Brett Tipton

About Brett Tipton

COMMUNICATIONFACILITATOR: Working with Director of Career Services to plan activities to foster job searching skills (resume development, mock interviews, and cover letters), organizing guest speakers, working with students and staff to schedule testing and tutoring services, and scheduling student activities.TEAM BUILDER: Working with technology team to run livestream and sound for non-profit organization, developing policies (turn around times for emails, weekly announcements, and classroom procedures) to foster an environment conducive to learning for online college classes.PUBLIC SPEAKER: Special event speaking and training, serving as keynote speaker for college graduation, designing and conducting training for The Writers Group, preparing and giving speeches.EDITOR: Immortal Voices Carved in Black: writing pieces, collecting and editing manuscripts, formatting the book, coordinating cover design, and creating files for publication.CONTENT WRITER: Idaho Real Estate Commission: writing and storyboarding continuing education curriculum, utilizing online content management system, and developing tests and activities.CO-AUTHOR: Building Communication Theory 3rd Edition Instructor’s Manual: designing classroom activities to complement book content, developing outlines, designing graphics to clarify material.LEADERSHIPDIRECTOR: Directing, writing, and performing drama and musical performances for holiday events; managing the creation of props, slideshows, and scenery; and planning for video productions.VICE PRESIDENT: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society: writing and submitting Honors in Action Project on vaccine mandates in schools, and conducting research for project on art and science of play.MANAGER: Managing classrooms and ground crews, overseeing ad hoc committee, overseeing special comedy/variety performances, leading and overseeing a wide range of projects.MEDIAVIDEO CREATOR: Writing, storyboarding, filming, and editing on several video projects; creating graphic and musical content for video production; editing a feature-length presentation called Just One Soldier’s Story, doing voice overs for videos, and working as both director and crew on projects.SONGWRITER AND COMPOSER: Writing and composing in an audio workstation for special events, writing both original music and song parodies for special musical/drama performances; using GarageBand, Logic Pro, and MuseScore to create sheet music and audio files, singing, and acting.WEBSITE DESIGNER AND BLOGGER: Designing website using Wix, and completing classes in HTML and CSS.

Experience

1. Teacher

   KinderCare Learning Companies

   Apr 2024 — Present · Brunswick, OH, US

   Prepare and present project based learning activities. • Maintain records including: check in, check out, name-to-face verifications, student events, and bus records. • Drive established bus routes. • Prepare meals and snack.

Education

• TEFL FullCircle

  160-hour Master Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), 120-hour Advanced Certificate in TEFL; 40-hour Advanced Certificate for Young Learners (TEYL)

  2017 — 2017

• Kent State University

  Communication Studies and Education

  1999 — 2008

• Stark State College

  A.A.S., Digital Media

  2019 — 2022

• Cedarville University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Bible Comprehensive

• The University of Akron

  Master of Arts - MA, Communication, General

Skills

• Social Networking
• Training
• Editing
• Higher Education
• Fundraising
• Program Development
• Management
• Interviews
• Social Media
• E-Learning
• Writing
• Poetry
• Staff Development
• Public Speaking
• Curriculum Design
• Comedy
• Organizational Development
• Curriculum Development
• Creative Writing
• Research
• Storytelling
• Teaching
• Time Management
• Resume Writing
• Music
• Leadership
• Nonprofits
• Instructional Design
• Computer Savvy