1199 Willow-Neave Road V Brooksville, KY 41004

Ella F. Bowling 1199 Willow-Neave Road  Brooksville, KY 41004 606-782-0192  [email protected] or [email protected] Education August 2009-July 2011 Morehead State University Morehead, KY  Rank I Director of Pupil Personnel and Supervisor of Instruction o Completed all coursework for DPP and Supervisor of Instruction certification Jan. 2004-Jul.2005 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY  MAEd Instructional Leadership o 30 hours of coursework focusing on organizational leadership, team management, research strategies, and school law o Selected as a university representative at Prospective Principal Conference in July 2004 o 4.0 GPA June 2001-Dec.2003 Morehead State University Morehead, KY  BA Middle Grades Education with minors in Social Studies and Science Education o Summa Cum Laude Graduate, 3.9 GPA o Recipient of Kentucky Education Association Student Program Leadership Award (2002 and 2003) o Recipient of Ruth Boggs Shannon Award for Outstanding Student Teacher (2003) o Member of Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society, Kappa Delta Pi Education Honorary, and Kentucky Education Association Student Program (Chapter President 2 years, 2002-2003) Fall 1999-May 2001 Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY  Non-degree Transfer Program o Completed 14 hours as a high school senior (Physics and English courses), 39 total credit hours completed at MCTC o  GPA ______Teaching Experience July 2005-Present Mason County Schools Maysville, KY  7th Grade Science Teacher, Mason County Middle School o Site Based Decision Making Council Teacher Representative o Scheduling Committee Chairperson o Science Department Leader o Calendar Committee Member o Served on the Superintendent’s Advisory Council for Certified Staff and District Calendar Committee o Science Club Sponsor o High School Archery Coach December 2007-December 2009 e-Learning Kentucky Frankfort, KY  Online Professional Development Course Facilitator o 11-week training course completed in online learning through Blackboard platform o Facilitated courses on using web 2.0 tools in the science classroom, earth science content, using wikis and blogs o Completed annual Continuing Education Classes with regards to online learning July 2004-June 2005 Pendleton County Schools Falmouth, KY  7th Grade Science Teacher, Phillip A. Sharp Middle School o Member of Technology Committee o Future Problem Solving Team Coach (Took team to state competition after winning district and regionals) o Assistant Academic Team Coach January 2004-June 2005 Mason County Schools Maysville, KY  PASS Program Instructor/Social Studies Teacher, Mason County High School AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS o 2015 Semifinalist for KY Teacher of the Year (Top 9) o 2015 Ashland Inc. Teacher Achievement Award Winner o 2015 NEA Global Learning Fellowship to Peru o 2014 National Association of Geoscience Teachers Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award Central Region Winner o 2014 National Association of Geoscience Teachers Dorothy Stout Professional Development Award o 2014 National Association of Biology Teachers Environmental Science/Ecology Teaching Award o 2014 KY Education Association Excellence in Teaching Award Winner/State Representative to 2015 National Education Association Excellence in Teaching Awards Gala o 2013 Butler Cooley National Excellence in Teaching Award from the Turnaround Management Assoc. o 2013 digedu Fellowship Recipient (Middle School Science curriculum developer) o Selected as 1 of 6 teachers in my district to serve as the Ron Clark Academy Cadre to visit the RCA in Atlanta and bring their teaching style and foundational beliefs back to our schools. o Recipient of 2013 digedu Fellowship to develop an entirely digital curriculum for 7th grade science o 2013 PASCO STEM Educator Award from the National Science Teachers Association o 2013 University of KY Teachers That Make A Difference Award o 2012 Kentucky Middle School Science Teacher of the Year PROFESSIONALISM AND LEADERSHIP  PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS  National Science Teachers Association . Chairperson of the Science Scope Advisory Board, 3 year Term 2013-1016 . Building a Presence Committee, 2007-2009 . Text Review Committee, 2007-2009  Kentucky Science Teachers Association . Member and Attendee/Presenter at annual conference on several occasions  National Association of Geoscience Teachers  National Earth Science Teachers Association  Geological Society of America  National Association of Biology Teachers  Kentucky Association for Environmental Education . Committee member for KY Environmental Literacy Plan  Kentucky Education Association . Local EA President, 2014-2016 . Local EA Vice President, 2006-2014 . Delegate to KEA Delegate Assembly, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 . KEA Leadership Conference Delegate, 2007, 2008, 2009 . Eastern Kentucky Education Association Delegate, 2008-2009 . KEA Student Program KEPAC Representative, 2002-2003  Discovery Education STAR Educator, 2006-Present . Presenter at Discovery Educator Webinar Series, 2008-2010  National Wild Turkey Federation  Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society

 STAFF DEVELOPMENT/TRAININGS  STAFF DEVELOPMENT . Attended July 2014 Bighorn Basin Geoscience Adventure in Shell, WY  Attended a week-long earth science institute focusing on geologic time and evolution of plant and animal species over time as evidenced in the fossil record. Worked on a paleontological dig site excavating a Camptosaurus . Attended 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009 National Science Teachers Association National Conferences . Attended 2012 NSTA Area Conference in Louisville, KY . Attended 2010 NSTA Area Conference in Cincinnati, OH . Attended NEED Energy Education Workshop for Teachers, 2010 and 2011 . Attended Trout Unlimited Teacher Training for the Trout in the Classroom Project, 2011 and 2012 . Upward Bound Science Instructor at Morehead State University, Summer 2010 . Hosted Energy Education three day seminar at Mason County Middle School with Morehead State University Environmental Education Center Staff, Summer 2010  Hosted this three day session in my classroom and attended tours of regional energy sites (EKP, Rumpke biofuels, etc.) . e-Learning KY Online PD Facilitator, 2007-2009  Facilitated online PD for the KDE e-Learning KY organization in science and using web 2.0 tools in the classroom . e-Learning KY Online PD Developer, 2008-2009  Developed online PD courses for e-Learning KY . University of KY PLATO Facilitator  Facilitated online remediation for incoming freshman at the University of Kentucky via the PLATO learning platform; Counseled incoming freshmen on PLATO courses to aid in their remediation studies . Tracy Farmer Center for the Environment at the University of Kentucky Community Based Science Training Program, summer 2008  Week long program on community based science projects alongside 2 of my students in a residential workshop . KY State University PACT Camp Lead Teacher, 2008-2009  Lead teacher for Summer 2008 and Summer 2009 at the Pathways and Access to Careers in Technology week- long residential camp for middle schoolers at KY State University; Planned curriculum and trained college students to be camp counselors . KY State University Environmental Science Teacher Institute  Summer 2008 and Summer 2009; 5 day workshops on invasive species and water quality . Northern KY University Crime Scene Investigation Summer Camp Teacher  Summer 2006, Summer 2007 . Pendleton County Schools Gifted Summer Program (3 weeks) Instructor, Summer 2006  Taught courses in Geology/Paleontology and Forensic Science

 TRAININGS . Presenter at 2014 KY Science Teachers Association, November 2014, Middle School Share-A-Thon leader . Presenter at 2014 KEA Let’s TALK Conference, June 2014  Engineering is Easy . Hosted Ron Clark Share-A-Thon for Mason County School District teachers in May 2014 with over 60 teachers in attendance to learn about this unique educational institution and ground-breaking teaching methods . Presenter at KY Science Teachers Association, October 2013 . Presenter at NSTA National Conference in San Antonio, April 2013  STEM Share-a-thon (Co-presenter with other PASCO STEM Educator Award winners) . Presenter at NSTA Area Conference in Louisville, October 2012  2 sessions: Outdoor Inquiries You Can Do and Scientists Read and Write Too! . Presenter at NSTA National Conference in Indianapolis March 2012  Outdoor Inquiries You Can Do . Hosted Twitter for Teachers Session at Mason County Middle School, January 25, 2012 . Presenter at KSTA 2011 Conference . Presenter at KSTA 2009 Conference  Using GPS and GIS in the Classroom to Enhance Earth Science Instruction . Presenter at KY Association for Academic Competition, Coaches Conference 2008 . Presenter at National Science Teachers Association Regional Conference in Cincinnati, 2008  Crazy Creek Capers and Other Outdoor Explorations