Kristin Eoff

Background

About Kristin Eoff

Certified teacher with ten years of full-time experience teaching English I, II, and IV, yearbook, University of Texas OnRamps Rhetoric, Communication Applications, and Practical Writing to H.S. students in grades 9-12. Served as school's designated ESL teacher and on Literacy Committee, Faculty Advisory Committee, LPAC Committee, ARD committees and PLCs. Experience serving ESL, 504 and special-education students. Served as TELPAS rater for six years.* Certified in English grades 4-12, with ESL Supplemental Certification.* Certified to teach journalism in grades 7-12.* Certified with 30 hrs. of training and annual six-hour updates to teach gifted and talented students in CFBISD.* Qualified to teach UT Austin's OnRamps Rhetoric courses.* Worked for a year as adjunct English faculty at North Central Texas College, teaching grammar, punctuation, spelling and composition to incoming college freshmen.* Professional journalist with 10 years of daily newspaper experience as a reporter, editor and copy editor. Also worked as freelance writer and copy editor for more than 10 years. Experience handling publicity, writing articles and editing communications for nonprofit groups.* English tutor in grammar, spelling, writing and SAT preparation.* Taught English grammar, writing and SAT skills to college-prep students at Dallas Chinese School for a year.* Worked for six years as a substitute teacher for preschool through H.S. classes in a large public school district from 2007 to 2013. Duties included teaching a variety of classes and subjects, including special education, disciplinary campus, English, gifted and talented education, German, music, physical education and English as a Second Language. Earned Region 10 Substitute Certificates for courses 1 and 2. Specialties: Newspaper reporting, layout, editing and copy editing. Book and essay editing. English teaching and tutoring. Writing articles and editing communications for nonprofit groups. Photography and blogging.