Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Employment - Position

• Early Stage Researcher

Education and Academic Qualifications

• Christian Brothers University Educational Leadership Program Memphis, TN 2014-2015 Masters of Education Memphis, TN 2012-2013 Tennessee Practitioner Teacher Program Memphis, TN 2011-2012 Rigorous teacher preparation program with Memphis Teaching Fellows Centre College Danville, KY 2004-2008 Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Anthropology/Sociology

Employment

• Memphis City Schools: Teacher: English as a Second Language for grades KK - 8 Douglass K8 Optional School Memphis, TN 8/2012-2015 Lester School Memphis, TN 8/2011-5/2012 Developed an ESL program for Douglass K8 Optional School Assisted in the hiring process of new faculty and staff of the ESL department at Douglass School Acted as both lead teach and co-teacher in a classroom environment Developed long-term plans based on Tennessee curricular standards as well as Common Core standards Create lesson plans based on long-term curricular goals Developed classroom management system and procedures Designed and implemented professional development workshops and discussions Trained fellow teachers in implementation of reading assessments used school-wide Trained in Simultaneous Multisensory Instruction in Language Arts (SMILA) for reading intervention. Assistant coach of the chess team Left in good standing to pursue PhD Tennessee Foreign Language Institute Nashville, TN 7/2010–6/2011 Translation Project Manager Served as the point of contact for all aspects of translation projects within Interpretation and Translation Services Communicated with clients about specifications for projects, such as required formatting, target audience, deadlines, desired delivery method, and other supporting documentation Selected the translator(s) for the project using appropriate criteria, and communicate to translator all known specifications. Ensured quality control of work product and fulfillment of deadlines The Martha O’Bryan Center Nashville, TN 8/2009 – 7/2010 AmeriCorps THRIVE Specialist/ Education Coordinator Provided education coordination for a middle school after-school program that included curriculum design, development, and implementation and planned service learning projects Reviewed and reflect on observations of students’ experiences, implemented formal and informal assessments, goal-setting strategies, Conducted home visits to parents and caregivers and met with students’ teachers Coached students in classroom behavior, tutoring and mentoring services, and aided in homework completion Instrumental in the design and implementation of the 2010 AmeriCorps Week service project for members in the state of Tennessee Arcadia Community Center Louisville, KY 6/2008 – 8/2009 AmeriCorps Arts Programming Coordinator Developed program curriculum and activities and collaborated with community arts partners and local artists that brought organized arts programming to all school ages at the Center, tailoring efforts to individual interests and developmental capacities for English Language Learners within a refugee community. Participated in the Arts Reach Program to build arts programming through grant research and writing Planned and oversaw daily art activities and projects for afterschool programs for both elementary students and teens Developed and maintain a system of records and data collection as relates to programming outcomes

Major Publications

• HOWARD, Ezra Anthony. Teaching for the TEFL Lifestyle: Travel and the Extrinsic Motivations of Teaching English as a Foreign Language. In International Diversity in Teacher and Higher Education Research in the 21st Century: Insights from Doctoral Students, Supervisors, and Doctoral School Leaders. 2020. URL info
• HOWARD, Ezra Anthony. The Alternatively Certified TEFL Teacher: One-Month TEFL Training Programs and Independent Providers of Alternative Certification, Two Sides of the Same Coin. Online. In M. Schratz et al. European Doctorate in Teacher Education: Researching Policy and Practice. Wroclaw, Poland: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Dolnośląskiej Szkoły Wyższej, 2019, p. 72-93, 21 pp. ISBN 978-83-65408-35-8. URL info
• HOWARD, Ezra Anthony. The Professional Development Continuum of Alternatively Certified TEFL Teachers. In Transformative Teacher Learning for Better Student Learning within an Emerging European Context. 2019. URL info
• HOWARD, Ezra Anthony. The Professional Development of Career Teachers of English as a Foreign Language: Balancing Lifelong Learning and a Mobile lifestyle. In ECER 2017. 2017. URL info
• SYMEONIDIS, Vasileios, Helena KOVACS, Josefine WAGNER, Ewa STOECKER, Agata GAJEWSKA-DYSZKIEWICZ and Ezra Anthony HOWARD. The Emerging European Context: Crossing the Threshold to Rise. Contributing analysis, authorship. European Perspective in Transformative Education. European Doctroate in Teacher Education, 2017, vol. 2017, p. 48-64, 275 pp. URL info
• HOWARD, Ezra Anthony. Identities Through Practice: The development of Career Teachers of English as a Foreign Language. In European Perspectives in Transformative Education - EDiTE Conference. 2017. info

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