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Justin is a third-year undergraduate at the University of Minnesota – Twin-Cities and will be graduating in May of 2010 with a degree in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature and a minor in Teaching English as a Second Language. Recently, Justin has also received a Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) while studying in Prague, Czech Republic. |
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Sydney is an English Ph.D. student / lecturer at the University of Miami focusing on African and Caribbean literature. She currently teaches composition, with a focus on Caribbean visual art and culture. Sydney has taught at the high school and secondary school levels in both rural and inner-city environments (Zuni reservation in Gallup New Mexico and the Dallas Independent School District). She has worked extensively with children as a day camp counselor at Albuquerque Academy, a sports camp coach, and a childcare provider. Sydney strongly believes in the power of optimistic expectations, and feels that every student, regardless of age or life circumstance, can become an actively involved learner. Her pedagogic mantra is: be open, flexible, and daring. |
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Prior to University, Justin studied in the Czech Republic from 2004-05 as a Rotary Youth Exchange student from District 6220. He is still involved in the program as President of the Rotex, a group which works to promote the Rotary Youth Exchange program, facilitate the student exchanges, and raise money and support for work being done in the community and abroad. While studying in the Twin-Cities, Justin has worked with the East African population in Minneapolis tutoring residents of certain housing projects in English, and running a "Job Search" program helping residents use computers to find employment and develop resumes. |
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Prior to her doctoral work, Sydney earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and English from Southern Methodist University. She worked as a Clinical Research Specialist at the SMU Family Research Center on two longitudinal studies: The Family Project and Safe Start Project Support. The former was sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health and included over 650 families with school-aged children in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. It was designed to better understand how a family’s interactions and conflict can affect children’s adjustments. The latter was a longitudinal intervention study funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The overarching objective of this research was to assist families characterized by domestic violence and to reduce the harmful affects of children’s exposure to such violence. During this study, Sydney was responsible for locating accessible, affordable, and sustainable community resources/services ranging from transportation, shelters, food drives, clothing drives, treatment centers, healthcare, and employment opportunities. |
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Stephanie Selvick: Project Lead
Stephanie is an English Ph.D. student / lecturer at the University of Miami focusing on Gender Studies & African Literature. She earned an undergraduate degree in African Studies and Literature from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh. In compliance with her African Studies degree, Stephanie studied one semester at the University of Cape Town through CIEE and was issued a “Certificate of Advanced International Achievement” for her constant dedication to cross-cultural learning. This certificate was awarded in part for Stephanie’s work teaching African Literature to high school students at Langa High in Langa township.
Other past experiences include teaching ESL to 6-15 year olds in Fukuoka, Japan through U.S.A. Summer Camp [1]. Stephanie has also served as a GEM volunteer [2] in Ccachopata village, Peru while researching and promoting environmental sustainability. While living in Boston, MA she helped mentor Junior age high school girls from Cambridge Ringe & Latin School to succeed personally and academically after high school. She did this in conjunction with Girls Prepare to Succeed [3], a female volunteer / mentoring program started by Julia Reynolds at Simmons College. Lastly, Stephanie has familiarity with the art of grant writing, and has written grants and helped fundraise for several Rotary Youth Exchange projects in District 6220.
Justin Burnett: Pedagogical Lead
Justin is a third-year undergraduate at the University of Minnesota – Twin-Cities and will be graduating in May of 2010 with a degree in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature and a minor in Teaching English as a Second Language. Recently, Justin has also received a Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) while studying in Prague, Czech Republic.
Prior to University, Justin studied in the Czech Republic from 2004-05 as a Rotary Youth Exchange student from District 6220. He is still involved in the program as President of the Rotex, a group which works to promote the Rotary Youth Exchange program, facilitate the student exchanges, and raise money and support for work being done in the community and abroad. While studying in the Twin-Cities, Justin has worked with the East African population in Minneapolis tutoring residents of certain housing projects in English, and running a "Job Search" program helping residents use computers to find employment and develop resumes.