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Los Angeles, CA 90065
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e.mee@ucla.edu

ELIZABETH MEE

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES || LOS ANGELES, CA

September 2014 – June 2016
 Master of Education (M.Ed.)
 California Single Subject teaching credential
 GPA 4.0 / 4.0

MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY || SPRINGFIELD, MO

August 2011 – December 2013
 Bachelor of Science, Secondary English Education with Spanish minor
 Graduated summa cum laude – GPA 3.95 / 4.0

TEACHING ENGLISH TEACHER || ALLIANCE LEICHTMAN-LEVINE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL || LOS
EXPERIENCE ANGELES, CA
August 2017 - current
 Teaching English 11, AP English Language and Composition, and Advisory Lead
 Working as part of the Critical Thinking team to implement research-based practices to raise
instructional and academic rigor and create school-wide best practices
 Coaching teachers in meeting BTSA course requirements and toward sustained professional
growth

ENGLISH TEACHER || CRENSHAW ARTS/TECH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL || LOS ANGELES, CA

August 2015 – June 2017
 Taught ELA 10, ELA 10 Honors, American Literature, Contemporary Composition, AP English
Literature and Composition, and History & Literature via Film
 Worked as part of the Instructional Leadership Team to develop and implement school wide
literacy and numeracy initiatives
 Served on Data Analysis Team to foster student growth on SBAC and PSAT/SAT exams
 Created and developed course offerings for English, College Prep Electives, and Service
Learning curriculum in support of A-G requirements
 Taught summer school courses for 9th grade Summer Bridge, SAT Prep, and College
Readiness

TEACHER ASSOCIATE || UPWARD BOUND MATH & SCIENCE PROGRAM || EL CAMINO COLLEGE ||
COMPTON, CA
June 2015 – May 2016
 Taught English II-IV classes to students who are first-generation college students
 Created rigorous, college-going curriculum aligned to Common Core State Standards to
prepare students for the upcoming/ongoing school year
RELATED EXPERIENCE WRITING PROJECT FELLOW || UCLA WRITING PROJECT SUMMER LEADERSHIP INVITATIONAL || LOS
ANGELES, CA
July 2018 – current
 Participated in a four-week intensive summer program to develop writing craft for personal
growth and writing instruction in the classroom
 Collaborated with K-12 cohort of teachers on culturally sustaining pedagogical approaches
to writing
 Presented workshop on “Academic Levity: Satirical Moves for ‘Talking Back’”

TEACHER LEADER ROLES || ALLIANCE LEICHTMAN-LEVINE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL ||

LOS ANGELES, CA
August 2017 – current

 11th grade Advisory Lead

o Prepare materials to support students’ academic and social emotional growth
o Manage team of six 11th grade advisors
 Critical Thinking Team
o Collaborate and plan with small team of teachers and administrators to research and
implement a targeted instructional focus for our school site
 BTSA Support Coach
o Facilitate new teacher growth using reflective coaching guidelines to provide
intensive, individualized mentor support

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTER || 2018 PREPARATE CONFERENCE || COLLEGE BOARD || LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
DEVELOPMENT April 2018
 Co-presented “Equity to Liberation: Empowering Students Through Mastery-Based Grading”

PRESENTER || WITH DIFFERENT EYES CONFERENCE || UCLA WRITING PROJECT || LOS ANGELES, CA
November 2016
 Presented “Middle Stakes Writing: Building Confidence, Ownership, and Growth in
Developing Writers”

PRESENTER || CATCH SUMMER INSTITUTE: EQUIPPING TEACHERS FOR NEXT GENERATION URBAN
EDUCATION || CRENSHAW ARTS/TECH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL || LOS ANGELES, CA
August 2016
 Presented on the following topics: culturally-relevant pedagogy, Standards Based Grading,
literacy strategies, formative assessments, and support strategies for SBAC

CERTIFICATIONS CALIFORNIA SINGLE SUBJECT TEACHING CREDENTIAL || ENGLISH #170119026

 Clear Credential
 Expires June 1st, 2022

AP ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION COURSE CERTIFICATE

 Summer 2016 – UCLA Extension

AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION COURSE CERTIFICATE

 Summer 2017 – UCLA Extension