Jenn L Smith

Currently teaching 11th grade American Literature, starting in the fall. Previously taught 12th grade English for 3 years, plus taught a daily homeroom class. Ran the afterschool Drama Club for all our high school students at this statewide virtual academy.

• Prepared comprehensive English curriculum for multiple classes.
• Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
• Planned dynamic lessons to increase student comprehension of books and literary concepts.

• Taught at this middle school for the 2021/22 year. My daily classes included ELA for grades 7 and 8, plus a 6th grade arts elective class.

• Developed curriculum and taught the first quarter of the year at this unique charter school in San Bernardino. Cheer Squad Head Coach, Performing Arts Club Leader

• 10th grade ELA and American Literature teacher at this diverse school, while the teacher was on leave. Insight is an online school, serving at-risk students.

• Completed entirely in a distance learning format. Taught ELA CP 1 (grade 9) and ERWC (Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum) to grade 12 students for an entire quarter. Both classes were part of a CTE program, called HEAL academy.

• Full-time yoga teacher & independent small business owner for the past 10+ years more than 10,000 hours of yoga. Created all curriculum, taught, and certified more than 50 yoga teachers. Owned and operated 2 yoga studios.

• National Geographic, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, CBS, Spelling, plus various independent productions where I worked freelance on a variety of network TV series & feature films, both large studio productions and small independent films.