Resume This resume is made with CVwizard . com . Basic information Name Carrie Ross Email address carrierross @ gmail . com Website cross15. edublogs . org Current Educational Certifications Standard Classroom Teacher English Language Arts and Reading ( Grade 8 - 12 ) Principal ( pending Fall 2013 ) Education January 2012 - May 2013 Master of Education , Curriculum and Instruction Sam Houston State University Noted Career Contributions Research on 21st century professional development using social media August 2004 - May 2009 Bachelor of Arts , English Texas State University - San Marcos Work experience July 2013 - Present Curriculum Specialist Trinity Independent School District English Language Arts and Reading Curriculum Specialist Design curriculum inherent to researched based practices and strategies Train teachers on delivery of curriculum Implement current methodologies and pedagogies regarding the teaching of English language arts and reading Observe teachers and provide constructive feedback and coaching Mentor new teachers Deliver exemplar and model lessons as part of a coaching relationship Created a repository of questions for teachers intended to pull out content knowledge of the concepts and skills of the TEKS tested on the STAAR Instructional Technology Specialist Created training programs designed to familiarize teachers with managing a 1 : 1 classroom Trained students , parents , and community on being a 21st century Digital Citizen Worked with Technology department in rollout of devices
This resume is made with CVwizard . com . Collaborated with teachers during Lunch & Learns to work on technology skills and share educational uses for iPad apps Designed a training program to initiate new teachers to the technology in the classroom August 2011 - May 2013 Teacher Trinity Independent School District English TeacherDepartment Chair Delivered engaging and researched based lessons to high school juniors that resulted in a 96% pass rate on the state accountability exam Created and implemented a Kindle reader program designed to improve student lexile score and reading fluency Lead a team of two teachers to enhance lesson design and instructional delivery designed on research based best teaching practices and strategies Mentored two first year teachers Collaborated with other department chairs to ensure a safe and effective school climate Coached a district first place UIL Journalism team Professional Development Presentations The Association of Teacher Educators ATE 2014 The Use of Twitter in Professional Development 02/16/2014 Center for Research , Education , and Advancement of Teacher Education CREATE 2013 The Use of Twitter in Professional Development 11/11/2013 Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education CSOTTE 2013 The Use of Twitter in Professional Development 10/21/2013 Google Ninja Academy Round Rock ISD 2013 Secrets of Gmail 11/02/2013 International Society for Technology in EducationISTE 2013Ignite Talk : Sparking Passion in Students Who Have Lost Hope06/23/2014Region 6 Technology Conference Star Tech Twitter - Harnessing the Power of 140 Characters 11/14/2013 Technology and Curriculum Conference of AldineTCCA 2013 Leaving Legacy through Student Creation 10/19/2013 Texas Association of Secondary School Principals TASSP 2013 School With No Walls : How Twitter is Transforming the Education Landscape 06/12/2013 Texas Computer Education AssociationTCEA 2013Workshop : Making Hearts TwitterDigital Square : The Power of a PLNDigital Square : #Txed - The Texas Educator's PLN02/06/2013TCEA 2014Math Academy : Gettin' Jiggy with Secondary MathPanel : Twitter IS PDStudent Created Legacy02/03 - 07/2014 Texas Google Summit TxGoo 2013Secrets of GMailGoogle Search is Smarter Than You05/18/2013
This resume is made with CVwizard . com . Publications Ross , C . The Use of Twitter in the Creation of Educational Professional Learning Opportunities . Sam Houston State University College of Education Graduate Research . May 2013. http : //www . shsu . edu/~coegp/documents/Ross5370 - Twitter - and - Professional - Development . pdf Educational Honors Sam Houston State University , College of Education Sam S . Sullivan Outstanding Graduate Research Award Selected by College of Education faculty for outstanding work on a master's research thesis