Tanya Firestone

• Research and design curriculum to meet audience requirements. Foster authentic relationship building within communities with website content writing and coordination of related events
• Provide analytical advice for corporate causes that help support public needs and build internal relationships
• Assist nonprofits, private schools, and urban charter schools by leading faculty and staff in experiential design and workshopping methods 
• Deliver job training skills and content-specific writing for grant proposals, human resource manuals, website design content editing, and textbook reviews for literacy content

• Liaised daily with administration and teaching staff. Supported K-12 curriculum by reviewing needs. Provided academic advising to families and students 
•  Supported teachers by administering NWEA and PSAT tests
• Offered workshops for parishioners and the school community, parents and students, to continue the established mindset of continuous growth 
• Reviewed College Programs and worked with families and learning platforms in selecting college choices

• Coordinated faculty initiatives for program development and assessment and fostered initiatives with NMC colleagues for partnering with Northwestern Michigan College to institute a college credit option for high school
  students
• Led a series of integrated curriculum mapping professional development workshops for high school faculty with sessions that opened discussion on alignment and summative assessment with evaluations
• Explored various Learning Management Systems and analyzed data to support recommendations for integrating a school-wide assessment system to accommodate faculty, student, family and board interests.
• Collaborated with the Director of Art of a Literary Publication, Cone & Acorn, and the interdisciplinary team resulting in the  launch of community projects at an Experiential Boarding School for diverse learners
• Assigned to an advisory committee role with families and the community.
• Courses Taught: English, Ancient and Protest Literature; Advanced Creative Writing; and Honors Search for 
  Meaning

• Contributed to first-year compositional meetings with colleagues for “norming” sessions and curriculum with assessment discussion. Utilized voice and digital feedback, and portfolio development research
• Courses Taught: first-year composition courses (ENG 111-112 Honors: Instructional design and honors’ continued research guidance.)

• Member of College-Wide Assessment Committee assigned to compose funding proposals and maintain state accreditation. Assessed course practices and reviewed course curriculums, while providing researched 
  presentations to faculty on Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs), program revision and alignment
• Attended Higher Learning commission (HLC) institute and presented Higher Learning Committee Assessment Practices to faculty
• Advised students and coordinated student credit transfers while assisting in partnerships with the community for job placements. Knowledgeable with student data analytics and record-keeping systems
•  Co-led a student team of writers that won the Presidential Scholarship, Compton Diversity Writing & Research Award, 2009
• Recognized by the Assessment Committee Team
• Taught first-year writing (English 99-102 honors) and adjusted the curriculum to include textbook review and assessment ensuring program alignment

• Followed standard practices for assessment and curriculum design in TOEFL, ESL preparation for testing in pronunciation and enunciation, reading and syllable placement, including conversational practice
• Liaised with International Business Executives and English Professors globally via Skype
• Served as a member of the launch team of online training programs and customized language programs
• Advised on content for marketing material development and the development of an employee training manual for internal company needs
• Facilitated language programs designed for International speakers requiring Business English speaking and writing skills, including non-native speakers lacking previous exposure to language conventions

• Edited and evaluated writing samples and lesson designs with the nonprofit Chicago Foundation for Education, for Chicago Public School (CPS) teachers. Conducted poetry sessions within the shop with focus on space design, language, and botany
• Managed corporate fund-raising events, including event planning, in conjunction with Chicago Business for Women. Maintained business accounts with Lululemon and Tea Gschwender 
  retailers
• Taught first-year writing with a focus on Ethnography at Columbia College, Chicago, IL
• Offered specially designed Business Writing Workshops to businesses
• Sponsored writing pieces that appeared in Where Magazine, Chicago

English Teaching Instructor

Courses Taught: First-year writing, English 101 and English 102