KELLY N. EDMONDSON
3427 Lyleburn Place
Cincinnati, OH 45200
(513) 961 – 3382
EDUCATION
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Master of Education, in English, Summer 1998; Overall GPA: 4.0
Recipient of the Ohio State University Fellowship Award (1997)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts, English and Psychology, May 1996; Overall GPA: 3.9
Graduated with Highest Honors
RELATED EXPERIENCE
DeVry University; Cincinnati, OH; 11/06 – present
Adjunct Instructor
· Teach a variety of graduate and undergraduate level English course
· Address the learning needs of an array of students, including non-native speakers and students with remedial skills
· Create online content for hybrid courses I teach and manage online threaded discussions relating to course contentMiami Jacobs Career College; Cincinnati, OH; 3/04 – present
Adjunct Instructor
· Teach multiple English Courses: Critical Reading and Thinking, English 101, English 102, and Literature
· Construct lesson plans aligned with course curriculum and students’ career goals
· Individually work with students of diverse backgrounds and learning styles
· Attend monthly professional development sessionsPrivate Tutor; Cincinnati, OH; 3/04 – present
· Work individually with high school students on various English assignments
· Offer feedback on students’ written work via email exchangesPearson Educational Measurement; online; 3/05 - present
Professional Scorer
· Read and score essay responses from the SAT Writing Section
· Participate in ongoing scoring training
· Maintain high levels of scoring validity and reliabilityUniversity of Cincinnati, Clermont College, 9/04 – 9/05
Adjunct Instructor
· Taught three English courses: Preparatory Composition (099), English 101, and English 102
· Participated in student writing assessment activitiesWilson Senior High School, Washington D.C., 9/99 – 9/03
Secondary English and Peer Mediation teacher
· Taught ninth and tenth grade English and a multi-grade Peer Mediation class
· Sponsored the Wilson Peer Mediation program, overseeing and assisting in the daily efforts to reduce conflict in the school; the program was recognized by DCPS as “Distinguished” during the four years I ran it
· Co-sponsored the Diversity Workshop Program that brings trained student leaders to classrooms around Wilson and the city to promote discussion regarding issues if diversity
· Served as Ninth Grade Committee Chairperson for English Department to revise and implement department-wide standards and curriculum
· Invited and hosted community organizations to facilitate classroom instruction, such as the Young Playwright’s Theatre and the PEN/Faulkner Writers in Schools program
· Coordinated and ran the After-School Writing CenterPUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
· Co-published “A Framework for Teaching Writing and Literature: Instructional Scaffolding as a Principled Approach to Teaching Secondary English,” Ohio Journal of the English Language Arts, Spring 2001, Volume 41, Number 2
· Presented at the Spring 2000 National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference
· Presented at the Spring 1999 NCTE ConferenceBOARDS AND HONORS
· Board Member of Turning the Page, a Washington D.C.-based literacy non-profit, 1999 - present
· Awarded the Vincent E. Reed “Excellence in Teaching” Award, 2002 – 2003 school year
· Selected as a “Who’s Who Among American Teachers,” 2001 – 2002 school year
· Honored by Wilson High School’s Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) as an Outstanding Teacher, 1999 2000 school year
· Recognized by the National Peace Foundation as a Community PeacemakerADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
· TOESL Certification (for teaching non-native English speakers); October 2007References Available Upon Request