Ebony M.
Private tutor in Newark, NJ
Education
Boston College, Lynch Graduate School of Education, Chestnut Hill, MA Masters of Education in Secondary Education in English, August 2012 Honors: Donovan Urban Teaching Scholar, Peter Jay Sharp Urban Scholar, Teaching English Language Learners (TELL) Scholar Boston College, College of Arts and Sciences, Chestnut Hill, MA Bachelor of Arts in English, May 2010
Experience
Newark Collegiate Academy, KIPP New Jersey, Newark, NJ Writing Teacher July 2014 – present • Serve as a member of the Instructional Vision Team for Writing, working to create a K-12 aligned curriculum vision that consists of a heavy focus on grammar within the context of writing and analytical and narrative writing. • Co-plan and implement a new 9th grade Writing curriculum that is aligned to 9th grade English • Differentiate the teaching of grammar and writing skills by providing small group instruction and integrating technology into the classroom such as Google Documents and Moby Max Language (an online program that provides an individualized curriculum for each student) • Advise the school’s all girls’ step team Harlem Village Academies High School, New York, NY English Teacher July 2013- June 2014 • Possessed full responsibility of classroom including curriculum planning, Common Core Standards implementation, classroom management, and grading for 3 sections of English II and 1 section of English I. • Aligned curriculum to International Baccalaureate standards in conjunction with English department. • Co-planned unit big ideas, essential questions, and assessments with other English II and English I teacher. • Tracked students’ progress with homework completion by using a weekly tracker. KIPP Academy Lynn, Lynn, MA 7th Grade Reading Teacher July 2011- June 2013 • Possessed full responsibility of classroom including curriculum planning, Common Core Standards implementation, classroom management, and grading for 7th Grade Reading. • Tracked students’ progress and mastery of standards/aims using a mastery tracker created on Microsoft Excel. • Differentiated classwork, homework, and assessments for English Language Learners (ELL) and students with IEPs by providing leveled reading passages, sentences starters, close activities & thought bubbles. • Planned and executed the 7th grade 5-day/4-night end of year trip in New York City. • Planned and executed a school-wide Reading Marathon to increase joy & buy-in around reading; plan & execute a Barnes & Noble Book Fair to fundraise money to purchase books for classroom libraries. Media Communications Technology High School, West Roxbury, MA Long Term Substitute & Student Teacher September 2010 – May 2011 • Assumed full responsibility for Humanities II and AP English Language and Composition (AP English) classes during cooperating teacher’s maternity leave. • Implemented an inquiry project to strengthen AP English students’ demonstration of higher order thinking skills and analysis in their writing. • Incorporated a Do Now activity to give structure and routine to the beginning of class. • Measured student growth in writing by using rubrics and creating assessments and student folders. • Planned an Apple Store field trip for Humanities II students to create and showcase iMovies that teach other students about the elements of poetry. • Advised the West Roxbury Step Team. Let’s Get Ready, Boston, MA Critical Reading and Writing Coach January 2009 – December 2009 • Taught critical reading and writing SAT skills to high school juniors and seniors three hours per week. • Planned and implemented nine weekly lesson plans and activities to increase students’ critical reading, writing, and thinking skills. • Implemented writing workshops and conferences to aid students in writing personal statements.
Subject Expertise
IB Language A: Language and Literature SLChemistryAP Chemistry7th Grade mathBritish LiteratureAmerican LiteraturePSAT Writing SkillsACT WritingACT with WritingAlgebra 2Algebra 18th Grade Writing8th Grade ReadingIB Language A: Literature SLIB Language A: Literature HL10th Grade ReadingIB Language A: Language and Literature HLAP English Literature and CompositionAP English Language and CompositionSAT WritingSAT Verbal8th Grade math7th Grade Writing7th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing
Availability
Sunday after 12 Noon, Saturday after 9AM, Friday after 6PM, Tuesday after 7PM
Can Meet
Up to 1 hour away for a flat fee, Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
Outside of teaching and education, I am interested in cooking, community service interior design, photograph, reading books/hanging out in Barnes and Noble, my sorority (Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.) and crime/science dramas such as CSI, Law and Order, and Criminal Minds.
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