Martin Chaffee

Education City Community Housing Lot 1, Apt. 23E

Al Rayyan, Qatar

+974 6687 4291

martinchaffee@gmail.com

Education
M.A. English, University of NebraskaLincoln, May 2014
B.S. Secondary Ed., B.A. Spanish, Concordia UniversitySeward, Nebraska, May 2006
Endorsement
English (7-12), Spanish (7-12), ELL (K-12)
Certification
Nebraska Initial Teaching Certificate (Expires 08/31/2018)
International Baccalaureate, English A1 Montezuma, New Mexico, June 2009
Experience in Education
8th Grade English Teacher, Qatar Academy, Doha, Qatar, August 2014-present
Teach three sections of 8th grade English in the IB MYP program
Collaborate in planning and revising 8th grade curriculum
Provide six hours per week of student academic support to 7th grade English
Week Without Walls leader Spain, 2015
Teaching Assistant, University of NebraskaLincoln, August 2013-May 2014
Taught two sections of ENGL 150: Writing: Rhetoric as Inquiry each semester
Developed curriculum meeting Achievement-Centered Education standards
English Teacher, Escuela Bella Vista, Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 2009-2011
Developed curriculum and taught 9th Grade English
Collaborated with development of International Baccalaureate A1 and A2 Curriculum
Taught IB A1 and A2 year one
Developed curriculum and taught 6th grade drama
Participated in IB 5-year review
Collaborated in implementing changes to IB Language curriculum for 2011
Collaborated with curriculum alignment of K-12 English instruction based on McRel standards
Copy editor for new school website
Spanish Teacher and Librarian, Lincoln Lutheran Middle/High School, Lincoln, Nebraska
Aug. 2008-June 2009
Taught Spanish II
Collaborated with development of Spanish II curriculum
Attended professional development seminars
Managed middle school and high school library
Monitored study hall
Served as assistant coach, boys junior varsity soccer

Additional Teaching Experience

Co-Taught SAT Prep Course, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Substitute Teacher, Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE
ELL Student Teaching, Lefler Middle School, Lincoln, NE
Student Teaching, Baltimore Lutheran High School, Baltimore, MD
Student Teaching, David City Aquinas High School, David City, NE
Summer English Camp, Panama City, Panama
Summer English Camp, Ningbo, China

Aug. 2010-June 2011

Oct. 2007-June 2008
May-June 2006
Mar.-May 2006
Jan.-Mar. 2006
May 2004, July 2006
July-Aug. 2004

Additional Work Experience

Editorial Assistant, Prairie Schooner literary journal
Freelance Copywriter and Copyeditor
Director of Communications, Vitru Inc.
Research Assistant, University of NebraskaLincoln
Legal Assistant, Wolzen Immigration Law Office
Guest Service Representative and Deckhand, Cruise West

Aug. 2013-Present
Jan. 2008- June 2013
Jan.-June 2013
Aug.-Dec. 2012
Jan.-June 2012
Sept. 2006-June 2007

Awards/Honors
Four-year letter winner, varsity soccer, Concordia University
NAIA Academic All-American
Relevant Course Work
Graduate Courses
Composition Theory and Practice
Introduction to Research and Scholarship
Latina Literature
Contemporary Fiction
Film Directors: Contemporary World Cinema
Undergraduate Courses
American Literature II
Writing for the Professions
Modern Poetry
Intermediate Writing
English Language and Linguistics
Introduction to Dramatic Arts
Undergraduate Courses in Spanish
Intermediate Spanish I & II
Spanish Composition
Literature Analysis in Spanish
Greek and Roman Mythology
Special Skills
Microsoft Word
Power School
Grade Quick
Moodle

PowerPoint
iWeb
Rubicon Atlas
Google Classroom

2001-2004
2004

Creative Writing WorkshopFiction

Critical Theory
Spanish Grammar and Stylistics
Contemporary Womens Fiction
Masters Thesis: Creative WritingFiction

English Literature I
Studies in the English Language
Adolescent Literature
Shakespeare
Oral and Written Communications

Spanish Conversation
Hispanic Literature
Contemporary History of Central America
History of the United States

Microsoft Excel
iMovie
Ning

Easy Grade Pro

Garage Band
Blackboard