HOLLY CECIL TABOR
333 Meadow Lane, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 w (270) 769-1067 w (270) 723-3922 (c) w __hctabor@gmail.com__
www.mylearningtree.wikispaces.com

CERTIFICATION
English Language Arts – Secondary/Middle
Anticipated May 2012




CAREER OBJECTIVE: To teach secondary or middle English Language Arts and/or related topics.

EDUCATION
  • MAT Secondary/Middle English, University of Louisville, anticipated graduation date May 12, 2012
  • BA English/Allied Language Arts and Public Relations, Western Kentucky University, 2000, Cum Laude

CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE
  • Student Teaching – Elizabethtown Independent Schools (Jan. through April 2012)
    • TK Stone Middle School: READING – Sixth, seventh and eighth grades, all ability levels
    • Elizabethtown High School: ENGLISH – 11th grade, honors
Strategies for differentiated instruction: collaborative learning, higher-order/tiered questioning, writing to learn, facilitated discussion, technology application, frequent formative assessment, computer-based reading programs (Lexia and ReadingPlus), “I can” statements, and others.

ADDITIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE
  • SPONSOR: Rising Voices Teen Board, The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown, KY (April 2007 – Jan. 2011)
    • Coached high school-aged writers in developing monthly teen page in community newspaper.
  • AMERICORPS VISTA: Service Learning, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA (Aug. 2000-Aug. 2001)
    • Developed support and promotional materials for university service learning program.
  • FACILITATOR: Georgia Business Forum/21st Century Leaders fall/summer retreats (2000-2001)
    • Facilitated classes during leadership training camp for high school students

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • 10-plus years as professional print journalist/editor
    • The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown, KY (Dec. 2004 – present)
    • The Kentucky Standard, Bardstown, KY (Nov. 2001 – Dec. 2004)

ADDITIONAL TRAINING
  • Franklin Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Kennesaw State University (2001)
  • Grant Writing/Administration, Western Kentucky University (2000)

REFERENCES: Available upon request