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Samantha O.

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Masters Student at Johns Hopkins in Teaching Writing

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About

Masters degrees in Teaching Writing and Children's Literature, previous experience as Writing Center Director, as well as tutoring experience with ages K-12 in reading and writing.

Location

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Language

English

Timezone

America/Chicago

Levels

Elementary
Middle School
High School
College/University

Education

Johns Hopkins University

2020 - 2022
Masters, Teaching Writing

Goldsmiths University of London

2016 - 2017
Masters, Children's Literature

University of Kansas

2009 - 2013
BA, Linguistics

Work Experience

South High School

June 2019 - June 2020
Writing Center Director
- Established and managed a writing center, working with over 700 students in first year of implementation. - Developed and taught writing curriculum for use across disciplines including English, Social Studies, Biology, and ESL program. Taught courses include Gothic Literature, Novel Development, and Intro to Poetry. - Mentored students on personal writing projects such as one-act plays, screenplays, poetry collections, and novels. - Managed Young Authors Book Project, working with local organizations to create and publish anthology of Native student writing called Indigenous Originated. - Created peer tutoring framework, allowing students to serve as academic tutors in Writing Center.

826 MSP

June 2018 - June 2019
Program Coordinator
- Developed and managed three creative writing and literacy programs from conception through successful execution for ages 5-7, 8-10, and 11-14. - Developed and maintained relationships with local authors and arts organizations to provide programming and fundraising opportunities. - Overall operational leadership tasks including budget maintenance, volunteer management, program tracking and evaluation, and outreach and promotion.