Bridget T. Fox
OBJECTIVE: Obtain a full-time position as a secondary social studies teacher in the content areas of U.S. History, U.S. Government, World History, or regional studies.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
· Maryland certified professional secondary social studies teacher
· Experienced ESOL and classroom teacher
Student Teacher, Social Studies Department, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, MD. 8/02-5/03.
Long-term Substitute, Social Studies Department, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, MD. 5/03-6/03.
· Taught five courses of advanced and on-level U.S. History and assessed the progress of 150 students
· Designed daily lesson plans according to National Council of Social Studies skills and standards and Maryland Department of Education Core Learning Goals for social studies
Program Director, After School Tutoring Program, Choice Middle Schools, Baltimore, MD. 8/01-6/02.
· Recruited, trained, and monitored 10 undergraduate volunteer tutors from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) to provide academic support to at-risk middle school students
Technician, Information Collection and Exchange (ICE), Peace Corps, Washington, DC. 5/96 - 1/01.
· Provided technical information and support to 8500 Peace Corps Volunteers and staff at posts and headquarters
· Identified and purchased $235,000/year of technical resources for Peace Corps field use
· Worked as part of a self-directed team in the merge of ICE and the Peace Corps library to integrate two different collections and implement new search tools to meet the informational needs of the agency
· Served as team leader on annual rotating basis
· Prepared Peace Corps documents for eventual publication
· Managed inventory of over 1100 Peace Corps publications
· Interviewed, selected, hired, and trained five staff members
· Supervised the work and coordinated the schedule of five student aides
Instructor, Latino Outreach Program, Rockville, MD. 1/96 - 6/96, On-call Substitute to 5/00.
· Instructed adult Latino immigrants in English language, American survival skills, and U.S. history and civics
· Organized job fair and prepared students for employment interviews
Staff Assistant, Documents Control Office, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, DC. 11/95 - 5/96.
· Managed international communications between IMF field organizations and representatives and Washington headquarters. Ensured resident representatives of changes in policy, while relaying regional concerns to appropriate officers
· Edited staff mission reports and other critical decision-making documents
· Supported key staff economists’ research, analysis of writing in both French and English
Promotions Coordinator, Retail Administration, The Riggs National Bank, McLean, VA. 6/95 - 9/95.
· Created and managed corporate-wide incentive contest for more than 1800 employees, which generated over $80 million in bank referrals
· Routinely briefed and conducted research analysis for bank vice president
Instructor, Peace Corps, Mauritania, West Africa. 6/92 - 8/94.
· Established and organized English Department at the École National d’Administration
· Formulated curricula for technical, economic, and general English courses, designed lesson plans
· Prepared quarterly reports detailing up-to-date progress and future projects
· Facilitated Nouakchott English Center’s children’s club, teaching three English classes to African and European children
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
· Sargent Shriver Peaceworker Fellow (Competed against 40 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers for full-tuition graduate assistantship and stipend that combined community service, graduate study, and ethical reflection)
· Maryland certified professional secondary social studies teacher (8/03)
· Suzanne F. Cohen Scholarship, 2003 (Cash award of $3000 for academic excellence and commitment to teaching)
· Dean’s List
· Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society)
· Pi Delta Phi (French Honor Society)
Immersion courses in Spanish, Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Spain, Summer 1985.
Peace Corps Training, June-September 1992, Kaèdi, Mauritania. Intensive 12-week training program in French, Hassaniya Arabic, cross-cultural studies, and English language instruction methodologies.
Graduate courses in Arabic, U.S.D.A. Graduate School, 1995-1997.
Introduction to accounting course, U.S.D.A. Graduate School, 1998.
National Zoo volunteer, American Councils for International Education applications evaluator (volunteer flight leader escorting exchange students from Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Kyrgyzstan), Friends of Mauritania newsletter editor.
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Mrs. Sharon Offer, Cooperating Teacher, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (410) 655-7781
Mr. Nolan Houghtling, Teaching Supervisor, UMBC (410) 363-3760