Katherine H. Baker

Education

MA in Teaching English/Language Arts

Boise State University - GPA 4.0
Estimated date of completion: May 2011

Graduate Certificate in Secondary English Education

Boise State University - GPA 4.0
Earned: May 2008

BA in English: Technical Communication and Creative Writing

Boise State University - GPA 3.63
Earned: May 2004

Teaching

Columbia High School (Nampa School District)

Sophomore English and Creative Writing/Online Publication
August 2010-present 

Sophomore and Junior English
August 2009 - June 2010

Lowell Scott Middle School (Meridian School District)

English 7 and Reading 7
Student Council Adviser
National Novel Writing Month Young Writers' Program Facilitator
August 2008 - June 2009

Boise School District Summer School (Boise School District)

English 9
June 2008 - July 2008

Capital High School (Boise School District)

English 10 and Accelerated English 10 (Teaching Internship)
Poetry Slam Facilitator
August 2007 - June 2008

Awards and Honors

Meridian Education Foundation Grant: 2009
ETA Recognition of Excellence: 2006
J. Lee Burke Student Achievement Award: 2004
AEA Scholarship: 2003
Annual Ideal Active Achievement Award: 2002
President’s Writing Award for Personal Essay (second place): 2001
President’s Writing Award for Freshman Writing (first place): 2000
Idaho Press Club Excellence Award for Review Columns (third place): 2000
Brown Honors Scholarship: 1999-2003
National Merit Scholar: 1999

Publications and Presentations

“Blogs: Not Just a Silly Word Any More.” To be presented at the Meridian Joint School District Tech Expo. Meridian, ID. 25 August 2009.

“Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma: Perspectives from Within and Without.” Presented at the Convention for Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma, Western District. Ontario, CA. 31 March 2006.

“It’s Been a Pleasure, Mr. President.” The Green Muse. June 2006.

“Fraternal and Sororal Affiliation in Collegiate Marching Bands.” Presented at the National Conference for the Society for Ethnomusicology. Atlanta, GA. 17 November 2005.

Wingspan Quarterly. Editor. 2004-2005.

Joyful Noise: Exploring the Marching Band Experience. Thesis. Boise State University, 2004. Boise: Boise State, 2004. ARCH RG-405.

Keynote Address. Opening Separate Session. Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma National Convention. Norfolk, VA. 22 July 2003.

“Family Portrait.” Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle. 2002.

“Look Upward at the Serried Ranks.” Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle. 2002.

“Possession.” Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle. 2002.

Various columns and articles. Boise State University Arbiter. 2000-2001.

Professional Affiliations

National Middle School Association: joined 2008
National Council of Teachers of English: joined 2008
Idaho Dead Book Artists’ Society: joined 2007
Boise State University Founders’ Leadership Society: inducted 2004
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi: inducted 2002
Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity: inducted 2002
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society: inducted 2001
Golden Key International Honour Society: inducted 2001

Other Employment History

Graduate Assistant: Boise State University Blue Thunder Marching Band
August 2007 – December 2007

Employee Relations Specialist: MotivePower
August 2006 – August 2007

Scheduler: Brady for Idaho
February 2006 – August 2006

Editor: Wingspan Quarterly literary magazine
January 2005 – December 2006

Graduate Assistant: Boise State University Blue Thunder Marching Band
June 2004 – February 2006

Academic Advisor: Boise State Gateway Center for Academic Success   
May 2002 – May 2004

Writing Consultant: Boise State Writing Center
August 2001 – May 2002

Computer Applications

Microsoft Office, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, IGPro, ClassXP, CPS (Classroom Performance System), PowerSchools, PeopleSoft, Joomla, multiple blog/forum platforms and other Web 2.0 applications, various FTP clients