Teaching Experience
Adjunct Faculty, Utah Valley University, AUG 2018-Present
- Designed and taught beginning-level writing and rhetoric courses.
- Created assignment sheets, lesson plans, rubric, syllabi, and class-specific curriculum.
- Set-up and maintained course materials, assignments, and submissions through Canvas.
Concurrent Enrollment Instructor, Utah County Academy of Science, AUG 2017-Present
- Designed and taught college-level courses on careers and majors exploration (UVU SLSS 2100), and education as a profession (EDEL 1010, EDEL 2200).
- Responsible for 6 concurrent enrollment classes and 2 high school-level classes.
- Created assignment sheets, lesson plans, rubrics, syllabi and class-specific curriculum for all classes.
- Designed and taught courses on writing, rhetoric, literary theory, American literature, expository writing and teaching future teacher classroom presentation skills
- 3-year appointment with a 4:4:2 or 3:3:2 teaching load
- Contributed in the publication of a compilation of academic essays; Published by Wayne State University Press
- Presented academic research at various national conferences
Adjunct Faculty, Collin College AUG 2013-JUNE 2014
- Designed and taught courses specializing in writing and rhetoric.
- Taught dual credit to high school seniors at Plano West High School.
- Managed a 3:3:1 teaching load.
Teaching Assistant, BYU English Dep. Jan 2013-Apr. 2013
- Prepared weekly lectures and led discussions on various American literatures.
- Collaborated weekly with full-time faculty member to present lecture material for 21 students.
- Graded essays, assignments, and tests.
Freshman Writing Instructor, BYU Writing and Comp. Office Aug 2011-Apr 2013
Prepared and taught classes on rhetoric within writing to students in both freshman and advance writing classes.
- Prepared weekly lectures and led discussions on the art of rhetoric, persuasive writing and critical reading.
- Conferenced one-on-one with students on each paper.
- Attended and participated in weekly instructor meetings, discussing and learning strategies to improve teaching.
Intern, BYU English Department Jan 2012-Apr 2012
- Planned and taught portions of lessons once a week for English 313 (Expository Writing for Elementary Education Majors).
- Taught lessons on APA, student conferencing, evaluating student assignments, editing, and revisions.
- Assisted in grading of all student assignments.
Advanced Writing Instructor, BYU Writing and Comp Office Aug 2012-Apr 2013
- Prepared weekly lessons on writing within a specific discourse (Elementary education).
- Taught student how to both become a writer and teach writing to elementary-aged children.
- Conferenced with individual students, evaluated and graded student assignments, edits and revisions.
Program Assistant, BYU Writing and Composition Office August 2012-Apr 2013
- Planned and presented a week-long seminar to prepare new graduate
- Supervised and observed graduate instructors to improve teaching
- Taught weekly graduate instructor meetings on composition pedagogy, classroom management, and technology resources