Aaron Reynolds
Teaching Experience
Aaron Kyle Reynolds
615 Gaylor Street, Austin, Texas 78752
(512) 576-8767 aaronkyle888@hotmail.com
Objective:To obtain a position within educational institution or developmental organization providing instruction, research skills, academic services, teacher training, and/or educational consulting.
Highlights of Qualifications
- Designed and implemented organization and instruction programs in both in public and private grade schools, UT Austin, and Austin Community College
- Recognized for leadership, communication, problem solving, and project management skills
- Exceptional ability to multi-task, review, synthesize, and organize information, materials, and people
- Highly effective in leadership, training, and cooperative teamwork roles
- Self-Motivated, committed, resourceful, and reliable in high-performance level environments
Relevant Work Experience
Adjunct Faculty Member, History Department, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas.
- Designed and implemented course curriculum for United States History, 1492-1877, and Post 1877 in local high schools and ACC facilities
- Supported students’ development of intellectual and project completion skills
- Cooperated with department administrators and colleagues in program to bridge the high school/college/workforce transition
Research/Instructional Development Team Member, History, English, Political Science Departments, University of Texas at Austin.
- Researched team-based learning pedagogical data to design student centered survey course organized on primary source inference skills and small group project management
- Cooperated with UT Faculty and fellow Graduate Students to design, implement, and document successful team-based learning models in large scale university level survey course
- Provided individual academic skill and intellectual process training to students
Team Member, Controlled essay-scoring project for general education writing assessment as part of UT Austin’s accreditation by the Southern Association of College and Schools (SACS).
- Cooperated with team of assessment administrators in evaluating and scoring undergraduate essays to determine appropriate college level writing standards.
- Participated in revision of holistic rubric for appropriate college level writing standards.
- Advised program administrators on ways to improve rater training and essay sample selection.
Classroom Teacher, Gardner Betts Leadership Academy, Griffin School, and Austin Independent School District.
- Designed and implemented Social Studies, Language Arts, and Fine Arts curriculum in diverse educational institutions/classroom environments
- Worked directly with Administration in County, City, and Private organizations to provide academic and cognitive development services to high achieving, special-needs, and at-risk youth.
- Trained teachers and emergent readers in holistic and phonemic literacy strategies to raise under-served students to state standards
Employment Summary
Adjunct Faculty, ACC History Department 6/2010-Present
Research/Teaching Assistant UT Austin, History/English/Pol. Science Departments 09/2007-Present
Classroom Teacher, Fine Arts, Gardner Betts Leadership Academy 06/2005-Present
Classroom Teacher, U.S. History, English, Fine Arts, Griffin School 08/2001-08/2008
Classroom Teacher/Reading Specialist, Paredes Middle School, AISD 01/2001-06/2001
Education
M.A. History, University of Texas at Austin 06/2010
M.A. Teaching, Austin College 06/2001
B.A. History, Austin College 06/2000
*Currently enrolled PhD. Program in History, University of Texas at Austin
Published: October 25, 2010