English Teacher
Allentown, Pennsylvania Area
- Current
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- Substitute Teacher at NYC Department of Education
- Past
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- Tutor at Long Island University
- Graduate Teaching Assistant at Long Island University
- Teaching Fellow at Long Island University
- Mentor at Long Island University
- Supervising Tutor at Stony Brook University Writing Center
- Student Teacher at New York City Department of Education
- Assistant Teacher at New York City Department of Education
- Receptionist at AppleOne Employment Agency
- Publishing Manager at Coleman Family Camps
- Reports Analyst at Bed Bath & Beyond
- Research Assistant at The C.K. Hobbie Group
- Nursing Assistant at Holland Glen
- Education
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- Long Island University
- State University of New York at Stony Brook
- Lehigh Carbon Community College
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Michelle Solomon’s Summary
Certified English teacher with experience and educational background in the teaching of writing seeks position as an English teacher in New York City or Long Island teaching secondary ELA/English. Undergraduate degree in English (concentrations in American and British literature); enrolled in graduate degree in English (concentration in the teaching of writing).
Michelle Solomon’s Specialties:
Teaching of writing; individual and group tutoring; technology in education
Michelle Solomon’s Experience
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Substitute Teacher
NYC Department of Education
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Education Management industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
• Implementing classroom management and academic lesson plans provided by classroom teachers.
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Tutor
Long Island University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
October 2007 — May 2009 (1 year 8 months)
• Tutoring native and non-native English speakers in all stages of paper development, from concept and thesis implementation to final editing strategies
• Teaching lessons in grammar
• Teaching MLA and APA citation styles
• Tutoring writing as it relates to ESL, writing, literature, and the English language
• Tutoring small groups in ESL conversation and reading comprehension
• Participating in tutor staff development meetings -
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Long Island University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2007 — May 2009 (1 year 9 months)
• Tutored both native and non-native English speakers in all stages of paper development, from concept and thesis implementation to final editing strategies
• Taught online research strategies
• Taught lessons in grammar
• Taught various citation styles, including MLA and APA
• Tutoring non-native English speakers in conversation and test preparation
• Tutoring writing as it relates to the English language, literature, and ESL
• Participated in tutor staff development meetings -
Teaching Fellow
Long Island University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2008 — December 2008 (4 months)
• Developed course and syllabus around writing, literature, and new media as they relate to cultural themes and norms
• Integrated blogs and podcasts into course
• Created class Web site and utilized course management system for class communications -
Mentor
Long Island University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2008 — July 2008 (1 month)
• Assisted with two sections of a month-long institute designed to assist incoming undergraduates improve their writing skills
• Led small group discussions and lessons on grammar, the writing process
• Assisted students with in-class reading and writing exercises -
Supervising Tutor
Stony Brook University Writing Center
(Education Management industry)
January 2004 — May 2007 (3 years 5 months)
• Assisted students with writing assignments across the university curriculum and in varying levels (undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral)
• Tutored students in all stages of writing development, including grammatical usage, concept and thesis implementation, research strategies, and strategies for proofreading, editing, and revision
• Attended regular tutor staff development training meetings
• Updated brochures with current information about Writing Center services for distribution to the campus community
• Provided technical assistance to students in using online scheduling system
• Courses tutored include: First- and second-year composition; English language (ESL); literature; English Education; History; Biology; Chemistry; e-Tutoring -
Student Teacher
New York City Department of Education
(Higher Education industry)
September 2006 — December 2006 (4 months)
M.S. 243 The Center School
• Designed lessons for Writing Workshop Unit: Fact-to-Fiction
• Collaborated on literature unit plans for The Pearl and The Eye, The Ear, and The Arm
• Facilitated class discussion in literature classes
• Corrected and graded student papers, quizzes, and other class work
H.S. 440 Bayard Rustin Educational Complex
• Collaborated on, designed, and taught lessons developed for 10th Grade and ESL classes
• Designed and implemented lesson plans for 10th Grade English: Poetry appreciation and poetry writing workshops
• Designed lesson plans for research writing and planning
• Designed and implemented lesson plans for non-native speaker English language acquisition
• Corrected and graded student papers and quizzes -
Assistant Teacher
New York City Department of Education
(Higher Education industry)
July 2006 — August 2006 (2 months)
• Assisted predominantly English Language Learner (ELL) students improve reading comprehension and literacy development skills
• Tutored students in the development of writing skills
• Administered and scored Development Reading Assessments (DRAs)
• Collaborated with cooperating teacher on lessons on plagiarism and paraphrasing
• Assisted cooperating teacher with summer school progress reports -
Receptionist
AppleOne Employment Agency
(Primary/Secondary Education industry)
July 2003 — August 2003 (2 months)
Answered multi-line phone system and directed incoming calls and guests to appropriate parties. Sorted and forwarded mail to appropriate parties.
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Publishing Manager
Coleman Family Camps
(Primary/Secondary Education industry)
March 2003 — May 2003 (3 months)
• Wrote, edited, and published articles for monthly camper and staff newsletters using Microsoft FrontPage
• Edited and produced parent and staff information handbooks, forms, staff training manuals, and recruitment literature -
Reports Analyst
Bed Bath & Beyond
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BBBY; Retail industry)
June 2001 — February 2003 (1 year 9 months)
• Tracked new store orders into new stores.
• Configured and utilized Crystal and CMS to track vendor shipment progress.
• Configured and utilized Cognos impromptu to initiate vendor chargebacks. •
• Configured and utilized Cognos impromptu and MS Access to view new store, circular, and postcard visibility reports. -
Research Assistant
The C.K. Hobbie Group
(Staffing and Recruiting industry)
November 2000 — June 2001 (8 months)
• Researched potential candidates for off-site positions.
• Assisted company payroll specialist with client payroll. -
Nursing Assistant
Holland Glen
(Mental Health Care industry)
January 1999 — October 2000 (1 year 10 months)
• Assisted nursing staff with daily care of mentally and physically handicapped patients.
• Performed range- of-motion on residents.
• Assisted with community integration activities.
• Assisted with clerical duties.
Michelle Solomon’s Education
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Long Island University
M.A. , English , 2007 — 2009
Concentration: Writing & Rhetoric; the Teaching of Writing
- Activities and Societies:
- Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society (Omicron Zeta chapter)
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State University of New York at Stony Brook
B.A. , English, Secondary Teacher Certification , 2003 — 2007
Concentrations: American Literature; British Literature
- Activities and Societies:
- Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society (Alpha Nu Zeta chapter); Golden Key Honour Society
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Lehigh Carbon Community College
A.A. , Liberal Arts , 1994 — 1998
Additional Information
Michelle Solomon’s Websites:
Michelle Solomon’s Interests:
books, education, forensic anthropology, history, human evolution, literature, music, paleoanthropology, pedagogy, rhetoric, traveling, writing
