Apryl D. Prentiss
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- School: Bryant and Stratton College
- Campus: Richmond
- Department: English
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Location:
8141 Hull Street Rd
Richmond, VA - 23235 - Dates at Bryant and Stratton College: Richmond: June 2014 - August 2014
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Biography
Bryant and Stratton College Richmond - English
Full-time English Instructor at Virginia State University
Education Management
Apryl
Prentiss
Chesterfield, Virginia
Over 10 years of experience teaching Developmental Writing, Composition, Rhetorical Analysis, English Literature, and Psychology in a variety of settings to include: college, middle school, high school, overseas, alternative school, and in professional settings. Proficiencies and accomplishments include:
• proven creative curriculum design, development, and implementation
• facilitation of active learning by use of varied modalities
• knowledge and interest in rhetoric and composition theory, practices, and current issues
• integration of online teaching methodology (Blackboard, Pearson, McGraw-Hill
• ability to establish productive rapport with all ages of people from diverse backgrounds
• knowledge of and ability to conduct discussion-based, peer-involved learning experiences
• ability to design and utilize hands-on and interactive activities within curricula to engage
students and facilitate true learning
• focus on designing class material to encourage students to access the higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy while implementing the 7 Principles of Good Practice in the classroom
• ability to engage students in service learning (as applicable)
• conducting ethnographic research as a basis for non-fiction/academic writing
Over 7 years of management experience in various settings
Experience
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Adjunct Instructor of English
• Provide developmental composition instruction (ENG 111 and ENG 112)
• Course planning to include classical rhetoric, rhetorical analysis and rhetorical methodology for composition
• Provide an highly interactive, highly collaborative classroom environment to cultivate a “community of writers” dynamic for productive peer review and feedback delivery based on the Community of Inquiry framework
• Have completed TOP and IDOL (Instructional Design for Online Learning) certification
Bryant & Stratton College
English Program Director
• Manage the hiring, development, and evaluation of English, Communications, Humanities, Psychology and Sociology instructors
• Chosen to be the “Champion Trainer” for new EmployableYOU curriculum which involves training all faculty on the theory and implementation practices
• Responsible for designing and running workshops to teach the Community of Inquiry theory and application to all faculty
• Curriculum design and implementation
• Provide instruction with a focus on teaching and learning to help assure students in each class successfully meet all course outcomes and classroom retention objectives in English courses
• Perform developmental and evaluative classroom observations for curriculum monitoring and collaborative developmental plans
• Provide subject-specific training for instructors on an as-needed basis to communicate changes in instructional emphases, curriculum, and technology, and to assure course-level rigor in instruction and assessment methodologies
• Review term paperwork for purposes of quality assurance and provide coaching as needed for continual improvement
• Work with program advisor(s) to employ intervention strategies to assist students in achieving maximum benefit from their educational experience
• Participate in campus-based and community-related activities as a representative of subject-area leadership and the College
• Teach 1-3 classes per semester which could include:
o ENG 099: Pre-College English (developmental English)
o ENG 101: Research and Writing I
o ENG 250: Research and Writing II (advanced composition and business writing)
o ENG 305: Research and Writing III (advanced composition and research methods)
o LITR 120: Introduction Literature (I taught this as Protest Literature/Literature of Advocacy course)J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Writing Center Coordinator
Apryl worked at J Sargeant Reynolds Community College as a Writing Center Coordinator
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
English Instructor
Apryl worked at J Sargeant Reynolds Community College as a English Instructor
Virginia State University
Full-time English Instructor
Apryl worked at Virginia State University as a Full-time English Instructor
Good Neighbor Counseling
Supervisor of Community Support Services/ Intensive In Home Services
Apryl worked at Good Neighbor Counseling as a Supervisor of Community Support Services/ Intensive In Home Services
Education
Virginia Commonwealth University
M.A.
Writing and Rhetoric
Virginia Commonwealth University
Master of Arts
Writing, Rhetoric, Teaching Composition
English--Writing and Rhetoric) Golden Key Honor Society Member, Who’s Who Among Graduate StudentsCampbell University
BA
English/Psychology
Positions
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Central VA Community Organizer
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Central VA Community Organizer
Alliance for a Progressive Virginia
Deputy Policy Director
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Central VA Community Organizer
Alliance for a Progressive Virginia
Deputy Policy Director
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Central VA Community Organizer
Alliance for a Progressive Virginia
Deputy Policy Director
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Central VA Community Organizer
Alliance for a Progressive Virginia
Deputy Policy Director
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Central VA Community Organizer
Alliance for a Progressive Virginia
Deputy Policy Director
People of Faith for Equality in Virginia
Central VA Community Organizer
Alliance for a Progressive Virginia
Deputy Policy Director
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