SUSANNAH M. TOURNEAR

CAREER OBJECTIVE

EDUCATION

• Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
  Summer 1995 to present
  working on Masters Degree in English
• Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
  September 1979 to May 1983
  Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Spanish Education
• Dean's Honor List for Scholastic Achievement
• Henry Senachwine High School, Henry, IL
  1975 to 1979
• National Honor Society & DAR recipient

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Director, Chancel Choir, Princeton United Methodist Church
  Princeton Community Chorus
  Quincy Community Chorus
  Leader of a 5 choir program, worship, education, and growth at Quincy Union Methodist Church
  Delta Kappa Gamma, honorary society for women educators
  Regional Spanish Teacher Ass'n
  Director, Youth Choir, Monmouth First United Methodist Church and Quincy Union Methodist Church
  Director, Chancel Choir and Union Singers, Quincy Union Methodist Church
  Ecumenical Singers
  Unconditional Love, musical ensemble
  New Majority, co-leader, musical ensemble
  Living Unit Social Chairperson and Resident Assistant
  Religious Life Committee
  American Passion Play cast
  Faculty Selection Committee, Illinois Wesley University

WORKSHOPS

• Committee for development of new curricular offerings, UHS
  Reading Through the Levels, Cur. Deco., Springfield
  Foreign Language Cur. Devo., Monmouth College, Monmouth
  English Dept. Heads Workshops, ISU, Normal
  Committee for Reading Assessment, YHS
  Calendar Development Committee, UHS
  Foreign Language Immersion Workshop, Chicago
  English Curriculum Devo., K-12, YHS

PRE-DEGREE EXPERIENCE

• Teacher's Assistant in Spanish IWU, Bloomington,IL
  tutor students in Spanish 201, cultural presentation, grammar, lecture
  
  • Teacher's Assistant in English
    IWU, Bloomington, IL
    tutor students in Expository Writing 105, several lectures
    
  • tutor-Kindergarten
    Bent School, Bloomington, IL
    work with students on an individual basis and as a class, teach basic skills
    
  • tutor-Junior High English
    Bloomington Junior High School, Bloomington, IL
    assist students in grammar and spelling
    
  • Student Teacher, English
    Bloomington High School, Bloomington, IL
    teach full load, research material, maintain classroom control, full classroom responsibilities
    
  • Resident Assistant, Residential Programs
    IWU, Bloomington, IL
    counselor, peer disciplinarian, programmer
    

  POST-DEGREE EXPERIENCE

  • Teacher-H.S. Spanish and English
    Princeton High School, Princeton, IL
    1994 to present, tenured
    British English, Spanish I, II, III, and IV
    
  • Teacher-H.S. Spanish and English
    LaMoille High School, LaMoille, IL
    1993 to 1994
    English for the workplace, English I, Spanish I, II, III, and IV, and Spanish IV at Princeton High School
    
  • Teacher-H.S. Spanish and English
    Sandwich High School, Sandwich, IL
    1991 to 1993, tenured
    Senior English (vocational), Critical Thinking & Writing (vocational junior English), Spanish I, Young Authors, individual tutoring
    
  • Ministry Assistant and Director of Music
    Union United Methodist Church, Quincy, IL
    June 1990 to July 1991
    
  • Teacher-H.S. Spanish and English
    Unity High School, Mendon, IL
    1988 to 1990, tenured
    Individualized English II (remedial), English I, all Spanish levels (1-3), Spanish Club, Student Council, class sponsor, individual tutoring
    
  • Teacher-H.S. Spanish and English
    Yorkwood High School, Monmouth, IL
    1983 to 1988, tenured
    Introduction to Freshman English, English I, English II all Spanish levels (1-4 and Independent Study), Spanish Club, Yearbook, assist in sports-i.e. score volleyball, time basketball, ticket taker, concessions, etc., individual tutoring
    
  • Teacher-Summer School English
    Warren High School, Monmouth, IL
    1987
    

  ANALYSIS OF EXPERIENCE

  Developmental Skills

  As a resident assistant, skills such as counseling, peer discipline, time management, and responsibility were strengthened. The various levels of tutoring and student teaching increased an understanding of the developmental stages of children and promoted an ability to communicate with and help develop the skills of students at their individual levels.

  Organizational Skills

  Being a resident assistant required establishing and coordinating programs for the residents. As a teacher, I initiated innovative exercises into the English program that helped students enjoy learning and built the Spanish program to 55% of the stude nt body, emphasizing a mixture of higher learning and cultural enjoyment.

  Presentation Skills

  The various tutorial programs and TA programs enhanced the manner of presentation of material focusing on specific audiences. Growing up with a severely mentally handicapped brother has fostered patience and the insight to place difficult concepts at a level the audience can understand. Student teaching and classroom teaching has helped in researching, organizing material in a functional order and presenting it in an interesting, positive manner. I prefer discussion as a form of presentation , and i n Spanish, I prefer to teach so that the students may speak, read, and write the language. Actual classroom experience has provided an outlet for skills in meeting the counseling needs of students and using these skills to make the students desire to lea rn, thus teaching them to initiate their own growth.

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