ALEXANDRA R.

MOSES
6711 GUDE AVE., TAKOMA PARK, MD 202-531-3696 EMAIL: ARMOSES@GMAIL.COM Twitter: @alexandram WordPress: http://alexandramoses.wordpress.com/

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, SciDentity, Stuart-Hobson Middle School, Washington, D.C., 2012 Work with seventh-graders in an after-school program that aims to help students gain an interest in science, through writing ction on a social media platform. School Library Volunteer, Farquhar Middle School, Olney, MD, 2011- present Assist the media specialist on a volunteer basis. Help the students with research projects. Assist teachers by providing individualized help to students during lessons. Teachers Aide, Silver Spring Day School, Silver Spring, MD, 2010-2011 Worked with three-year-olds in a play-based preschool. Assisted with circle time, art projects, and classroom management.

WRITING EXPERIENCE

Freelance writer, Washington, D.C., 2004-present Write feature stories with a focus on education. Clients past and present include: Working Mother, Edutopia, Asia Society, Teacher Magazine, and Scholastic Instructor and Administrator. Projects include feature stories on integrating art with science, forming literature circles, implementing global studies, and teaching nancial literacy. Reporter, The Associated Press, Detroit, MI, 1998-2004 Generated and wrote news, education, business, and entertainment features with statewide and national appeal. Wrote stories about No Child Left Behind, student assessment, and K-12 and higher education legislation. Projects included in-depth reporting on the impact of overcrowded and dilapidated schools in Michigan. Education freelance writer, Aurora, IL and Tucson, AZ, 1995-1998 Worked for various publications, with a focus on education. Wrote an in-depth piece on the quality of Advanced Placement classes in Tucson schools and a rural Illinois school districts efforts to provide access to electronic hardware and applications.

LIBRARY EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, The Lilead Project, College Park, MD, 2011-present Work as part of a team of researchers at the University of Marylands College of Information Studies on a national workforce study of the roles and responsibilities of school district library supervisors. Lead in survey deployment and data collection, write and edit research publications, design surveys, and present ndings at professional and academic conferences. Library Clerk and Page, Aurora Public Library, 1989-1995 Turned my high school job as a library page into a full-time job as a library clerk following college graduation. Worked in the Childrens Department, shelving, assisting with special programming, and helping with summer reading outreach in underserved areas.

EDUCATION
University of Maryland, College Park, MD: Masters degree in library science, specializing in school library media, expected 2013 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ: Masters degree in journalism, December 1998 St. Olaf College, Northeld, MN: Bachelors degree in English, May 1995