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Victoria Zelvin

Tuckahoe, NY USA
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2 Years Experience

Professional Experience

As a young writer with an expanding portfolio of work, I am seeking freelance work on a variety of topics. As a blogger for the Center for Educational Improvement, I have recently written on the use of popular video games, such as Minecraft and Portal, in the classroom.

Expertise

Editor 1 YearWriter 2 YearsSocial Media 1 Year

Specialty

Education 1 YearEntertainment 1 YearOther, Specify 1 Year

Industries

Broadcasting - News - Cable (National) Entry LevelAcademia Other 1 YearOnline/new media 1 Year

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Center for Educational Improvement (6-10)

Awards

1st Place, Andrew Murphy Short Fiction Award (2009)

Associations

n/a

Other Work History

Center for Educational Improvement (CEI), Blogger/Intern (2013 - present) Susan G. Komen, Intern and Website Admin (2012) CNBC Washington Bureau, News Media Intern (2011) Booz Allen Hamilton, HR Intern (2010)

Technical Skills

Basic Adobe Suite, iMovie, Final Cut.

Foreign Language Skills

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Unions

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Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Suite, self-taught HTML, CSS, Wordpress, basic Adobe Suite.

Equipment

Laptop, iPad, iPhone.

Work Permits & Visas

n/a

References

Dr. Christine Mason, Center for Educational Improvement, mason@edimprovement.org

Writing Samples

Learning with Portals
(Center for Educational Improvement 4/4/2014)
Working together with the White House, popular video game developer Valve has been helping educators country-wide in bringing the popular physics platformer Portal into the classroom, with promising results.
Using Minecraft in the Classroom
(Center for Educational Improvement 3/3/2014)
The very popular game Minecraft has become a staple of many classrooms already, prompting questions from other educators. How does Minecraft work? How can Minecraft be utilized as a tool in the classroom, in tandem with other lessons?
Games in Education
(Center for Educational Improvement 2/21/2013)
Already in schools, teachers and educators are using video games to help foster learning in the classroom. Much of this is done by taking platforms or games that students are already familiar with and integrating them into a learning environment.
The Need to Expand STEM Education
(Center for Educational Improvement 12/13/2013)
How is your school handling STEM? Do you have a relationship with a local engineer or scientist who is assisting your teachers in implementing STEM? The U.S. government realizes that U.S. teachers are not prepared to facilitate the depth of learning that can be acquired with STEM.