BESS ANA K ENDIG

(720) 545-4970 | bessana.kendig@gmail.com

Chicago, IL 60614

Education
B. A. I N CRE AT I VE W RI TI N G – Fiction Specialization – Columbia College Chicago - Chicago, IL – May 2018

Work Experience
CREATIVE WRITING CONSERVATORY – The Chicago High School for the Arts – Chicago, Illinois - 2018-present
Fiction Writing II Instructor September 2020 – present
● Teaching fundamentals of fiction writing to sophomores
● Remote teaching on google classroom
Professional Development: College Readiness Instructor September 2019 - present
● Teaching Professional Development: College Readiness to juniors and seniors
● Adapting curriculum to meet students’ needs and incorporate social emotional learning segments
● Evaluating coursework and conferencing with students about their futures
● Using trauma informed and restorative practices to achieve resolutions
ChiArts Summer Camp for middle grades, 2019 - present
● Incorporating fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and editing into lesson plans for three-week program
● Instructing five hours a day while incorporating multidisciplinary activities to maintain engagement
● Mentoring and teaching students about furthering their education in creative writing
Teaching Artist Substitute – September 2018 - present
● Teaching provided creative writing lessons and original lesson plans for Arts Exploration Day
● Chaperoning field trips as a substitute off campus
Internship Experience – Spring 2018
● Observing class lectures: Elements of Fiction, Fiction Workshop, and Responding to Art
● Creating lesson plans and teaching them under supervision
TEACHING ARTIST – Community Schools: Ravenswood- Chicago, Illinois – 2015-present
● Teaching visual arts and creative writing classes to 1-5 th grade students
● Writing curricula and conducting artist workshops
TUTORING – Columbia College Chicago- Chicago, Illinois – 2015-2018
● Tutoring college and graduate level academic literature and English
● Tutoring in professional development writing: resumes, cover letters, and applications
● Tutoring in the Story Workshop Method
● Writing curricula and conducting artist workshops for directed studies in theater and creative writing
● Can type 89 WPM 97% accuracy before local error editing process

Professional Development Personal Skills

POSITIVE DISCIPLINE
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES ACTIVE LISTENER
ANTI-RACISM ARTS READING GROUP LEADERSHIP
CREATIVE THINKER
References
TINA BOYER BROWN
Managing Director for Arts Conservatories & Creative Writing Department Head
The Chicago High School for the Arts

Email: tbrown@chiarts.org
Phone: 312-857-6219

SO PHI E GO A LSO N
Creative Writing Department Instructor
Teaching Mentor
The Chicago High School for the Arts

Email: sophielucidojohnson@gmail.com
Phone: 503-475-4922

A LYCE MCQ UE E N
Site Coordinator
Ravenswood Elementary
Community Schools at Columbia College Chicago

Email: amcqueen@colum.edu
Phone: 847-274-9301