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EDWARD N. SMITH, M.A.

8905 North Eagle Lane
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73132
(918) 935-8364
edward.n.smith.1@gmail.com
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I. EDUCATION
Master of Arts with Honors 2013
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond
History
From Books on the Shelves to Boots on the Ground: Mao
Zedongs Revolutionary Guerrilla Strategy in Context,
Development, and Application
Bachelor of Arts 2008
University of Oklahoma, Norman
History
Shifting Sun: US Cold War Foreign Policy and Japan, 19501952
II. HONORS AND AWARDS
Teacher of the Year, Western Heights Middle School, 2015-2016
Commendation for Extracurricular Sponsorship, Western Heights ISD,
Spring 2016
Commendation for Program Rigor Advancement, Western Heights ISD,
Spring 2015
Commendation for Innovation in School Programs, Western Heights ISD,
Spring 2015
Commendation for Extracurricular Sponsorship, Western Heights ISD,
Spring 2015
Diogenese Study Abroad Grant, 2013
Department of History and Geography Fellowship, 2011
Sydney Devere Brown East Asian Studies Fellowship, 2007
III. ASSISTANTSHIPS
Teaching Assistant - Teacher of Record, University of Central Oklahoma,
Edmond Fall 2013
Research Assistant - East Asian Collections, Philbrook Museum of Art,
Tulsa Spring 2009 Summer 2010
IV. RESEARCH LOCATIONS
National Museum of China, Beijing, PRC.
45th infantry Division Museum Archives, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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V. LANGUAGES
Japanese (conversational proficiency)
Hebrew (conversational proficiency)
Arabic (basic proficiency)
Latin (basic proficiency)
VI. ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
Whats in a Name? Redefining PLC. Office of School Turnaround.
Oklahoma Department of Education: Oklahoma City, 2015.
Classical Methods: The Influence and use of Chinese Classical Military
Philosophy in the Writing of Mao Zedong. Journal of Chinese
Military History (May 2014).
Maos Revolutionary Strategy and the Korean War. American Review of
China Studies Vol. 12, No. 1 & Vol. 13, No. 2 (Fall 2011 & Spring
2012).
VII. PRESENTATIONS
Building Bridges: Overcoming Cross-Cultural Barriers to Identify and
Serve Gifted Students. Oklahoma Association of Gifted, Creative,
and Talented Students, Spring 2017.
Meeting Half-Way: Building Relational Capacity in Culturally and
Linguistically Diverse Classrooms. ASTEC Charter Schools, Fall
2016.
Where We Stand: A Forum on School Culture. Western Heights ISD,
Spring 2016.
Collecting and Organizing Data to Better Students and Teachers. Western
Heights ISD, Spring 2016.
Mediation Programs for Students. Western Heights Middle School, Fall
2015.
On Being Gifted, Western Heights Middle School, 2014.
Words and Images: Graphic Resources for English Language Learners.
Western Heights ISD, 2014.
Traditional Japanese Martial Arts. Special Lecture in Passport to Japan,
University of Central Oklahoma, Fall 2013.
Uprisings, Suicide, and Citizenship: The Reactions of Robots to SelfAwareness in Global Literature. College of Liberal Arts Symposium,
University of Central Oklahoma, February 2013.
Like Nurturing Trees: The Importance of Cross-Cultural Communication
Instruction in Secondary Education. Form on Chinese Culture and
Cross-Cultural Communication, Beijing, PRC, 2013.
Shifting Sun: US Cold War Foreign Policy and Japan, 1950-1952, Student
Research and Performance Day, University of Oklahoma, May 2008.

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VIII. PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

Formative Assessments for Multi-Language Learners. Oklahoma State
Department of Education and WIDA Consortium, Oklahoma City,
October, 2016.
World of China from Confucius to Deng Xiaoping: Philosophy, History and
Culture. University of Central Oklahoma in cooperation with the
Confucius Institute, Oklahoma City, September 2013.
Institute of Chinese Culture and Cross-Cultural Communication. Beijing
Foreign Studies Institute, University of Hawaii at Minoa, Confucius
Institute, and National Committee for Master of Teaching Chinese to
Speakers of Other Language Education, Beijing, PRC, July 4 August
6, 2013.
Religion, Politics, and Society in Contemporary China. Tulsa Community
College in cooperation with the East-West Center at the University of
Hawaii, Honolulu, Tulsa Community College, April 2013.
IX. RESEARCH INTERESTS
Cross-cultural comparative studies
Comparative philosophy
Intellectual history
Philosophy of education
Institutional philosophy
Manifestations of philosophy in action
Import/Export of philosophy, especially across cultural borders
X. PROFESSIONAL TECHING CERTIFICATIONS
AP for Administrators
AP World History
Secondary Principal
World History (5-12)
US History (5-12)
Oklahoma History (5-12)
Geography (5-12)
Psychology (5-12)
Sociology (5-12)
Economics (5-12)
Government (5-12)
English (5-12)
XI. PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
POST-SECONDARY AND PROFESSIONAL
English Language Tutor, Eigox English School, Fall 2016 Present
Adjunct, Department of Humanities, Oklahoma State University,
Oklahoma City, Spring 2016 Present
HUMN2053 Military and the Arts
HUMN2103 Western Civilization: Ancient and Medieval

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Adjunct, Department of History and Geography, University of

Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Spring 2014 Fall 2015
HIST1023 World History II
SEOCNDARY
Testing, Gifted, and ELL Coordinator, Advanced Science and
Technology Education Charter, Oklahoma City,
Fall 2016 Present
Instructor, Upward Bound, Oklahoma State University,
Oklahoma City, Summer 2014 Present
Academic Acceleration Coordinator, Western Heights Middle School,
Oklahoma City, Fall 2012 Spring 2016
Gifted and Talented Teacher, Western Heights Middle School,
Oklahoma City, Fall 2012 Spring 2016
English Language Arts and Social Studies Department Chair,
Western Heights Middle School, Fall 2011 Spring 2013
English Language Learners Coordinator, Western Heights Middle
School, Fall 2012 Spring 2013
English Language Arts, English as a Second Language, and Reading
Remediation, Western Heights Middle School,
Fall 2010 Spring 2013
XII. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
English Language Arts Oklahoma Academic Standards alignment with
primary and secondary schools, 2016
Cross curricular, common writing assessment designer, editor, and
publisher, 2015
English Language Arts Common Core alignment with primary and
secondary schools, 2015
Foreign Language Instruction Course developer, 2014
English Language Learners and STEM discipline specific curriculum, 2013
English Language Arts and Social Studies Textbook Selection Committee,
2012
English Language Arts and Social Studies cross curricular lesson
development, 2011
XIII. EDUCATION CONSULTING
Provided consultation to private family on programming options for
dually-gifted student in public school, resulting in appropriate
modifications to curriculum to meet educational needs
Tulsa, Oklahoma November 2016
Provided consultation to Western Heights Band to build a peer mediation
program to improve instruction and classroom culture
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma October 2016

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Provided consultation and advocating to private family on identification

and programming options for student in private school, resulting in
accelerated and compacted curriculum to meet needs
Marietta, Georgia August 2016
XIV. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Mensa
Phi Alpha Theta
Beta Gamma Phi
Golden Key International Honors Society
XV. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Organizer, Oklahoma Japanese Sword Arts Seminar, Oklahoma City,
September 16, 2016
Web-Developed and Social Media Coordinator, OKC Iaido, Oklahoma City,
August 2016 Present
Program Designer and Copy Editor, Beikoku Tendai Iaido Kai Embukai,
Denton, Texas, November 2014
Presenter, Cultural Arts Expo, Japan America Society, Oklahoma City,
June 4, 2012
Presenter, Tohoku Earthquake Relief Fundraiser, Japan America
Society, Oklahoma City, March 31, 2012
XVI. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Kelli Calingasan, Testing & ELL Coordinator, Western Heights ISD,
Oklahoma City
OFFICE: (405) 350-3455
kelli.a.calingasan@westernheights.k12.ok.us
Brian Jones, Social Studies Educator, Western Heights Middle School,
Oklahoma City
OFFICE: (405) 350-3435
brian.a.jones@westernheights.k12.ok.us
Dr. Jessica Sheets-Nguyen, Professor of History, University of Central
Oklahoma, Edmond
OFFICE: (405) 94-5451
jsheetznguyen@uco.edu
Dr. Li Xiao-Bing, Professor of History, University of Central Oklahoma,
Edmond
OFFICE: (405) 974-5483
bli@uco.edu
Dr. Wayne Stein, Professor of English, University of Central Oklahoma,
Edmond
OFFICE: (405) 947-5618
wstein@uco.edu
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