CURRICULUM VITAE
CATHERINE (KATE) MONTERO
231 North M Street Lake Worth, FL 33460
305-502-6953
ktsunriseoc@yahoo.com
www.katemontero.com
EDUCATION
Barry University
M.A. Communication
Practical capstone-oriented thesis: “Scenes From Sunrise,” an original
documentary, and subsequent ‘bookumentary’ exploring the notion of
personal fulfillment.
Honors: GPA 3.875
Salisbury University
B.A. Communication Arts
Areas of Concentration: Journalism, Theatre
Documentary: “The Lighthouse Sound Project”
Features Editor: “The Flyer,” a weekly publication
Honors: Graduated Summa Cum Laude 3.8
2007
1999
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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Florida International University, 11200 Southwest 8 Street, Miami, FL;
Visiting Instructor
• Courses Taught:
SPC 2608: Public Speaking.
COM 3110: Business and Professional
Communication.
COM 3461: Intercultural Communication.
• FIU Speak-Off Coordinator
-
August 2012present
Fall 2012, and
Spring 2013
Auditioned potential speakers
Edited opening video
Coordinated with Space and Scheduling/Managed event
Filmed and edited event for department website
Broward College, 1000 Coconut Creek Boulevard, Coconut Creek, FL;
Adjunct Instructor
• Courses Taught:
SPC 1608: Introduction to Public
Speaking.
SPC 1608 Blended Online/Face to
Face
SPC 1024: Introduction to Speech
Communication.
- Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered
all grades.
January-May
2012
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Deerfield Beach High School, 910 SW 15 Street, Deerfield Beach, FL;
2007-August, 2011
North Area Communication Broadcast Arts Magnet School;
Video Production/Digital Journalism Teacher
• Courses Taught:
Intro to Film and Entertainment/Media
Studies
TV Production II, III, IV
Advanced Digital Media
Restructured existing broadcast programs and curriculum
Improved and increased programming from only one daily program,
to one daily, one weekly, and one monthly/community show.
- Samples of student-advised work are available for viewing at
http://www.katemontero.com • Executive Producer:
1800 Seconds, Monthly Community Show;
All Florida Recipient 2008-2010, Aired with
Deerfield Beach City Council Meetings
BTV, Bucks Weekly Show; All Florida
Recipient 2009-2011
DBTV, Deerfield Beach TV, Daily
Information Show
• Broadcast Contest Coordinator, District and State:
2008-2011
Florida Scholastic Press Association
- Restructured all broadcast contests and judging criteria.
As a result, broadcast participation doubled at the state
convention.
- Developed and implemented broadcast contests.
- Coordinated speakers for student workshops.
- Facilitated the judging process.
Barry University, 11300 N.E. 2
Adjunct Instructor
• Courses Taught:
•
nd
Avenue, Miami Shores, FL;
COM 314: Advanced Television
Production.
COM 605: Advanced Television
Production (graduate class).
- Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered
all grades.
- Produced first ever, and subsequent, episodes of Barry
TV (available for viewing at http://www.katemontero.com/).
Graduate Assistantship – AVID Lab
First Barry University Communication Department
graduate student to be granted a graduate assistantship.
Assisted graduate and undergraduate students 15+
hrs/wk.
2009-2010
2005-2007
MONTERO PAGE 3 McArthur High School, 6501 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, FL;
Video Production/Digital Journalism and English Teacher
• Courses Taught:
Beginning Television Production
Advanced Television Production
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9 Grade ‘Pathways’ English
Conceived of and implemented the first regularly scheduled school
information news broadcasts.
Created a newsmagazine style, weekly entertainment show.
Taught full-time while completing Master’s level coursework.
• Edited/Wrote/Co-Produced South Area Leaders of Tomorrow S.A.L.T.
Video.
Played throughout South Florida to inform South Area teachers of
an administrative program being offered.
2001-2007
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Original On-Hold Company, 1440 Coral Ridge Dr. Coral Springs, FL
Copywriter/Voice Talent
- Created audio advertisements for various businesses.
2000-2001
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
May, 2012:
Getting Ready to Teach Online/Desire to Learn (D2L) (Broward College)
February, 2012:
Getting Ready to Teach Online/Blackboard (Broward College)
January, 2012:
Mastering the Basics of Desire2Learn (D2L) (Broward College)
August, 2009:
A Framework For Understanding Poverty (Deerfield Beach High School)
Spring 2005:
EME 6209 Distance Learning Course: Self-Regulated Learning Systems
(Florida Atlantic University)
Spring 2005:
EME 6415 Distance Learning Course: Courseware Design (Florida Atlantic
University)
Spring 2005:
Cross-Cultural Communication and Understanding (Internal Workshop/Broward
County)
Fall 2004:
ESOL Testing and Evaluation (Internal Workshop/Broward County)
Spring 2004:
Methods of Teaching ESOL (Internal Workshop/Broward County)
Spring 2002:
ESOL Curriculum and Materials (Internal Workshop/Broward County)
MONTERO PAGE 4 RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
ING Unsung Heroes Grant for ‘Outstanding Educational Project’
Suncoast Emmy, High School Student Television Award For Excellence
Honorable Mention In Arts & Entertainment, Cultural Affairs for
“Life (Composite)”
Broward Teen News Teacher of the Year
2011
2010
2003-2004
2002-2003
PAPERS AND AREAS OF INTEREST
“The Epic Adventures of Big Binks”
Children’s Picture Book
2012
“Scenes From Sunrise”
Novel – Creative Non-fiction
An original “bookumentary”
2009
“Gender Role Orientation and the Ways of the World”
2007
“Adolescent Musical Preference in Relation to Social Behavior”
2006
“TV Viewing and Desensitization Effect”
2005
MEMBERSHIPS
Lake Worth Educational Council
Share the Stoke Foundation
Florida Scholastic Press Association
Broward Teen News
Journalism Education Association
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
* Blackboard
* Flash
* QuickTime
* Photoshop
* Microsoft Office
* AVID
* Final Cut Pr
* Windows and MAC OS
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
For the past six years, surfing has become an integral part of life. Surf trips to Indonesia, Australia,
Puerto Rico, and Mexico among others, are utilized as opportunities to merge videography with surfing.
Personal documentaries produced include South of the Border, South of the Border Dua. Articles written
to accompany the aforementioned journeys/videos include: “Go Big, or Go Home”, “White Teeth, Yellow
Boards”. Portions of personal, and student-advised creative works can be viewed at
www.katemontero.com.