De'Armond Mitchell

• As a high school English teacher I taught a wide variety of materials. Writing and composition, editing and proofreading, as well as a wide variety of literatures (British, World, American)
• Taught SAT and ACT prep materials, and raised students MAP scores for reading and language comprehension.
• As the Athletic director I helped to expand our schools Athletic program. I oversaw the scheduling of all different teams and their transportation, organized fundraising opportunities for the Athletics program.
• Helped to add middle school volleyball, and High school cross country as offered sports.
• I recruited and onboarded new coaching staff while building a culture of sportsmanship and school pride. Ensured compliance with league and state athletic association regulations while maintaining student safety standards.
• Partnered with a local ski hill to start a yearly Ski program to introduce students grades 5-12 to a new sport.

• Designed engaging lesson plans accommodating diverse learning styles across all subjects.
• Utilized positive reinforcement techniques to manage classroom behavior effectively.
• Organized various field trips and extracurricular enrichment programs for student engagement.

Taught all subjects for 7th and 8th grades, excluding music, ensuring comprehensive education.

I taught World History, World Geography, U.S. History, Government/Economics, as well Personal finance, Archery, and Culinary art electives. I spent a significant amount of time filling in and teaching both P.E. and Religion.

I encouraged critical thinking when it came to understanding the past actions of others, and how those actions are still having an effect on us today.

I encouraged finding similarities between our cultures that we belong to and the cultures of other countries and peoples.

I have through trips outside the school sought to help the students see the concepts that we talk about in class be put into real life application.

• Built life-long learning skills and strong study habits in students to help each prepare for higher-level education.
• Facilitated student success and academic growth through implementation of NAD curriculums.
• Integrated technology into classroom settings to engage students and diversify instruction.
• Created lesson plans focusing on world history, important historical figures and events that have impacted modern society.
• Planned off campus ski trips each year to give students a chance to experience a new activity.

As the activity director I oversaw all activity areas. Making sure they had all needed supplies, materials, and knowledge to be able to most effectively run their areas. I also coordinated any large group activities that were planned throughout the summer for both campers and staff members.

I worked in close contact with the camp director and assistant director in creating schedules, administrative duties, and getting campers registered for classes.

In both the summer of 2016 and 2018 I was in charge of overseeing the camps waterfront swimming area, as well as the kayaking and canoeing areas. I made sure the lifeguards had the materials they needed to be able to effectively teach swimming and maintain a safe and fun environment.

I taught 10th, 11th, and 12th grade English. Focusing on a variety of areas ranging from literature looking at different eras of literature including both English and American poetry, novels, and short stories. Writing- students write a variety of different types of essays as well as doing creative writing and poetry.

I also taught 9th grade religion class using the encounter curriculum. In my class I emphasized the importance of creating a personal relationship with God.

I was also the junior high boys basketball, soccer and assistant high school baseball coach.

I worked as an RA for 3 years. In which time I was tasked with keeping the day to day operations of the dorm running smoothly. I was in charge of scheduling work shifts and helping to enforce dorm rules. We also would do special events, such as movie nights, pancake dinners and BBQs, and I was a part of organizing and helping those events to run smoothly. During the summer while I was not at camp we worked on dorm renovations and improvements to the dorm building itself.