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1169 Estate Drive * Memphis, TN 38119 * 901-484-0839 * cpoole803@gmail.com
EDUCATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Master(of(Arts!
Education!(Secondary!Biology!concentration)!!!
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EXPERIENCE(
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2010%present
SHELBY(COUNTY(SCHOOLS(
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Science(Teacher.(Facilitate!instruction!in!a!high%quality!learning!environment!for!multiple!classes!
accommodating! learners! at! exceptional,! middle,! and! struggling! levels! and! honors! classes.!
Present! content! using! a! variety! of! strategies! including! hands%on! and! project%based! learning! in!
the! classroom! and! monthly! laboratory! experiments! to! coordinate! with! district%mandated!
curriculum.! Attend! and! facilitate! classroom! management,! mentoring,! and! other! professional!
seminars!with!adult!learners.!
2012%present! !

DOUGLASS(HIGH(SCHOOL(
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Physical(Science(and(Biology(Teacher.(Plan!and!facilitate!courses!for!student!in!grades!9%12!in!
an! inner%city,! Title! I! School.! Achieved! double%digit! gains! in! Biology! during! the! 2013%14! school%
year! and! maintained! similar! growth! in! 2014%15.! Provide! training! to! resident! teachers! in!
education!preparation!program!as!an!MTR!(Memphis!Teacher!Residency)!mentor!teacher!from!
2014%2016.!Provided!additional!mentoring!to!a!first%year!science!teacher!in!the!2015%16!school%
year.! Served! as! the! Science! Department! Chair! from! 2014%2016.! Coached! young! women! in!
cheerleading!and!volleyball.!Developed!and!maintain!the!school!Garden!Club!which!serves!as!a!
community!garden!for!the!Douglass!neighborhood.!Founded!the!Young!Life!chapter!and!served!
as!leader!in!its!first!year!of!existence.!

2014%present! !

MEMPHIS(TEACHER(RESIDENCY((
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Mentor( Teacher.( Selected! from! several! applicants! by! school! administration! and! Memphis!
Teacher!Residency!staff!to!mentor!incoming!teacher!residents!during!the!2014%2015!and!2015%
2016! school! year.! Utilize! the! Teaching! as! Leadership! framework! to! observe! resident! and!
facilitate!growth!as!a!classroom!leader!through!regular!one%on%one!and!team!meetings.!Assess!
resident%created! lesson! and! unit! plans! for! alignment! with! state! standards,! effectiveness,! and!
rigor.!Provide!resident!with!live,!real%time!coaching!in!order!to!improve!practice.!Participate!in!
professional! development! days! planned! and! implemented! by! Memphis! Teacher! Residency.!
Collaborate! with! other! mentors! to! continuously! increase! effectiveness! as! a! classroom! leader,!
role!model,!and!instructional!resource.

2011%2012!

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Science(Teacher.(Planned!and!facilitated!courses!for!8th%grade!students!in!an!inner%city,!Title!I!
School.! Served! as! Team! Leader! over! four! fellow! teachers! on! the! 8th! grade! team.! Coached!
competitive!cheerleading!and!led!team!to!success!in!out%of%town!competitions!in!Tennessee!and!
Mississippi.

2010%!2011!

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Physical( Science( Teacher.( Planned! and! facilitated! courses! for! students! in! grades! 9%12! in! an!
inner%city,! Title! I! School.! Sponsored! student! yearbook! club.! Attended! and! implemented! AVID!
training!leading!to!increased!use!of!hands%on!note%taking!and!inquiry%based!instruction.!

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Summer!2015(
ST.(MARYS(EPISCOPAL(SCHOOL
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Reading(Camp(Tutor.(Created!and!implemented!reading!intervention!for!struggling!first,!
second,!and!third!grade!students.!Facilitated!one%on%one!and!small!group!literacy!instruction!in!
the!areas!of!reading!comprehension,!phonics,!and!spelling.!Provided!written!reports!on!student!
progress!to!camp!management!as!well!as!parents!and!stakeholders.!
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2012%2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LIFE(CHOICES(OF(MEMPHIS(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Memphis,(TN(
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Client(Advocate.(Collaborated!with!the!Life!Choices!staff!to!provide!a!non%judgmental!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!environment!which!empowered!women!to!make!a!decision!for!the!future!of!their!family(that!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!was!not!based!on!fear,!but!on!love!and!faith.!!
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Certified(Pharmacy(Technician.(Implemented!the!directives!of!a!Pharmacist!to!fill!prescriptions!
and!counsel!patients!about!common!over%the%counter!medications.!Communicated!with!doctors!
and! nurses! regarding! prescription! medications! and! received! prescriptions! over! the! phone.!
Collaborated! with! patients! and! insurance! companies,! including! trouble%shooting! claims! that!
were!not!processed!correctly.!
SKILLS(AND(TRAINING!!!!!!
Fall!2015!
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EMPOWERED(TO(CONNECT(TRAINING( (
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Participated!in!an!eight!week!course!to!train!participants!in!interacting!with!and!parenting
children! from! traumatic! environments! and! backgrounds.! Acquired! skills! and! knowledge!
regarding!trauma%based!classroom!culture!and!learning!strategies.!
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Fall!2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Participated!in!a!seven!week!course!as!part!of!the!requirements!to!become!licensed!foster
parents.! Continue! education! in! quarterly! ongoing! in%service! training! in! order! to! maintain!!
licensure.
TECHNOLOGY(SKILLS
Proficient!in!Microsoft!Word,!Excel,!and!PowerPoint.!Proficient!in!all!online!platforms!used
by!Shelby!County!Schools!(SMS,!PowerTeacher,!My!Learning!Plan,!etc.).
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Sponsor.!Collaborated!with!the!Urban!Young!Life!organization!in!Memphis!in!order!to!found
the! Young! Life! organization! at! Douglass! High! School.! ! Planned! and! led! bi%weekly! sessions! for!
Young!Life!student!participants.!Served!as!a!camp!leader!for!Winter!and!Summer!Camp!in!2015.!!!!
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Sponsor.(Collaborate!with!Douglass!community!volunteers,!Douglass!High!School!students!
and!GrowMemphis!in!order!to!maintain!the!Eleanor!Roosevelt!Memorial!Garden!in!the!Douglass!
community!in!North!Memphis.

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