baccalaureate Teacher Certification August 2007 - May 2009, Laramie, Wyoming
● Post-Baccalaureate program (earned 12 Master’s degree credits)
● Earned secondary language arts teaching certification (6-12)
● Emphasis: sociolinguistics, critical literacy, and Arapaho language Michigan State University/ English Literature Degree (BA) August 1999- December 2002, East Lansing, Michigan
● Cognates: Journalism & Religious Studies
● English literature study abroad, Dublin, Ireland,
● Documentary filmmaking study abroad, Pueblo, Mexico ㅡ
Interests
● Reading, Environment, Travel, Cultural Understanding
Freelance Writer for The White Lake Beacon Newspaper
■ “Reap What They Sow” - Montague history FFA
■ “Riots in 1970’s Led to Racial Healing in Whitehall Schools” - Whitehall, Michigan, 2000
● Tennis: USTA member and tournaments taught lessons
● Volunteer: AmeriCorps/ VISTA volunteer Shoshone/ Arapaho Head Start on the Wind River Indian Reservation (2203-2003), volunteered at other organizations
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References
● Mr. Aydoğan Eker SEV American College Administration Dean, Istanbul *****@*********.***.** +90-216-***-**-**
● Mrs. Anna Wronsky SEV American College Teaching and Learning Dean, Istanbul
********@*********.***.**+90-216-625-27-22
● Ms. Gretchen Hintze English Department Head SEV American College **********@*********.***.** +90-216-***-**-**
● Ms. Neslihan Aksu SEV American College Librarian, Istanbul *****@*********.***.** +90-216-***-**-**
● Dr. Dale Taylor Principal, Head of College at United World College Mahindra, Paud ***********@*****.*** +880****-******
● Mr. Matthew Mikkelsen Principal Lincoln Middle School, Green River *******@******.*** +1-307-***-****
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