Beth Cutter, MA

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Beth Cutter, MA

Senior Instructor and Alternative Licensure Program Coordinator
Teaching and Learning
UHAL B243

Biographical Information

Beth Cutter, MA is an instructor in the Teacher Education & Licensure Program at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She has been licensed to teach in Colorado since 1976 and completed the Principal Licensure Program at UCCS in 1996.

Education

M.A., Teaching Humanities
The Colorado College - 1993

B.A., English
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley - 1974

Professional Experience

Previous Job Experience

  • Adjunct Lecturer, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
    2008 - 2010
  • Curriculum Consultant, Academy School District #20
    2006 - 2008
  • Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Douglas County School District Re. 1 
    2004 - 2006
  • Assistant Principal, Pine Creek High School, Academy School District #20
    1999 - 2004
  • Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) for English Language Arts, Academy School District #20
    1992 - 1995
  • English Teacher, Rampart High School, Academy School District #20
    1982 - 1992
  • English Teacher, Air Academy High School, Academy School District #20
    1974 - 1982

Service

Community

  • Patron member, District Accountability Committee, Academy School District #20
    2008 - present
  • Patron member, Pine Creek High School Accountability Committee, Academy School District #20
    2008 - present

State

  • Member, Colorado Commission on Higher Education Admissions Requirements Task Force
    2004 - 2007
  • Member, Colorado Council of the International Reading Association (CCIRA)
    1992 - 1998, 2008 - present
  • Colorado Language Arts Society
    • Member at large
      1993 - 1996
    • Secretary
      1992 - 1993
    • Co-Chair: Fall Writing Conference
      1993
    • Chair, Fall Writing Conference
      1994
    • Committee on Censorship & Book Selection
      1993 - 1996
  • Teacher-Consultant, Colorado Writing Project
    1989 - 1990

National

  • Member, Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
    1992 - present
  • Reader for Advanced Placement Literature & Composition Exams, Educational Testing Services
    1992, 1994, 1996, & 1998
  • Member, International Reading Association
    1992 - 1996, 2006 - present
  • Member, National Council of English Teachers (NCTE)
    1976 - present
  • Phi Delta Kappa, Chapter 1205
    • Member
      1996 - present
    • Scholarship Committee Chair
      2004
  • Member of the Reading/Writing Taskforce, Standards & Assessments Development & Implementation Council
    1993 - 1996