Almeta Hargest Washington ahwashington5a@aol.com almeta.washington@famu.edu 456 Meadow Ridge Drive 301-B Gore Educational Center Tallahassee, FL 32312 Tallahassee, FL 32307 Home: 850.906-9765 Office: 850.599-2145 PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVES: To advance professionally and continue to seek excellence in teacher education. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: WORK EXPERIENCE: PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY Prairie View, Texas Certification in Administration, K-6 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY Prairie View, Texas Master of Education, Elementary Education LANGSTON UNIVERSITY Langston, Oklahoma Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education 7/07 - Present FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY College of Education Tallahassee, Florida 32307 Dean: Dr. Genniver Bell Position: Director of Field Experiences/Clinical Practice Office of Student Teaching 8/98 7/07 FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY Tallahassee, Florida 32307 Dean: Dr. Melvin Gadson Position: Assistant In (Instructor in Elementary Education) 8/97-8/98 FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
Tallahassee, Florida 32307 Dean Dr. Melvin Gadson Position: Field Clinical Coordinator/Early Childhood Education 8/96-5/97 KING S LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL 3900 King s Lane Nashville, TN Superintendent: Dr. Richard Benjamin Position: Principal Grades: -K, 5&6 1991-1992 EAKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Metropolitan Public Schools Nashville, TN Principal: Robert Gates Position: Fifth Grade Teacher 1982-1991 WALLER MIDDLE SCHOOL Waller, Texas Position: Principal Grades 6-8 1981-1983 HOLLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Waller, Texas Position: Assistant Principal 1979-1982 SEALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Sealy, Texas Positions: Teacher Grades: 1 & 3 1974-1976 LANGSTON UNIVERSITY Langston, Oklahoma Position: Secretary to Librarian 1968-1971 BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Evanston, Illinois Position: Directory Assistance 1965-1967 TALLADEGA COLLEGE Talladega, Alabama Position: Secretary to Librarian ACTIVITIES AND OFFICES: 8/07 - Present Faculty Senate Representative College of Education
08/07 - Present Member, Teachers for a New Era Induction Team 5/97 Present Certified -Florida Clinical Educator - Leon County, FL 8 07 Present Co-Chair, Standard 3 Committee, NCATE 9/06-8/30/09 Member - College of Education Assessment Committee 08 /07 8/30/08 Member, Leadership Team Teachers for a New Era 2/3-10 2/8/10` Participant New Teacher Center Forum 7/27/08 7/30/ 08 Participant - Thurgood Marshall Center for Innovative HBCU School Reform Partnerships Teacher Preparation Institute 6/27/08 6/28/08 Teachers for a New Era 2008 Inaugural Summer Institute 3/15/08 3/17/08 Presented at The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA 10/24/06-10/26/06 Participant Educator Preparation Rule Update Meeting Tampa, FL 9/28/06-9/30/06 Presented at the Florida Association of Teacher Educators Conference in Orlando FL 03/28/06-04/01/06 Presented at the National Association of Laboratory Schools Conference in New York City, NY 09-06 Present Member College of Education PreKindergarden/Primary Education Scholarship Committee 03-06- Present Member College of Education Gallery of Distinction Steering Committee 03-04 - Present Member Design Team for Teachers for a New Era (TNE) FAMU S Professional Education Unit 09-03 - 07-05 Coordinator Faculty Innovation Institute Florida Department of Education
09-02 05/06 Member Professional Development Committee for the College of Education Florida A&M University 9/01 05/07 Member NCATE Elementary Teacher Preparation Committee Florida A&M University Blackboard Training for Facilitating On-line Courses Florida A&M University LiveText Electronic Portfolio Training Florida A&M University Member College of Education Courtesy Committee Florida A&M University Project Planner and Trainer FAMU /Pinellas County Classroom Management Modules 2/00 5/02 Member- Florida A&M University/ DRS Board 8/00-5/01 Chair, Bethel Christian Academy Board, Tallahassee, FL 8/97-5/98 Facilitator, Curriculum Revision Committee Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Member -Urban Teacher Selection Process Committee Nashville Public Schools 5/95-6/97 Participant - Metro/Vanderbilt University Leadership Institute -Nashville, TN Participant Principal s Academy Student Portfolios Tennessee Department of Education Participant Classroom Organization & Management Program Tennessee Department of Education Member - Hands on Science Center of Excellence in Basic Education, Tennessee State University Treasurer Nashville Middle School Association Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Secretary, Whites Creek Cluster Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
HONORS AND AWARDS: Florida Association of Teacher Educators Certificate Presenter - 2006 College of Education Teacher of the Year 2003-2004 Board Member Recognition, Bethel Christian Academy Governor s Excellence Award for Elementary School in Scholastic Gains ($21,794.00) Outstanding Volunteer Service, Vocational Guidance Service Inc. of Counseling and Placement