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    Ashley Sellers
    Phone:205-342-2777
    Grade/Subject: 9th/10th Grade English and Theatre
    PLANNING:  3rd Block
     
     
     
     
     Hi!  My name is Ashley Sellers, and I am a 9th/ 10th Grade English and Theatre teacher at Brookwood High School.  I am also a proud wife and mother who loves floating in a swimming pool, writing screenplays and song lyrics, editing movies, and cheering for both the Panthers and the Crimson Tide!

    EDUCATION

    University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, August 2008

    MS.Ed Secondary Education, Curriculum and Instruction; Language Arts

     

    University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, December 1997

    B.S. Secondary Education, Language Arts

    TEACHING EXPERIENCE

    Brookwood High School, Tuscaloosa County School System    1998-Present

    ·         English teacher, 9th, 9th advanced, 10th

    ·         Theatre teacher, I and II

    ·         Received tenure in 2001

    ·         Achieved “Highly Qualified” status

    ·         Sponsored/Advised SGA, Majorettes, The Mind’s Eye literary magazine, NJHS, NHS, and Drama Club

    ·         Served on two Tuscaloosa County Board committees:  The Capital Planning committee, and the Sick Leave Bank committee

    ·         ACCESS teacher
     

    PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

    ·         KDE

    ·         NEA

    ·         AEA

    ·         TCEA

    HONORS/ACTIVITIES

    Brookwood High School

    ·         Excellence in Teaching Awards-- Honorable Mention, 2009

    ·         Wal Mart Teacher of the Year for Tuscaloosa County, 2006

    ·         Jacksonville State Teacher Hall of Fame nominee, 2006

    ·         Nominated for the Disney Teacher Awards program

    University of Alabama (1993-1997)

    ·         Bama Belle for the Athletic Department

    ·         President’s List/Dean’s List

    ·         KDE

    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    ·         SUPER Summer Institute; America Between the Wars—Alabama Humanities Foundation, 1999

    ·         The Capstone Writing Project—The University of Alabama, 2000

    ·         The School-to-Career Program—The West Alabama Chamber of Commerce, 2002

    ·         Classroom Instruction That Works—UA/UWA Inservice Education Center, 2004

    ·         Technology in Motion—UA/UWA Inservice Education Center, 2004

    ·         Southeastern Theatre Conference—SETC, 2008

    ·         Longleaf Writing Project—The University of Alabama, 2008

    MENTORING

    ·         Served as a mentor to new faculty members—Brookwood High School, 2005 and 2006

    ·         Clinical Master Teacher—College of Education, University of Alabama, 2009-present

    PUBLICATIONS

    ·         Lesson plan recognized in The Tuscaloosa News, 2002

    ·         Travel article, “Are We There Yet? Surprises in Store at Stone Mountain and Six Flags”—Kid’s Life magazine, 2005