1. Mindy Jones
Writer. Educator. Nerd.
web: linkedin.com/mindyjjones
email: mindy.jones@gmx.com
phone: (360) 303-2684
SUMMARY
I am a writer with a background in research-based instruction
and curriculum design. Helping people to learn is my passion,
and I have a knack for breaking down complicated tasks and
ideas into easily digestible chunks. As an amateur web designer
teaching myself Javascript and CSS, I also understand coding
from the student’s perspective.
EXPERIENCE
Reviewed alignment of English curricula to the Common
Core State Standards (CCSS) for the state of Hawaii;
helped facilitate teacher curricula selection process;
synthesized findings in report to the state
Evaluated educational programs at the district and
school level; interpreted qualitative and quantitative
data; led focus groups and interviewed stakeholders
from a variety of vackgrounds; observed hundreds of
classrooms across all grade levels and subjects
Synthesized key findings of several studies in reports for
schools, districts, and state Departments of Education
Designed publications; wrote and edited blog entries
Effectively managed time and projects while working
remotely
2012
to
present
2008
to
2012
Research Associate The BERC Group
English Teacher Wapato High School
Developed pacing guides, units, and lesson plans
aligned to CCSS
Facilitated staff training in STAR Powerful Teaching
and Learning; led learning walks and debriefs; opened
classroom for peer observations
Taught English and journalism in a high poverty, diverse
rural high school on the Yakama Indian Reservation
Writer and Editor Freelance2015
Fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry writer
Edited fiction for a number of writers, including a
Writers of the Future winner
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
• STAR Framework for
Powerful Teaching and
Learning
• A Framework for
Understanding Poverty
• Cultural competence
• Backwards design
• Professional Learning
Communities
• Fixing Broken Grades
• Difficult Conversations
EDUCATION
Western Washington University
Teaching Certificate 2008
Concentration in ESL
Scored in top 5% on Praxis II
Bachelors of Arts 2005
English major, Latin minor
SKILLS
Adobe CS6
CSS
HTML
WordPress
Javascript
Garage Band
iMovie
Japanese
Spanish
Latin
LANGUAGES