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At the end of this workshop you will:
Location: North Port High School | Room 4-207
Materials Required:
Workshop Schedule:
Monday, August 6 (Instructor: Debra Landesberg) Learn how to organize and record your activities into a resume format for college applications
Tuesday, August 7 (Instructor: Jennifer Wells)
Wednesday, August 8 (Instructor: Jennifer Wells)
Thursday, August 9 (Instructor: Jennifer Wells)
Friday, August 10 (Instructor: Jennifer Wells)
North Port High School
6400 W Price Blvd
North Port, FL 34291
Debra Landesberg, Master of Science in Continuing Education/Counseling and Certified College Counselor, guides students and families in the college application process. Through her work with My College Resource and Florida high schools Debra uses her expertise to provide information on financial aid, scholarships, college essays, resumes, and more! Regionally and nationally recognized as the National Association of College Admission Counselor’s “Rising Star”, Debra regularly conducts seminars to educate students and families on the journey to college. In 2012-15, Debra was seated on the Southern Association of College Admissions Counselors (SACAC) and in 2013 named Government Relations Chair and additionally, has served on the board of the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA) as Director of Standards and Ethics. The President’s Award of Excellence was presented by SACAC as recognition of her contibutions to the field of higher education.
Jennifer Wells, Ph.D.
As the Director of Writing, Dr. Wells is developing New College of Florida’s new Writing Program, which includes Writing Studies Courses, Writing Enhanced Courses, the Writing Resource Center, and the NCF Pilot Study of Writing.
Prior to coming to New College, Dr. Wells was the Director of Florida State University’s Reading Writing Centers and Digital Studio, a multi-site center that provides 9,000 hours of tutoring annually. While at FSU, Dr. Wells was also recognized for her teaching when she was awarded a 2013 University Undergraduate Teaching Award. From 2005-2011, while completing her Ph.D., Dr. Wells was the Reading and Writing Specialist at Mercy High School Burlingame, where she created their Reading and Writing Center. Her co-edited book, “The Successful High School Writing Center: Building the Best Program with Your Students” was published by Teachers College Press in 2011. During that time, Dr. Wells also won the Paul and Kate Farmer English Journal Writing Award for her 2008 article, “It Sounds Like Me: Using Creative Nonfiction to Teach College Admissions Essays.”
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Monday, August 6, 2018
11:30 AM EDT - 1:30 PM EDT
North Port High School
6400 W Price Blvd
North Port, FL 34291
Monday, August 6, 2018
11:30 AM EDT - 1:30 PM EDT
North Port High School
6400 W Price Blvd
North Port, FL 34291
Monday, August 6, 2018
11:30 AM EDT - 1:30 PM EDT
North Port High School
6400 W Price Blvd
North Port, FL 34291