Jennifer Worrell

Accomplishments

Selected to attend the Inaugural Academy to Envision Tomorrow’s Schools, Winter 2016
Selected to write the cover story for the December 2015 issue of Virginia Journal of Education
Selected to attend Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teaching and Teachers (ECET2) in Seattle, Washington, by designees of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Summer 2015
Selected to write and speak on engaging struggling readers and writers in poverty at the Margaret Sue Copenhaver Institute at Roanoke College, Summer 2015
Virginia’s Region III Teacher of the Year 2015
School and Division Teacher of the Year, 2014
Inducted into Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society for Women Educators, 2014
National Board Certified Teacher, 2005–Renewed certification in 2015
Numerous publishing credits from a variety of media
Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year

Taught writing, reading, math, science, and social studies to students in grades 2-4
Led enrichment groups to create school literary magazines
Delivered numerous literacy professional developments to both school- and division-level
Created a variety of presentations and activities on literacy for Parent Nights

Write and record content for a colleague’s National Public Radio show on a variety of education topics from inclusion to reading instruction

Worked with struggling readers and writers to help them achieve grade-level standards
Helped students in grades six-eight write and publish their own monthly literary journal

Publishing credits include Virginia Journal of Education, LifeNet, Daily Press, Gloucester-Mathews Gazette Journal, Tidewater Parent, Virginia Wildlife, Outdoor Woman, Trailblazer, Virginia Horse Trader, and Practical Horseman

Superintendent’s Teacher Advisory Committee, 2015-2016
Facilitator at TLC Symposium at Regent University, 2014-2015
Facilitator at Division Diversity Day, 2014-2015
Speaker at Division Convocation and Teacher of the Year Banquet, 2014-2015
Member of School-Level Focus Group with Assistant Superintendent of Instruction 2012-2014
Delivered Staff Development on Close Reading and Text-Based Questions to GCPS teachers, 2014
School-Based RTI Team, 2012

Masters of Education in Reading– University of Virginia ▪ 2008

Bachelor of Arts– English/Elementary Education—College of William and Mary ▪ 1995

Parent-Teacher Association

Virginia Education Association/National Education Association

Delta Kappa Gamma

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.