Jason M. Wells
Experience
Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative, Plumerville, Arkansas
101 Bulldog Drive, Plumerville, AR 72127
Virtual Arkansas: 9-12 Social Studies Teacher, 2013 - Present
Skills:
Arkansas Mental Health In Education Association
683 Poplar Street, Clinton, AR 72031
Website Maintenance, 2015 - Present
Skills:
Greenwood Public Schools, Greenwood, Arkansas
420 North Main St. Greenwood, AR 72936
Instructional Assistant: East Hills Middle School, 2010-2013
Skills:
101 Bulldog Drive, Plumerville, AR 72127
Virtual Arkansas: 9-12 Social Studies Teacher, 2013 - Present
Skills:
- Instructs United States History Since 1890 and World History Since 1450 Courses
- Collaborates with students in online class meetings using ZOOM with lessons that meet the needs of students.
- Communicating with campus facilitators and parents on student progress, assignments, or issues within the class.
- Creates additional support presentations to provide further learning opportunities.
- Develops online social studies content in Blackboard and SoftChalk utilizing websites, Web 2.0 tools and interactive assignments.
- Identifies and modifies lessons and resources to better meet the needs of students considering backgrounds, learning styles and special needs.
- Evaluates ZOOM sessions and course content to modify future sessions and lessons.
- Utilizes primary source documents (ex: text, video, image, or audio based) to better enrich student learning.
Arkansas Mental Health In Education Association
683 Poplar Street, Clinton, AR 72031
Website Maintenance, 2015 - Present
Skills:
- Maintain and monitor the association's website (as updates are provided).
Greenwood Public Schools, Greenwood, Arkansas
420 North Main St. Greenwood, AR 72936
Instructional Assistant: East Hills Middle School, 2010-2013
Skills:
- Collaborated with colleagues to ensure student success.
- Communicated with colleagues and building administrators that led inclusion of special needs students.
- Modified and adjust course assignments for students backgrounds, needs, and learning styles.
Education
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Masters of Education - Educational Technology
May 2016
Ouachita Baptist University
Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Education and Social Studies
May 2010
Dean's List: 2 Semesters
Masters of Education - Educational Technology
May 2016
Ouachita Baptist University
Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Education and Social Studies
May 2010
Dean's List: 2 Semesters
Certifications
- Arkansas 7-12 Social Studies
- Leading Edge: Online and Blended Teacher Certified
Leadership Roles
- Arkansas History Commission, Lesson Planning Committee, July 2014
- Virtual Arkansas, Professional Learning Community for Social Science
- Positions Held: Meeting Chair; Meeting Recorder
- Hosted Webinar Opportunities for Professional Development with Mount Vernon (www.washingtonedar.org)
Professional Organizations
- National Council for the Social Studies
- Arkansas State Teachers Association
- Civil War Trust
- Civil War Trust Teacher Regiment
Professional Development
- 2015 Mount Vernon Teacher Institute - Mount Vernon, Virginia
- Mount Vernon in Arkansas Teacher Institute – Little Rock and Bentonville
- Annual Civil War Trust Teacher Institute
- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Online Courses
- National Council of Social Studies with Library of Congress Webinars
- #ArkEdChat Weekly Twitter Chats
