Keisha-Moraé Hopkins Kibler

Keisha_Kibler@yahoo.com

236 Stalnaker Hall

Morgantown, WV 26506

304-288-5352

Objective: To obtain employment as an English language arts or reading teacher.

Education:

In Progress- Master of Arts in Reading (K-Adult)

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Current GPA: 4.0/4.0

Master of Arts in Secondary Education

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Overall GPA: 4.0/4.0

Certification in English Education, grades 5-12

Bachelor of Arts in English (Summa Cum Laude)

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Overall GPA: 3.84/4.0

Experience:

August 2004- West Preston Middle School, Preston County, West Virginia

Current English and Reading Teacher, and School Librarian

· Seventh grade English and Reading Teacher

· School Librarian and Media Specialist

· Channel One Director

August 2003- PikeView High School, Mercer County, West Virginia

July 2004 A West Virginia School of Excellence

· Full time English teacher

· Inclusion training

· Taught research writing

· Served on panels for Senior Research Projects

· Beta Club sponsor

· Student of the Month sponsor

· High Schools That Work focus team member

· Technology Committee member

August 2003- New River Community and Technical College, Beckley, West Virginia

May 2004 Adjunct English/Composition Instructor

· Instructed English 101 (Composition) and English 102 (Research)

June 14-25, Summer Quest

2004 PikeView High School, Mercer County, West Virginia

· Assisted in organizing and teaching parts of the interdisciplinary summer program

· Taught incoming 9^th graders and other grade levels with low reading skills

Professional Activities:

July 2005 West Virginia University Writing Project Fellow

June 2005 Unwrapping the Content Standards in the Classroom

January 2005 Content Standards Pacing Guide

Preston County Board of Education

June 10, 2004 Career Connections Seminar

Mercer County Vocational Center, Princeton, West Virginia

· Learned how to use the Internet to help students find jobs

· Became familiar with America’s Job Bank and other job posting sites

May 2004 Smart Board Training

· Became familiar with updated smart board technology

· Learned how to incorporate smart board technology in the classroom

October 2003- Mercer County New Teacher Seminars

May 2004 Mercer County Schools, Princeton, West Virginia

· Participated in workshops concerning classroom management, parent communication, confidentiality, inquiring learning, Individual Education Plans, and creating a classroom climate

August 2003 Ruby Payne Training

Mercer County Schools, Princeton, West Virginia

· Training on understanding the different levels of poverty

· Training on adapting teaching methods

Fall 2002 West Virginia Reading Association State Conference

The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV

· Presented with six peers on “Connecting Students to the World of Reading through Thematic Literature Circles”

· Presented and explained reader response theory

Honors/ West Virginia University Order of Augusta (Highest academic honor at WVU )

Awards: West Virginia University’s Outstanding Senior

Phi Beta Kappa

Nominated Teacher of the Year at PikeView High School

West Virginia University Resident Assistant of the Year

Awarded grand prize in poetry portion of the 2001 Waitman Barbe

Creative Writing Contest

Awarded second place in fiction portion of the 1999 Jon Scott Nelson

Freshman Creative Writing Contest

Golden Key National Honor Society

National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

Technology Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Outlook,

Skills: Microsoft Front Page, Microsoft XP, ME, 98, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Quark Xpress,

Grade Quick, troubleshooting