Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Information
Awards
Symposia Conference Papers
Certification
Timeline
OperationsManager
Jenny Caneen

Jenny Caneen

Wheeling,West Virginia

Summary

Senior Lecturer with Ph.D. in Early Modern literature and 25 years of classroom experience. Specializations in Composition and Rhetoric, Research, Poetry, Science Fiction, Tolkien, Shakespeare, and Milton. Worked in First Year Writing Programs at FSU, Kent State, and UNT. Taught originally designed, rigorous freshman through senior-level courses at Tier 1 Universities, Title 1 and Private High Schools, earning high approval ratings from students.


Expertise in building engaging lesson plans and communicating ideas to foster student comprehension. Expert in adapting course materials to meet established standards and individual academic capabilities. Well-versed in motivating students to meet learning objectives.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

ENGLISH TEACHER

Wheeling Catholic Central High School
08.2024 - Current
  • Taught Freshman Honors English Literature and Junior English Literature.
  • Created original lesson plans and activities for all courses.
  • Mentored individual students during Study Hour.
  • Participated in various community projects such as the yearly Canned Food Drive.


SUBSTITUTE TEACHER

Ohio County Schools
11.2022 - 05.2024
  • Deliver pre-assigned lesson plans and manage classroom behavior.
  • Adapt to different grade levels, subjects, and school policies as required
  • Communicate any challenges, behavioral concerns, or student progress to the school staff
  • Follow attendance and grading procedures, ensuring continuity for regular teachers.

SENIOR LECTURER

University of North Texas
08.2010 - 05.2021

Taught originally designed courses, from Freshman and Honors composition and literature survey courses to senior seminars via classroom, online, and hybrid methodologies.

Designed coursework and video lectures using Canvas, Zoom, Stream yard, Quicktime and Iphone software.

  • ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FIRST YEAR WRITING PROGRAM, 2015 - 2017
  • Authored Teaching Fellows’ Handbook
  • Collaborated with faculty during program transition
  • Designed and delivered pedagogy seminars;
  • Trained and mentored new instructors
  • Scheduled teaching assignments
  • Resolved student issues

Named Influential Faculty Member, Honors Day Ceremony, UNT (2017).

Attended seminars for in-class and online pedagogy e.g., Alan November and Eric Mazur talks: Earned scholarship for Backwards Course Design Institute summer program.

Served on Lecturers Personnel Committee; First Year Writing Committee; CAS Undergraduate Curriculum Committee; UNT – National University of Modern Languages, Pakistan Partnership; Mentoring Committee; Book Selection Committee.

Faculty Training for Canvas Accessibility; Training for Blindness and Visual Impairments; Accommodating Disabilities for Anti-Bias and Cultural Awareness Program; Diversity and Inclusion for Anti-Bias and Cultural Awareness Program; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

ADJUNCT

Kent State University
08.2006 - 05.2010
  • Selected to create and teach a year-long Shakespeare Honors Seminar
  • Prepared original course materials for Freshman Composition
  • Volunteered at Reading Writing Center.

ENGLISH TEACHER & YEARBOOK ADVISOR

Port St. Lucie High School
08.2001 - 05.2002
  • Taught freshman Honors and senior AP courses: created original lesson plans for all courses.
  • Designed and facilitated group projects to foster teamwork and problem-solving skills.
  • Responsible for the production of the yearbook, including managing staff, budgets, deadlines, and ensuring a high-quality final product.
  • Participated in professional development opportunities to stay up-to-date on teaching best practices and enhance educator skills.

ENGLISH TEACHER

Westwood High School
08.2000 - 05.2001
  • Taught AP English Literature, AP American Literature, Freshman, and Sophomore Test Prep; Junior American Literature
  • Designed a Test-Prep course adopted by the entire school on the principle’s recommendation.

GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR

Florida State University
08.1997 - 05.2000
  • Created original lesson materials, visuals, and digital presentations for freshman composition and sophomore literature courses.
  • Won Fred L Standley Award for Excellence in Teaching, FSU.
  • Won Phi Eat Sigma Award for Excellence in Teaching, NHS.
  • Designed and presented teacher-training materials for pedagogy seminars.
  • Tutored at the Reading and Writing Center.
  • Served on the First Year Writing Committee and the Essay Award Committee.

Education

Ph.D - Early Modern Literature, Early Modern Medical Discourse

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
12-2013

M.A - Early Modern Literature, Early Modern Medical Discourse

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

B.A. - English

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Skills

  • Engaging Public Speaking
  • Student Mentorship Skills
  • Training Development
  • Adaptive Teaching Strategies
  • Facilitating Group Learning
  • Background in Early Modern Literature; World Literature; American Literature; Science Fiction; Poetry
  • Curriculum Design Expertise
  • Exam proctoring

Additional Information

My husband and I relocated to Wheeling in order to care for my elderly parents. I currently work part-time as a substitute teacher for the Ohio County School System. Before graduate school I worked as a professional singer, dancer, actress in Orlando, Florida.

Awards

  • Named Influential Faculty Member, Honors Day Ceremony, UNT.
  • Won scholarship: UNT’s Summer Course Design Institute.
  • Won Bryant Research Scholarship Award: The Folgers Library.
  • Won Fred L. Standley Award: Excellence in Teaching, FSU.
  • Won Phi Eat Sigma Award: Excellence in Teaching, National Honor Society.

Symposia Conference Papers

  • University Partnership Grants Program (UPGP-39) Islamabad, Pakistan. Online Instructor of originally designed courses for graduate-teaching fellows.
  • Freshman writing-the process Approach
  • Teaching the Research Essay and Techniques for Avoiding Plagiarism
  • Designing Curricula for Literary Studies using the “Backwards Design” Technique
  • Best Practices for Student Group Work
  • Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills
  • Designing- and helping Students Produce- the Literary Analysis Paper
  • Introducing Students to College Level Shakespeare Studies: Literature and Film adaptations of Shakespeare.
  • UNT – NUML Faculty Development Conference, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Purgatives of the Body Politic. Medieval and Renaissance Colloquium, University of North Texas
  • Volpone: Enema of the State. Literature Colloquium, Florida State University
  • Consuming the Physician. GEMCS Conference, New Orleans

Certification

  • Designed and implemented Canvas Courses for exclusive online education - Sp 2019 - Fall 2020.

Timeline

ENGLISH TEACHER

Wheeling Catholic Central High School
08.2024 - Current

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER

Ohio County Schools
11.2022 - 05.2024

SENIOR LECTURER

University of North Texas
08.2010 - 05.2021

ADJUNCT

Kent State University
08.2006 - 05.2010

ENGLISH TEACHER & YEARBOOK ADVISOR

Port St. Lucie High School
08.2001 - 05.2002

ENGLISH TEACHER

Westwood High School
08.2000 - 05.2001

GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR

Florida State University
08.1997 - 05.2000

M.A - Early Modern Literature, Early Modern Medical Discourse

Florida State University

B.A. - English

University of Oregon

Ph.D - Early Modern Literature, Early Modern Medical Discourse

Florida State University
Jenny Caneen