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