St. John’s University, Queens, NY

Masters of Education in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (1989)

30 additional UFT/ NYC DOE Professional Development Credits

in various computer courses (1995-1997)

English to Speakers of Other Languages NY State Permanent Certification

ESL Secondary Education NY City License

EXPERIENCE

St. Demetrios, Jamaica, NY, Afternoon School-Principal of the afterschool Greek program.

I.S. 145 Joseph Pulitzer Intermediate School, Jackson Heights, NY

Self-Contained ESL Teacher

Implemented Common Core Standards in both my English Language Arts and Social Studies  Classes.

Prepared ELA and Social Studies lesson plans using Understanding by Design, Bloom’s Taxonomy, Depth of Knowledge, 21st-century learning skills, Smart Board, differentiated learning styles, and students’ interests

Created and implemented standard-based units of study to meet the needs of her students’ diverse cultural and language backgrounds; including units on Greek Mythology, Author Studies, Greek and Latin word Roots, Heroes, Immigration, Poetry, Publishing Memoirs, Nonfiction Writing and many more.

Created “Museums” and  displayed  multiple primary and secondary sources as an introduction for each ancient civilization studied in Social Studies class, to motivate students,  and allow for various points of entry for diverse learners

Mentored student teachers from several NY universities

Participated in the MET -MEASURES OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING- Classroom video captures of her lessons for video lessons libraries. (Project by the Bill Gates Foundation)

She was a member of the TIF (Teacher Incentive Fund), Cultivating Teacher Leadership.   She was a Teacher Leader and a Demo Teacher at her School.

She was a Cooperating Teacher at District 30Q NY Guided Student Teachers from several universities in her classroom.

She was The Mentor of new teachers at Intermediate , J.Hight School 145, Jackson Heights, Queens, NY