Christie P.

Christie's Bio & Tutoring Experience

ISP MENTOR TEACHER, NEW VILLAGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CALABASAS, CA 2012-2013
Selected to serve a student in the entertainment industry as her personal traveling teacher and mentor; Constructed online curriculum for use by all students in the Individual Study Program (ISP); Worked as Support Crew for One Direction’s Take Me Home World Tour (my student was the opening act)

TEACHER, PARKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL YSLETA ISD, EL PASO, TX 2006-2012
Taught 6 years for Ysleta ISD, a Recognized District by the Texas Education Agency and a Broad Prize Finalist for both 2010 and 2011; Pioneered Dyslexia Reading Program for both school and district; appointed as lead teacher for Parkland feeder pattern; Experienced teaching English Language Arts and Reading, English as a Second Language, and Art; Coached Speech and Drama Team for the University Interscholastic League

ARTFUL ADVENTURES INSTRUCTOR, MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON, MA 2005-2006
Organized and guided focused tours of the MFA for student groups which concluded with a related art project in the museum studio

Christie's Expertise

Christie's Education & Certifications

Middlebury College, Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury,VT — M.A. in English, 2014 Endicott College, Beverly, MA — graduate credit, dyslexia reading program certification, 2008 Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA — B.A. in Art History, 2006
Universidad Iberoamericana, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico — semester abroad, 2004
Texas Educator Certifications:
English Language Arts and Reading (8th-12th), 2012
English Language Arts and Reading (4th-8th), 2008
Art (Early Childhood-12th), 2008
English as a Second Language Supplement (Early Childhood-12th), 2008

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