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From: Asia, E.Europe
Category: Teaching Experience, No experience, Administrator, Editor,
Other, Other, Experience
Date: 07 Jul 2000
Time: 19:38:06
Remote Name: 216.78.85.189
ADAM BYRN TRITT 117 NW 36 Terrace Gainesville, FL 32607 (352)373-0106 adam@englishexpert.com
EDUCATION:
1998-2000 MASTER OF SCIENCES IN ENGLISH EDUCATION WITH FL. STATE DEPT. OF EDUCATION ENDORSEMENT ELIGIBLITY IN TESOL, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Laud., Florida. 1985-1988 BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY, Florida International University, Miami, Florida.
1982-1985 ASSOCIATE OF ARTS WITH HONORS, Miami Dade Community College, North Campus.
COURSES AND SEMINARS:
HUMAN RELATIONS TRAINING WORKSHOP, Miami Dade Community College, Opa Locka, Florida.
GENERAL AND ADVANCED SEMANTICS, Ethical Hypnosis Consultation and Training Center, Hallandale, Florida.
EMPLOYMENT:
2000-Present INSTRUCTOR, City College, Gainesville, Florida. Instructor in Adult Education for Reading, English and Composition and Developmental English. Classes include ESL students.
1998-Present MANAGER, Moon Goddess of Florida, Inc. Managing a retail business. Coordinating staff, purchasing stock, organizing classes and events, advertising and publicity.
1992-1998 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST, State of Florida, Department of HRS Determining eligibility and ongoing case management for economic and medical services. Establishing community service links for special needs clients.
1990-1992 MANAGER, Flower Power, Inc. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Manager of Floral Chain.
1989-1990 SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, Alachua County Schools, Gainesville, Florida
1986-1988 SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, Dade County Schools, Miami, Florida.
1982-1986 PARAPROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR, Miami Dade Community College, North Campus, Paraprofessional instructor in Special Needs Departments (English as a Second Language and Developmental English). Devised primary and alternate materials, study aids and tests to assist special needs students. Supervised testing, evaluations and instruction.
1985-1986 LECTURER AND RESEARCHER, Museum of Science, Miami, Florida, Lectured and gave demonstrations to public and academic groups. Researched, wrote and produced lectures and live science demonstrations in natural and hard sciences.
1982-1986 INSTRUCTOR, English as a Second Language, Lexicon, Inc., Miami, Florida, Taught English to speakers of other languages, planned lessons and tests for groups and individuals.
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AWARDS:
Book Club of South Florida Poetry Prize. 1st place, 1999 Outstanding Academic Achievement in Psychology, 1989 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1989 National Deans List, 1989
VOLUNTEER WORK:
Conversation Partner, English Language Institute, University of Florida Interfaith Coalition Against Poverty Member of City of Gainesville Nature Centers' Commission Payne's Prairie Coalition Unitarian Universalist Religious Educator for middle school and Advisor for Teen Group.
PUBLISHED WORKS:
Spring-1999 {Prose} Dance-1999 {Poetry} But the Sun of Man or Respite-1999 (Poetry) Recognizing Kali in a Young Girl- 1999 (Poetry) Sh’kena -1999 (Poetry) One Lost Child, 1989 [Essay on Education] Sara, 1989 [Short story] Come Dancing, 1989 [Article on stress reduction]
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
TESOL -Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. Sunshine State TESOL Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators The Academy of American Poets
REFERENCES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST