Welcome to Dual Enrollment English! My name is Jennifer Jones, and I am in my thirteenth year at Arlington High School. Previously, I taught at Bartlett High School (senior English), Treadwell Middle School (7th grade Language Arts), and The University of Memphis (freshman composition). If you've signed up for Dual Enrollment English, you're in for an amazing ride. You'll work with either Mr. Swindle or me to take standard high school and standard college English simultaneously, which is an awesome way to get college credit while still working with a net. We do have a summer reading assignment, so make sure you knock that out. Let me know if you've got questions, and feel free to visit the University of Memphis' site for more information about the courses in general. (Check out the info for ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020.) When we get started in the fall, we'll walk you through the course registration process, so don't worry about that yet.
Another cool thing we're doing this year here at Arlington is shifting into one-to-one classrooms - everyone will get an iPad Pro to work with throughout the year! This is VERY exciting, and it'll certainly help us save some paper in English. (Hug a tree!) So, to keep you in the loop, you're going to need to be able to access my Schoology page.
If you're curious to know more about who you're dealing with, I actually graduated with honors from The University of Memphis (go Tigers!) with my Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in British Literature in May 2002. Not wasting any time, I immediately re-enrolled in the graduate program to begin my Master of Arts in English with a double concentration of British Literature and Technical/Professional Writing, which I received in 2004. Being a glutton for punishment, I then set out to obtain my teaching degree. I earned my teaching license in May of 2006 and my Master of Arts in Teaching in December of 2006. Throughout my eight years at the university, I was fortunate to hold various positions that I feel helped to embellish my teaching skills: tutor in the Herff College of Engineering, President of Sigma Tau Delta: The International English Honor Society, member of Kappa Delta Pi: The International Honor Society in Education, and instructor of a few English 1020 classes to college freshmen.
As early as the sixth grade, I knew I wanted to be an English teacher. Coming from a family of teachers, I began observing and mentally recording effective teaching practices early in life, and I am continually researching and observing new teaching practices in an effort to constantly better myself for the benefit of my students. I take what I do very seriously, and I am proud to be an educator. I also really enjoy working with this age group as I feel I’m still young enough to connect but old enough to share valuable advice with them as they get ready to enter into the “real world”.
Upon accepting my teaching position at Arlington High School in 2006, I also signed on to sponsor the Dance Team and have only just resigned after eleven fantastic years of love, friendship, family, and DOZENS of state and national titles. I look forward to watching that program and legacy continue to grow alongside all of the amazing opportunities offered here at Arlington High. Seeking to continue to contribute to students on a personal level, I agreed to sponsor the Women's Equality Club, a place where young men and women can come together to challenge the preconceptions of gender, find a voice in the political world, advocate for equal rights, and fellowship with other critical thinkers. We host awareness events, fundraisers, philanthropic events, and engaging conversations. See me if you're interested in getting involved!
Another cool thing we're doing this year here at Arlington is shifting into one-to-one classrooms - everyone will get an iPad Pro to work with throughout the year! This is VERY exciting, and it'll certainly help us save some paper in English. (Hug a tree!) So, to keep you in the loop, you're going to need to be able to access my Schoology page.
If you're curious to know more about who you're dealing with, I actually graduated with honors from The University of Memphis (go Tigers!) with my Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in British Literature in May 2002. Not wasting any time, I immediately re-enrolled in the graduate program to begin my Master of Arts in English with a double concentration of British Literature and Technical/Professional Writing, which I received in 2004. Being a glutton for punishment, I then set out to obtain my teaching degree. I earned my teaching license in May of 2006 and my Master of Arts in Teaching in December of 2006. Throughout my eight years at the university, I was fortunate to hold various positions that I feel helped to embellish my teaching skills: tutor in the Herff College of Engineering, President of Sigma Tau Delta: The International English Honor Society, member of Kappa Delta Pi: The International Honor Society in Education, and instructor of a few English 1020 classes to college freshmen.
As early as the sixth grade, I knew I wanted to be an English teacher. Coming from a family of teachers, I began observing and mentally recording effective teaching practices early in life, and I am continually researching and observing new teaching practices in an effort to constantly better myself for the benefit of my students. I take what I do very seriously, and I am proud to be an educator. I also really enjoy working with this age group as I feel I’m still young enough to connect but old enough to share valuable advice with them as they get ready to enter into the “real world”.
Upon accepting my teaching position at Arlington High School in 2006, I also signed on to sponsor the Dance Team and have only just resigned after eleven fantastic years of love, friendship, family, and DOZENS of state and national titles. I look forward to watching that program and legacy continue to grow alongside all of the amazing opportunities offered here at Arlington High. Seeking to continue to contribute to students on a personal level, I agreed to sponsor the Women's Equality Club, a place where young men and women can come together to challenge the preconceptions of gender, find a voice in the political world, advocate for equal rights, and fellowship with other critical thinkers. We host awareness events, fundraisers, philanthropic events, and engaging conversations. See me if you're interested in getting involved!
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