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Erin Kendall
English Teacher
erin.kendall@example.com(555) 902-3317Chicago, ILlinkedin.com/in/erinkendall
Profile

English teacher with ten years in grades 6 to 10, the last five as department lead. State assessment proficiency up 21 points in the sections taught, a writing-workshop model adopted school-wide, and a literary magazine that has published 300 student pieces. Teaches close reading as a habit, not a unit.

Teaching Experience
Senior English Teacher and Department Lead, Grades 8 to 1008/2020 – Present
St. Xavier Academy · Chicago, IL
  • Teach five sections of English 8 to 10, 140 students a year, and lead a department of seven teachers
  • Raised IAR English proficiency in the sections taught from 44% to 65% over four years
  • Designed the writing-workshop model with weekly conferences, adopted across grades 6 to 10 in 2023
  • Run the literary magazine, 300 student pieces published in five years, two state Scholastic gold keys
  • Write the department's curriculum maps and common assessments; lead the vertical alignment review each spring
English Teacher, Grades 6 to 808/2015 – 06/2020
Greenfield Middle School · Chicago, IL
  • Taught four sections of English and one of reading intervention, 130 students a year
  • Moved 70% of intervention students up at least one reading level a year on the school's benchmark
  • Coached the debate team from 8 to 26 members; city semi-finalists in 2019
  • Piloted the school's first one-to-one Chromebook unit, later rolled out to every grade
Student Teacher08/2014 – 05/2015
Lincoln Park High School · Chicago, IL
  • Planned and taught three novel units in grade 9 English under a mentor teacher
  • Ran the after-school writing centre two afternoons a week for 20 students
Certifications
Illinois Professional Educator License, English Language Arts 6 to 12Renewed 2025
Reading Teacher Endorsement2018
National Board Certification, English Language Arts2022
Education
M.A. English LiteratureUniversity of Chicago, 2013 – 2015
B.A. English, with honorsUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2009 – 2013
Skills
Teaching: Writing workshop and conferencing · Close reading and Socratic seminar · Reading intervention · Differentiation for multilingual learners
Leadership: Department leadership · Curriculum mapping · Common assessment design · New-teacher mentoring
Tools: Google Classroom · Turnitin · NoRedInk · PowerSchool

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