Allynn Lodge 20 Georganna St. Braintree, MA 02184 443.386.0779 (cell) allynn.lodge@gmail.com OBJECTIVE ------------------------ Published author, recognized educational expert, and experienced presenter seeks part-time employment as a technical writer, copywriter, or copy editor RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE ------------------------ Contributor — Voces Digital, Auburn Hills, MI (2020 - present) * Write original stories, activities, and assessments in Spanish for the "Our Story" online curriculum series * Lead webinars and trainings in English for large audiences of world language educators; the webinar titled, "Know What Drives You," drew 400+ participants * Featured presenter at the CI Summit 2023, an international training event for world language educators in Savannah, GA World Language Faculty — Thayer Academy, Braintree, MA (2007 - present; personal leave 2023-2024) * Teach four sections of Spanish (Levels I - IV) * Teach daily yoga to faculty and students * Coordinate international exchange program Item Writer — Enrollment Management Association, Philadelphia, PA (2015 - 2016) * Wrote reading passages and questions for the verbal section of the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) * Edited and vetted other item writers’ passages and questions for the SSAT EDUCATION ------------------------ M.Ed., Arts in Education - Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA (2007) A.B., Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures - Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (2004) HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS ------------------------ Authored “A Teacher’s Guide to Our Story,” a 300 page book published by Voces Digital (2022) Named "Teacher of the Future" by the National Association of Independent Schools for creativity and innovation in the classroom. One of 35 educators chosen nationally to receive this honor (2014) Received a Fulbright fellowship to Madrid, Spain (2004) Awarded the Helen & Isidore Sachs Memorial Prize for Princeton University's Best Senior Thesis in Spanish or Spanish American Studies (2004) ACTIVITIES & SKILLS ------------------------ Multilingual — Spanish (Fluent), French (Conversational) Visual Artist Board Member, Global Leadership Adventures (2019 - present) Charity Cyclist, Team Kermit (2016 - present); have raised $37,500 for cancer research