Zachary C.

Harper
zachharp@gmail.com 8347 16 AVE NW, Seattle, WA 98117, USA Skype: zachharp
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SUMMARY:
HS English Teacher/TOK I & II Grades 7-12 Certification 12 years of teaching
experience; 7 years of international teaching experience
MA in Secondary Education
Extensive leadership roles including Department Head and Team Leader/Trip Leader
Technology Integration Project-based Learning TC certification: Teachers College of
Columbia: Reading & Writing Workshop UbD experience and certification IB training
and certification

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2016-2017 International College, Beirut, Lebanon (IB Program)
High School English Teacher/Theory of Knowledge IB Program
IB: Theory of Knowledge I & II
10 Grade English Lebanese Program
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10 Grade English French Track Program

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10 Grade English Pre-IB program

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2011-2016 Colegio Nueva Granada, Bogota, Colombia (AP Program)

High School English Teacher/Team Leader Grades 10 & 11
Pre-AP English 10, English 10, English 11, Graphic Novels 11/12, Film &
Journalism 11/12, and Academic Strategies: English 10
10 Grade Team Leader (2012-2014); 11 Grade Trip Leader (2015-2016)
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10 Grade Classroom Without Walls (CWW) Trip Leader (2012-2014)

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NHS Faculty Council (2013-2016)

Senior Independent Project sponsor (2013-2016)
Positive Action: Character Development Council (2013-2016)
Character Education Implementation Board (2012-2013)
Character Education Planning Committee (2012-2014)
Volunteer EAL teacher on Saturday mornings for local Colombians (2011-2012)

2006-2011 Bellevue Christian High School, Bellevue, Washington, USA (AP Program)
High School English Teacher/English Department Chair
English Department Chair (2008-2011)
Led and developed the curriculum across all grades 7-12 (MS-HS English Units)
Developed and led the Scope & Sequence for the English Department (7-12)
Taught English 9: Language Arts, English 10: World Literature, and English 11:
American Literature
Organized and supervised Collaborative Teacher Training Groups and led the ELL
(English Language Learners) Teachers Discussion Group
Attended two UbD (Understanding by Design) conferences over the course of three
years
Selected mentor teacher for a student teacher (2010-2011)
Served on the Academic Affairs Committee (AAC), which covered all student/parent
academic requests and expulsion issues (2009-2011)
Organized and led three overseas Social Service summer trips to Chiang Mai,
Thailand with high school students in 2008, 2009, and 2011

2005-2006 American Pacific International School, Chiang Mai, Thailand (IB Program)
 Full time MS/HS English teacher and ESL Teacher at an international IB boarding
school
Developed units and lessons for a variety of different ages: Middle School, High
School, and Elementary students.
Developed and taught the curriculum for the January, April, and July English
immersion language camps
Organized and supervised daily activities
Head coach for the middle school boys and girls basketball teams
Head coach for the middle school boys and girls futsal teams
Co-leader for the Classroom Without Walls (CWW) China Trip

CERTIFICATION
Secondary Teaching Certification 7-12, Endorsement: English, 2005. Washington State
Professional Teacher Certification (Pro-Cert) updated in 2010 from Seattle Pacific University

EDUCATION
M.A. in Secondary Education, 2013, University of Alabama
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, 2003, Seattle Pacific University

SPECIAL IB TOK I & II, TC Reading & Writing Workshop, Character

TRAINING Education, Understanding by Design, Co-teaching in inclusion
classrooms

AWARDS & Selected by senior class of 2010 as their graduation speaker.

HONORS National Society of High School Scholars Award: Selected as
a Class Nobel educator of distinction for excellence in teaching
and for the encouragement and dedication to the academic
success of students (2011)

REFERENCES
Don Bergman Eric Habegger Shaysann Kaun
Director of IC, Beirut Director of CNG HS Principal, CNG
(961) 01-374-980 (57) 318-269-5272 (57) 212-3511
dbergman@ic.edu.lb ehabegger@cng.edu skaun@cng.edu

Susan Tameling Larry Anderson Lisa Habegger

High School Principal, BCS HS Vice-Principal, BCS CNG parent/HS Librarian
(425) 454-4028 (425) 454-4028 (57) 212-3511
stameling@swchristian.org landerson@bellevuechristian.org lihabegger@cng.edu

Michael Byrne Becky Mckay Allison Lee

HS Principal, UAS CNG parent English Dept. Coordinator
(598) 2600 7681 (57) 212-3511 (57) 212-3511
mbyrne@uas.edu.uy bmckay@cng.edu alee@cng.edu