Jessica Morris

661 N. Seventh St.

Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Education
6/2014- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Present Candidate for Master of Arts, Education in Curriculum & Instruction

315-481-0317 Office
jessica.dawn.morris@gmail.com
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

Activities: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society

9/20095/2013

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY

July 2013

HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER

HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, May 2013 (Minors in Political Communications, Womens and Gender Studies)
Activities: Student Government Association, Campus Assault Response, Student Greater Madison

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

Enrolled in a state-approved Practitioner Teacher Program by July 2013.

Highly qualified to teach: Middle School English and Secondary Social Studies

Experience
6th GRADE, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
7/2014Present
7/20135/2014

Summer
2013

8/20105/2013

TEACH FOR AMERICA (TFA)

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY

Campus Assault Response

4/20124/ 2013

Student Government Association, Speaker of the Student Senate.

Responsible for grading work of students through the semester.

Facilitated understanding of the material through discussion and leading study sessions.

Establish and run weekly senate and committee chair meetings, and attend weekly executive member meetings.
Serve as a liaison between the senate and the executive officers.

NEW YORK PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP

Canvasser.

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

Worked full-time going door-to-door to raise awareness of hydraulic fracturing in the greater Syracuse area.
Promoted membership to the organization.

KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL

Contests, Workshops and Awards Intern.

HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA

Helped to run an on-campus 24/7 helpline for victims and survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence.
Received 40 hours of training and passed exit exam to ensure capability to take 24 hour shifts on the helpline.
Took an average of three 24-hour shifts/week while school was in session.
Attended meetings, additional trainings, and events related to sexual assault and intimate partner violence.

Teaching Assistant, Sociology of Gender.

Summer
2010

CLEVELAND, MISSISSIPPI

Corps member.

Selected from approximately 50,000 applicants nationwide to join national teacher corps of recent college graduates who commit
two years to teach in high-needs public schools

Teach in a summer school program run by TFA for students in Mississippi public schools under the supervision of a faculty of
experienced teachers
Engage in a full schedule of professional development activities and graduate classes, including seminars, discussion groups,
workshops, individual and group reflections, readings, and learning teams specific to my teaching license area

1/20135/2013

Summers
2011 and
2012

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

Kenilworth Science and Technology

Responsible for educating all sixth graders in reading, writing, and language usage.

Attend regular professional development meetings and workshops

Inspire Charter Academy

Responsible for educating all sixth graders in reading, writing, and language usage.

Cumulative, students grew 150% in language usage and 117% in reading comprehension.

Attended regular professional development meetings and workshops

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

Assisted in planning and carrying out the schedule of the 2010 Key Club International Convention in Memphis.
Coordinated and planned all workshop logistics and distributed all workshop materials, as well as logistics for workshop speakers.
Assisted with coordination and planning of contests and awards, and other duties as assigned.

Community/
Volunteer
Summer 2014

TEACH FOR AMERICA (TFA)

Transition Team Leader.

2011-2012

Personal

Lead a team of 8 incoming corps members through their transition process into both TFA and the Baton Rouge community.
Facilitated group discussions surrounding education, diversity, and team building.
Served as a liaison between TFA staff and incoming corps members
Designed the schedule of events and activities for the week of Induction

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY

The Big Event Co-Coordinator.

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA

Planned and executed a large-scale day of community service, for which ~1,000 students volunteered.
Recruited volunteers, managed the budget, and secured ~1,000 jobs around the community for volunteers to work at.
Brought together the public, private and non-profit, in the name of service to complete jobs to benefit the Harrisonburg
community.
Avid reader. Love to travel and experience new cultures. Also enjoy sports, watching documentaries, and community service.