Christina L. Loveless
EDUCATION
Texas Tech University- Lubbock, Texas (Distance)
MA | Interdisciplinary Studies Focus in Applied Linguistics, History, Higher Education Admin GPA 3.4
Masters Thesis: Sociolinguistic Perspective in Adult Second Language Education
Expected to Graduate 2025
University of Houston- Houston, Texas
BA – English Focus in Applied Linguistics with a minor in Public Relations
December 2020
PROFESIONAL CERTIFICATES
English Language Arts Teaching Emergency Permit (08/2023 – Present)
TeXes 4-8 Emergency permit for the 2023-2024 school year.Conditional that I obtain my certification for the following 2024-2025 school year.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
7th Grade ELAR Teacher- Spring Forest MS. 08/2023- Present Houston Tx.
- Designed content materials and instructional supplies for digital and print instruction that helped build and improve student engagement as well as student comprehension.
- Worked with supervisors to develop management policies for large group instruction and development as well as small group instruction.
- Liaised with a team of colleagues to implement comprehensive educational action plans for special needs, at- risk individuals and emergent bilinguals including conferring with support specialists to meet the needs of individualized learning and development plans.
- Created and enforced virtual, hands-on, and technology-based curriculum to promote interest, engagement, and receptive learning for all students.
Tutor- Huntington Learning Center 10/2022- Present
Houston Tx.
- 1-to-1 tutoring, academic skill building curriculum provided to help student perform better in the classroom.
- Assisted in students achievement by helping them gain entry into private schools by helping them study for the ICEE or ACT/SAT tests.
- Homework assistance
Teachers Assistant- The Kinkaid School 10/2020-05/2021
- Assisted teachers while they lectured from home while maintaining a virtual presence for students and teachers.
- Established and maintained current protocols for health and safety during the COVID- 19 pandemic.
- Helped students maintain social distancing practices as required by the CDC.
Editorial Assistant/intern- Parker County Today 08/2014-02/2016 Weatherford Tx.
- Wrote the daily afternoon digital newsletter for the magazine & Interviewed various students within the FFA/4H community for two monthly articles.
- Coordinated Social Media accounts by scheduling daily posts on Facebook & Twitter.
- Helped set up charity events such as Who’s going to fill your shoes, Boots BBQ, and Bachelor’s, and Bachelorette of the Year Events.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Northside Baptist Church, Revive (2014 – 2016)- Weatherford, Tx
Revive is a Northside Baptist Church ministry set up to provide parents of special needs children and their siblings a night out.
Northside Baptist Church, Mission Trip to Vancouver Canada (07/2015 – 07/2015) Assisted a church in Maple Ridge Canada as a camp counselor. I taught a cheer & dance routine that they got to perform at the end of the week.
Center of Hope, Impact (2016 – 2016) Weatherford, Tx.
Helped set up “impact” for Center of Hope in Weatherford with the college student ministry at Northside. We assisted local disadvantaged students with homework.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- National Society for Leadership and Success- Member since 2019
- American Association For Applied Linguistics- member since 2023
- Linguistics Society of America- Member since 2023
CAPABILITIES
Communication & Language Skills: Public speaking, conversant in American Sign Language, Teamwork and communication, Youth mentoring, operations management, Legal document preparation, legal organization,
Research & Writing: journalism, Social media management, Social Media Optimization, Database organization, editing, interviewing, interviewing preparation,
Technology: organization, technology integration, ESL, Intelligent Tutoring Technology