Cory Allen Heidelberger
English/Math Teacher — Interp/Debate/Drama Coach

1883 Cottonwood Cove Trail
Lake Herman, South Dakota 57042

(605) 256-4737
coralhei [at] lakeherman [dot] org

Professional Employment

English & Math Instructor; Head Interp, Debate, & Drama Coach, Montrose High School, Montrose, SD. August, 2001–May, 2007.
Teaching duties:

Teach all required and elective speech, composition, and literature classes for grades 9–12

Develop and implement curriculum for all high school English classes

Teach one section of Algebra I when needed.

Oral Interpretation coaching duties:

Select, cut, and write literature for contest pieces

Listen to and critique student performers in seven interpretation events

Supervise traveling team (8–24 students) at interscholastic contests during fall season

Direct District and Region contests on rotating basis

Oral Interpretation coaching achievements:

22 Class B State Superior Awards in 5 seasons

Top Class B oral interp team in 2003 and 2005; second-place B interp team in 2002; third-place in 2006

1 two-time national qualifier in drama

Debate coaching duties:

Assist team members in research and composition of debate cases

Conduct practice rounds for debate and student congress

Supervise traveling team (3–15 students) at interscholastic contests during winter and spring seasons

Direct conference debate and invitational student congress tournaments

Keep team records and budget information

Debate coaching achievements:

Establishment of National Forensic League chapter

3 students earning NFL Degree of Premier Distinction (highest degree possible)

Drama coaching duties:

Select, write, cast, and direct one-act plays for interscholastic contest

Design and build simple sets and props

Supervise casts (10–25 students) at Regional and State drama contests

Direct Region contests on rotating basis

Select, cut, and direct junior class play

Drama coaching achievements:

Establishment of one-act program at Montrose

5 years top-ranked show in Region I-B—qualification for State every year

5 State Superior show awards, all original scripts

4 State Outstanding Ensemble Awards (2 for full cast), 10 State Outstanding Individual Performer awards

English Instructor; Curriculum Developer, Elite Education Institute, Coquitlam, British Columbia, August, 2004–April, 2005
Teaching Duties:

Taught weekly SAT Writing and SAT-II English test preparation classes for Korean ESL high school students

Taught intensive SAT Writing test prep classes at intensive two-week “Boot Camp” sessions

Taught twice-weekly reading and vocabulary classes for students in grades 5-9

Curriculum development duties:

Composed comprehensive unit lessons—questions for discussion and writing, supplementary reading materials, reading schedule—for advanced high school reading classes for The Grapes of Wrath, War and Peace, and Small Is Beautiful

Collaborated in creation of entrance and placement exams for advanced reading and writing courses

Conducted brief training sessions for fellow teachers

English Instructor, Head Debate Coach, Madison High School, Madison, SD. August, 1998–January, 2001.
Teaching duties:

Taught 9^th-grade speech, 10^th-grade composition, and advanced debate

Coaching duties:

Directed 30-student traveling forensics team

Directed annual 20-school speech/debate tournament and smaller conference tournaments.

Geometry and English Instructor, West Central High School, Hartford, SD. Teaching duties: three sections of geometry, one section of general math, one section of English. Long-term substitute position. March–May, 1998.

English Instructor, BKC International House, Podol'sk, Russia. Teaching duties: five sections of English as second language for native Russian speakers, beginning to intermediate levels, ages pre-teen to adult. One-month substitute position. August–September, 1997.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Teaching duties: one section of first-year Russian. September, 1996–April, 1997.

Algebra and Physics Instructor, Lemmon High School, Lemmon, SD. Taught three sections of Algebra I, including one section of advanced eighth graders; two sections of Algebra II; one section of physics; one study hall. One-year substitute position. August, 1994–May, 1995.

Private Instructor, individualized high school math course. Planned scope and sequence of intensive pre-calculus course for student at Brookings High School, Brookings, SD. Taught weekly lessons, composed and evaluated projects and tests, assigned final grade. June–September, 1993.

Education/Certification

South Dakota Teaching Certificate: mathematics, history, French, Russian, English, literature, speech/debate, geography.

Graduate Study, Speech Communication, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA. January–May, 2001.

Graduate Study, Russian Linguistics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. January, 1996–June, 1997.

Russian Language Course, InfoStudy Program (through Boston College and Pushkinskij Dom), St. Petersburg, Russia. Attended daily courses in writing, translation, and verbs of motion. Stayed with Russian host families. June–July, 1995.

Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and History, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. Graduated summa cum laude. January, 1990–May, 1994.

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Education/Certification

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