Wendy Altizer

About Wendy Altizer

Experienced English Teacher with over 20 years of working in the secondary education…

Experience

1. English Teacher

   Frisco ISD

   Jan 2007 — Present

   I am currently the Independent Study and Mentorship Program (ISM) teacher and a Pre-AP English I teacher at Lone Star High School in Frisco ISD- Independent Study and Mentorship Program Responsibilities including: assisting students with business etiquette, setting and achieving SMART goals, assist in idea generation and research, improve oral presentation skills, set and conduct interviews- Collaborating, creating, organizing, and supervising Frisco ISD Business Symposium, hosting over 150 business professionals and over 300 FISD ISM students- Pre-AP English Teacher Responsibilities including: providing individualized assistance to students, creating curriculum based assessments, establishing quality relationships with students & colleagues, communications with parents, collaboration with teaching team, goal setting, and emphasizing relevance of class material to the world beyond the classroom- Currently serve as a Fellowship of Christian Athlete’s Huddle Sponsor (2010-current)- Helped facilitate student lead service events for JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation); Samaritan’s Purse, Small World Foundation, raising over in four years

Skills

• Teacher Training
• Staff Development
• Curriculum Design
• Public Speaking
• Coaching
• K-12
• Instructional Design
• Educational Leadership
• Classroom
• Differentiated Instruction
• Lesson Planning
• Teaching
• Curriculum Development
• Educational Technology
• Tutoring
• Literacy
• Classroom Management
• Secondary Education