Tracy Adrian

17 Avenida 6-36 Zona 16

Edificio Lindora Lofts, Apt. 204 Colonia La Montaa
502 5901-3265
tracy.l.adrian@gmail.com
Education
Miami University, Oxford, OH
Master of Arts of Teaching: Integrated Literature and Language Arts, May 2010
GPA: 3.91/4.0
Miami University, Oxford, OH
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, May 2006
GPA: 3.74/4.0
Honors & Awards
Cum Laude, Deans list (7 semesters)
University Honors with Distinction and English Departmental Honors
Phi Beta Kappa
Praxis Recognition of Excellence - PLT and English Content
Teaching Experience
Colegio Interamericano de Guatemala, Guatemala City 1/2015-Currently
English Teacher, 11th and 12th English (Honors, Standard, and AP Literature)
Established a question based curriculum, relying on a year-long central question supported by essential
questions in each unit.
Designed a literature curriculum based on a thematic approach and assisted implementation throughout the
ELA department.
Communicated with parents, administration, and students through web based programs, such as Class Dojo,
Google Classrooms, and RenWeb in order to form a multi-faceted team working for student success.
Collaborated with the Special Education Coordinator to create a new, regimented accommodation system.
English Language Arts Department Head
Observed teachers in the ELA department to foster best practices.
Facilitated department meetings, which focused on professional development and department initiatives.
Led a building wide Two Sentence Story Celebration.
Implemented consistent use of noredink.com, turnitin.com, common assessments, literature circles, and other
strategies.
Curriculum Committee, ELA PreK-12 Team Leader, Committee Leader
Worked one on one and in small groups with consultant, Judi Fenton.
Wrote plan for the creation of a new curriculum.
Facilitated and led meetings in which the ELA teachers from PreK-12 wrote and aligned, both vertically and
horizontally, the English Language Arts Curriculum.
Was voted in as the Head of the Curriculum Committee for the 2016-2017 school year.
Franklin Township School District, Franklin, NJ 11/2011-12/2014
English Teacher, 11th and 12th English (Honors, Standard, Modified ESL, and Concurrent Enrollment Program)
Provided instruction for students enrolled in Raritan Valley Community Colleges composition course at the
high school.
Facilitated student exploration of the Common Core Standards, with a focus on close reading and well
reasoned writing.
Integrated a variety of new technologies into the classroom as part of a district-wide technology initiative.
Incorporated questions of ideology, ethics, self-identity, and knowledge into a variety of units and readings.
Common Assessment Committee and Assessment Revision Committee
Researched assessment methods and developed PARCC- aligned Cold Read and On Demand Writing common
assessments.

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, Annandale, NJ 8/2011-11/2011

Maternity Leave Replacement English Teacher, 11th English (AP Language, Honors, and College Preparatory)
Explored questions of justice, selfhood, and social responsibility through Transcendentalism, American
Drama, John Steinbeck, Peter Singer, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Frederick Douglass.
Prepared students to achieve on the AP Language exam.
 Floyd County Public Schools, Floyd, VA 9/2010-6/2011
English Teacher, 11th English (Honors and General)
Incorporated technology through WebQuests, podcasts, interactive PowerPoints, and clicker systems.
Differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all students, including those on Individualized Education Plans.
Supplemented instruction with a focus on preparing students for standardized testing as an afterschool tutor.
Montgomery County Public Schools, Christiansburg, VA 2/2010-6/2010
Substitute Teacher and Homebound Teacher
Provided instruction, managed the classroom, and promoted learning in the absence of the classroom teacher.
Provided instruction and promoted student learning for individuals during long absences.
Ross High School, Hamilton, Ohio 8/2009 - 11/2009
Student Teacher, 9th and 11th Honors English and Drama
Developed a Multi-Genre Research Project unit, which colleagues used as a template.
Earned excellent appraisals from my supervising and cooperating teachers.
Professional Development
AASSA Educators Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3/2017
Presented a workshop entitled Why are We Learning? Utilizing a Central Question to Organize and Give
Purpose to Your Course.

Looking for Learning at Inter, Guatemala City 11/2015 and 1/2017

Presented a workshop entitled Why are We Learning? Utilizing a Central Question to Organize and Give
Purpose to Your Course.
Will present a workshop entitled Integrating Literature Circles Across Grades and Content.
Will co-present a workshop to turnkey the Compass Education Level 1 Workshop
Compass Education Level 1 Workshop, Colegio Maya 11/2016
Developed sustainability toolbox.
Participated in a variety of best practices.
AP English Literature and Composition, Dayton, OH 8/2015
Calibrated rubric use for the AP English Literature and Composition Exam.
Learned, and later implemented, best practices for rigorous, AP level instruction.
Educating Students about the Holocaust and Genocides, Ocean City, NJ 8/2014
Explored ways to teach emotionally charged subjects with an illuminating, authentic, and actionable approach.
NJEA Professional Development Workshops and Symposiums, Newark, NJ 8/2012, 8/2013, 8/2014
Learned and implemented best practices, including theories by John Hattie and Charlotte Danielson.
SIOP Training, Somerset, NJ 5/2014
Learned and implemented best practices for ELL students, including Wear a Word, Scripted Conversation
Prompts, and variations on Think/Pair/Share.

New Jersey Writing Alliance, Princeton, NJ 8/2012, 8/2013, 8/2014

Learned and implemented best practices in the English Literature classroom, including SOAPSTone, Poem-A-
Day, and Sustained Silent Reading programs.

Leadership Activity
Peers In Education (member and co-leader)
An association for educators that facilitates cross-curricular co-planning and action research
National Council of Teachers of English
New Jersey Writing Alliance
Floyd County Student Book Club Co-Advisor