Geoffrey Miller

2512 Freeland Ct., Naperville, IL 60564 (630) 632-6705 miller.e.geoffrey@gmail.com

Summary_____________________________________________________________
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Prospective English teacher and high-achieving academic. Looking forward to helping students become
sensitive to the many messages that circulate within society. Descriptivist grammarian, occasionally like the
movie better than the book, veteran competitive Super Smash Bros. player and tournament organizer, experienced
writing tutor, and proponent of the Oxford comma.

Education and
Certification__________________________________________________________
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Bachelors in Secondary Education-English, Arizona State University
Barrett Honors College
Magna Cum Laude 3.73 GPA
Deans List (Fall 2014-present)
Certifications
NES English Language Arts Certification
NES Professional Knowledge Secondary Level Certification
SEI endorsement through ASU coursework, 90 hours

May 2016

Expected May 2016

Expected May 2016
May 2016

Teaching Experience
Student Teacher at Desert Mountain High School (SUSD)
Aug 2015-May 2016
Designed and delivered weekly English lesson plans to a diverse group of 10th grade students
Developed formative and summative assessments to monitor student growth
Intern Teacher at Metro Tech High School (PUHSD)
Jan
2015-May 2015
Assisted and observed mentor teacher with delivering lessons to a diverse group of 9th grade students
Assisted with classroom management and supported mentor teachers content knowledge
Graded some assessments
Intern Teacher at Grand Canyon Preparatory Academy (Charter)
Aug 2014-Dec 2014
Assisted and observed mentor teacher with delivering lessons to a diverse group of 7th and 8th grade students
Assisted with classroom management and supported mentor teachers content knowledge
Provided one-on-one support to an ELL

Provided one-on-one instruction and participated in after-school music lessons

Other Related Skills and

Activities_________________________________________________________

Tutored Honors College freshmen on writing philosophy and literary analysis essays (Fall 2014-present)
Graded written assessments as a Writing Fellow in English 102 under Professor Ebru Erdem (Fall 2015)
Graded written assessments Teaching Assistant in Psychology 320 under Professor Heather Cate (Fall 2014)
Tutored a variety of age levels at Kumon Learning Center for two summers (2013, 2014)
Created and lead math lessons at the 5th grade level in MTE 402 Service Learning (Fall 2014 semester)
Familiar with two different methods of sentence diagramming

Local freelance Tournament Organizer in the Super Smash Bros. competitive gaming community; organizing staff at
MVG Sandstorm national tournament and have run the only free weekly tournament in Arizona for the past 4 years
(2012-present)
Non-Major Member of ASU Wind Ensemble (2012-Fall 2014)
Distance Runner, formerly of Neuqua Valley High School Cross Country and Track and Field teams

Awards and
Achievements________________________________________________________
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National Merit Finalist (2012)
Graduated Cum Laude from Neuqua Valley High School (2012)
United States Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award (2012)
AP Scholar with Distinction (2011)
Illinois State Scholar (2011)

References___________________________________________________________
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Tutor at Barrett Writing Center in ASU (Fall 2014 semester-present), Supervised by Dr. Aviva DoveViebahn
Tutor at Shorewood Kumon (5/22/13-8/14/13, 5/28/14-8/16/14), Supervised by Lovina Saxena, (630)
247-5480