Dena Holley

Dena K Wise Holley 5341 Hwy 15 N Ecru, MS 38841 Home Phone - Email:-Objective I seek a long-term position as part of an educational team. My goal is to find an enjoyable work environment with plenty of challenges and a variety of opportunities to motivate the passion for expression that dwells within all students, and perfect the ability to coherently express themselves. Personality I am a highly adaptable and versatile educator seeking to enhance the literary and writing skills of future professionals and career path learners. Work Experience 2018 - Current Pontotoc County School District English Language Arts teacher 7-8th grades In-school tutoring for remediation writing After school tutoring for remediation and enrichment levels Choir Director 7-12th grades- Pontotoc City School District 2015/2016 English III and Journalism Continuing after school vocal music instruction (theory and practice) Sponsoring an after school writing center 2013-14 English I, II, AP IV, and Compensatory Reading and Writing 2012/13 AP English IV and English IV Summer of 2012 - wrote a senior project involving community service require ments and research, on topics inspired by volunteer work, requiring: MLA and APA formatting, parenthetical citations, length based on word count, annotated bibliographies, interviews with community service supervisors, journal writings, and personal statements of volunteer work. 2011/12 English II, English IV, and Compensatory Reading Sponsored the junior play, It’s A Wonderful Life Member of the Create Foundation’s project under the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)- Okolona School District English III, IV, Honors, Advanced Placement Literature and Composition, and Creative Writing Sponsored the monthly newsletter for the school that was published in the local newspaper Tutored MCT II re-testers before and after school three days a week. Sponsored prom and graduation Implemented Honors and AP Literature- Harmony Valley Singing School (General Music Theory and Vocal Music Instruction) Each year I worked as a volunteer to teach general music theory and vocal music instruction to all ages. Depending on the need for instructors in a variety of levels, my student ages varied from 4 years and upwards to adulthood. I have taught adults basic music theory, as well as advanced levels. Education M. A. in Teacher Leadership in Education, The University of Phoenix- B. A. in English Literature, University of MS, Oxford 1998 - 2001 Minor, Vocal Music-: I was the only student accepted to the Mississippi Early Music Ensemble, a group usually comprised of university professors. Teach Mississippi Institute Certificate of Completion April – June 2007 Advanced Placement Summer Institute, University of MS, Oxford 2009 Computer Skills All Microsoft applications, Google Drive and all applications, SAM7, PowerPoint, Keynote, Internet, Email, Excel, Numbers, Acrobat Reader, Adobe, Metavante, CLI, (Collaborative Learning Inc Systems), STI (InformationNOW), several photo shop applications, Wikispaces, Mac applications, Apple products and programs, Dell products and programs, HP products and programs, copier, fax Teaching Awards 2019-20 Superior Choir Ratings for Middle and High School from MHSAA- PREPS Value-Added Award I was one of the three teachers in the English department to receive the honor. The award is presented to the school who “performed better than the statistical model predicted that it should based on the school's free/reduced lunch percentage.” 2011 Star Teacher I was selected by the Star Student, who received the highest ACT score in the graduating class. Professional Development and Volunteer Experience Itawamba Community College Articulation Conference Attendee- University of Mississippi’s Transitioning to College Writing Symposium Attendee- Round Table Discussion Co-leader and Workshop Co-chair 2014 Member of the planning team for the 2015 symposium and presenter/workshop leader