Allen McGuire

673 County Rd 448 Muscadine, AL 36269 256-201-3662 amcguir2@my.westga.edu Education Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Secondary Education University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA GPA 3.37 M. Ed. in Instructional Technology (In Progress-Graduate in Dec 2012) University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA GPA 3.7 Honors Annie Belle Weaver Memorial Scholarship (for graduate media students) HOPE Promise Teacher Scholarship (undergraduate) SMART Grant (undergraduate) Deans List (undergraduate)

Relevant Educational Experiences

General Skills Building Modules in Blackboard Creating a presentation in VoiceThread Using Jing for video walkthroughs Experience with Adobe Connect Experience with Desire2Learn Henry County School- Online Academy (Fall 2011) Participated in partnership between Henry County Schools and University of West Georgia Reviewed Math 1 course during preplanning stage Focused on recommendations for improvements in student assessments Co-created a collaborative Voicethread presentation for Henry County teachers and administrators on recommendations for the course Georgia Virtual School - Risk Management (Spring 2012) Observed and reviewed Risk Management course with instructor given instrument focusing on overall design, learning objective, assessment strategies, instructional materials, meaningful interactions, and course navigation features and technology Collaborated and presented information with Jing Georgia Virtual School- Math 1B Mentorship with Kristen Shephard (Spring 2012) Became familiar with aspects of teaching online through Georgia Virtual School through conversations during mentorship Had collaborative discussions about student needs in the online setting Monitored student discussions Experience with host privileges via Adobe Connect for live instruction

 Teaching Experience

Viewed learning modules, quizzes, discussions and overall design

Temple Middle School, Temple, GA Math Teacher (August 2011 May 2012) Taught 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math Used research-based strategies to effectively teach GPS Collaborated with grade level math teachers to determine student weaknesses Used state and county assessment data to identify areas of low student achievement Used technology to assist in student learning, including Promethean and Classworks software. Participated in GraduateFIRST program and Rachels Challenge Bowdon High School, Bowdon, GA Student Teacher (January 2011 April 2011) Taught a wide range of classes including Math 1, Math 1 Support Collaborative, Math 3, Math 3 Collaborative, and Accelerated Math 3 Helped students one-on-one with math assignments Developed plans and lessons to effectively teach GPS units Designed assessments to check for understanding Helped prepare juniors for the math GHSGT and participated in Slam, Jam, & Cram event for last minute preparation for GHSGT Collaborated with supervising teacher to determine behavior management techniques for discipline issues

Volunteer Activities Other Work Experience

Youth Sunday school teacher, Heflin, AL Youth worker and Drama Team leader, Bowdon, GA Honda Lock of America, Bremen, GA Quality Assurance/Process Auditor Took samples from processing areas to test for non-conformities Helped teach new employees about company expectations and monitored progress towards meeting those expectations Worked throughout the company departments to insure the meeting of established company goals Helped encourage team members to follow process standards given by the company