Resume

Alicia Burnette Whitley, MAT
Leesville Road High School
8410 Pride Way, Raleigh, NC 27613

Professional Experience

Leesville Road High School, Raleigh, NC
August 2012 – Present

English Teacher

  • Equity Team Leader/Organizer
  • School Improvement Team Member
  • District-Wide PLT Representative
  • Advisor LRHS Irish Dance Club
  • Co-Advisor NEHS
  • Advisor LRHS Black Student Movement (2014-2016)
  • Co-Advisor LRHS Speech and Debate Team (2013-2014)
  • Co-Advisor LRHS Gay/Straight Alliance  (2012-2015)

WCPSS Teacher Leader Corps (2013-2016)

WCPSS Content Area Leader  (2013-2014)

Granville Online Oxford, NC
Summer 2012 – Spring 2014

English Teacher and Content Developer

  • Designed and taught English III classes online
  • Collaborated to train teachers on the usage of new learning management systems
  • Led online discussions and webinars for teachers, administrators, and students

South Granville High School of Health and Life Sciences
Creedmoor, NC July 2008 – August 2012

English and Creative Writing Teacher

  • GCS Common Core Curriculum Development, ELA Team
  • Lead Teacher for the STEM Initiative and Redesigned Schools
  • Helped implement the school’s 1:1 Laptop Program
    • Collaborated to revise, implement and plan lessons for South Granville’s CREW Program
    • Presented CREW Program at the North Carolina New Schools Project Summer Institute (2011)
  • Advisor for Literary Magazine (2010-2012)
  • English Department Chair and Leadership Team Representative (2011-2012)
  • Teacher of the Year (2012)
  • “Rookie” of the Year (2009)

Superintendent’s Council, Literacy Education Committee Representative

Enka High School
Candler, NC June 2007 – July 2008

English Teacher; SAT Prep Teacher

  • Advisor for Enka’s first Gay-Straight Alliance (GLOW)
  • Taught English I, English II, and English III – Honors, Standard, and Inclusion
  • Collaborated to revise curriculum for and co-teach SAT Prep Class
  • Advised, mentored, and evaluated students throughout the Junior and Senior Project

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, Chapel Hill, NC
April 2004 – June 2007

Summer Camps and Science Curriculum Developer

  • Developed and instructed science summer camp classes for grades K-6
  • Crafted, taught, and managed the museum’s “Science Saturday” classes
  • Coordinated and Managed Planetarium Scholarships and Financial Assistance Program
  • Planned and staffed community outreach events

Star Theater Presenter

  • Designed and presented planetarium shows for public and private audiences
  • “Piloted” the planetarium’s Carl Zeiss Model VI Planetarium Projector
  • Managed technical aspects of running the planetarium

Immaculata Catholic School, Durham, NC
August 2003 – September 2004

  • After School Counselor and Tutor
  • Substitute Teacher for and grades PreK-3
  • Designed and implemented after-school curriculum for grades 4 – 6
  • Science and Language Arts tutor

Education

MAT, English, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 2007

B.A., English and Romance Languages: Spanish, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC – 2006

North Carolina Teaching Fellow Alumna – 2006

Joseph E. and Grace Needham Pogue Scholarship Alumna – 2006

Honors Semester Abroad: London – 2003

Associations and Certifications

North Carolina Teaching License, English 9-12 (exp. 2020)

North Carolina Association of Educators

Red 4 Ed NC – Board of Directors