Heather Garrett

Experience

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  School Board of Hernando County

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Middle School Language Arts Teacher: 7-8th Grade
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  School District of Hillsborough County

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Middle School Language Arts Teacher: 8th Grade, including gifted & SpEd co-taught classes

  o Taught theme-based reading and writing units with an emphasis on planning, organizing and developing essays. o Collaborated on a five-teacher team to plan, address student needs and communicate with parents.o Co-taught with a gifted co-teacher and special ed co-teacher (emotionally handicapped).o Integrated technology (including desktop and website publishing), composed exams, managed assignments, kept accurate records.o Club sponsor and after school program instructor.

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  Bibb County School District

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  High School Language Arts Teacher: 9th Grade, including gifted/honors classes

  o Planned lessons to develop students’ writing and literary analysis skills. o Prioritized building positive relationships with colleagues, students and parents.o Integrated technology, composed exams, managed assignments, kept accurate records.

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  Kimberly-Clark

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Administrative Assistant

  Updated financial spreadsheets, designed presentations, planned large meeting events, composed/edited letters, managed calendars, answered phones.

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  Communities In Schools of Georgia

  Apr 2003 - Feb 2015

  Field Operations Specialist; Curriculum Development & Training Coordinator

  o Co-wrote, received and managed four grants, including a four-year $2.48 M federal Race to the Top grant.o Led team that organizes face-to-face and virtual trainings for statewide educational network of Performance Learning Centers (PLCs), including 4-day conference for 200+ attendees.o Provided on-site and virtual technical assistance to school staff and/or non-profit leadership in six states. o Managed “curriculum teams” of 3-24 Georgia teachers to review and align online curriculum to performance standards and design rigorous projects to fill gaps.o Created and updated training manuals, train-the-trainer guides, and workshop presentations yearly. Show less

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  BigSocialMarketing.com

  Feb 2015 - Jul 2015

  Content Writer/Social Media Strategist

  Writing content for corporate webpages, blogs and social media outlets, including Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Clients include attorneys, CPAs, insurance agents, homebuilders, automotive repair businesses, home restoration services, restaurants and retail shops.

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  Cherokee County School District - GA

  Jul 2015 - Jun 2020

  High School English Teacher: 10th & 11th grades, including honors; ESL & SpEd co-taught classes
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  Sixes Learning Services LLC

  Aug 2020 - Apr 2021

  Daycare Provider/Digital Learning Facilitator
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  CHARTER SCHOOLS USA AT CHEROKEE, LLC

  Jul 2021 - now

  Middle School English/Language Arts Teacher