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Re: Good editing books

Author: Cammy (---.dialup.neteze.com)
Date:   12-18-02 17:53

I would LOVE to edit your book! I have pasted my resume below and as you can see I am only breaking into the field after 17 years of TEACHING writing to adults and children....are you willing to let me give it a shot for a MUCH better price than you were quoted?????Let me know :)Cammy Mercer

My Resume:
QUALIFICATIONS

· Ability to relate effectively to people generating awareness and enthusiasm
· Adept in written, editing/proofreading, and oral communication skills
· Ability to successfully analyze and evaluate
· Knowledge of business development, organization, and systemization
· Proficiency in taking projects from inception to successful implementation
· Excellent organizational abilities with a focus on detail
· Outstanding and diverse training, teaching, and presentation skills
· Team player with ability to self-start
· Multi-faceted creativity


ACHIEVEMENTS


Taught over 50 writing workshops to large and small groups of Northern California teachers, often working with other mentors as a team, resulting in implementation of state mandated curriculum and frameworks for he teaching of English grammar and writing.

Served as a district writing proficiency exam evaluator for seniors exiting high schools. Knowledge gained from analyzing and evaluating thousands of writing samples resulted in curricular changes from fourth through high school grade levels throughout district to better meet language learning needs of students.

Collaborated with other mentor teachers in designing a rubric scale for holistically evaluating students’ writing samples and creating report cards reflecting this assessment tool. These are both still used district-wide.

Coached over 100 different entrepreneurs in varying fields and professions throughout the United States, guiding them to realize their vision for their company and see it into fruition through the implementation of systems in management, leadership, sales, and finance.

Wrote and developed creative teaching materials in all subject areas which were used extensively with hundreds of students. Shared these with many other teachers. Resulted in highly motivated students with stronger interests in learning and greater depths of comprehension.

Served as consultant for Northern California county Program Quality Review teams. Wrote, edited, and correlated final state reports for 15 schools. Earned the respect of many colleagues throughout the county.

Worked effectively one-on-one as peer coach with over 20 new teachers problem solving in areas of classroom management, organization, conflict management, curriculum, and English Language Development framework implementation.

Created and used variety of classroom organizational and management methods. Taught these to students which resulted in more successful transitions to secondary education.

Successfully coached 13 athletic teams and directed 5 dramatic productions resulting in greater student self-esteem and confidence. Several students continued in these endeavors in later years.


EXPERIENCE (1980 - Present)

E-Myth Worldwide, Santa Rosa, CA – Business Development Coach/Consultant
Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Watsonville, CA – Teacher/Mentor Teacher
Green Valley Christian School, Watsonville, CA - Teacher
Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Watsonville, CA – Writing Proficiency Evaluator
Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Santa Cruz, CA – Program Quality Review Consultant
University of California, Santa Cruz, CA - Writer’s Workshop Educator


EDUCATION

M.A. in Education: Curriculum and Instruction - University of San Francisco
B.A. in Liberal Studies - Biola University, La Mirada, CA


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Microsoft Office Suite – CompUSA Training Center, Santa Rosa, CA, 2000
Member of California Schools Leadership Academy, 1995-1997
Central California Writing Project – University of California, Santa Cruz, 1986

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