APRIL CONWAY
Address: 639 S. Railroad Avenue; Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone Number: (520) 624-3149
Email: aprilrconway@gmail.com
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EDUCATION
Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ, December 2009
Post Degree Teacher Education Program
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, May 2007
Master of Fine Arts in Writing; Concentration: Poetry
University of Redlands, Redlands, CA, May 2004
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies: Writing, Social Advocacy, Latin American Studies
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Writing Instructor, May 2008-Present
Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ
∙Teach fundamentals of grammar and composition
∙Guide students in the process of researching and writing formal papers
∙Facilitate analytical and critical thinking about literature and the world
∙Create and manage productive and safe learning environments for diverse learners
Secondary Language Arts Teacher, January 2008-Present
Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, AZ
∙Assess student needs and modify lessons based on assessment
∙Teach differentiated lessons
∙Create and manage productive and safe learning environments for diverse learners including refugees, English Language Learners, students with special needs
∙Collaborate with colleagues to develop curriculum and meet programmatic needs
Teacher Consultant, April 2010-May 2010
Window Rock Unified School District, Window Rock, AZ
∙Developed curriculum for Career Ladder portfolio writing workshops
∙Collaborated with colleagues to revise curriculum
∙Facilitated discussions and writing exercises
Peer Mentor/Intern, September 2006-December 2006
State University of New York, Purchase, NY
∙Assisted writing instructor in teaching College Writing 101
∙Met with students to advise them on their writing
Writing Mentor, January 2005-May 2005
110 Degrees Magazine/VOICES Inc., Tucson, AZ
∙Taught high school students how to conduct research
∙Coached students on interview process
∙Provided feedback on students’ creative nonfiction pieces to be published
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Proficient in Spanish
PUBLICATIONS
“Fiestas in the Desert: Tucson Postcard,” Poets & Writers online, April 2009
“Spring” and “June,” Redlands Review, Spring 2006
“Una Historia de Revolución,” Va de Nuez, Summer 2005
“Sockeye Salmon,” Susquehanna Review, Fall 2004
“When I Fell In Love with Sunday,” Redlands Review, Spring 2004
HONORS AND AWARDS
∙University of Arizona Poetry Center, Mary Anne Campou Fellowship,
Honorable Mention, 2010
∙Southern Arizona Writing Project, Summer Institute Fellow, 2009
∙ Tucson Poetry Festival Statewide Poetry Contest, Will Inman Award, 2009
∙ Sarah Lawrence College, Joan Baldwin Scholarship for Writing and Visual Art, 2006
∙ University of Redlands, Jean Burden Poetry Prize, 2003
∙ University of Redlands, Ann S. Lucas Scholarship for Service Learning, 2003
∙ University of Redlands, Director’s Grant for Independent Study, 2002
∙Amazon Foundation Grant for Women and Girls, 2000-2002
WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES
∙Critical Friends Symposium, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ, April 2011
∙Modern Languages Association Convention, Los Angeles, CA, January 2011
∙Pima Community College Teaching Strategies Workshop, Tucson, AZ, 2010-2011
∙Student Learning Outcome Workshop, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ 2010
∙ Literacy Extravaganza, Presenter, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2010
∙Reflective Writing Professional Development Group, Tucson Unified School District,
Tucson, AZ, Fall 2010
∙Literacy Extravanganza, Participant, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2009-2010
∙New Teacher Mentor Program, Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, AZ 2008-2010
∙Instructor Mentor Program, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ 2009
∙Global Achievement Gap Professional Development Group, Tucson Unified School
District, Tucson, AZ, Spring 2009
∙English Language Development Professional Learning Community, Tucson Unified
School District, Tucson, AZ, Fall 2009
∙ Reading Apprenticeship Workshop, Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, AZ,
October, 2008
∙Grant Writing Workshop for Educators, Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, AZ,
October, 2008
∙AVID Summer Institute, San Diego, CA, August, 2008
∙ National Council for Community and Educational Partnership/GEAR UP Annual Conference, Washington D.C., July 2008
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of the Modern Languages Association
Member of the National Council for Teaching English
Member of the National Education Association
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Writing Group Facilitator, September 2009-Present
Southern Arizona Writing Project, Tucson, AZ
∙Coordinate professional learning community writing group sponsored by the Southern Arizona Writing Project
Pyramid of Interventions Group Facilitator, January-May 2010
Catalina Magnet High School, Tucson, AZ
∙Led group in discussions
∙Compiled research in to a curriculum
∙Conducted research about successful models of pyramids of interventions
∙Presented curriculum to faculty and administration
Writing Center Planning Committee Member, December 2010
Catalina High Magnet School, Tucson, AZ
∙Worked with other site teachers to determine goals and develop a plan for a writing center on campus
∙Helped to write the job description for the coordinator of the writing center
Cuba Education Tour Participant, June-July 2010
Cuba Education Tour, Havana, Cuba
∙Traveled to Cuba with other educators from the United States to meet with Cuban educators from a variety of backgrounds including the director of the Latin American School of Medicine, the director of the Museum of Literacy Campaign, a professor at the Universidad de Habana, and the founder of a neighborhood children’s center.
Poetry Festival Co-Organizer, April, 2006-2007
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
∙Invited poets to read at Festival and coordinated travel arrangements
∙Solicited and helped select students’ work for reading series
∙Facilitated partnership with campus bookstore
