Jana C. White

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Professional Experience


Assistant Principal, Language Arts/Extended Management Team/English Team Leader

Bodwell High School

September 2013 to Present

North Vancouver, British Columbia


ELL Instructional Specialist, Department of Curriculum and Instruction (EC-12)

August 2009 to April, 2013

Mansfield Independent School District – Mansfield, Texas

 

Adjunct Instructor, Academic Foundations, School of Liberal Arts

July 2012 to April, 2013

Tarrant County Community College, Southeast Campus  - Arlington, Texas

 

Associate Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial Services

July 2007 to April, 2013

Southlake, Texas

 

Teacher, Timberview High School; English, ESL, Reading, Finance; ESL Department Chair

February 2009 to August 2009 (Promoted to ELL Specialist)

Mansfield Independent School District – Mansfield, Texas

 

Interim Adjunct Instructor, Elementary Assessment - School of Education 

January 2006 to July 2006

University of Texas at Arlington – Arlington, Texas

 

Principal, the Newcomer Center

July 2001 to January 2006

Arlington Independent School District - Arlington, Texas

 

Grant Coordinator, Federal EL-Civics Adult Literacy, Work Skills and Citizenship Program

September 2003 to May 2005

Arlington Independent School District – Arlington, Texas

 

Bilingual/ESL Specialist, Immigrant Services (EC-12)

August 1999 to July 2001

Arlington Independent School District – Arlington, Texas

 

Teacher, Nichols Junior High; English Language Arts, ESL, History, World Geography

ESL Department Chair

July 1991 to August 1999

Arlington Independent School District – Arlington, Texas

 

 Professional Presentations


  • White, J. (Fall 2017) Numeracy, Depth of Knowledge and Higher Order Thinking Skills Campus Pro-D Day.
  • White, J. and Brownlie, Fay (Spring 2016) - Co-teach and faculty presentation on thinking strategies
  • White, J.(April, 2015)  Building CALP. Bodwell High School Extended Management Team, North Vancouver, BC.
  • White, J. (2013, September) Sheltered Instructional Strategies for the ELL Learner. Bodwell High School, North Vancouver, BC.
  • White, J. (2012, December ).  English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) for the Sheltered Content Classroom. Legacy High School, Mansfield, Texas.
  • White, J. (2012, October 29). Writing Language Objectives for the Sheltered Content Classroom. Summit High School, Mansfield, Texas
  • White, J.; Deal, P.; and Brennan, C. (2012, February, and 2011 September).  Sheltered

 Instructional Model for the ELL Classroom. Presentation as part of the 100% ELL Success Initiative, Mansfield, Texas

  • White, J. and Deal, P. (2011, June). Successful Brain Rules for the Classroom. Presentation at the MISD Summer Conference, Mansfield, Texas
  • White, J. (2010, October).  How to Incorporate Financial Planning into Daily Math Lessons for ESL Students. Presentation at the TexTESOL Regional Conference, Mansfield, TX.
  • White, J. (2005, November).  Newcomer Discussion Panel. Symposium for Newcomer Centers held at the University of East Texas, Commerce, Texas
  • White, J. and Carman, H. (2005, March). Design and Implementation of a Newcomer Center.  Presentation at the Institute for Multicultural Studies Conference, Dallas, TX.
  • White, J. (2004, November).  Newcomer Centers. Presentation at Educational Service Center Regional X and XI Symposium, Waco, TX.
  • White, J. (2004, October). Academic Success for ESL Newcomer Students. Presentation at the TexTESOL V Fall Conference, Hurst, TX.
  • White, J. (2001, September).  Book and Brain Strategies for LEP Students. Presentation at the Arlington ISD ESL/BIL Academy, Arlington, TX.