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Maridella Carter

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Dr. Maridella Carter Ph. D.
  1. Work
  2. Southeast Missouri State University
  3. One University Plaza
  4. Cape Girardeau, MO  63701

AP Experience

  • AP teacher of English Literature
  • AP reader of  English Literature

Education

  • M.A., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1969: English and history
  • M.A., University of Chicago, 1970: English
  • Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin, 1979: American Literature
  • M.A., UMKC, 1982: English Education
  • Ed. Spec., UMKC, 1989: Educational Administration
  • M.A., Loyola University-New Orleans, 1999: Theology

Current Positions

English teacher and department chair at Blue Springs High School and Blue Springs South High School

  • Composition Instructor, Longview Community College, Kansas City, MO
  • Independence School District: Creative Writing teacher in George Caleb Bingham Academy
  • Schools Director, Greater Kansas City Writing Project

 

Professional Accomplishments

  • Chairman of committee to compose Blue Springs School District's Communication Arts Curriculum
  • Team member of National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Evaluation
  • National Council of Teachers of English and Missouri Association of Teachers of English
  • National Education Association, Missouri

Awards

  • Phi Beta Kappa, University of Missouri Chapter
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for Historical Fiction Seminar at Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
  • Teacher of the Year at Blue Springs High School and Blue Springs South High School: 1985, 1990, 1993
  • Kansas City Star and Kansas City Learning Exchange "Excellence in Teaching Award": 1995
  • National Board Teaching Certification in Adolescent/Young Adult Language Arts: 1999
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