Christopher Mertz

Secondary Educator- History

e-mail: cmertz@uwyo.edu

Education
2012-Current

University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming

BA in Education with Concurrent Major in History

Credentials
Wyoming Substitute Permit

Professional Experience
Teaching Residency
o January April 2016
o Centennial Junior High School, Casper, Wyoming
o 6th Grade Geography
Educational Studies Course 3000 Practicum
o Oct. 16- Nov. 13, 2014
Vacation Bible School Teacher
o Every July 2008-2013
o Evanston, Wyoming
Baseball Camp instructor
o May 2012
o Evanston, Wyoming
Related Experience
Community Assistant
o The Pointe at Wyo.
o August 21st, 2013- August 28th 2015
o Laramie, Wyoming
Professional Service
Kappa Delta Pi Education Honorary
o Vice President
Spring 2015- Current
o Treasurer
Fall-2014- Spring 2015
University of Wyoming Womens Club Volleyball
o Manager/Coach
Fall 2014-Fall 2015

Honors/Awards
Hathaway Scholarship
o Granted to Wyoming high school graduates who attend post-secondary school
within the state of Wyoming (U. of Wyo., Casper Community College, Western
Wyoming Community College, etc.)
Professional Development
Kappa Delta Pi Biannual Convocation
o Orlando, Florida
o October 22nd-24th, 2015
Wyoming Archeological Fair
o September 12th, 2015
Study Abroad with University of Wyoming
o Israel
o May 15th June 10th, 2015
o Analyzed Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in the State of Israel
Holocaust Remembrance
Israeli culture and politics
Outcasts of the West lecture
o April 2014
o Laramie, Wyoming
o Discussed homosexuality and transgender people in western society during the
late 1800s
Hip-Hop in Education lecture
o October 2012
o Laramie, Wyoming
o Incorporating hip-hop and current society into the classroom and lessons.
Professional Skills/Interests
Foreign Language Fluency
o Spanish- Intermediate
Areas of specialty
o Native American History
o Holocaust History
Hiking
Landscaping
Cooking
Sporting Events