Curriculum Vitae

Mellissa Carr

50 SW 3rd Ave Apt 503

Boca Raton FL 33432

carr.mellissa@gmail.com

(561)674-3410

Objective:

English / Comp Instructor

Education:

Suffolk County Community College, NY

A.A. Liberal Arts, Dec 2001

St Joseph’s College, NY

BA English Secondary Education, June 2004

Florida Atlantic University, FL

MA English Multicultural Literature and Theory, December 2011

Thesis: “Olive Schreiner on ‘Times and Seasons’”

Indiana University of Pennsylvania (In Progress)

PhD English Composition and TESOL

Full-Time Teaching Experience:

Palm Beach County School District West Palm Beach, FL Aug 2012-Present

English Instructor

• Create curriculum
• Communicate with both parents and students
• Conference with students
• Grade all work and determine final grades
• Use technology (Avaya phone conference, Adobe Connect, Google Docs, Microsoft Works Programs) to deliver instruction
• Courses Taught:

ELA 6 ENC I

ELA 7 ENC II

ELA 8 Speech/ Debate

• Coordinate and facilitate the delivery of computers to qualifying students through the Palm Beach School District Program “Shrinking the Digital Divide”

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South Tech High School Boynton Beach, FL Aug 2011-Aug 2012

English / Reading Instructor

• Created curriculum
• Communicated with both parents and students
• Conferenced with students
• Graded all work and determined final grades
• Courses Taught:

ENC I

ENC II

Intensive Reading

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Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Aug 2008- June 2011

Graduate Teacher’s Assistant

• Created curriculum
• Composed writing prompts
• Lectured and led critical thinking discussion groups
• Conferenced with students
• Graded all work and determined final grades
• Courses Taught:

ENC 1101- Composition I ENC 1102- Composition II

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American Heritage School Delray Beach, FL Aug 2005- Aug 2008

English Teacher

• Created curriculum
• Communicated with both parents and students
• Conferenced with students
• Graded all work and determined final grades
• Courses Taught:

Grades 6-7 Reg. / Honors

Summer School Teacher (Grade 9)

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Nur-Ul Islam Academy Cooper City, FL Sept 2004- Aug 2005

English Teacher

• Created curriculum
• Communicated with both parents and students
• Conferenced with students
• Graded all work and determined final grades
• Courses Taught:

English 6-8

Social Studies Teacher (Grades 6/7)

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Part-Time Teaching Experience:

Nova Southeastern University Davie, FL Fall 2015- Present

Adjunct Instructor

• Deliver instruction for traditional classes and Online classes
• Compose writing prompts
• Lecture and lead critical thinking discussion groups
• Conference with students
• Grade all work and determine final grades
• Use Blackboard portal for student communication, lesson sharing, and grading.
• Courses Taught:

COMP 1000 (Online+ Traditional), 1500, 2000

WRIT 1155- Business Writing (Online)

LITR 2020- American Literature (1600-1900) (Online)

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Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL Fall 2013- Present Adjunct Instructor

• Deliver instruction for traditional classes
• Compose writing prompts
• Lecture and lead critical thinking discussion groups
• Conference with students
• Grade all work and determine final grades
• Use D2L portal for student communication, lesson sharing, and lab components
• Courses Taught:

ENC 0025- Developmental Writing ENC 1101 Hybrid- Composition I (online + traditional)

ENC 1101- Composition I                      ENC 1102 Hybrid- Composition II (online + traditional)

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Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL Spring 2013- Present

Adjunct Instructor

• Deliver instruction for both traditional and Online classes
• Compose writing prompts
• Lecture and lead critical thinking discussion groups
• Conference with students
• Grade all work and determine final grades
• Use Blackboard portal for student communication, lesson sharing, and grading.
• Courses Taught:

ENC 1102 - Composition I ENC 1101 Hybrid- Composition I (online + traditional)

ENC 1101- Composition II                    ENC 1102 Hybrid- Composition II (online + traditional)

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Educational Testing Services (ETS) Louisville, KY June 2014- Present

English Language Advanced Placement Rater

• Read and rate the AP Language exam written responses in argument and rhetorical styles
• Use technology to review and rate essays online
• Work with rating supervisor

PRAXIS: World Languages Pedagogy Rater

• Read and rate lesson plans, classroom management responses, and education-based persuasive essays written by potential high school level Foreign Language teachers.
• Use technology to review and rate essays online
• Work with rating supervisor

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PBSC: Upward Bound Program Lake Worth,  FL  Summer ’11- Summer ‘13

English Instructor

• Created and delivered instruction
• Used technology to deliver instruction
• Communicated with both parents and students
• Courses Taught:

ENC II

ENC III

ENC IV

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Weinbaum Yeshiva High School Boca Raton, FL Aug 2009- Aug 2011 English Instructor

• Created and delivered instruction
• Used technology to deliver instruction
• Communicated with both parents and students
• Composed writing prompts
• Lectured and led critical thinking discussion groups
• Conferenced with students
• Graded all work and determined final grades
• Courses Taught:

ENC I

ENC II H

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Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Spring 2011

Writing Across the Curriculum: Reader

• Used technology to review and rate essays
• Worked with administration and Writing Program Director

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PBSC: Student Learning Center Boca Raton, FL Aug 2009- Dec 2010

English/ Reading Tutor

• Conferenced with students
• Assisted with student Reading and English Skills

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Administrative Experience:

Palm Beach School District ESE West Palm Beach, FL Fall ‘13/Spring ‘15

Professional Development Instructor

• Created and implemented a professional development for using Engrade.com
• Seminar for ESE Special Programs co-workers

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Palm Beach School District ESE West Palm Beach, FL Spring 2013

Professional Development Instructor

• Created and implemented a professional development for using Adobe Connect Systems
• Seminar for ESE Special Programs co-workers

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Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Fall 2009

Administrative Assistant to the Chair

• Assisted four search committees in Faculty searches
• Office management

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Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Fall 2009

Assistant Editor

• Reviewed content for FAU publication Emerging for the fourth edition

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Volunteer Experience

Co-Manager of Bridging the Digital Divide (PBSD ESE Program) Aug 2014-Jan 2016

- processed requests and delivered computers to students in need.

Volunteer- Fringe Festival (Broward College- Downtown Campus) April 2015

Volunteer- Cleanup Palm Beach (PBSD ESE Program) Feb 2014, 15, 16

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Certification:

• CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) Training
• Broward College Online Teaching
• Palm Beach State College Online Teaching: ENC 1101/02
• College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Level One Certificate
• Florida State Teacher’s Certification: ENC/ELA 6-12; ESE Endorsed
• New York State Certification: Eng/ Lang. Arts 7-12 (Initial)

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Professional Memberships:

National Council of Teachers of English (NTCE)

College Composition and Communication (CCCC)

Classroom Teacher’s Association (CTA- Palm Beach County, FL)

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Professional Development:

PBSC:

Adjunct Instructor Training

Diversity Training

Blackboard Online Instruction Certification

Broward:

D2L Online Instruction Certification

ETS:

AP ENG LANG Exams

PRAXIS: World Language Exam

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Special Skills:

• Excel at teaching Composition, Grammar, Literature, and Critical Thinking

• Proficient in the application of multimedia resources for education and communication purposes: Google Docs, Microsoft Programs, PowerPoint, Blackboard, Avaya tele-conference, Adobe Connect.

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