1. 1221 Glenwood Lane
Muscatine, IA 52761
Cell: (563) 299-7693
Home: (563) 264-8183
jason.liegois@gmail.com
JASON LIEGOIS
OBJECTIVE To continue to help improve the literacy skills of learners, using what
I have learned in the education field, as well as my experience in the
field of journalism.
QUALIFICATIONS Iowa Standard license (renewed February 2015). Folder #975262.
Endorsed to teach 5-12 grade language arts, working towards adding a special
education endorsement.
ECollege Certified Online Instructor, 2010.
EXPERIENCE REPORTER, MUSCATINE JOURNAL, MUSCATINE, IA
2013-Present
Reported on city and county government issues as main beat, as well
as state and federal government officials and political issues.
Served as a photographer on many of my own stories.
Also covered features, arts and entertainment and business.
Used social media, Internet technology and databases to help report on and promote
stories.
NEWS DEPARTMENT, KWPC AM860, MUSCATINE, IA
2013
Reported news and feature stories and presented them on air.
Produced news segments.
ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR, UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (QUAD CITIES), BETTENDORF, IA
2013-Present
Taught Composition II courses at UIU’s Bettendorf campus.
Responsible for all instructional planning and assessments for the course.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, MUSCATINE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, MUSCATINE, IA
2011-2013
Substituted for both elementary, middle school, and high school classrooms.
Past substitute assignments include various subjects, including special education.

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ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR, MUSCATINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MUSCATINE, IA
2008-2013
Taught Composition I, Composition II, and Basic Writing courses during summer and
fall/spring sessions.
Responsible for planning activities and assessments for my classes. These classes have
been both on campus (for MCC) and online (for ICCOC).
Participated in committee on the implementation of the Learning Outcome Manager
(LOM) evaluation tool for ICCOC classes, fall 2010. Later used the LOM tool in on-
campus classes.
LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER, COLUMBUS JUNIOR HIGH, COLUMBUS CSD, COLUMBUS
JUNCTION, IA
2007-2012
Responsible for language arts instruction to 8th grade and 7th grade students at
Columbus Junior High.
At various times, the class focused on literature analysis, writing, speaking, and other
communications skills, and collaborative learning, among other areas.
Responsible for planning and executing instructional activities, formative and
summative assessments,
In-service training has included work on poverty issues, differentiated instruction,
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP), and other pedagogic methods.
FREELANCE WRITER, VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS
2003-2007
Publications that I wrote for included the Quad-City Times of Davenport, IA, the
Muscatine Journal of Muscatine, IA, and Moline Dispatch of Moline, IL.
Work included articles on state and local government issues, education coverage, as
well as features.
STAFF WRITER, CLINTON HERALD, CLINTON, IA
1997-2002
Primarily covered city and state government issues, local, state and federal politics,
and chamber of commerce and business activities for a daily newspaper.
Interacted with elected officials, employees and agencies to obtain information for
stories. Helped coordinate election coverage, including gathering and organizing
material for special sections.
Covered crime and courts, features and other issues, including photography and some
layout work. Responsible for daily updates to the newspaper’s Internet site.

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EDUCATION MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE, SIOUX CITY, IOWA
Taking graduate courses in special education instruction.
ASHFORD UNIVERSITY, CLINTON, IA, MAT
Graduated with a 4.0 grade point average. Coursework included research, portfolio-
building, and student teaching at Preston High School, Preston CSD.
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IOWA CITY, IA, BA
Completed a double major BA with emphasis in English and journalism & mass
communication.
OTHER
EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
Knowledge of PC and Macintosh computers.
Software program experience includes Microsoft Office programs
(Word, Excel, Power Point, OneNote), Internet Explorer, Safari, and
Firefox, and others, including newspaper software, blogging
technology, and digital photography.
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES/MEMBERSHIPS
Member of Columbus Educational Association (National Educational
Association –affiliated), 2007-2012.
Member of Building Leadership Team, Columbus Middle School,
2009.
Member of LOM implementation group, Iowa CC Online Consortium,
2010.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.