Laurie L. Hagberg

STATEMENT	Professional Educator and Writing Instruction Specialist
EDUCATION	¨ Walden University M.S. Degree: Education, Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas: May, 2009 ¨ Univ. of CA, Santa Barbara, CA Single-Subject, Secondary Credential: English, May 1981 Supplemental: Economics/Business ¨ Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA B.A. Degree: English, May 1980 B.A. Degree: Economics/Business, May 1980
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES, AFFILIATIONS, DEVELOPMENT	¨ CLAD Exams Passed ¨ UCLA Writing Project Fellow/Teacher-Consultant ¨ San Joaquin Valley Writing Project Fellow ¨ National Council of Teachers of English member ¨ Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development member ¨ California Assoc. of Teachers of English member ¨ AVID Training ¨ Dr. Montano-Harmon Institutes I, II
COMPUTER SKILLS	MAC / Apple, MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, some Excel), Internet, World Wide Web, web site design, email, Google Apps, Netscape, Internet Explorer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES / RESPONSIBILITIES	Oaks Christian School, Westlake Village, CA, 2002 - present Academic Success Program Coordinator / Teacher of English ¨ Served as SSD Coordinator (Services for Students with Disabilities). ¨ Developed the Academic Success Program which provides academic support to individual students who struggle with organizational skills, time-management, and study skills. The program includes individual instruction, encouragement, and accountability over the period of a full semester to a year, depending on the individual student’s needs. ¨ Prepared and implemented individualized programs of instruction in the areas of organization, time-management, and study skills for each student enrolled in the Academic Success Program (ASP). ¨ Met with students individually twice each cycle, initially, and then once each cycle as students developed independent learning skills. ¨ Determined and coordinated additional needs of students such as peer tutoring, math labs, conferences with teachers. ¨ Partnered with students’ counselors and teachers to facilitate student success. ¨ Communicated each student’s weekly progress to parents. ¨ Maintained on-going progress reports for each student. ¨ Evaluated each student’s independent learner readiness at the end of each semester. ¨ Established personal relationships with each student in the program, and with parents, to the fullest extent possible. ¨ Provided additional resources to students and parents, via web site, email and mailings. ¨ Prepared and presented student study-skills workshops for the general student body. ¨ Prepared and presented parent workshops to help parents work with students at home. ¨ Facilitated student-led conferences at the end of each semester. ¨ Served as a Fellow/Teacher-Coach with the California Writing Project, UCLA ¨ Taught ninth-grade and tenth-grade English classes ¨ Designed and implemented curriculum, for use with ninth and tenth grade English classes. ¨ Maintained an educational resource site, ADHD/Special Needs/Learning Disabilities Resources for Parents and Teachers of Misunderstood Kids. ¨ Designed and maintained a student resource site, Mrs. H’s Lions’ Den. ¨ Provided Internet resources to approximately 100 faculty members, as needed and upon request. ¨ Published professional articles in the California Association of Teachers of English Journal, California English.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES / RESPONSIBILITIES	Fresno Unified School District, Fresno, CA 2000 - 2002 Teacher, McLane High School/Medical Education and Research ¨ Taught ninth-grade English classes, including GATE sections. ¨ Developed curriculum for new ninth-grade English course. ¨ Served as Site Case Manager for Project Access (division of Student Services working with homeless students and families in transition). Maintained records, mentored at-risk students, and procured needed supplies. ¨ Developed and maintained web site for students in the Medical Education and Research Program. ¨ Participated in UC Berkeley/California Writing Project study: “Improving Students’ Academic Writing”. ¨ Taught after-school enrichment English course for at-risk students.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES / RESPONSIBILITIES	Village Christian Schools, Sun Valley, CA 1983 – 2000 Teacher, Village Christian Middle School/High School ¨ Served as a Fellow/Teacher-Consultant with the California Writing Project, UCLA ¨ Served as a reader for the Skirball Essay Contest, with the California Writing Project, UCLA ¨ Presented in-service sessions to colleagues, demonstrating instructional strategies in the following: integrating composition, literature, and grammar; using peer writing response groups; and evaluating student writing. ¨ Served as a Fellow/Teacher-Consultant with the UCLA Writing Project, AP English for All Special Interest Group. ¨ Designed and implemented writing workshop curriculum, for use with tenth-grade Honors and heterogeneous English classes of 27+ students each. ¨ Designed and implemented writing workshop curriculum, for use with seventh-grade Honors, average ability, and remedial level English classes of 27+ students each. ¨ Developed curriculum and taught Creative Writing course, for seventh and eighth grade students. ¨ Established the Village Writers Group. Edited the Village Writers Group print publication, “Dreams,” and maintained the Village Writers Group web page. ¨ Served as a Fellow/Teacher-Consultant with the UCLA Writing Project, Technology Special Interest Group. ¨ Designed and maintain an educational resource site, ADHD/Special Needs/Learning Disabilities Resources for Parents and Teachers of Misunderstood Kids. ¨ Designed and maintained a student resource site, Welcome to Mrs. Hagberg’s English Classes. ¨ Developed and presented technology in-service session on educational listservs/discussion groups for approximately 30 K - 12 faculty members. ¨ Provided Internet resources to approximately 100 faculty members, as needed and upon request.
WEB SITES	¨ Mrs. H's Lions' Den, http://www.hslionsden.com ¨ Misunderstood Kids Outside the Box, http://www.adhdkids.info
REFERENCES	Available upon request