This resume is made with CVwizard.com.• Collaborated with teachers during Lunch & Learns to work on technology skills and share educational uses for iPad apps• Designed a training program to initiate new teachers to the technology in the classroomAugust 2011 - May 2013TeacherTrinity Independent School DistrictEnglish TeacherDepartment Chair• Delivered engaging and researched based lessons to high school juniors that resulted in a 96% pass rate on the state accountability exam• Created and implemented a Kindle reader program designed to improve student lexile score and reading fluency• Lead a team of two teachers to enhance lesson design and instructional delivery designed on research based best teaching practices and strategies• Mentored two first year teachers• Collaborated with other department chairs to ensure a safe and effective school climate• Coached a district first place UIL Journalism teamProfessional Development PresentationsThe Association of Teacher EducatorsATE 2014The Use of Twitter in Professional Development02/16/2014Center for Research, Education, and Advancement of Teacher EducationCREATE 2013The Use of Twitter in Professional Development11/11/2013Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher EducationCSOTTE 2013The Use of Twitter in Professional Development10/21/2013Google Ninja AcademyRound Rock ISD 2013Secrets of Gmail11/02/2013International Society for Technology in EducationISTE 2013Ignite Talk: Sparking Passion in Students Who Have Lost Hope06/23/2014Region 6 Technology ConferenceStar TechTwitter- Harnessing the Power of 140 Characters11/14/2013Technology and Curriculum Conference of AldineTCCA 2013Leaving Legacy through Student Creation10/19/2013Texas Association of Secondary School PrincipalsTASSP 2013School With No Walls: How Twitter is Transforming the Education Landscape06/12/2013Texas Computer Education AssociationTCEA 2013Workshop: Making Hearts TwitterDigital Square: The Power of a PLNDigital Square: #Txed - The Texas Educator's PLN02/06/2013TCEA 2014Math Academy: Gettin' Jiggy with Secondary MathPanel: Twitter IS PDStudent Created Legacy02/03-07/2014Texas Google SummitTxGoo 2013Secrets of GMailGoogle Search is Smarter Than You05/18/2013
This resume is made with CVwizard.com.PublicationsRoss, C. The Use of Twitter in the Creation of Educational Professional Learning Opportunities. Sam HoustonState University College of Education Graduate Research. May 2013.http://www.shsu.edu/~coegp/documents/Ross5370-Twitter-and-Professional-Development.pdfEducational HonorsSam Houston State University, College of EducationSam S. Sullivan Outstanding Graduate Research AwardSelected by College of Education faculty for outstanding work on a master's research thesis