Resumé Steve
Longenecker 3638 Jocelyn Street NW Washington, DC 20015 202-686-1035 Email: stevelongenecker@yahoo.com
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Education |
Received a Masters of Arts in Teaching from
Tufts University (Medford, MA) with a 4.0 GPA. September 1997. Received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology
from Earlham College (Richmond, IN) with college and departmental honors and
a 4.0 GPA. June 1993. |
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Certificates/ Licenses |
Received a Standard professional 1 Certificate
to teach Biology (grades 7-12) from the Maryland State Department of
Education. This certificate is valid from January 1, 2001 until January 1,
2004. Received Provisional Certification With Advanced
Standing to teach both Biology and Chemistry (grades 9-12) from the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This certificate was issued on September 8,
1997 and is valid for five years of employment. |
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Professional Teaching Experience |
General Science Teacher, Takoma Park
Middle School, Montgomery County Public Schools, January 2001 – present
(half-time since September 2002) At TPMS I
have taught 8th grade science. I was able to join the school’s
faculty as the replacement of a first year teacher who left the school
midyear. My colleagues and supervisors were delighted that I was able to step
in and quickly establish a positive classroom environment of respect and
learning. While many
of the classes I have taught at Takoma Park were
designated as “gifted and talented,” I am currently teaching three classes of
on-level science. Two of these classes are inclusion classes in which
approximately one third of the students are coded with learning disabilities
and previously would have been in a self-contained classroom. Many of my
students are also still considered learners of English as a second language. This
experience of teaching populations with such different academic skill sets
has increased my differentiation skills significantly. MCPS is a
highly regarded suburban public school system. The science curriculum
emphasizes inquiry-based learning and the teaching of process skills through
real-world applications. I have enjoyed developing and adapting lessons to
meet the rigorous county and state learning objectives. I have also
appreciated the opportunities to participate in the county’s many continuing
education opportunities, taking coursework emphasizing formative assessment,
differentiation, and reading across the curriculum. Middle School Science Teacher and Technology Coordinator, The Rashi
School (Newton, MA), September 1997 – September 2000. In my
capacity as science teacher, I developed and taught the science curricula for
both the seventh and eighth grades. I designed each course as a series of
six- to eight-week units (chemistry, science of measurements, engineering of
gears, complexity, genetics, infectious diseases, etc.) in which students
came to know one topic in depth while developing general skills of scientific
inquiry. I inherited a similar curriculum for the sixth grade and taught that
class for two years (97/98 and 98/99). I also taught five months of fifth
grade science when an emergency staffing deficiency occurred at the school.
In addition to standard tasks such as monitoring the lunch room, my general
responsibilities at the school included being an academic advisor for six to
eight students a year, teaching two forty-five minute electives a week (I
often offered courses in computer programming but also ran a chess club one
term and coached Odyssey of the Mind for two semesters), writing extensive
narratives for each student’s report card, and communicating with parents on
a regular basis. In addition, as the middle school science teacher I
coordinated an acclaimed annual science fair in which each middle school
student was paired with a mentor from the school community and produced an
original science fair project. In my
capacity as technology coordinator, I administered the school’s computer
network, maintained its computers, trained staff, evaluated and purchased
software and hardware, developed an annual technology budget, and maintained
the school’s website. I provided support and guidance to the school’s faculty
as they worked to integrate computer technology into the curriculum of their
classrooms. During my tenure at the school, I also chaired a technology
committee of parents and staff which produced a technology plan for the
school. My position
was full-time in 1997-98 and 1998-99, with the hours split evenly between the
two positions. In 1999-2000, the hours of my position were still split
evenly, but the position was considered 80 percent of full-time (at my
request). Biology Teacher, Somerville
Comprehensive High School (Somerville, MA), September 1996 – June 1997.
Engaged in all classroom responsibilities for two sections of general
biology. This job was a contracted position, considered to be 40% of
full-time. Associate of Chemistry, Earlham
College, January 1993 – April 1993. Co-taught an introductory chemistry
course and contributed to the design of a lab manual to accompany the college
chemistry textbook, Chemistry in
Context. |
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Additional Life/Work Experiences |
Participated
in a project at the University of Maryland to develop a series of written and
video case studies of student thinking in physical science. September –
December 2001. Volunteered at Big Bend National Park in Texas. September – November 2000. Co-authored a research paper on my experience teaching eighth-graders a unit on complexity using the StarLogoT programming language. The paper was presented in September 2000 at the annual meeting of the Spencer Foundation in New York. Traveled through Mexico to Guatemala and Belize. Studied Spanish in Guatemala. April – June 1996. Worked as an administrative assistant in Washington, DC. November 1995 – March 1996. Traveled
throughout Vietnam. September – October 1995. Administered
loan fund for conscientious objectors and assisted in advocacy work at
National Interreligious Service Board in
Washington, DC. September 1994 – August 1995. Drove
truck on time-sensitive interstate deliveries for Roberts Express, Inc. April 1994 – August 1994. Bicycled from Kentucky to Belize with three friends. September 1993 – March 1994. Cared
for residents as a Certified Nurses Assistant at Greencroft
Nursing Home in Goshen, IN. April 1993 – September 1993. |
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Professional References |
Todd Tunnell,
Assistant Principal, Takoma Park Middle School,
301-650-6444. Donna Matthews, Science Instructional
Resource Teacher and Eighth Grade Team Leader, Takoma
Park Middle School, 301-650-6444. John Weinshel,
Staff Development Teacher, Takoma Park Middle School, 301-650-6444. David Hammer, Associate Professor of
Physics and Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, University of
Maryland at College Park, 301-405-8188. Andrew Snyder, Middle School Head,
The Rashi School, 617-969-4444. David Passer, Business Director, The Rashi School, 617-969-4444. Uri Wilensky, Professor of Learning
Sciences and Computer Science, Northwestern University, 847-467-3818. |