Erin A.

Crisp
1005 FSK Hwy ~ PO Box 154
Keymar, MD 21757 ~ 443.547.1131
erinacrisp@yahoo.com
https://sites.google.com/site/eportfolioeacrisp/
Educational History
1996-2000
Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana Bachelor of Arts
Major: English Education, Minor: Special Education
Departmental Secondary Education Award
Magna Cum Laude
2010-2011
Towson University, Towson, Maryland Master of Science (Dec. 2011)
Major: Instructional Technology, Design and Development

Work History

Towson University, Towson, Maryland Aug. 2010-

Graduate Assistant, Faculty Professional Development Present
 Facilitate professional development workshops for TU faculty
 Provide individual coaching to faculty in educational technology implementation
 Research, design and develop training documentation, videos and workshops

Northwest Evaluation Association, Portland, Oregon June 2010-

Contract Facilitator, Measures of Academic Progress Assessments Present
 Facilitate workshops for groups of teachers across the US
 Communicate with district and school leadership in preparation for each workshop
 Provide feedback to NWEA regarding teacher, school and district assessment needs

Southern Middle School, Lexington, Kentucky

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8 grade Language Arts teacher Aug. 2009-
 Implemented literacy strategies that engaged learners of widely varying ability levels. Aug. 2010
 Mentored other staff members in webpage and online course content development
 Developed a classroom webpage and online learning modules using Moodle

Bluegrass Writing Project, Lexington, Kentucky

Jan. 2007-
Technology Liaison
May 2009
 Developed content for the Bluegrass Writing Project website
 Trained a team of teacher leaders in building and maintaining the website
 Participated in the National Writing Project conference in San Antonio, TX
 Trained 25 teacher leaders in the summer writing project institute

West Jessamine High School, Wilmore, Kentucky Aug. 2006-

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9 -12 grade Literacy Coach/ Reading Specialist 2008
 Planned and conducted training workshops for high-school content area teachers in the
use of literacy strategies to help struggling learners.
 Taught small groups of struggling readers, integrating blogs into weekly instruction
 Through training from the federally funded Striving Readers Grant, presented at a state
conference and attended extensive training monthly at the Collaborative for Teaching and
Learning.
Hamilton Southeastern and Southern Hancock Community Schools, Indiana Aug. 2000-
Middle School Teacher 2005
 Taught 7-9 grade students language arts and composition
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 Led grade level team of 3 teachers

 Featured in a district publication in recognition of excellence in writing instruction.

Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN

Assistant Resident Director 1998-1999
 Responsible for University Court apartments- upholding community values and
encouraging the spiritual growth of residents and RA staff.
Resident Assistant 1997-1998
 Planned spiritual growth opportunities for 30 residents in Evans Hall.
 Invested in relationships with residents

Other Relevant Skills and Certification

Technology Skills
 Promethean Board (Interactive Whiteboard) basic and advanced skill certification
 Proficiency with Microsoft Office 2007, Adobe Captivate, Blackboard, Moodle, Sony Vegas Studio,
Movie Maker and Live Movie Maker, Windows and Mac operating systems.
 Proficiency with Web 2.0 tools including blogging, wikis, Edmodo, Voki, Teachertube, Voicethread,
Google tools (docs, forms, apps etc.), Skype, Prezi, Jing and more.

Curriculum Design and Development Skills

 Assisted two faculty members in the department of special education with the redesign of course
content to better meet the needs of college freshman learners.
 Followed the entire instructional design process to create a training module in Interactive Whiteboard
use.
 Developed several training documents and instructional videos in effective uses of learner response
systems (AKA clickers) to engage learners and provide the instructor with timely, formative
assessment feedback.

Personal Information
 Fluent in French
 Backpacked in Europe
 Play piano, saxophone, clarinet and sang in a travelling college choir.
 Have held leading roles in Fiddler on the Roof (’96) and The Wizard of Oz (’95) as well as supporting
roles in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (’99) and several other lesser known plays.

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