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Michelle Murphy
Resume Title: 9-12 English Teacher in Training by the New York City Teaching Fellows Seeking Fall Placement in Manhattan
Target Organization(s): CES School
Target State(s): New York
Target Job(s): Teacher
Target Grade Level(s): High
Target Subject(s): Language Arts
Education & Work Experience:
EDUCATION
Pace University, School of Education; New York, NY
Candidate for M.S.T., Spring 2010
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science; New York, NY
Master of Library Science, August 2008
Boston College, College of Arts & Sciences; Chestnut Hill, MA
Bachelor of Arts in English, May 2005
GPA 3.754, English Honors, Sophomore Scholar, Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
New York City Teaching Fellows, New York, NY Trainee June 2008-August 2008
Certified to teach secondary English Language Arts under Transitional B Certificate
Masters in Education expected in Spring of 2010
Filed Training ongoing at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy (M308)
Kaplan Premier, New York, NY Verbal Tutor December 2007-June 2008
Taught SAT test-taking strategies according to Kaplan Method
Guided student through SAT Writing and Critical Reading question types
Instructed in all aspects of grammar and style for writing the SAT essay
Expanded student critical reading skills by exploring active reading techniques and vocabulary
Planned lessons and report student progress
inlingua International Language Centers, New York, NY Language Tutor September 2007-June 2008
Met privately with students in one-to-one lessons in both English and Portuguese
Improved student usage of target language, identifying problems in grammar and word usage
Used conversational method to improve student vocabulary and communication skills in target language
Provided accent reduction instruction; Coached students in cultural mannerisms
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
New York Public Library Humanities and Social Sciences Library, New York, NY Intern September 2007-December 2007
Provided patrons with reference assistance at main reference desk, following standard practice
Harvard Fine Arts Library, Cambridge, MA Slide Library Assistant V for Library Digitization Initiative Project Sept. 2005 - Feb. 2006
Collated slides for shipment to scanning vendor; Inspected slides and images for quality
Linked scanned images to proper records in OLIVIA; Created Job track records in Microsoft Access
Boston College Fine Arts Department, Chestnut Hill, MA Slide Library Assistant Oct. 2002 - May 2005
Handled delicate slide material during binding process; Maintained slide collection, cleaning and filing circulating slides
Scanned and edited images in Adobe Photoshop for development of digital collection
Whats Up Magazine, Boston, MA Editorial Assistant June 2004 - Nov. 2004
Editorial assistant from Sept. 2004 - Nov. 2004; Wrote articles (published in Sept. 2004 and Oct. 2004 issues)
Designed the cover of August 2004 issue
Skills & Abilities:
ACTIVITIES (performance) University Chorale of Boston College, Coolidge Corner Community Chorus and Chamber group
Soprano in Brooklyn Repertory Operas Fidelio; Singer and Design Producer in Still Life with Video
Committee for Creative Enactments (improvisational comedy and theater)
SKILLS PC and Mac; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Photoshop, OLIVIA
Fluent in Portuguese (speaking, reading and writing)
Darkroom Photography
Additional Information:
PERSONAL United States citizen, born and raised in Brazil
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