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Richard Brancato “My desire to teach is an acknowledgment that I have had good teachers. It is an acknowledgment that what I have learned is important enough to be taught again.” From online portfolio(geocties.com/richardbrancato) EDUCATION B.A. in Psychology with a Minor in Philosophy, University of Massachusetts at Boston. GPA: 3.1/4.0. Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program, Bridgewater State College, GPA 3.9/4.0. Mass. Teaching Licenses: Middle School Generalist(Grades 5-9), English(Grades 9-12) M.A.in English, Bridgewater State College.(In progress, current GPA 4.0/4.0.) WORK EXPERIENCES South Area Solomon Schechter Day School Full-time Humanities Teacher and Special Needs Assistant, Norwood, Massachusetts, September 2007 - Present. _________________________________________________________________________ South Shore Charter Public School Full-time SubstituteTeacher, Norwell, Massachusetts, December 2006 - June 2007. Responsibilities include teaching various subjects from Kindergarten through High School. _________________________________________________________________________ Huntington Learning Center Part-time Teacher, Burlington, Massachusetts, Part-Time, April 2003 – July 2006. Responsibilities included instructing students according to their needs as identified by comprehensive test results, recording and evaluating each student’s progress, and recommending changes in a student’s program when needed. _________________________________________________________________________ Escuela de las Americas Full-time Computer Teacher, Grades 1 – 11, in El Tigre, Venezuela, August 2001 – June 2002. Responsibilities included lesson planning, encouraging all students to speak and learn English while maintaining pride in their native language, and attending meetings with parents. Extracurricular activities included Computer Club and Homework Club. Took charge of creating and teaching an additional ESL class to help students struggling with English. _________________________________________________________________________ Lawrence School Full-time Writing Teacher, Grades 7 – 9, in Falmouth, Massachusetts, Summer 2001. Responsibilities included providing instruction for students needing additional experiences in writing, assessing student skill levels and planning instruction based on identified needs, and implementing a variety of teaching techniques to ensure student achievement and engagement. Full-time Reading & Writing Teacher, Grades 7 & 8, September 2000 - June 2001. Responsibilities included providing instruction for students needing additional experiences in reading and writing, assessing student skill levels and planning instruction based on identified needs, developing and implementing curriculum objectives based on the learning standards of the curriculum frameworks, implementing a variety of teaching techniques to ensure student achievement and engagement, and communicating with parents and counselors about the progress of individual students. Student Teacher, Grades 7 & 8, September 1999-December 1999. Responsibilities included planning and teaching primarily for 7th and 8th grade English classes, but also planned and taught several lessons in math and science. Participated in after school soccer and yearbook. Initiated and conducted extra help sessions every Thursday after school. Was present and offered input at all meetings concerning various students on our team. _________________________________________________________________________ IMPERIAL Promotional Embroidery Manager, 2002 – 2006. Responsibilities included maintaining relationships with current clients and seeking new clients, hiring and training new employees, supervising workflow from processing new orders to checking accuracy and quality on outgoing orders, meeting with sales representatives from clothing distributors, invoicing clients and making follow-up calls for past-due accounts, making payroll and paying invoices, and maintaining company’s website. Computer Digitizer, 1995-1999. Responsibilities included computer digitizing of corporate logos for promotional purposes and working closely with clients and machine operators to ensure accuracy and timely completion of all orders. Machine Operator, 1991-1995. Responsibilities included running, maintaining, and repairing multi-head computerized embroidery machines, tracking goods for jobs and ensuring that all goods were ready for production. SKILLS/INTERESTS Teaching computer skills and repairing computers.(CompTIA A+ Certified Professional.) Hiking/Backpacking.(Favorite spots include White Mountains and Mt. Monadnock.) Studying Spanish.(Have been studying for the past several years with a goal of attaining fluency.) Volunteering.(Have volunteered my time with the suicide hotline The Samariteens / Samaritans(1985-1986 and 1988-1990), the Roslindale Community Center as a literacy tutor(1992), Earthwatch as a volunteer on a scientific expedition(1994), Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic as a Recording Director and Reader(1995- 2006.) Proofreading.(Served as Copy Editor for U/Mass Boston’s newspaper The Mass Media.) PUBLISHED WORK “America” Angeltread. 1990. “In the Summer of 1989…” Nancy’s Magazine.1994. “Salt Lake City International” South Ash Press. August 1995. “Definition” South Ash Press. September 1995. “Fish Tank” Purple Patch. 1996. “Rt. 15, Idaho” Abbey. June 1996 #78. “This New School” Afterthoughts. Fall 1996 Vol. 3 #2. “Crumb” Indefinite Space. 1998. “Aliens” Muse of Fire. October 1997. “The Object and the Body” Muse of Fire. October 1997. “The Time it Takes to Reach My Car” Afterthoughts. Summer 1998. “On Lexington Field” Iota Poetry Quarterly. #44 1998-4. “Bilbo Baggins” River King Poetry Supplement. Vol. V, No. 1, Spring 1999. “Space” 96 Inc. July 99. “When I Think of Space” Cyber Oasis. September 2002. “My Father is the Laziest Man I Know” Birmingham Poetry Review. January 2004. “Weight” Confrontation Magazine. Fall 2005, Winter 2006. “A Boy’s Experience” Confrontation Magazine. Fall 2005, Winter 20006. “Eighth Grade English” Hazmat Review. Fall 2006, Vol. 8, Issue 2. “River Camp at Night” The Bridge. April 2007, Vol. 4. "Reality, Memory, and Reflection in Chang-rae Lee's A Gesture Life and Aloft" Massachusetts State Colleges' Symposium Proceedings, Graduate Research Symposium, Volume II, April 2007, Number 1. |