Curriculum+Vitae

**//ktaylor2@gardner-webb.edu//**
 * //102 Blue Sky Circle //**
 * //Shelby, NC 28152 //**
 * //(828) 413-0117 //**
 * //Gardner-Webb University //**
 * //P.O. Box 7226 //**
 * //Boiling Springs, NC 28017 //**
 * //(704) 406-2209 //**
 * __EDUCATION __**
 * Doctorate, **Curriculum and Instruction: Gardner-Webb University, August 2011
 * Dissertation, **Technology assisted formative assessment and its impact on instructional decision-making: A mixed methods collective case study of Study Island in the Middle Grades, defended May 2011
 * Master of School Administration, **Gardner-Webb University, August 2007
 * Bachelor of Science, ** English Education, East Carolina University, December 1996


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Middle Grades Education, **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Gardner-Webb University, Courses: Diverse Populations in the 21st Century, Reading and Writing in the Content Area, Literacy for the Middle Grades Candidate, Integrated Curriculum and Assessment, Facilitating Learning in the 21st Century, Student Teaching for Middle Grades, Secondary Classroom Management 2010-Present
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Assistant Principal, **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Liberty Middle School: Supervising curriculum and instruction, Implementing new testing and new courses such as on-line learning, Conducting in-house staff development such as North Carolina Teacher Evaluation Training, Assisting with the implementation of new technology such as ActivSlates and Skype, 2008-Present
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Middle Grades Educator, **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Heritage Middle School: 7th Grade Language Arts, 2005-2008
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Student Teacher Supervisor, **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">N.C. State University, 2008
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Teacher Mentor, **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Heritage Middle School, 2007-2008
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Middle Grades Educator, **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Topsail Middle School: 6th and 8th Grade Language Arts, 2004-2005
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Student Teacher Supervisor, **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2005
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">High School Educator, **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Bunker Hill High School: British Literature and American Literature, 2003-2004
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Co-Founder, **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Camlynn Consulting, 2003
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Middle Grades Educator, **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Heritage Middle School: 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Language Arts, 8th Grade Science, 1999-2003
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">High School Educator, **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> East Burke High School: American Literature and Reading Competency, January 1997-1999


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">PROFESSIONAL GROWTH/PRESENTATIONS __**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2011 Presenter: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Teacher Candidate Evaluation Instrument, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2011 Presenter: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">On-the-Fly Assessment in the Cloud: Using Poll Everywhere and Google Forms for Immediate Feedback, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Staff Development <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">following Faculty Retreat, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2011 Presenter: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">On-the-Fly Assessment in the Cloud: Using Poll Everywhere and Google Forms for Immediate Feedback, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">CETL Summer Workshop, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2011 Participant: North Carolina Middle School Association Annual Middle School Conference, Greensboro, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2010 Participant: National Closing Gaps and Raising Achievement Conference, Greensboro, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2010 Participant: North Carolina Middle School Association Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2010 Participant: Study Island Training, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2009 Presenter: New North Carolina Teacher Evaluation Instrument, Liberty Middle School, Morganton, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2009 Participant: Futures for Kids, Liberty Middle School, Morganton, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2009 Participant: North Carolina Middle School Association Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2009 Participant: ClassScape Training, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2008 Participant: Assessing Writing Skills in the 21st Century, NCDPI <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2008 Participant: Instructional Writing Across the Curriculum, NCDPI <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2008 Participant: Writing Workshop for Middle School ELA Teachers, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2008 Participant: Demystifying Differentiation, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2008 Participant: North Carolina Middle School Association Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2007 Participant: Summer Technology Conference, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2007 Participant: Perfecting Writing Workshop, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2007 Participant: Collaboration and Project-Based Learning, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2007 Participant: North Carolina Middle School Association Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2006 Participant: Improving Writing with Fluency and Style, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2006 Participant: Writing for Student Success, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2006 Participant: Marzano Training, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2006 Presenter: Prioritized English/Language Arts Curriculum, Heritage Middle School, Valdese, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2006 Participant: Prioritizing the English/Language Arts Curriculum, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2006 Participant: Burke Leadership Academy, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2006 Participant: Framework of Poverty Training, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2005 Participant: National Board Preparation Training, NCCAT <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2005 Participant: Renaissance Training, Pender County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2004 Presenter: Reading Skills Curriculum Units (RSCU), Camlynn Consulting, Topsail Middle School, Hampstead, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2004 Presenter: RSCU, Camlynn Consulting, Ireland Drive Middle School, Fayetteville, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2003 Participant: Integrating Technology into your Classroom, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2003 Presenter: North Carolina Middle School Conference (RSCU), Camlynn Consulting, Greensboro, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2002 Presenter: RSCU, Camlynn Consulting, East Iredell Elementary School, Statesville, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2002 Presenter: North Carolina Middle School Conference (The Community Quilt, a Team Service Project), Greensboro, NC <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2000 Participant: Project CRISS (Creating Independence through Student-owned Strategies) Level II (Trainers) Workshop, Burke County <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2000 Participant: Project CRISS Workshop, Burke County

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2005 National Board Certified Teacher <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2002 North Carolina Middle School Association’s Team of the Year for Region 7 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1992 North Carolina Teaching Fellow
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS __**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">ASCD <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">North Carolina Middle School Association <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">National Council of Teachers of English <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">North Carolina Association of Educators
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS __**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Available upon request
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