Kyle Knox

knoxville2120@gmail.com

Objective: To work in an environment in which I can motivate students to seek knowledge in the area of history in their community, state, nation, and the world. As a teacher, I wish to help adolescent students understand social studies more effectively as social issues are becoming more predominant in their daily lives more than ever before in this day and age.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
August 2013-present Resident Assistant SUNY Plattsburgh

Work in Wilson Hall, a freshman dorm, by seeking to educate new students to the college in how to effectively become acclimated to the new college environment Created programs which motivated students to get more involved on campus and in the Plattsburgh community Reported students for not following college procedure or breaking campus rules regarding alcohol, drug use, and other types of prohibited actions Mediated conversations between students (roommates) with issues regarding their living situations Provided necessary services to students that required them regarding personal issues

July 2006-present Maintenance (Seasonal) Nissequogue River SP Operate and maintain the use of industrial size lawn mowers Became proficient in the operation of a tender boat to ferry people across the Nissequogue River Able to communicate with customers to the park as a tollbooth worker, relaying all messages from customers to our headquarters via radio communication. Proficient in dealing with the transfer of money at the tollbooth Closed the park at night: cleaned the main headquarters, closed the marina, put all equipment away, and locked the maintenance garage

RELEVANT SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

TEACHING Entered into the Combined BA/MST History Program at SUNY Plattsburgh right out of high school Completed 40 hours of in-service work within a high school setting Worked with my peers in educational workshops regarding dealing with diversity and managing classroom etiquette Competent in the use of classroom technology and integrating students ability to learn with various mediums of technology

LEADERSHIP Eagle Scout of Troop 75 Kings Park, New York (Dec. 2009) -Constructed the Kings Park High School Memorial Walkway in July of 2009 for my Eagle Scout Service Project -Served as Patrol Leader, Order of the Arrow Representative, Troop Guide, First Aid Instructor, and Senior Patrol Leader Resident Assistant of Wilson Hall (Fall 2013- Fall 2014) Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity -Brotherhood Chair (Spring 2013) -Prytanis (President) (Spring 2013) -Community Service Chair (Fall 2013) -300+ hours of Community Service organized in one semester Student Association Senator -Liaison for Fraternity/Sorority Life (Fall 2013) -Senator for Housing and Residence Life/CAS (Spring 2014) TECHNICAL SKILLS Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Publisher Adobe Photoshop Adobe Dreamweaver Audacity

EDUCATION
State University of New York College at Plattsburgh -Bachelor of Arts/Master of Science in Teaching (Adolescent) for History Spring 2015 -Minor in Sociology -Member of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Kings Park High School Class of 2010