Lucy DawsonHome Address: ldawson@mcdonogh.org Work Address:5407 Roland Avenue 8600 McDonogh RoadHouse B Owings Mills, MD 21117 Baltimore, MD 21210 919-225-2722

EDUCATION

St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD (2008-2011)Masters of Liberal Arts Coursework: Literature, Theology & Philosophy, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Politics & Society

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ (2004-2005)Masters of Divinity (Completed one year of a three year program)

Duke University, Durham, NC (2000-2004)Bachelor of Arts, English Major GPA: 3.633 Dean’s List with Distinction (2000-2001)Course Selection: Shakespeare, John Milton, English Lit: 1600-1800, Romantic Poetry, American Poetry and Fiction, Creative Writing, Rhetoric, Educational Psychology

Myers Park High School, Charlotte, N.C. (1996-2000)International Baccalaureate Program

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Upper School English Teacher at McDonogh School, Owings Mills, MD (2011-present)Contact: Cynthia Cox, English Chair: 410-363-0600; Merritt Livermore, Upper School Head: 443-544-7401

Taught 9th grade English, including the short story, the novel, and “Coming of Age” digital story Taught 10th grade English, including poetry, drama, Macbeth performance project, Oratory project,

“Where I’m From” digital poem, and Silent Film Project Taught 11th grade Writing Process -- a course focused on personal writing, the drafting process, and

finding one’s own voice in print Designed and taught The Play’s the Thing Senior English Elective – a performance-based course that

explores plays being performed locally in Baltimore. After students study the play and act out key scenes, the class goes on a field trip to see the play live.

Designed and taught Ancient Greek Literature and Philosophy Senior English Elective – a Socratic seminar in the St. John’s style where students lead discussions on Aeschylus, Plato, and Aristophanes

Designed and taught Graphic Narrative Senior English Elective Taught Food & Literature Senior English Elective Taught The American Dream Junior English Elective Taught Foundations English class, remedial writing instruction for weak 10th grade writers (2011-14)

Upper School English Teacher at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School, Alexandria, VA (2007-2011) Contacts: Bud Garikes, Director of Upper School: 703-212-2911 Joe Wenger, English Department Chair: 703-212-2932

9th Grade English Teacher (2007-2011) Designed and taught course that explored universal themes such as the hero’s journey, rites of passage,

and the search for self knowledge and how they express themselves in literature from Ancient Greece, India, China, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe

12th Grade English Teacher (2007-2011) Taught British literature, including Romantic, Victorian, and Modern literature Designed and taught two senior semester electives: Monsters in Literature and Graphic Narrative

Writing Laboratory Teacher (2009-2010) Worked with students individually on writing skills at the sentence, paragraph, and essay level. Taught

and modeled the entire writing process, including brainstorming, graphic organizing, outlining, drafting, and editing

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

McDonogh Upper School Character Coordinator (June 2013-present)

Worked to create a stronger, more sustained culture of service at McDonogh through the following initiatives:

o Forged relationship between McDonogh students and the Baltimore Station, a residential program for veterans dealing with drug and alcohol abuse, by taking groups of students to volunteer once a month

o Forged a relationship between McDonogh students and Playworks, an organization that teaches elementary school students in Title 1 Schools socialization strategies through play during recess

o Organized PlayNice joint community service project with Gilman school around the 100th football game

Collaborated with Lower School and Middle School Character Coordinators on a school-wide vision for making our students better people

Made presentations to faculty and the Parents Association on service initiatives at McDonogh

Tenth Grade English Team Leader (June 2015-present)

Led monthly meetings with tenth grade English teachers during which we discussed the sequence and scope of the tenth grade curriculum, common assessments, grading calibration, and rubrics.

EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCE

McDonogh Girls’ JV Soccer Assistant Coach (2013-2014)

McDonogh Girls’ Cross Country Assistant Coach (2011-2012)

Member of SSSAS School Multicultural Committees (2008-2011)

Faculty Sponsor of SSSAS Unity through Diversity Student Club (2008-2011)

SSSAS JV Girls’ Soccer Assistant Coach (2007-2010)

SSSAS JV Girls’ Softball Coach (2011)

SSSAS Coach of “It’s Academic” Quiz Bowl Team (2007- 2011)

COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE

Romania Mission Trip (Spring Break 2011) Two other adults and I led a group of 14 students to work at an orphanage in Romania during spring

break.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Gender and Sexuality Conference: Making Schools Safe (February 2016)Team Based Learning Seminar (June 2015) Project Based Learning Seminar (August 2014)

Completed a three day training seminar on Project Based Learning with Thom MarkhamMcDonogh’s Partnership Project (2013-14)

Read and discussed Susan Scott’s Fierce Conversations with other faculty and participated in classroom observations for professional growth

AIMS Annual Conferences (2011-2013)VAIS Annual Conferences (2007-2011)Teaching Vocabulary in Context Conference (2008)VAIS New Teacher Institute (2007)

TECHNOLOGICAL PROFICIENCES

Windows Movie Maker, iMovie, Audacity, the Google Suite of Applications, Canvas Learning Management System, Prezi

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

National Trust for Historic Preservation (Washington, DC: 2005-2007) Executive Assistant to the President: managed the President’s day to day schedule, his travel schedule,

and managed the office budget