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 Artsand 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)
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
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
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
REFERENCES: Available upon request