Resume

Home | Resume | Coaching Resume | Letters of Recommendations | Educational Philosophy | Coaching Philosophy | Photos ** Matthew Barton ** 105 Pawnee Avenue Manitou Springs, Colorado 80829   Skype: Mattbarton123 mattbarton123@gmail.com

** Summary of Qualifications **

 * 15 years of teaching English at the secondary level
 * Experience in teaching AP English Language and AP Literature
 * Experience in teaching IB English Language A for Standard and Higher Level
 * Coordinator and teacher of IB Extended Essay
 * Summer School Administrator for K-12 students
 * 16 years experience coaching boys and girls soccer
 * Technology integration with one to one laptops, labs, blogs, and wikis
 * Current professional license from the Colorado Department of Education

** Teaching Experience **

 * Woodland Park High School, Colorado 2012 to Present **
 * AP English Language and Composition
 * English IV, British Literature and Composition
 * Leadership
 * Student Council Sponsor
 * Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Coach


 * Shanghai Community International School, China 2011 to 2012 **
 * IB English Language A
 * IB Extended Essay Coordinator
 * IB Self-Study Language A1 Supervisor
 * English Grades 9, 11, and 12
 * Middle School and Upper School Girls Soccer Coach


 * Manitou Springs High School, Colorado 1999 – 2011 **
 * Honors English III
 * English Grades 9 through 12
 * Advanced Rhetoric
 * Film and Literature
 * Student Council
 * Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer Coach


 * Rampart High School, Colorado 1998-1999 **
 * British Literature
 * Senior Composition
 * Journalism
 * English Grades 9, 10, and 12
 * Boys and Girls Junior Varsity Soccer Coach

Education
Educational Licensure Program, 1997
 * Regis University, Colorado **

B.A. in English, 1991
 * St. Francis University, Illinois **

** Professional Development & Activities **
Colorado District Sample Curriculum Project
 * Developed concept based curriculum for CDE in alignment with 9 through 12 standards, 2012

Center for the Advancement and Study of International Education, Atlanta
 * IB Diploma Programme Workshop, English Language A1, 2011

Co-Leader 11th Grade Service Trip
 * Responsible for 30 students on a week long trip to Guilin Province, China to repair local elementary school and work with migrant students, 2011

Cherry Creek Advanced Placement Institute, Colorado
 * AP English Language course, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
 * AP English Literature course, 2010

National Soccer Coaches Association of America
 * Diploma Course, 2009

Founder and coordinator for Manitou Springs Soccer Camp
 * Provided a week long summer camp for 100+ players, aged 6to18, and oversaw a coaching staff of 10 to 15 coaches, 1999 through 2011

Created and implemented AP English program, Manitou Springs
 * Established a semester long class for students interested in taking AP English Language exam, with 80% of students participating receiving a passing score, 2005 through 2010

Manitou Springs High School Advisory Program
 * Developed and instituted advisory program for all students focusing on community service, character development, goal setting, and post-secondary options, 2005 through 2007

United States Soccer Federation
 * Coaching Licensure Program, 2000

Colorado College High School Journalism and Yearbook Symposium
 * High School Newspaper Advisor Workshop, 1998

School Committees and Programs:
 * Children at Risk, Salary and Stipend Committee, Technology in the Classroom, Facilities Improvement, North Central School Accreditation, New Teacher Mentor, Educational Technology and Informational Literacy

** Awards and Recognitions **

 * Stanford University Student Nominated Outstanding Teacher, 2010
 * Colorado Tri-Peaks League Coach of the Year, 2002 and 2010
 * Colorado High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year, 2006
 * Colorado Springs Gazette Coach of the Year, 2004 and 2006
 * Nominated to Teachers as Leaders Symposium, 2005

** Technology Skills **
Google Docs, Excel, Google Spreadsheets, PowerPoint, Wikis, Atlas Rubicon, Prezi, Animoto and other Web 2.0 tools.
 * Proficient in Mac and Windows, PowerSchool, Publisher, PhotoShop, Word and