Tina M.

Spurlock
2585 Greenland Drive Merced, Ca. 95340
Phone: 209-761-2977 E-Mail: tspur@mac.com

Education

● Currently completing Master’s in Education, California State Stanislaus (Fall 2019)

● Certification of Master Online Instruction, Brigham Young University, 2018
● Preliminary Administrative Credential, California State University Stanislaus, 2014

● National Writing Project/UC Merced Writing Project Fellow/Teacher Consultant 2010-Present

● Dutch-American Scholar-Amsterdam Fulbright Center 2009-Present

● California Department of Education, Single Subject Teaching Credential English, Chapman

University, 1999

● Bachelor of Arts-English and Theatre, California State University Stanislaus, Turlock, Ca. 1998

Honors and Awards

● Superintendent’s Award Merced Union High School District, 2010

● Teacher of the Year, El Capitan High School, 2014

● Club Advisor of the Year, El Capitan High School, 2015

● Club of the Year, El Capitan HIgh School 2017

Experience

El Capitan High School 2013-Present

● Founding English Department Chair/Grade Level Facilitator
● Mentor teacher in utilizing technology effectively for student engagement and PBL.
● Piloted co-teaching model currently used with special populations at ECHS.
● Partners with teachers to develop relevant and rigorous writing and PBL curriculum utilizing
instructional technology and National Writing Project Standards.
● Guides, facilitates and collaborates with teachers in advancing their technical and
collaboration skills.
● Dutch Fulbright Fellowship: Coordinates, facilitates, and chaperones international student
academic exchanges to the Netherlands, France, Spain, Czech Republic, Belgium, England,
Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Wales.
● In opening a new school: responsible for designing, arranging and/or facilitating professional
development opportunities for new teachers in technology integration, PBL and writing
including 21st Century Teacher Cohort, and direct school support.
 ● Founding member of ECHS Instructional Leadership Team, 100% attendance at all meetings,
and 2016-2017 WASC Team leader.
● Serves as a Teacher Consultant for the UC Merced Writing Project and mentor writing teacher
for technology utilization, project-based learning, and college readiness in a 1:1 classroom.
● Administration Designee Experience 2016-Present

Golden Valley High School 2004-2013

● Co-Department Chair/Pre-AP English 1 Teacher
● Designed, developed and facilitated classroom websites as a tool for communication and
collaboration.
● Collaborated with district curriculum writing teams to develop yearly plans emphasizing
skills-based learning and assessments.
● Collaborated with multi-level department teams in developing rigorous and relevant writing
curriculum and instruction.
● Developed and implemented project-based learning initiatives utilizing technology resources.
● Facilitated the development of capstone projects and project-based learning assessments
with Mr. Robert Wendel.
● Developed on-line writing workshops, conferences, discussions and evaluations.
● WASC Committee leader, AVID teacher and AVID Demonstration School Site team member.

Career Teaching Experience: Site Teacher Leader, AP Literature, AP Language & Composition, Film and
Composition, English III, English II, English Language Development, Theatre Arts, Dance, English I Pre-Advanced
Placement; AVID teacher, UC Merced Writing Project Teacher Consultant, National Writing Project Consultant,
CALPASS, ISAW, and Gifted and Talented (Team Leader). Served as Department chair at Madera High South,
Golden Valley High School, and El Capitan High School.

Merced College

● Artistic Director Merced College Summer Youth Theatre 1994-2001

● Professor of English: English 1A, English 1B, and College 10 2016-Present

Pilot: Dual Enrollment for MUHSD
● Course Designer and Certified Online Master Instructor using Canvas Platform in a hybrid
model 2018-Present

Featured International, State, and Local Professional Development Presentations

● International Instructor: Dutch American Fulbright Project: Technology and International Student
Exchange (Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2009-present). Ten years of observing Dutch Vocational
Education Programs and PBL.

● Presenter: “Technology and its Implementations in a High School Setting” (California State
University Stanislaus, and Stanislaus Office Of Education ( 2015)

● Presenter: California Department of Education: “Technology and Common Core” (Sacramento,

June 2016)

● Professional Development Workshops ( writing, arts education, and PBL) through National Writing
Project and UC Merced 2010-Present