ELL and International Student Coordinator

• Aug 2015 - Present

MS Language Arts teacher

• Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

I am currently responsible for teaching the entire middle school Language Arts. I am also on the Learning Support Committee that creates a plan that is aimed to develop the ELL and special needs program in the school. This year I am also working on curriculum development and design for Language Arts, and analyzing, implementing, and predicting MAP scores. I am also taking students on a Classroom Without Walls trip to the Chapare region of Bolivia. I am currently responsible for teaching the entire middle school Language Arts. I am also on the Learning Support Committee that creates a plan that is aimed to develop the ELL and special needs program in the school. This year I am also working on curriculum development and design for Language Arts, and analyzing, implementing, and predicting MAP scores. I am also taking students on a Classroom Without Walls trip to the Chapare region of Bolivia.

MS and HS ELL teacher

• Aug 2012 - Jul 2014

I taught ELL to grades 7-10 and Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language to grade 9 students. This consisted of teaching English to non-native speakers,and also being present in their Chemistry and Biology classes in order to modify the assignments such that the language barrier would not get in the way of their progress. Additionally, I taught Language Arts to grades 6-8 and IGCSE Second Language to 9th grade students. I also led MUN and offered a Yoga and Meditation group. Additionally, I was a member in The Green & The Student Support CIS Committees. In MUN, I Led trips with students to attend the following MUN conferences: Enka Youth Forum, October 4-7th, 2013; Istanbul, Turkey MunoM (Model United Nations of Munich) November 11th-15th; Munich, Germany GeMUN (Genoa Model United Nations) February 20-22nd; Genoa, Italy RCIMUN (Robert College International Model United Nations), April 2014; Istanbul, Turkey Show less

Science ESL teacher

• Aug 2011 - Oct 2012

In this National Turkish school that was established by the first president of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, I taught ESL (ELL) Science to 5 and 6 year old students. I was responsible for creating a curriculum that included basic horticulture, plant and animal web identification, basic science experience, and also cooking. In this National Turkish school that was established by the first president of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, I taught ESL (ELL) Science to 5 and 6 year old students. I was responsible for creating a curriculum that included basic horticulture, plant and animal web identification, basic science experience, and also cooking.

Thomaston High School

• Aug 2009 - 2011

I taught 10th grade English and two 12th grade electives (World Mythology and Honors Poetry). I also ran the Envirothon, a competition for environmental study. I taught 10th grade English and two 12th grade electives (World Mythology and Honors Poetry). I also ran the Envirothon, a competition for environmental study.

Naturalist/ environmental educator

• Jul 2005 - Aug 2009

Seasonal programs as a Naturalist and Environmental Educator-- On, but mostly offsite of this non-profit conservation center, I worked in a summer program for 5 summers. The summer programs focused on teaching children, grades 5-9 about natural ecosystems, habitats, birdwatching, identifying bird calls, life-cycles, food webs, conservation, hiking, track identification, orienteering, etc. Seasonal programs as a Naturalist and Environmental Educator-- On, but mostly offsite of this non-profit conservation center, I worked in a summer program for 5 summers. The summer programs focused on teaching children, grades 5-9 about natural ecosystems, habitats, birdwatching, identifying bird calls, life-cycles, food webs, conservation, hiking, track identification, orienteering, etc.

Community Service Leader/Organizer

• 2009 - 2009

I organized and planned while on site in Vita Levu, Fiji a community summer service trip for 10 high school students. We stayed in a small seaside village and built a house in the community. We also worked in Suva with Habitat for Humanity. In addition, we did landscaping at a women's shelter, taught at a local middle school, and also taught English to students with special needs. I also organized a trip with The Red Cross into an underdeveloped, remote village in the interior of the main island. We built covering for the frames of their houses. Show less

Woodstock School

• Jul 2007 - 2008

I taught Language Arts to grades 6-8 and designed my curriculum. I also taught ESL to 6th graders and led a nature club that went on overnight hiking trips. In the nature club, the students focused on the Fern-Flora of Mussoorie in the Himalayas. From hours on the field, the students created a digital book of numerous ferns which was inspired by an old (and falling apart) book with actual ferns from the area (pasted inside) that a scientist created years before. I taught Language Arts to grades 6-8 and designed my curriculum. I also taught ESL to 6th graders and led a nature club that went on overnight hiking trips. In the nature club, the students focused on the Fern-Flora of Mussoorie in the Himalayas. From hours on the field, the students created a digital book of numerous ferns which was inspired by an old (and falling apart) book with actual ferns from the area (pasted inside) that a scientist created years before.

intern

• Jan 2005 - Jun 2005

In this residential internship, I had a plethora of responsibilities: running the entire maple syrup operation, leading Environmental Education groups into vernal pools, tracking, taking care of the Owls, attending workshops such as "Amphibian day", participating in the "Bird-a-thon", writing the "Nature Minute" for a radio station, etc. In this residential internship, I had a plethora of responsibilities: running the entire maple syrup operation, leading Environmental Education groups into vernal pools, tracking, taking care of the Owls, attending workshops such as "Amphibian day", participating in the "Bird-a-thon", writing the "Nature Minute" for a radio station, etc.