Jennifer Waring
Jennifer Waring has always been
passionate about learning and teaching.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in
Middle Grades Education from the
University of North Carolina Wilmington.
After teaching for a few years, she
returned to UNCW and earned a Master’s
of Education degree with a concentration
in
Curriculum,
Instruction,
and
Supervision. She is also National Board Certified. Jennifer is currently teaching
7th grade language arts at Noble Middle School in Wilmington. In her twelve
years at Noble, she has also taught 8th grade language arts. In addition to
teaching language arts, Jennifer also served as the STAE (Striving To Achieve
Excellence) coordinator and teacher. Prior to her work with STAE, she was one
of the original site team members who implemented the AVID (Advancement
Via Individualized Determination) program at Noble. While at Noble, she has
served on the School Improvement Team as a member and SIT Chair, been the
writing coordinator for the school, partnership teacher, as well as, serving on
various other committees. She is currently the language arts department chair
and the school’s site coordinator for UNCW. Prior to working at Noble, she
worked at South Brunswick Middle School in Brunswick County for three years
teaching 7th grade language arts and 8th grade social studies.
During the 2014-2015 school year, Jennifer was a member of Governor Pat
McCrory’s Governor’s Teacher Network and conducted research and
professional development in the area of using previewing strategies to improve
student achievement. Some of her research interests include mentoring interns
and new teachers, as well as, teacher training, best practices to improve student
achievement, and the implementation of successful PLC’s (Professional
Learning Communities).