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Amanda Pettit-Shaheen

Chattanooga,Tennessee

Summary

Passionate English teacher provides students with exceptional learning opportunities through engaging lesson plans that foster student comprehension and writing skills. Effectively prepares students for International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced Placement (AP) examinations with 100% pass rate for past three years. Positively motivates students with individual guidance and empathetic mentorship. Voted Signal Mountain High School Teacher of the Year for 2019-2020.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

English Teacher

Signal Mountain Middle High School
08.2016 - Current
  • Develop innovative lesson plans to engage students in English language learning.
  • Assess student progress and provide feedback to improve performance and establish academic success.
  • Promote culture of inclusion, respect and collaboration in classroom.
  • Teach International Baccalaureate English Literature Year 2 (2020-Present)
  • Teach English 12 (2018-2020, 2022-Present)
  • Sponsor of National Honor Society (2019-Present)
  • Taught International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge (2020-2022)
  • Taught Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition (2018-2020)
  • Taught Creative Writing (2016-2021)
  • Taught ACT Preparation (2017-2020)
  • Taught Honors English 11 (2016-2018)


English Teacher

Red Bank High School
08.2015 - 05.2016
  • Worked with other teachers to support struggling students and provide thorough help to rectify comprehension issues.
  • Planned dynamic lessons to increase student comprehension of books and literary concepts.
  • Taught Honors English 10.
  • Taught English 10.


Adjunct Instructor

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
08.2012 - 05.2015
  • Taught ENGL 1130: Western Humanities I, instructing students in literature and philosophy of the ancient and medieval western world.
  • Taught ENGL 1150: Western Humanities II, instructing students in literature and philosophy of the modern western world.
  • University Facilitator for UTEAChattanooga in the STEM Education program, observing and advising student teachers.

English Teacher

Chattanooga Central High School
08.2005 - 06.2012
  • English Department Head, January 2006- June 2012.
  • Helped lead and implement school-wide writing initiative.
  • Assisted in development of extracurricular activities (Student Council) and special events (Graduation and Senior Day).
  • Taught Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition.
  • Taught English 12, a survey of British literature.
  • Taught Creative Writing.
  • Taught Gateway English 10 and Remedial English 9.

English Teacher

Buchholz High School
08.2003 - 06.2005
  • Helped create a vertical English curriculum throughout the grade levels.
  • Taught English 12, a survey of British literature.
  • Taught English 10, focusing on the four major genres of literature and preparation for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.
  • Taught Critical Thinking Skills, a course in SAT preparation.

English Teacher

Gainesville High School
08.2002 - 06.2003
  • Worked with other teachers to support struggling students and provide thorough help to rectify comprehension issues.
  • Taught English 12.
  • Taught three levels of English 10, including honors.


English Teacher

St. Francis High School
08.2000 - 06.2002
  • Lead teacher of English 10, taught various levels, including honors.
  • Taught English 12 with an emphasis on British literature.


Education

09.2005

Master of Arts in English -

University of South Carolina
08.2000

Bachelor of Arts in English -

Meredith College
05.1997

Skills

  • Literary Analysis
  • Lesson Planning
  • Curriculum Implementation
  • Student Support
  • Teacher Collaboration
  • Student Engagement
  • Writing Coursework
  • Creative and Expository Writing

Honors Awards Activities

  • Vice-President of Tennessee Council of Teachers of English (TCTE), Eastern Region, September 2010-September 2011
  • President of TCTE, September 2009-September 2010
  • President-Elect of TCTE, September 2008-September 2009
  • President of Chattanooga Council of Teachers of English, March 2008-May 2011
  • Kappa Nu Sigma: Meredith College Academic Honor Society,Fall 1996
  • Louise Shingleton Shivers Scholarship Award for Creative Writing, Spring 1996
  • Alpha Mu Gamma: Meredith College, National Collegiate Foreign Language Honor Society, Spring 1995

Related Experience

  • "You’re Not My History Teacher!," Tennessee English Journal, Volume 21, 10/2011.
  • "President's Address," visions & revisions: Tennessee Council of Teachers of English Newsletter, Fall 2010.
  • "The Literary Imagination: Past, Present, and Future," visions & revisions: Tennessee Council of Teachers of English Newsletter, Winter 2010.
  • Contributed entry to Dictionary of Literary Biography: Late Victorian and Edwardian Women Poets, Gale Research Group, 2001.
  • Copy-edited Yemassee, literary magazine of the University of South Carolina, Spring 1999
  • Dr. Paula Feldman, University of South Carolina, 1997, 1998, Copy-edited new edition of Records of Woman by Felicia Hemans (University Press of Kentucky, 1999)., Copy-edited Mary Shelley Encyclopedia (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003).


Timeline

English Teacher

Signal Mountain Middle High School
08.2016 - Current

English Teacher

Red Bank High School
08.2015 - 05.2016

Adjunct Instructor

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
08.2012 - 05.2015

English Teacher

Chattanooga Central High School
08.2005 - 06.2012

English Teacher

Buchholz High School
08.2003 - 06.2005

English Teacher

Gainesville High School
08.2002 - 06.2003

English Teacher

St. Francis High School
08.2000 - 06.2002

Master of Arts in English -

University of South Carolina

Bachelor of Arts in English -

Meredith College

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