Specializing in Latino audiences and targets, and K-12/Post-secondary content, GardenWall Publications provides copy that speaks with authority and knowledge of these niche areas. For over 6 years, Allena has provided for the writing, editing and translation needs of clientele nation- and worldwide. Allena@gardenwallpublications.com or 517-285-2081
Latino Issues/Latino Targeted:
- Rhetoric Society of America, Workshop on Latino Rhetoric (competitive entry institute)
- Minor in Spanish, including coursework in Chicano literature, Michigan State University
- Editorial: “Latino History and Culture, An Encyclopedia”
- Editorial: Adelante Forward magazine
- Ongoing contract: Progress Michigan, social justice and immigration reform copy
- Translation: Encyclopedia of Cuba, Gale Cengage
- Regular contributor: Latino Leaders magazine, Hispanic Executive magazine
- English/Spanish translation with specialty in American Latino audiences/Spanish
- Committee member, Lansing Regional Sister Cities Committee
K12/PostSecondary:
- Partial credit, Masters of Professional Writing, Critical Studies in Literacy and Pedagogy, Michigan State University
- Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University, Freshman composition
- Instructor, Composition and Literature, U.S. Department of Education, Upward Bound, MSU
- Minor in K-6 education, Michigan State University (BA, Major English)
- Assistant to Reading First (NCLB) Grant Manager, Michigan Department of Education, previous full time position which included work in standards, benchmarks, grants and teacher training
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, proofreading of Broward County, FL curriculum portal
- Laureate Education, editorial work for Walden University, National Hispanic University and other colleges
- Conn Education, educational sales copy
- Lansing Community College, Adjunct Instructor
- MSU Center for Water Science, former full time work, including editorial duties
- The Current Events newspaper and teacher’s guide
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, leveled readers, curriculum portals, teacher’s guides
- Training and familiarity in writing and editing for TEKS- Texas curriculum standards
- Training in the Lexile reading measurement, matching prose to Lexile levels
- Training and work with Fountas Pinnell systems
- Editorial: “Lesson Plans that Wow” by Teacher’s Press
- Editorial: Daydream Education proofreading
- Gale Cengage content development
- Eisemann, writing of lesson plans based on TEKS standards
- Eisemann, editing/leveling/correlation of Texas and California state education standards
- Children’s book reviewer (Sacramento Book Review)
- Projects for CAE, Pearson, ETS and ACT
- Waverly Community Schools Human Growth & Development parent rep
- Waverly Community Schools Marketing Committee
- Waverly Community Schools Elementary PTO
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