Dedicated Educator Seeking Remote Roles in Education

CARLENE CARLSON-CASSEM

*** ******** *** – Moore. SC 29369 - 864-***-****

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My career objective is to continue to work in the field of education, building on 28 years as a public-school teacher. I also have experience leading people as a congregational pastor in the Lutheran Church. My highest level of education is a doctorate in instructional leadership.

EXPERIENCE

O9/2023 – 09/2025

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER, Spartanburg District 6

Teacher of science to adolescents in the grade 8

COACHED J. V. SOCCER AT DORMAN HIGH SCHOOL

11/1999 – 09/2020

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER, Spartanburg District 6

Teacher of science to adolescents in the grade 6.

Teacher of math/language arts at 6th grade level

Teacher of Investigations in Science and Technology (all middle school grades)

Coached J. V. Soccer at Dorman High School

08/1992 – 06/2002

PARISH PASTOR, Augsburg Lutheran Church, Union, SC

Preside at Sunday worship and funerals

Pastoral care and grief counseling

First female Chaplain to serve in the SC Army National Guard

Obtained Certificate of Thanatology from the National Center for Death Education, Mount Ida College, Newton Center, MA (1994)

08/1997 – 10/1999

LEAD TEACHER, Upstate Evaluation Center, Union, SC

Administer diagnostic reading survey to juvenile detainees upon admission

Taught social studies

Complete evaluation of juveniles prior to family court appearance

Awarded employee of the month

1994 – 1995

INSTRUCTOR / WOMANS’ BASKETBALL COACH, spartanburg methodist college, spartanburg, sc

P. E. Instructor

Women’s Basketball Coach

Resigned position to accept teaching position in Union County School District

1976 – 1985 (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FURNISHED UPON REQUEST)

INSTRUCTOR / COACH, School Districts in VA, MA, NC

P. E. Instructor, Health education teacher, Driver education

Coach – field hockey, basketball, softball, track and field, tennis

EDUCATION

JUNE 2017

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION, Northcentral university, scottsdale, AR

Instructional Leadership

4.0 GPA

Kappa Delta Pi – Inducted into membership 03/1996

Dissertation published in ProQuest.

DECEMBER 1996

MASTER OF EDUCATION, winthrop university, rock hill, SC

Counseling and development

3.8 GPA

MAY 1989

MASTER OF DIVINITY, lutheran theological southern seminary, columbia, SC

Pastoral ministry and counseling

Sacristan of chapel

JUNE 1976

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, radford university, radford, va

Health and Physical Education (K-12)

Driver Education

SKILLS

Extensive experience teaching children and adults

Various experience in leadership positions in the church, education, and military

Familiarity with NCUOne online platform

Experience with online education

ACTIVITIES

My passions include teaching, eagles, and golf. Extensive training in Hospice care and grief counseling as well as completed the Carondelet Management Institute on “Suicide: Preventing Death Through Intervention” certification. Completed two units of Clinical Pastoral Education at Paul A Dever State School, Taunton, MA and at Baptist Medical Center, Columbia, SC. Completed 60 hours of course work leading to certification in Thanatology and scholarly paper was published. Trained at the Residential Treatment Center at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX and first female chaplain to serve in the SC Army National Guard as well as all of Second Army.

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