Owner/Executive Editor, WT Editorial--Educational Publishing Specialists
Greater Chicago Area
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- Owner & Executive Editor at WT Editorial
- Freelance Writer & Editor at The Writing Tutor (Self Employed Writer/Editor)
- Past
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- English & Journalism Teacher at Township High School District 214 (Buffalo Grove High School)
- English & Journalism Teacher at Round Lake High School
- Account Manager at Trans World Travel
- Education
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- Barat College of DePaul University
- Loyola University of Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Regina Dominican High School
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Michele R. Acosta (Gibbs)’s Summary
Michele R. Acosta and her company, WT Editorial, provide editorial services to publishers, editorial development houses, and educational product developers at all stages of production including content development, manuscript preparation, and post-production editing. A joint venture partnership with Connie McDavid of Sunflower Publishing Services allows us to provide a full range of services including project management.
Some recent projects:
• Algebra II ADP math program—wrote/edited student edition.
• 6th grade reading program—wrote/edited teacher edition wrap & comprehension development pages + accompanying transparencies and blackline masters.
• 6th grade reading program—wrote/edited teacher edition leveled fluency development and weekly review pages; wrote/edited teacher edition front and end matter.
• 6th grade English language development program—wrote/edited original student edition passages and activities and teacher edition instructional materials (addressed listening & speaking, reading comprehension, writing).
• 5th/6th grade reading program ancillaries—edited on level reading passages and practice book activities, then leveled for struggling, advanced, and ELL levels.
• K/5th/6th grade reading program ancillaries—wrote/edited blackline masters for leveled readers.
• 3rd/4th/5th grade English language development programs—wrote/edited unit assessment booklets testing grammar, comprehension, vocabulary, word analysis & writing; wrote/edited teacher editions including answer analysis, score analysis, fluency tests, & correlation charts.
• elementary grade social studies program—developed content correlated to state standards, then wrote/edited state specific workbook.
• pre-K music series—edited English version of teachers guide, media components, parent magazine, take home materials; translated and reviewed media components, parent magazine, take home materials, other miscellaneous materials from English to Spanish.
Michele R. Acosta (Gibbs)’s Specialties:
Despite a small in-house staff, we tackle big projects (and deliver superb results) by drawing from a tested pool of talented freelancers. Our freelance writers and editors are highly skilled in the content areas under development. Most are certified teachers and most possess degrees or extensive professional experience in their content areas. Our translators have advanced degrees in Spanish language and/or literature. Most have experience translating educational materials for children.
Michele R. Acosta (Gibbs)’s Experience
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Owner & Executive Editor
WT Editorial
(Publishing industry)
July 2006 — Present (3 years 5 months)
We provide editorial services to publishers, editorial development houses, educational product developers, large and small businesses, and academic institutions, as well as individual writers.
Our services include:
• prototype development
• content development, customization
• correlations w/ state, national standards
• content repurposing for different formats
• templates that illustrate client guidelines for writers
• manuscripts that meet production specifications
• organization, direction of teams of experienced writers, editors, translators, researchers
• coordination, direction of research
• writing, revising, translating
• assessment item writing
• proofreading, fact checking, copy editing
• editing w/ either hard or soft proofs
Our skills/disciplines include:
• Reading, Language Arts, English, Literature
• Social Studies, History, Geography
• Math, Algebra, Geometry
• Science, Chemistry, Biology
• Health
• Art, Music
• ESL/ELL/ELD
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Freelance Writer & Editor
The Writing Tutor (Self Employed Writer/Editor)
(Writing and Editing industry)
August 2004 — Present (5 years 4 months)
• Write and edit elementary and high school educational materials including student editions, teacher editions, ancillaries, and standardized testing materials for publishers including Scott Foresman, McGraw-Hill, and Harcourt.
• Write educational web content including lesson plans, activity and study guides, reading suggestions, and articles for web sites including Encyclopaedia Britannica, Discovery School, and The Writing Tutor.
• Act as lead writer for large publishing projects and coordinate with all writers to insure that guidelines are met, manuscripts are uniform, and educational content meets or exceeds standards.
• Write brochures, newsletters, press releases, manuals, and catalogs for small and large businesses.
• In 2004-2005, wrote promotional materials for a local education referendum that passed by an overwhelming majority. -
English & Journalism Teacher
Township High School District 214 (Buffalo Grove High School)
(Education Management industry)
August 2001 — June 2004 (2 years 11 months)
• Taught English and journalism at the high school level.
• Advised an award-winning student newspaper produced in conjunction with upper level journalism classes.
• Specialties included the development of writing skills in response to literature, reading strategies, and the improvement of usage, mechanics, and vocabulary, as well as the development of critical thinking skills. -
English & Journalism Teacher
Round Lake High School
(Education Management industry)
August 1999 — June 2001 (1 year 11 months)
• Taught English, journalism, and ACT preparation.
• Advised a student-produced yearbook in conjunction with a photojournalism class. -
Account Manager
Trans World Travel
(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
August 1995 — August 1999 (4 years 1 month)
• Wrote, designed, set type, and proofed brochures for international travel programs.
• Acted as tour escort.
Michele R. Acosta (Gibbs)’s Education
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Barat College of DePaul University
M.A. , education , 1997 — 1999
• Certification—standard secondary type 09; Endorsements—English and journalism
• Completed the equivalent of an undergraduate major in English.
• Wrote a master's thesis discussing Howard Gardner's theory of the Multiple Intelligences and included action research that evaluated the impact of the Multiple Intelligences on student learning and on students' attitudes toward learning. -
Loyola University of Chicago
B.A. , communication/journalism , 1986 — 1989
• B.A. Communication; Major—communication (concentration in journalism); Minor—English
• Graduated with honors. -
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Liberal Arts 1985 — 1986
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Regina Dominican High School
1981 — 1985
