108 Alden Street

Syracuse, NY 13210
(845) 416-5807
Kerrivalesey@gmail.com

Kerri Valesey
Master of Arts in Teaching
State University of New York at Cortland
Focus: Adolescent English Education
Cumulative GPA: 3.79, December 2014

Bachelors of Arts
University at Albany, State University of New York
Majors: English, Linguistics, and Anthropology
Cumulative GPA: 3.66, Magna Cum Laude May 2008.

Certification: 7-12 ELA Certification- In Process

Teaching Experience:
Middle School Student Teaching: Pine Grove East Middle School (Fall 2014)
High School Student Teaching: East Syracuse-Minoa Central High School (Fall 2014)
Professional Development
Seven Valleys Writing Project, Cortland Chapter of National Writing Project
Saturday Sessions 2014-2015, Summer Writing Institute 2014
Pertinent Work Experience
Syracuse City School District: Corcoran High School
Daily Substitute Teacher March 2015-Present
Seven Valleys Writing Project, Cortland Chapter of National Writing Project
Website Designer 2014- Present: www.sevenvalleyswritingproject.com
Summer Institute Assistant Director: July 2015
Digital Writing Workshop Co-Director July 2015
University At Albany, Research Foundation
Annotation Assistant, Human Terrain Project March 2009-October 2009
Annotation of chat dialogues, marked transcripts to signal speech acts, local and global
topics
Research Assistant, Thai Translation Project December 2008-October 2009
Edited lexicon of Thai computer translation programs, as well as Thai linguistic resources
Societies, Honors, & Awards:
- Writing Matters Conference Presentation: Digital Storytelling & Student Digital Literacies
- Ethnography Forum: Research Presentation (Coauthored with Dr. S. Hobson): Positioning
Students as Ethnographers
- National Writing Project, Seven Valleys Chapter
- Student Teaching with Honors at East Syracuse-Minoa High School
- Phi Beta Kappa National Honors Society
- Presidential Honors Society, University at Albany Chapter
- University at Albany, Presidential Scholars Scholarship 04-08, Post Undergraduate
Scholarship, 08-10, Deans List of Distinguished Students

Keith Ward

ESM High School ELA Teacher

Karen Stearns

Cortland Professor & Student Teaching Supervisor

(315)434-3300
x6275
(607)753-2072

David Franke

Cortland Professor & Director Seven Valleys Writing Project

(607)753-5945

Jean Schoff

Pine Grove Middle School ELA Teacher

(315)434-3050

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