MARCUS D.

BENTON
6332 Parkstone Way
Dallas, TX 75249
(214)394-1949
mdbenton8@gmail.com

Professional Summary:
Fourteen years as an educator serving at-risk students in North Texas and developing
individualized instruction, based on student needs and interest. A proven motivated, high energy
educator with a remarkable ability to foster student learning. Possesses the right balance of
empathy and professionalism in order to develop a dynamic rapport with students.

Experience in Education:
Social Studies Teacher/Social Studies Department Chair
Head Track Coach/Boys Soccer Coach
Wedgwood Middle School
Fort Worth Independent School District

Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities in Social Studies.
Meet course and school-wide student performance goals.
Plan, prepare, and deliver instructional activities to enhance student learning.
Utilize curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of
the students served.
Create positive educational climate for students to learn in.
Develop and coordinate strategies with Social Studies department to enhance student
learning.

GED Coordinator/ Social Studies Teacher/Lead Teacher

Academy for Academic Excellence,
Dallas County Juvenile Justice Charter School

2013-Present

2004 to 2013

Responsible for planning curriculums for General Education Development preparation

courses.
Provided instructional strategies that prepared at-risk youths in taking and passing the
General Education Development exam.
Teach History classes to students of varying ages and learning abilities.
Plan lessons and classes in detail, incorporating several techniques and strategies to suit
different learning styles.
Organize activities that include hands on projects as well as historical investigation exercises.

Design and implement formal and informal assessments to measure academic performance
aligned with STAAR.

English/Reading Teacher
The Brown Charter School

2002 2004

Responsible for educating and motivating at risk students that were incarcerated for six to
nine months, in the areas of reading and language arts.
Created an after school reading program that focused on helping at risk students with reading
disabilities to improve reading skills.
Used a variety of instructional tools to encourage active student involvement.

7th grade Language Arts Teacher

Dallas Independent School District - O.W. Holmes Middle School

2000 2002

Taught creative writing and composition. Supervised numerous creative writing projects
which involved parents and students.
Developed instructional strategies that sparked student interest in writing and Texas History.
Applied effective measures that maintained an orderly environment conducive for learning.

Special Education Teacher (Autistic Life Skills)

Duncanville Independent School District Duncanville High School

1999 2000

Taught students of special needs the goal and objectives that corresponded to students
Individual Educational Plans.
Encouraged students of special needs to master preexisting goals and objectives and
implemented new objectives.

Military Experience:
Unit Supply Specialist
Texas Army National Guard, 2-149th AVN BA

June 2006 June 2012

Grand Prairie, TX

Responsible for all military supplies assigned and issued to the military unit.
Verified and secured all inventory entering and leaving supply compound.
Ordered, maintained, and organized all military supplies and weapons.

Personal Education:
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

B.A., History May 1998

Texas Teachers Alternative Certification Program

Concordia University of Texas

Certification: History 8-12

M.Ed December 2016

Principal Certification

July 2016

Career Achievements:

Introduced Charter School to the Mimio Interactive Educational Technology that improved
the educational environment in the classroom
Served as 504 Committee chairman, 2010-2011 academic school year
Served as Lead Teacher, 2011-2012 academic school year
Social Studies Department Chair, Wedgwood Middle School 2014 to Present.
Co-Chair of Disciplinary Committee, Wedgwood Middle School
Head Track Coach from 2013 to 2015

REFERENCES:

Shane Woods, Director of Science, K-12, Fort Worth ISD, 817-814-2600,

shane.woods@fwisd.org
Robert Burrell, Assistant Principal, Wedgwood Middle School, Fort Worth ISD,
817-814-8200, Robert.Burrell@fwisd.org