High School English Teacher

JoseZepeda

Experience ****-present Loudoun County Public Schools Ashburn, VA

English Teacher, Independence High School

● Taught students to make connections between texts and their lives.

● Took part in CLT meetings to help plan lessons for 9th Honors and 11th Academic classes. 2022-present Prince William County Public Schools Woodbridge, VA Interventionist, Woodbridge Senior High School

● Taught students to make connections between texts and their lives.

● Worked with struggling students on all levels to help them reach their goals. 2019-2022 Northside ISD San Antonio, TX

6th and 8th grade Pre-AP English Teacher, Sul Ross Middle School

● Taught students to make connections between texts and their lives.

● Took part in PLC meetings to help plan lessons for Pre-AP, On-Level and Collaborative classes.

● Co-Sponsored the Young Authors Club, helping students develop their writing skills. 2014-2019 Comal ISD New Braunfels, TX

English II, III and IV Teacher, Canyon High School

● Taught students to express their opinions and support them logically.

● Taught students to look for the connections between the readings in my class and their lives.

● Planned with other members of the department to craft more engaging lessons through collaboration.

● Sponsor weekly clubs, including music and chess clubs. 2006-2014 Harlandale ISD San Antonio, TX

7 th, 8 th grade ELA Teacher, Leal Middle School

● Revived summer reading program for Pre-AP/GT students.

● Created and sponsored Creative Writing and Book to Film clubs as an extracurricular avenue for students’ critical reading and discussion.

● Created cross-curricular lessons for 8 th grade ELAR students, such as a project to create their own planet to correspond with the novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

● Collaborated with social studies to implement DBQ writing in 7th grade.

● Taught writing in real-world context, as a tool for students to be the creators of their own life stories. 2004-2006 The Express-News San Antonio, TX

Copy Editor

● Edited copy for Conexion, business, news and religion sections. 2003-2004 The Mountain Sun Kerrville, TX

Managing Editor

● Oversaw all aspects of newspaper production, including management, writing, design and editing. 2000-2003 The Monitor McAllen, TX

Copy Desk Chief/Acting News Editor

● Supervised a staff of seven to put together and edit a 55,000 circulation daily newspaper.

● Helped develop a company stylebook and was a large part of the redesign. Education 1998 University of Texas-Pan American Edinburg, TX

● B.A., English.

Certification ● English and English as a Second Language PREK-12 Professional

Development

● Trained in CHAMPS, SIOP, ELPS, GT and Discovery Writing workshops

● 30+ hours Gifted & Talented training

● Attended Teaching with Poverty in Mind trainings by Eric Jenson Technology ● Proficient in Microsoft Office, Windows and Mac operating systems, comfortable with online and digital technology. Utilized Google Docs and Classroom for students to submit assignments online. Language ● Fluent in Spanish and English

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