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Valencia Anderson

Humble,TX

Summary

With fifteen years invested in education, this exceptional writer, communicator, and team developer harnesses top-notch skills required to foster creativity, cohesiveness, and consistency towards the shared vision.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Editor

Self-Employed
01.2021 - Current
  • Serve clients by providing strong grammar support to their written manuscripts, resumes, and copy.
  • Review and revise work for clarity, consistency, and congruency.
  • Assist clients in identifying and honing upon their unique literary style.

Reading English Language Arts Teacher (6-8 Grades)

Humble & Atascocita Middle Schools
08.2008 - 06.2023
  • Promoted critical thinking skills by implementing inquiry-based, learning activities.
  • Enhanced up to 150 students' writing abilities annually through constructive feedback, individual conferences, and structured revision processes.
  • Integrated diverse texts and leveled reading levels to build background knowledge.
  • Curated, developed, and implemented course materials, lecture notes, inter-disciplinary assignments, and online assessments.
  • Partnered with colleagues to incorporate specialized tools and resources tailored to special education students and second language learners.
  • Implemented project-based, learning experiences that allowed students to apply their knowledge of writing, reading, inquiry, collaboration, and organization in real-world contexts.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to design and maintain engaging curriculum that fostered and stimulated creativity and student ownership.
  • Communicated with parents to maintain regular communication about student progress and any concerns.

Curriculum Writer and Staff Trainer

Various Churches
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Created engaging, multimedia resources as part of course materials, enhancing learner retention and comprehension for Children's Ministry, Youth Ministry, Adult Bible Classes (Champions Series), and Home Group Ministries.
  • Created curricula, research topics and conceptualized course format, subject matter and presentation.
  • Delivered private instruction to adult learners in variety of fields on leadership development, lesson delivery, and making connections that foster learning.
  • Trained 90 fellow educators in implementation of newly developed curricula, fostering seamless transition from old materials to new ones.

Ghostwriter

Self- Employed Writer
01.2007 - 01.2010
  • Served clients by skillfully crafting their manuscripts prior to their book proposal process while assisting them in maintaining consistent voice, tone, and structure.
  • Organized content to establish logical sequence.
  • Suggested rewrites and performed multiple rewrites to enhance readability and flow.
  • Identified errors in punctuation, grammar, and spelling.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK
05.1996

Education

Texas Teachers
Houston, TX
06.2008

Leadership

Honor Academy
Lindale, TX

Skills

  • Content development
  • Strong grammar
  • Research
  • Google/Microsoft Suite
  • Public speaker
  • Staff Trainer
  • Three-tiered assessment questions
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Critical Thinking
  • Exceptional writer
  • Leadership

Accomplishments

  • As a member of the ELA team, I was honored to help contribute to the highest, STAAR scores (state assessment) on campus, which generated a favorable accountability score within our area.
  • I served as a member of the International Center for Leadership in Education Curriculum Rounds to help support colleagues who desired additional coaching in instruction and lesson delivery.

Awards

  • Candidate for "Teacher of the Year" Award multiple years
  • "The Lighthouse" Award multiple years
  • "Staff of the Month" Award

Certification

  • Generalist 4-8 (Core Subjects)
  • English as a Second Language (ESL) Training - 2017 to present


Languages

French
Limited Working
Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Editor

Self-Employed
01.2021 - Current

Curriculum Writer and Staff Trainer

Various Churches
01.2010 - 01.2012

Reading English Language Arts Teacher (6-8 Grades)

Humble & Atascocita Middle Schools
08.2008 - 06.2023

Ghostwriter

Self- Employed Writer
01.2007 - 01.2010

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

Oral Roberts University

Education

Texas Teachers

Leadership

Honor Academy

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