Asa Collier

Department of Philosophy, Georgia State University

25 Park Place Room 1646 Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 803-920-5465 E-Mail: acollier12@gsu.edu
www.linkedin.com/in/asa-collier

Summary
ESL teacher with experience teaching culturally diverse students in the U.S. and abroad at
secondary and post-secondary levels. Masters in Philosophy and currently completing Masters in
Teaching ESOL.
Teaching Experience
In-service teacher, Cross Keys High School August 2018-present
 11th grade American Literature and Composition, sheltered ESOL
 Working with students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds in a Title 1 school
 Planning lessons in accordance with Georgia Standards of Excellence and WIDA ELD standards
 Engaging in collaborative teaching to plan curriculum
 Integrating technology into lessons in accordance with ISTE standards
 Maintaining an inclusive and equitable classroom environment in accordance with SPLC Anti-
Bias standards
 Developing, administering, and evaluating formative and summative assessments, using data
to inform teaching and measure growth
 Differentiating instruction using WIDA ACCESS assessment, Lexile levels, and class assessment
data
 Developing modifications and accommodations in accordance with IEP and 504 plans
 Mentoring students for college- and career-readiness
Instructor of Record, Georgia State University August 2017-present
 Critical Thinking (Phil 1010)
 Developing lesson plans and instructional materials for a flipped classroom setting
 Administering assessments and using assessment data to inform instruction
 Developing spreadsheets to analyze assessment data
 Online teaching experience
Shanghai Weiyu High School, International Baccalaureate Division August 2015-June 2016
 EFL Teacher of Record
 11th grade English B and 10th grade writing
 Developing course curricula, syllabi, lesson plans, instructional materials, and assessments
 Co-authored department handbook on citation and plagiarism policy
 Advising senior theses
Shanghai Contempo Academy November 2014-June 2015
 EFL teacher
 Developing lessons and curricula for children ranging in ages from 3 to 14
 Providing demo lessons for prospective students
Education
Master of Arts in Teaching ESOL, Georgia State University 2018-present
 4.05 institutional GPA
 Expected graduation: Summer 2018
Master of Arts in Philosophy, Georgia State University August 2016-May 2018
 4.02 GPA
 Neurophilosophy track
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, University of South Carolina August 2010-May 2013
 Honors, Distinction in Philosophy, Summa Cum Laude, 3.97 GPA
 Minor in linguistics
Midland’s Technical College January 2009-May 2010
The Culinary Institute of Charleston (Trident Technical College) August 2007-April 2008
Skills and qualifications
 EdTPA
 ESOL GACE certification
 120-hour TEFL certification (BridgeTEFL, 2014)
 High beginner Spanish
 Beginner Mandarin Chinese
 Proficiency with Desire2Learn LMS, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Prezi, Mindmeister, Edmodo
Student testimonials
GSU instructor evaluations
 “Professor Collier made this 8am worth coming to. He taught us the art of questioning
everything and I love that. He made sure that we understood the information and was always
helpful. He was amazing.”
 “Prof. Collier knew every student by name, and it made all of us feel important and heard
which is not something I can say of most professors.”
 “Wonderful class and brought insight to a new style of reason and processing. Definitely
boosted my love for Phil.”
References available upon request.