Calyn Waddington
Catapult Learning/Livingstone Academy Seffner
Title 1 Teacher Interventionist
813.997.4824
calyn.waddington@catapultlearning.com
Education
2019-2021 - USF PhD English Literature (left to pursue other dreams)
2017-2019 - USF MA English Literature
2012-2016 - UCF BA English Literature
Research/Conference
2018-2019 GA Women’s Suffrage Postcard Project
A Feminist Digital Humanities Project looking at Women’s Suffrage Postcard, archiving them, and tagging them to better analyze their subject.
2018 English Graduate Student Association (EGSA) Conference
2018 Blank Pages: Creative Writing Symposium
2022 Get Your Teach On (GYTO)
Certifications
2023 Project Management: Google Career Certification
2021 Cambridge Global Perspectives
2021 Reading Endorsed
2020 Teaching Certification, English 6-12
Publications
“Apples to Apples: Talking Back to White Heteronormative Patriarchy.” Hooked on the Art of Love: bell hooks - My Creative Call for Soul Work. USF Scholar Commons. 2019.
A poem using critical theory from bell hooks that looks at heteronormative patriarchal standards and how they perform upon relationships, primarily looking at heterosexual marriages (reflective).
“The Art of Telling in Three Parts.” HunnyBee Lit. 2019.
Teaching and professions
2017 - English Composition I
Taught two sections of English Composition I and facilitated written work working aspects of argumentative writing and literary review.
2018 - English Composition II
Taught four sections of English Composition II and facilitated written work covering aspects of argumentative writing and visual rhetoric.
2019 - English Composition II
2019 - Editor of Electronic Theses and Dissertations at the Graduate Office of USF.
2020 - Middle School (7th & 8th) Reading
2021 - Team Lead (Department Head) of Middle School Department
2024 - Title 1 Teacher Interventionist (K-12)
Service
2018-2019 - English Graduate Student Association (EGSA) Conference Committee
2018-2019 - English Mentorship Program
Additional work and skills
SEO Content Creation
Graphic Design for Advertising Products
Content Writing for Online Publications
Leadership: Department Head and Title 1 Intervention Specialist
Advocacy for School Revision - see Blog Project “You’re Doing it Wrong” for information and experiences for success in the classroom