Adam Tritt
Melbourne,FL
Summary
Dedicated educator experienced with in-person as well as online instruction in secondary and post-secondary Composition and Communications.
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Essay Reader/Scorer
College Board/Educational Testing Service
01.2019
- Essay Reader/Scorer for the College Board AP English Language and Composition Exam.
English Instructor
Brevard Public Schools
01.2014 - 06.2024
- Instructor, Bayside Engineering and Technical Academy, grades 9-12: Speech and Debate; Advanced Placement English Language and Composition; and Honors English
- Speech and Debate Team coach, mentor, and faculty sponsor/advisor for service clubs.
Educational Assessment Consultant
Rapid Ascent Cyber Security
08.2022 - 09.2022
Creating online assessment/admission tools for potential Cyber Security students as part of the application process. Remote.
English Faculty
Eastern Florida State College
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Instructor, Communications I, Writing and Rhetoric.
Owner and Therapist
The Wellness Center
01.2008 - 01.2015
- Integrative wellness clinic specializing in acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, massage therapy, hypnotherapy, scotopic sensitivity syndrome assessment and training, and herbal and homeopathic therapies.
English Instructor
Brevard Public Schools
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Teacher of integrated School of Choice and Gifted and Talented English/Language Arts program in eighth-grade using a workshop/peer-support approach with added Gifted Seminar programs
- Coordinator for Language Arts Competitions.
English Instructor
Broward Community College
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Instructor of associate degree-level English curriculum using a format involving literature, discussion, analysis and formal and informal essays and research documents in standard academic form.
English Instructor
Broward County Schools
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Teacher of integrated ninth and eleventh-grade English curriculum using a Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test format
- Coordinator for Language Arts Competitions.
English Instructor
Miami Dade County School System
01.2002 - 01.2002
- Teacher of tenth and twelfth-grade English curriculum.
TESOL Instructor
Alamance Community College
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Instructor in Adult Education
- Devised primary and secondary instructional and evaluative materials.
Language Arts Instructor
Alamance Burlington School System
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Teacher of eighth-grade Language Arts curriculum for both gifted and exceptional students using a workshop/peer-support approach
- Assisted in the development of, and served on, the Student Emergency Assistance Team.
Instructor
City College
01.1999 - 01.2000
- Instructor in Adult Education for Reading and English
- Classes included multicultural instruction.
Owner and Literary Coordinator
Moon Goddess Bookstore
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Developed literature workshops
- Presented seminars focused on myths, folklore, and sacred texts/commentaries as well as derived customs and practices
- Created reading groups
- Lead poetry presentations
- Coordinated book signings, readings, and workshops/lectures by visiting authors.
Case Manager Specialist
Florida Department of Human Resources
01.1992 - 01.1998
- Case management and eligibility determination for economic and medical services
- Established community service links and client education in broad life-skills and household management.
Manager
Flower Power, Inc.
01.1990 - 01.1992
- Manager of floral chain
- Managed inventories, ordered flowers and other floral products
- Supervised employees both for in-store and out-of-store operations.
Lecturer and Researcher
Museum of Science
01.1985 - 01.1990
- Researched, wrote, produced, and delivered lectures and demonstrations in the natural and hard sciences to public and academic groups
- Coordinated presentation projects and educational programs and special events.
Paraprofessional Instructor
Miami-Dade Community College North
01.1982 - 01.1986
- Instructor in ESL and Developmental English.
Instructor
Lexicon, Inc.
01.1982 - 01.1986
- Taught English to speakers of other languages, planned lessons and tests for groups and individuals.
Education
Master of Science in Education -
Nova Southeastern University
Ft. Lauderdale, FL12.2000
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology -
Florida International University
Miami, FL12.1988
Associate of Arts -
Miami-Dade Community College
12.1985
Skills
- Effective teamwork
- Goal-oriented mindset
- Collaborative Approach
- Coaching and Mentoring
Certification
- Teaching Certificate, Language Arts 6-12, English as a Second Language, Florida
Continuing Education
- Decision Analysis, Viera, FL, Brevard County Schools
- Spoken Word Poetry Workshop, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Broward County Schools
- Shakespeare in Performance, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Kennedy Center Faculty/Broward Arts Center
- Readers' Theater, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Kennedy Center Faculty/Broward Arts Center
- Holocaust Educators/Survivors Project, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Broward County Schools/Posnack JCC
- Teaching the Holocaust and Other Genocides through the Humanities, Art and Literature, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Broward County Schools and the Broward County Jewish Federation
- College Board Advanced Placement for English Language, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Nova University
- Criss Training, Miami, FL, Miami-Dade County Schools
- General and Advanced Semantics, Hallandale, FL, Ethical Hypnosis Consultation and Training Center
- How Not to Teach Poetry, with John Ciardi, Miami, FL, Miami Dade Community College
- Suicide Intervention Training, Burlington, NC, Alamance Burlington School System
- Scotopic Sensitivity Certification Program, Atlanta, GA, Irlen Institute
Awards
- 1999 Book Club of South Florida Poetry Prize
- 2006 EPPIE Award for Poetry in an Anthology
Publications
- "Banned Books: A Florida Citizen's Guide to Legal Rights and Pushback" First Amendment Foundation, Cowriter. 2024
- "Public Schools aren’t for Just Children or Parents," So It Goes, The Journal of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library, KVML, 2023
- "Jesus Christ went to Prison Today," Death Metal Poetry, 2016
- Yom Kippur as Manifest in an Approaching Dorsal Fin, Smithcraft Press, 2013
- Songs from the Well: A Memoir of Love, Smithcraft Press, 2013
- Bud the Spud, Axios Press, 2012
- Tellstones: Runic Divination in the Welsh Tradition, Smithcraft Press, 2011
- The Phoenix and the Dragon: Poems of the Alchemical Transformation, Smithcraft Press, 2007
- "There is a Picture of Me in My Daughter's bedroom, Glassfire Anthology, 2007
- "Recognizing Kali in a Young Girl," The Oestara Anthology of Pagan Poetry, BookSurge Publishing, 2005
- "Ezekiel's Wheels," CrossTime Science Fiction Anthology, Crossquarter Publishing Group, 2002
- "Permission Slips," Poets for Peace: A Collection, Chapel Hill Press, 2002
- "She of Ten Thousand Names," Connections, Spiral Publishing, 2000
- Gainesville Community Haggadah, Moon Goddess Publishing, 1998
Volunteer Experience
- Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor, Brevard County, FL. Elected, constitutional office. 2020-2022
- Founder of The Really, Really Free Market of Melbourne and Palm Bay, Florida
- Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central Florida
- Serene Harbor Domestic Violence Center, Melbourne, Florida
- Free screening for specific learning disabilities (scotopic sensitivity syndrome)
- Tutoring and mentoring at-risk students
Timeline
Educational Assessment Consultant
Rapid Ascent Cyber Security
08.2022 - 09.2022
Essay Reader/Scorer
College Board/Educational Testing Service
01.2019
English Faculty
Eastern Florida State College
01.2017 - 01.2018
English Instructor
Brevard Public Schools
01.2014 - 06.2024
Owner and Therapist
The Wellness Center
01.2008 - 01.2015
English Instructor
Brevard Public Schools
01.2005 - 01.2008
English Instructor
Broward Community College
01.2003 - 01.2005
English Instructor
Broward County Schools
01.2002 - 01.2005
English Instructor
Miami Dade County School System
01.2002 - 01.2002
TESOL Instructor
Alamance Community College
01.2001 - 01.2002
Language Arts Instructor
Alamance Burlington School System
01.2000 - 01.2002
Instructor
City College
01.1999 - 01.2000
Owner and Literary Coordinator
Moon Goddess Bookstore
01.1998 - 01.2000
Case Manager Specialist
Florida Department of Human Resources
01.1992 - 01.1998
Manager
Flower Power, Inc.
01.1990 - 01.1992
Lecturer and Researcher
Museum of Science
01.1985 - 01.1990
Paraprofessional Instructor
Miami-Dade Community College North
01.1982 - 01.1986
Instructor
Lexicon, Inc.
01.1982 - 01.1986
Master of Science in Education -
Nova Southeastern University
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology -
Florida International University
Associate of Arts -
Miami-Dade Community College
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