My Academic Journey (Special Edition)
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An in-depth look at my academic journey from grade school to the present day. This special edition includes new photos, new information and new charts/data. It also includes a long list of contact information.
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My Academic Journey (Special Edition)
- 1. My Academic Journey (Special Edition) A story by Kevin Taylor
- 2. Table of Contents • Introduction • Part 1-1.4: Grade School, Middle School and High School Years • Part 2-2.8: Earning The GED • Part 3-3.9B: The College Journey • Part 4-4.2: Current Status • Part 5-Future Plans/Contact Info/The End
- 3. Introduction • Hello. My name is Kevin and I’m a free agent who’s currently seeking employment in management, marketing, customer service, food service/hospitality. I have created this slideshow to give you an inside look at my academic background and achievements. If you would like to know more you can find me on a wide array of social media sites. Feel free to browse my presentation and I hope that you find it to be interesting.
- 4. Part 1-Beginning The Journey Carver Elementary School
- 6. Part 1.1 Continued It was a tough learning environment to say the very least. However, I did what I had to do in order to learn and make forward Progress. During those years, I learned basic reading, writing math, science, art , music and social studies skills. Luckily, I was a fast learner and being so enabled me to move on to middle school.
- 7. Part 1.2-Middle School Spring Ridge Middle School
- 8. Part 1.3-Middle School Awards
- 9. Part 1.4-The High School Years
- 10. Part 1.4 Continued • My student ID.
- 11. Part 2-Earning The GED
- 12. Part 2.1-Earning The GED
- 13. Part 2.2-Earning The GED I wanted to earn my GED in 2007 but I wasn’t quite ready yet.
- 14. Part 2.3-Earning the GED Study Plan Math Science Social Study Literature 31.6% 34.4% 18.4% 15.6% This chart displays the subject matter that I studied the most in preparation for the GED test.
- 15. Part 2.4-Earning the GED These are a few of the books that I used to study with.
- 16. Part 2.5-Earning the GED These are a few more of the books that I used to study with.
- 17. Part 2.6-Earning The GED Some of the study material and worksheets.
- 18. Part 2.7-Earning The GED My Certificate of Achievement for the First Annual Essay Contest.
- 19. Part 2.8-Earning The GED After months of continuous studies and hard work, I earned the GED.
- 20. Part 3-The College Journey
- 21. Part 3.1-The College Journey The campus and my acceptance letter.
- 22. Part 3.2-The College Journey
- 23. Part 3.3-The College Journey My unofficial transcript and my online transcript.
- 24. Part 3.4-The College Journey Strayer University is where I proceeded to study Business for 2.7 years.
- 25. Part 3.5-The College Journey
- 26. Part 3.6-The College Journey The GPA (4.0) Honors List for Spring/Summer 2010.
- 27. Part 3.7-The College Journey My Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM), SWOT Analysis and Marketing essay.
- 28. Part 3.8-The College Journey Two of the 20+ courses that I’ve taken at Strayer University.
- 29. Part 3.9-The College Journey With the exclusion of 2 withdrawn courses and 2 transfer courses, 52.6% of my grades in college were A's and B's. 42.1% of my grades were C's. No D's and only 5.2% F.
- 30. 21% 32% 42.1% 5% Grades A's B's C's F's Part 3.9B-The College Journey I scored many C’s but my combination of A’s and B’s outnumber them at 52.6% which means that more than half of my grades were in the A and B range.
- 31. Part 4-Current Status Giving back to the local community one day at a time.
- 32. Part 4.1-Current Status To the left is what I call the Tutor’s Table and to the right is some work from my current ESL student and I.
- 33. Part 4.2-Current Status How do you say this word en Ingles? I like to quiz my students because the challenges make the learning process more effective. It makes the student think and when you’re thinking, you’re definitely going to absorb, process and convey lots of information. However, I also make sure that I do not overwhelm my students with information.
- 34. Thank you for taking the time to view my presentation. I will be making more in the near future . You are more than welcome to share this presentation for professional purposes. My future plans are as follows: -Networking -Getting Hired -Work for a Great Company -Making long-term professional connections
- 35. Contact Information (Click on any of the following links) http://kaxisnetworkingsource.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevintaylor2014 http://www.twitter.com/KevinT2014 http://www.facebook.com/KevinT2014 http://www.slideshare.net/KevT2014 http://www.pinterest.com/KaxisNS http://about.me/kevint2014 http://www.scribd.com/KevinT2014 http://www.literacysmc.ning.com/profile/KevinT Twitter: KevinT2014 If you would like to reach me by phone please contact me via social media first. THE END
Editor's Notes
- This is a slideshow that depicts my academic journey and highlights some of my greatest accomplishments during that journey.
- During the first section of this slideshow I will discuss the very beginning of my journey which began when I joined the Saint Mary’s County Adult Education Program.
- My academic journey began at the original Great George Washington Carver Elementary School in the early 1980s.
- This was one of my classes from the early 90s at Carver Elementary School. The photograph was taken in the old library within the school. I also learned first hand computer experience here. Back when an Apple computer displayed a screen full of green text and the memory device was the old floppy disks that appeared to be made of paper and plastic.
- This was the beginning of my academic journey and after all of these years I can truly say that I have learned a lot.
- Middle school was another difficult and challenging journey through the public education system for a variety of different reasons. A lot of different things were going on in my life at this point and I had trouble staying focused.
- During my 7th grade year I earned three awards and graduated to the 8th grade. I earned a certificate of achievement in science, a certificate of achievement in social studies and the most improved student of the year award. However, my most improved student award was misplaced over the years.
- Attended Great Mills High School 1997-1998 and 2001-2001.
- I can’t say that I really accomplished much at this school besides making it through my freshman year. I would go on to drop out of high school at the age of 16 to begin working. About two years later I attended a Summer of night school and worked my way back into high school only to drop out once more.
- This is where I continued my educational goals and I actually accomplished quite a bit from this program. It’s like I had made up for what I wasn’t able to accomplish in high school. It took two attempts for me to finally reach a level of completion due to work hours and such.
- This is where I continued my educational goals and I actually accomplished quite a bit from this program. It’s like I had made up for what I wasn’t able to accomplish in high school. It took two attempts for me to finally reach a level of completion due to work hours and such.
- During this time I was actively studying for the GED test.
- Sometimes I would study from 6-8 hours. I had a very strong desire to increase my educational level and to make forward progress.
- The books that were necessary for GED test preparation. I made very good progress using those books.
- The books that were necessary for GED test preparation. I made very good progress using those books.
- After studying and reviewing all necessary content, I finally felt like I was ready to take the GED test in Summer 2008.
- Certificate of Achievement. I earned this certificate 5 months before I earned my GED.
- I did not expect to pass the test on the first attempt but that’s exactly what I managed to do.
- This was the beginning of my pursuit of higher education.
- I would go on to begin my first semester of college in the Fall of 2008.
- My student ID for the local community college. While attending CSM I majored in computer science and studied psychology.
- I finished the Fall 2008 semester with an A in Psychology and a B in Information Technology. I would continue on into the Winter 2009 semester at CSM but that semester didn’t turn out exactly as planned.
- After taking much a much needed break from college, I returned to school in the Spring of 2010. I accomplished a lot with this college.
- My Student ID for the DC Campus.
- Yes. It might not be enough to impress employers because it was more than 4 years ago but I once had a 4.0 GPA.
- The competitive profile matrix was a comparison between Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil. The SWOT analysis was conducted to analyze the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of Royal Dutch Shell. The marketing assignment was written in APA format and it’s based on Verizon Communications. The complete documents can be found on my Scribd account.
- Most of the courses that I’ve taken during my journey at Strayer University were business related.
- I am currently working as a tutor for the Literacy Council of Saint Mary’s County. We teach adults basic literacy skills and we assist ESL students with learning and mastering the English language.
- I am currently tutoring an ESL student and preparing to tutor 2 or 3 per week.
- Note: I am willing to relocate for a certain job opportunity.