Colleen (Thomas) Metz

Experience

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  Associated Press, et al.

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2013

  Freelance Sports Writer

  •Northwest Indiana Times: Valparaiso softball's two game covers in the 2012 NCAA Regional in Louisville, Ky. (May 18-19, 2012)•Detroit Free Press: Michigan women's football academy story (June 9, 2012)•Associated Press: Olympic boxer Claressa Shields' National PAL semifinal bout cover in Toledo, Ohio (Oct. 12, 2012)•Associated Press: Michigan women's basketball game covers vs. Duke (Nov. 28, 2012) and vs. Michigan State (Feb. 16, 2013)•Detroit Free Press: Michigan's Crisler Center Dedication weekend coverage (Feb. 15, 2013) Show less

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  Evansville Courier & Press

  Aug 2013 - May 2014

  UE Beat Writer

  •Wrote game stories, sidebars, and notebooks for the major University of Evansville sports teams.•Kept up the Courier & Press University of Evansville blog, writing daily news & notes posts, extra game coverage that doesn't go in print edition, and breaking news.•Contributed to the Courier & Press' coverage of high school football, the local Frontier League baseball team (Evansville Otters), and horse racing at Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky.

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  The Sporting News

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2017

  •Editor of the college football and basketball sections, managed two full-time writers and several contributors to produce timely and engaging content throughout the college football and basketball seasons.•Manager of the internship program, hired and trained interns and led them to develop goals for their internship and career.•Manager of the contributor network of 35 weekly contributors and served as primary editor for 20 contributors. Laid out deadlines, created weekly content plans and edited, published and promoted their articles.•Worked with all SN editors to complement sport-specific needs with contributor content and collaborated with social team to schedule contributor content on website and social media platforms.•Built the contributor network audience from 700k page views to over 6M page views and 1M unique views in 10 months; year over year (July 2014-July 2015) variance of 338% in unique views and 1255% in page views.•Led 2015 and 2016 Tour de France coverage and 2016 Summer Olympics coverage, utilizing SEO and profile-writing skills to produce 25-30 pieces for each event.Link to work: http://www.sportingnews.com/author/116-colleen-thomas Show less

  • College Sports Editor

    Oct 2014 - Jul 2017

  • Digital Desk Intern

    Aug 2014 - Oct 2014
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  Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

  Aug 2017 - Jun 2023

  Social Studies Teacher

  •IB History and AP U.S. History certified. •IB History Examiner, AP U.S. History reader.•Designed and implemented curriculum following the AP Course and Exam Description and the IB DP History standards to plan instruction emphasizing literacy, historical writing, and critical thinking skills.•Lessons focused heavily on analyzing complex text, inquiry, and document-based learning through the use of a diverse array of curriculum materials and primary/secondary sources. •Analyzed student assessment and writing data to identify skill deficits and create scaffolded lesson and unit plans to improve critical thinking skills and student efficacy in reading and historical writing.•Facilitated staff book study discussing Ibram X. Kendi’s "How to be an Anti-Racist" to emphasize importance of culturally-responsive instruction and diversity in the classroom.•Created mastery-based units during remote learning (2020-2021) through extensive use of Canvas and other digital learning platforms, utilizing backwards design strategies to ensure student success.•Lead and attend professional development centered on classroom management, literacy, instructional technology and content-based instruction. Show less

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  Zenith Prep Academy

  Jun 2023 - now

  Junior College Consultant