CURRICULUM VITAE

Benjamin S. McDonald
1222 Sunday Silence Drive Knightdale, North Carolina 27545 919-624-3546 PERSONAL Born: 13 May 1986 in Jackson, Mississippi. Wife: Lori; Daughter: Brenna Michelle Hobbies: Running, Swimming, Biking, Reading, and Traveling EDUCATION 2012-Present National Board Certified Teacher Early Adolescence Social Studies/History 2008-2010 Master of Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Middle Grades Education major with a Social Studies concentration Achieved a 3.775 GPA Bachelor of Science, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC Middle Grades Education major with a Social Studies and Language Arts Licensed to teach Social Studies and Language Arts grades 6-9 High School Diploma, Wake Forest-Rolesville High School, Wake Forest, NC College Prep curriculum. Member of Key Club, Student Government Association, and Junior Civitans TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2008-Present LeRoy Martin Gifted and Talented Magnet Middle School, Raleigh, NC Teacher, 7th grade Social Studies Student Council Adviser Odyssey of the Mind Coach Spring 2008 LeRoy Martin GT Magnet Middle School, Raleigh, NC Student Teacher, 7th grade Social Studies Cooperating Teacher: Sahar El Shafie, NBCT Supervising Professor: Wayne Dillon Coats-Erwin Middle School, Dunn, NC Practicum Student Teacher, 6th grade Social Studies/Language Arts Cooperating Teacher: Dina Fann Supervising Professor: Dr. Janet Powell

2004-2008

2000-2004

Fall 2007

LICENSURE State of North Carolina M Level License - Social Studies Grades 6-9 State of North Carolina M Level License - Language Arts Grades 6-9 Praxis Score: 180 LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Chairman, Knightdale Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, 2010-Present Help guide the Knightdale Parks and Recreation Department into the future through the planning of recreational activities, park design, greenway promotion, and much more. Member, Professional Educators of NC Foundation, 2011- Present Developing a foundation to help the teachers of NC. Member, Knightdale Citizens Pedestrian Planning Committee, 2012-Present Help prioritize Knightdales pedestrian needs and participate in grant writing for projects. Adviser, Martin Middle School Student Council, 2008-Present 2013 North Carolina Association of Student Councils State Vice Chair, Host of the Middle Level Leadership Workshop 2008/09 - North Carolina Association of Student Councils Central District Vice-Chair 2010/11 - NCASC Central District Vice-Chair 2009-Present - Dean of Men NCASC Summer Leadership Workshop Coach, Odyssey of the Mind, Martin Middle School, 2008-Present 2011 2nd Place in Eastern Region 2012 6th Place in Eastern Region Member, Campbell University Middle Grades Advisory Council, 2008-Present Help to guide the Middle Grades program through input from current and former students, as well as faculty members. Presenter, Martin Middle School, September 2011 I presented a multi-session professional development about teaching in the 21st Century to the faculty at Martin Middle School. Emphasized ways to promote divergent thinking. Curriculum Writer, Wake County Schools, 2010-2012 I helped to write curriculum for Wake County in response to the ACRE changes at the State level. Member, Martin Middle School 50th Anniversary Planning Committee, 2009 Presenter, Campbell University NCATE Recertification, 2008

Commuting Students President, Campbell University SGA, 2007-2008 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NCDPI Writing Across the Curriculum, 2009 North Carolina Association of Student Councils Leadership Workshop, Annually 2008 Present Developing Professional Learning Communities, Rick and Betty Dufour, 2008 AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Continuing Education Scholarship, Professional Educators of North Carolina, April, 2010 First Year Teacher Grant, Professional Educators of North Carolina, September 2008 Deans List, Campbell University, Sophomore, Junior and Senior Years PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Professional Educators of North Carolina, 2008 Present National Council for the Social Studies, 2011-Present Kappa Delta Pi, Educational Honor Society, 2006-Present ONLINE COURSES TAKEN North Carolina State University, Graduate Level ECI 511: Computer Applications and Curriculum Integration in K-12 ECI 513: Videography for Education ECI 541: Reading in the Content Areas ECI 524: Theory and Research in Global Learning ELP 532: Introduction to Educational Inquiry ECI 560: Professional Development for Business and Marketing Education Campbell University, Undergraduate Level ENVS 112: Intro to Environmental Science ENGL 204: American Literature I ENGL 203: American Literature II

REFERENCES Dr. Diann Kearney Principal Martin Middle School Raleigh, NC 27607 919-881-4970 Dr. Lorae Roukema Professor of Middle Grades Education Campbell University Buies Creek, NC 27506 910-893-1651 Ms. Kris Thomasson Science Teacher Martin Middle School Raleigh, NC 27607 919-881-4970 Mr. Jeff Lembo Social Studies Teacher Martin Middle School Raleigh, NC 914-980-1071