LORI MCCASKILL
Antioch,TN
Summary
Passionate teacher dedicated to creating, implementing and assessing instruction to meet student needs. Design and plan daily unit lessons and motivate and manage classes of up 25 students. Energetic and hardworking individual with excellent communication and organizational abilities.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
READ 0802: Learning Support Reading
Columbia State Community College
08.2024 - Current
- Taught students how to identify the main idea in academic articles
- Taught students how to identify major and minor details while reading
- Taught students how to build college level vocabulary
- Taught students how to annotate and take notes while reading.
Skills for College Reading
Volunteer State Community College
08.2024 - Current
- Taught students how to identify the main idea in academic articles
- Taught students how to identify major and minor details while reading
- Taught students how to build college level vocabulary.
READ 815: Skills for Reading
Nashville State Community College
08.2022 - Current
- Taught students study techniques such as SQ3R
- Taught various note taking strategies like Cornell notes
- Evaluated students' annotations to encourage critical reading
- Taught reading strategies such as finding the main idea.
Composition 1/Composition 2/Literature, Skills for English Composition class
Volunteer State Community College
08.2020 - Current
- Taught MLA format
- Taught students how to analyze literature
- Taught expository, analytical, and narrative writing techniques.
Composition 1/ Career Preparation
SAE Institute of Technology
07.2022 - 04.2023
- Taught students how to be effective writers
- Advised students on proper citations to avoid plagiarism
- Evaluated student writing for mastery of in-text citations, use of thesis statement
- Practiced Mock Interviews and resume workshops.
8th grade Writing
LaVergne Middle School
08.2019 - 02.2020
- Taught students to write essays
- Taught students elements of grammar.
8th grade Language Arts
Liberty Collegiate Academy Charter School
08.2018 - 05.2019
- Taught students how to analyze and discuss literature
- Taught students how to write essays.
5th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Madison Middle School
08.2017 - 03.2018
- Taught students how to find main idea
- Taught students elements of writing.
9th grade English
McGavock High School
08.2013 - 02.2017
- Taught students elements of Literature
- Taught the basics of research and citation.
Spanish and Service Learning
Harpeth High School
08.2010 - 05.2013
- Maintained a 100% passing rate
- Taught students the basics of communication in a foreign language
- Led service projects to make a difference in the school and community.
Composition 1 Instructor/ Composition 2 Instructor
ITT Technical Institute
12.2009 - 12.2010
- Helped students learn the writing process and its real-life applications
- Taught students how to organize an essay for clarity.
Basic Writing Instructor/Learning Strategies Instructor
Nashville State Community College
01.2007 - 05.2010
- Helped students understand how learning styles affect study habits
- Taught study strategies such as Cornell-Note Taking System and SQ3R.
Education
Masters of Education, English Education emphasis -
University of Georgia
01.2006
Bachelor of Arts -
Belmont University
01.2000
Skills
- Classroom Management
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Collaborative Teaching
- Student Engagement
- Progress Monitoring
- Assessment Strategies
- Individual Instruction
- Motivating students
- Relationship Building
- Positive Role Model
- Instructional Strategies
- Group and individual instruction
- Multitasking Abilities
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
READ 0802: Learning Support Reading
Columbia State Community College
08.2024 - Current
Skills for College Reading
Volunteer State Community College
08.2024 - Current
READ 815: Skills for Reading
Nashville State Community College
08.2022 - Current
Composition 1/ Career Preparation
SAE Institute of Technology
07.2022 - 04.2023
Composition 1/Composition 2/Literature, Skills for English Composition class
Volunteer State Community College
08.2020 - Current
8th grade Writing
LaVergne Middle School
08.2019 - 02.2020
8th grade Language Arts
Liberty Collegiate Academy Charter School
08.2018 - 05.2019
5th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Madison Middle School
08.2017 - 03.2018
9th grade English
McGavock High School
08.2013 - 02.2017
Spanish and Service Learning
Harpeth High School
08.2010 - 05.2013
Composition 1 Instructor/ Composition 2 Instructor
ITT Technical Institute
12.2009 - 12.2010
Basic Writing Instructor/Learning Strategies Instructor
Nashville State Community College
01.2007 - 05.2010
Masters of Education, English Education emphasis -
University of Georgia
Bachelor of Arts -
Belmont University
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