Alex Templeton
Middle School Head Teacher at Benchmark School- Claim this Profile
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Tracy McGarry
Sensitive to students' needs, Alex is a natural leader and a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher. She is energetic and self-motivated with a strong work ethic; she works equally well on her own or as part of a team. Additionally she is a skilled and imaginative writer. I was fortunate to work with Alex for two years, including her term as co-president of the SLC (Sarah Lawrence College) Feminists. It was a pleasure work with Alex. I appreciated her support of campus violence prevention initiatives, and I was impressed with the diverse and creative activities she and her colleagues implemented.
Tracy McGarry
Sensitive to students' needs, Alex is a natural leader and a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher. She is energetic and self-motivated with a strong work ethic; she works equally well on her own or as part of a team. Additionally she is a skilled and imaginative writer. I was fortunate to work with Alex for two years, including her term as co-president of the SLC (Sarah Lawrence College) Feminists. It was a pleasure work with Alex. I appreciated her support of campus violence prevention initiatives, and I was impressed with the diverse and creative activities she and her colleagues implemented.
Tracy McGarry
Sensitive to students' needs, Alex is a natural leader and a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher. She is energetic and self-motivated with a strong work ethic; she works equally well on her own or as part of a team. Additionally she is a skilled and imaginative writer. I was fortunate to work with Alex for two years, including her term as co-president of the SLC (Sarah Lawrence College) Feminists. It was a pleasure work with Alex. I appreciated her support of campus violence prevention initiatives, and I was impressed with the diverse and creative activities she and her colleagues implemented.
Tracy McGarry
Sensitive to students' needs, Alex is a natural leader and a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher. She is energetic and self-motivated with a strong work ethic; she works equally well on her own or as part of a team. Additionally she is a skilled and imaginative writer. I was fortunate to work with Alex for two years, including her term as co-president of the SLC (Sarah Lawrence College) Feminists. It was a pleasure work with Alex. I appreciated her support of campus violence prevention initiatives, and I was impressed with the diverse and creative activities she and her colleagues implemented.
Credentials
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Pennsylvania Instructional I Certification: Grades 4-6 All Subjects and Grades 7-8 English
Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaFeb, 2014- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Benchmark School
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United States
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Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Middle School Head Teacher
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Sep 2020 - Present
•Head teach 7th grade language arts, focusing on building independent comprehension skills and improving narrative and persuasive writing•Teach two 8th grade history courses on post Civil-War America with year-long focus on issues of American citizenship and domestic/international responsibility•Serve as "mentor" (advisor) to a group of middle school students throughout their middle school years*Serve as co-chair of Benchmark's DEI Working Group, with a purpose of bringing greater diversity, equity, and inclusion to all parts of the school Show less
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Middle School Co-Teacher
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Sep 2015 - Aug 2020
•Co-teach 8th grade English, focusing on reading comprehension (especially of themes), literary analysis, goal-setting, and metacognitive awareness (have co-taught 6th grade as well)•Head teach two sections of 7th and 8th grade American history•Serve as "mentor" (advisor) to a group of middle school students throughout their middle school years
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Chestnut Hill College
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Adjunct Writing Tutor
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Aug 2012 - May 2017
•Tutor undergraduates, graduates, and continuing ed. students in all components of essay/paper writing •Tutor undergraduates in reading comprehension skills such as identifying/paraphrasing key information and constructing main ideas •Present staff and student workshops on topics such as the SQ3R reading method and tutoring students with learning disabilities •Assist writing center in clerical duties, such as maintaining visitation log spreadsheet and organizing tutoring session reports Show less
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The School District of Philadelphia
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Teacher
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Sep 2014 - Mar 2015
7th Grade ELA and Social Studies 7th Grade ELA and Social Studies
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St. Genevieve School
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Flourtown, PA
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Student Teacher
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Sep 2013 - Dec 2013
•Designed and facilitated lessons that emphasized factual and inferential comprehension and analyzing and synthesizing gathered evidence •Created materials to assist comprehension and improve writing skills, such as graphic organizers, PowerPoint presentations, and writing prompts •Assisted cooperating teachers in assessing students’ written work •Designed and facilitated lessons that emphasized factual and inferential comprehension and analyzing and synthesizing gathered evidence •Created materials to assist comprehension and improve writing skills, such as graphic organizers, PowerPoint presentations, and writing prompts •Assisted cooperating teachers in assessing students’ written work
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ESF Camps & Experiences
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Camp Reading Specialist
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Jul 2011 - Aug 2012
•Researched and compiled a collection of grade- and population-appropriate short stories for six groups of at-risk, urban students in grades 5-10 •Developed activities to accompany each story, as well as supplementary activities such as “Definition Derby” vocabulary activity •Facilitated Reading Olympics competition to accompany camp theme •Researched and compiled a collection of grade- and population-appropriate short stories for six groups of at-risk, urban students in grades 5-10 •Developed activities to accompany each story, as well as supplementary activities such as “Definition Derby” vocabulary activity •Facilitated Reading Olympics competition to accompany camp theme
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Germantown Academy
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Fort Washington, PA
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Substitute Teacher
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Sep 2010 - Dec 2011
•Taught provided lesson plans in English, history, and science •Supervised after school study hall •Taught provided lesson plans in English, history, and science •Supervised after school study hall
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Winston Preparatory School
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New York, NY
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Teacher
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Aug 2005 - Jun 2010
Literature and Writing Teacher – Grades 6-10 •Taught two sections of literature and/or writing (10-14 students), emphasizing skills in factual and inferential reading comprehension and vocabulary, as well as skills in expository and creative writing, including paragraph and essay organization, sentence structure, diction, and the steps of the writing process •Designed curriculum and created lesson plans for these classes •Composed 1-2 paragraph long reports about each student three times a year, in addition to letter grades •Wrote biweekly electronic updates to each student’s advisor •Participated in monthly meetings to discuss individual student and class progress •Attended semi-annual parent conferences to update families on student progress Focus Teacher – Grades 7-12 •Taught 4-5 students daily in forty-minute-long individual sessions •Designed and implemented individual curricula to help remediate each student’s main areas of difficulty via isolated comprehension and writing exercises, literary discussion, and written assignments •Served as academic advisor and advocate for each Focus student •Maintained weekly communication with student families via email or telephone •Led semi-annual parent conferences to update families on student progress •Composed 1-2 page long reports three times a year about each student’s progress and goals History Teacher – Grades 6-8 •Taught two sections of history (Ancient Civilizations, World Conflict in the Twentieth Century), emphasizing class discussion, study skills, and small group project completion •Fulfilled similar responsibilities to those of literature/writing teacher; see above Show less
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Rizzoli International Publications
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Salesperson
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Dec 2004 - Aug 2005
•Provided customer service for the music, fiction, children's, travel, language, and science sections •Maintained inventory of same sections •Provided customer service for the music, fiction, children's, travel, language, and science sections •Maintained inventory of same sections
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Breakthrough Collaborative
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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100 - 200 Employee
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Teacher
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Jun 2003 - Aug 2003
•Completed summer teaching internship for college students teaching academic subjects to local at-risk population •Designed curriculum and taught 2 English classes to students in grades 9 and 10 •Assisted in Spanish class elective •Assisted in production of summer yearbook •Completed summer teaching internship for college students teaching academic subjects to local at-risk population •Designed curriculum and taught 2 English classes to students in grades 9 and 10 •Assisted in Spanish class elective •Assisted in production of summer yearbook
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Education
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2012 - 2013
Chestnut Hill College
Master of Education (M.Ed.), Middle Level Education -
2008 - 2009
Bank Street College of Education
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2000 - 2004
Sarah Lawrence College
B. A., Writing
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