Benjamin Fenton

Economics and Financial Literacy Teacher at Tomball Independent School District
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Houston

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Credentials

  • Business Intelligence Data Analyst Career Path
    Codecademy
    Mar, 2023
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Economics and Financial Literacy Teacher
      • Jul 2021 - Present

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Economics and Government Teacher
      • Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Economics Teacher
      • Oct 2014 - Jul 2020

      • Taught AP Microeconomics (Grades 9 – 12), AP Macroeconomics (Grades 9 – 12), Economics (Grade 8), and Statistics (Grade 12) at BASIS Prescott, a tuition-free public charter school. • Taught AP Microeconomics (Grades 9 – 12), AP Macroeconomics (Grades 9 – 12), Economics (Grade 8), and Introduction to Law (Grades 8 – 12) at BASIS Mesa from 2014 to 2018. • Designed creative and engaging lessons with objectives aligned with the BASIS curriculum. • Taught students from varied socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and racial backgrounds. • Created and implemented a classroom management plan to actively engage students and minimize behavioral issues. • Differentiated instruction to reach students with different learning styles. • Sponsored an after-school Economics club every year. • Coached 8th grade team to 1st place finish at the 2017 Mayor’s Challenge for Economic Education. • Coached 8th grade team to 12th place finish at the National Semi-Finals of the 2017 Economics Challenge competition. • Guided majority of students to scores of “Very well qualified” and “Extremely well qualified” on the 2016, 2017, and 2018 AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics exams. • Performed a variety of other duties, including substituting for absent teachers, supervising students at recess and lunch, and protecting students at the crosswalk. Show less

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Economics Teacher
      • Jul 2018 - Jun 2019

      • Taught AP Microeconomics (Grade 9), AP Macroeconomics (Grade 9), Economics (Grade 8), and Logic (Grade 7) at BASIS International School Hangzhou during 2018-2019 school year. • Designed creative and engaging lessons with objectives aligned with the BASIS curriculum. • Modified instruction to make content accessible for English-language learners. • Created and implemented a classroom management plan to actively engage students and minimize behavioral issues. • Differentiated instruction to reach students with different learning styles. • Guided majority of students to scores of “Very well qualified” and “Extremely well qualified” on the 2019 AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics exams. • Performed a variety of other duties such as substituting for absent teachers and supervising students at recess and lunch. Show less

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Attorney
      • Jul 2014 - Sep 2014

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Project Attorney
      • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Attorney
      • Feb 2014 - May 2014

    • Education
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Clinician
      • Oct 2009 - May 2010

      • Provided intensive one-on-one instruction in reading fluency and comprehension to elementary and middle school students using a variety of sensory-cognitive techniques. • Worked with students with a variety of learning disabilities, including dyslexia, ADHD, and autism-spectrum disorders. • Practiced behavior-modifying and focus-orienting techniques. • Majority of students increased test scores by significant margins after instruction. • Provided intensive one-on-one instruction in reading fluency and comprehension to elementary and middle school students using a variety of sensory-cognitive techniques. • Worked with students with a variety of learning disabilities, including dyslexia, ADHD, and autism-spectrum disorders. • Practiced behavior-modifying and focus-orienting techniques. • Majority of students increased test scores by significant margins after instruction.

Education

  • University of Missouri-Columbia
    Master's degree, Economics
    2018 - 2024
  • University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
    Juris Doctor, Law
    2010 - 2013
  • University of Colorado Boulder
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics
    2006 - 2009

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