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About
- My name is Jen S. Dean and I am pursuing a Master of Science in Education Statistics and Research Methods at the University of Arkansas while also completing the Master of Arts in Teaching program. My research interests combine the humanities and natural sciences, investigating their integration within the K-12 classroom. As a teacher, I hope to work with secondary English and science teachers, exploring opportunities for collaboration and innovative curriculum. I currently have an opportunity, as the research assistant at 826 National, to work for an organization investigating how science and writing can work together in out-of-school programs through creative workshops. For more details about my skills, education and work experience, please visit my LinkedIn profile or resume infographic on this website.
Outside of my professional endeavors, I serve on the One Book, One Community committee hosted by the University of Arkansas and participate in a variety of programs for educators including Harvard University’s Global Online Literature Book Group for Educators. Additionally, I enjoy writing and collaborating with others who are motivated by creativity and advocacy for community partnerships, such as The Library as Incubator Project in Madison, Wisconsin. When I'm not involved in these activities, you can find me exploring the Ozarks with my husband, Jason, and our lovable Saint Bernard, Winston.
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Resume
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- Experience
- Feb 2012 - PresentNational Research Assistant / 826 National
Analyzed and compiled educational research related to organizational programming.
Evaluated student results from TOWL writing assessments.
Created, revised, and edited program evaluation surveys for teachers and students.
Evaluated national and chapter data from teacher, parent, and student program surveys.
Researched potential new locations for centers by investigating and evaluating data including city and neighborhood demographics, methods of transportation, concentration of schools, standardized testing results, district and school demographics, and district financial profiles.
Drafted an academic logic model for the organization by evaluating previous development logic models as well as analyzing and compiling information about organizational programming.
- Apr 2011 - Dec 2012Administrative Support Supervisor, University Development / University of Arkansas
Served as the principal contact for directors of development and donors for inquiries pertaining to giving and account management.
Implemented new and more efficient reporting standards for the University call center together with staff members from a wide array of development departments.
Created, revised, and maintained updates for 300+ page manual containing rules and best practices for department.
Assisted Executive Director of Administration and Development Services and Associate Director of Development Services with creation and expansion of special reports including donor prospecting and unfulfilled pledges.
Directly supervised part-time staff, dealt with a variety of personnel issues including scheduling, assignment of daily duties based on changing departmental needs, staff evaluations, discipline, and training.
- Aug 2006 - Dec 2010Financial and Human Resources Assistant / Kimbell Art Museum
Developed employee packets for full and part-time new hires, and coordinated recruitment and employment advertising for all positions.
Reconciled general ledger account monthly in addition to departmental, travel, and event expenditure accounts.
Requested and evaluated new employee investigative background checks while maintaining privacy and confidentiality for both applicants and employees of the Museum.
- Jun 2004 - Oct 2008Design Assistant / Dorian's Interior Design/Gabberts Inc
Created PowerPoint presentations for design studio seminars, edited designer photographs and images, created and maintained client databases, and prepared marketing materials for 13 designers.
Managed daily cash balancing and deposits, maintained traffic counts, printed daily reports, and settled client billing issues.
Created copy for promotional mailers and informational inserts for Dallas and Fort Worth design studios.
- Feb 2003 - Dec 2003Art Instructor / Cultural Center of the Americas
Created lesson plans for semester designed to expose 30 students, ages 5-12, to visual design and graphic procedures, sketches, product completion and critique.
Guided students through completion of design by first showing 2, or 3D, examples.
Delivered instruction and guidance to students throughout entire design process.
- Feb 2003 - Dec 2003Teacher / Fort Worth ISD
Created lesson plans for semester designed to expose 30 students, ages 5-12, to visual design and graphic procedures, sketches, product completion and critique.
Guided students through completion of design by first showing 2, or 3D, examples.
Delivered instruction and guidance to students throughout entire design process.
Education-
2012 - 2015University of Arkansas at FayettevilleMaster of Science (M.S.) in Educational Statistics and Research Methods
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2013 - 2014University of Arkansas at FayettevilleMaster of Arts (M.A.) in Secondary Education and Teaching
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2003 - 2006The University of Texas at ArlingtonBachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism)
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Tweets
- RT @GOOD: Video: Sesame Street (and Jon Hamm) explain sculpture http://t.co/zPnpUIi3nG
- RT @johnmaeda: Artists and scientists tend to approach problems with a similar open-mindedness. http://t.co/CwS5CWgpIq via @amplify
- RT @kinfolkmag: a new gallery of Vol. 7 images http://t.co/9ssOdBBMWj
- RT @johnmaeda: "Creativity can no longer be treated as an elective in education." —#adobesxsw http://t.co/LPPniLNwPr via @stemtosteam
- Rewards don't help students become leaders, according to @GOOD . http://t.co/P9xVJy67q6 #seealso @nymag #pobronson #alfiekohn
- Incredibly uplifting and heartwarming story of a family, and a judge. Thank you @CarolTang1 @petemercurio @nytimes. http://t.co/QesPr0SGnW”
- The importance of narrative in medicine with #oliversaks http://t.co/BLoqTLKZm9
- Nobel laureates in sciences 12 times more likely to write poetry/lit. Thank you, @johnmaeda ! http://t.co/ieLCvxQ13o #STEAM #integration
- RT @826National: Day 2: sharing the art of combining science and creative writing at #BSH2013, thanks @CarolTang1 from @ScienceAfterScho ...
- English and science sixth graders - hooray! #soexcited #nextweek
- On page 19 of 470 of The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict, by Trenton Lee Stewart http://t.co/8dUYVMes
- On page 268 of 352 of The Center Cannot Hold, by Elyn R. Saks http://t.co/55xI5pkV
- On page 253 of 352 of The Center Cannot Hold, by Elyn R. Saks http://t.co/CS78nRb9
- On page 173 of 352 of The Center Cannot Hold, by Elyn R. Saks http://t.co/pNrHnByO
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Your audience wants to be entertained. They are hungry for stories. Don’t read something that only works “on the page.” We can’t see the page. Don’t explain to us the experimental convention you’ve come up with to represent the sound of birds alphabetically. We want to listen. Tell us a story. Don’t bring props and multiple handouts and then lose them and spend the first five minutes on stage trying to figure out if you left them at the bar. Be organized. Don’t tell anecdotes that are longer than the piece you’re about to read. Don’t read a work-in-progress unless you’re sure it’s very, very good. You don’t need to say, “This is a work in progress,” as if that’s your Get out of Jail Free card, and we’ll all forgive you if it isn’t very good. Read your best work. Pretend you’re on the radio, and all we have is your voice. Don’t get up onstage and send a text message before you read. I am serious. Don’t read from your iPhone unless you have just come from a fire in which your reading material was burned.
Leigh Stein explains how to read in public.
When people read my books they’re often surprised when I tell them they contain an autobiographical element. Therein lies the art, I say. How do you make that which is your everyday into the stuff of literature? Listen to your heart. Ask your heart, Is it true? And if it is, let it be. Once the lawyers sign off, you’re good to go.
NY Times discussion on how to best measure student achievement.
I’ve been working on the same Olympus Typewriter since I was sixteen – and it still looks like new. All of my films were written on that typewriter, but until recently I couldn’t even change the color ribbon myself. There were times when I would invite people over to dinner just so they would change the ribbon. It’s a tragedy.
