Resume
MISTY L. SKIDMORE _________________________________________________________
Personal email: [email protected]
Online portfolio: http://mistyskidmore.weebly.com
Professional Blog: http://www.coetail.com/misstee/
Skype: misty.skidmore
Cell Phone: 615-290-5740
EDUCATION
Masters of Secondary Education, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2004
Bachelor of Arts English Literature, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1999
Teacher Certification, Five year license in the state of Ohio in grades 7-12 Integrated Language Arts
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lincoln Community School, Accra, Ghana, 2015 – present
- 7th MYP English teacher
- 7th MYP Humanities teacher
- Middle school volleyball coach
Lancaster Christian Academy, Smyrna, Tennessee, 2013 – 2015
- 7th - 8th grade Reading teacher
- 9th - 12th grade Literature teacher
- Varsity and Middle school volleyball coach
- Varsity softball coach
Seoul Foreign School, Seoul, South Korea, 2010 – 2013
- 7th grade Humanities teacher
- JV girls volleyball coach
- JV girls basketball coach
- Middle school volleyball and basketball coach
- Student discipleship leader
- Teacher mentor
Santa Cruz Cooperative School, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 2007 – 2010
- 8th, 9th and 10th grade English teacher
- 6th and 7th grade English teacher, 6th grade Social Studies teacher
- JV and Varsity girls volleyball coach
- JV girls basketball coach
- ACRA committee; creation of high school advisory program
- Implementation of online writing remediation course
- English Department Chair
- National Junior Honor Society Advisor
Amelia Middle School, Batavia, Ohio, 2004 – 2007
- 7th grade Language Arts teacher
- 8th grade girls volleyball and basketball and JV girls softball coach
- Advisor and Editor for school yearbook
- Teacher Mentor (ELO – Extra Learning Opportunity)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Continuing Education
- CoETaIL Cohort Courses 1 - 4 January - December 2013: Information Literacy and Ourselves as Learners (SUNY: EDC 607 NETWORKING FOR EDUCATORS - 3 credits), 21st century Literacy Ideas, Questions and Issues (SUNY: EDC 606 INTERNET FOR EDUCATORS - 3 credits) Visual Literacy: Effective Communicators and Creators (SUNY: EDC 604 AUTHORING FOR EDUCATORS - 3 credits) Technology: A catalyst for learning (SUNY: EDC 603 INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND PROBLEM SOLVING WITH TECHNOLOGY - 3 credits)
- Educational Leadership courses University of New England, 2009 - 2010: EDU 701 Educational Leadership (3 Credits), EDU 702 School Law (3 Credits), EDU 704 Supervision and Evaluation of Instructional Personnel (3 Credits), EDU 709 School Finance (3 Credits), EDU 715 Organizational Theory and Strategic Planning (3 Credits)
- EARCOS (East Asia Regional Council of Schools) conference, November, 2011, 2012
- Assessment training with Bambi Betts, November 2012
- One-to-one laptop training, 2011-2012
- UbD conference, Guangzhou, China, September 2010
- Positive Behavior Support Conference, Columbus, Ohio, August 2006
- West Clermont Teacher Academy for enhanced classroom management and discipline, Batavia, Ohio, June 2006
- State Institute for Reading Instruction for literacy in the classroom, Batavia, Ohio, 2006
Coaching
- Varsity girls volleyball runner up in Division IV NACA tournament (2013) (2014)
- JV girls volleyball 1st place in APAC tournament at Seoul Foreign School (2012)
- JV girls volleyball 1st place in Santa Cruz Interscholastic Sports league at Santa Cruz Cooperative School (2009)
- JV girls volleyball Friendship Games championship at Santa Cruz Cooperative School (2009)
- JV girls basketball 1st place in Santa Cruz Interscholastic Sports League at Santa Cruz Cooperative School (2008-2009)
Trip Sponsor, Recruitment and Development for Student Travel
- Traveled on mission trip to Manilla, Philippines with high school students, 2010
- Traveled with 40 students and adults as a volleyball coach to Vienna, Austria with People to People program, 2007
- Traveled with 150+ students on annual middle school field trip, Chicago, Illinois, 2005, 2006