Rachael Sedgwick

Rachael Sedgwick

English Teacher in Private

Bogota, Amazonas, Colombia
Current:Private
Past:TutorJam.com
Education:Doctor of Education (EdD)

Job Experience

English Teacher

Private

August 2013 to Actually working here

Responsible for: ? Creating and implementing meaningful, standards-based lessons for kindergarten, second grade, third grade, eighth, and ninth grade students. ? Working with students to create videos for the Calatrava English blog; ? Attending faculty and student meetings, as necessary; ? Maintaining accurate records of student assessments, attendance, lesson planning, student reports, conferences, and communications.

School District Researcher and Writer

TutorJam.com

May 2013 to Actually working here

Research curricula associated with school districts across the nation; Write webpage content relating information discovered.

English 11 Teacher, Adult Basic Ed

Bridgeport Public Schools

October 2012 to June 2013

Responsible for: ? Creating and implementing meaningful, standards-based lessons for adults studying English 11 two nights per week; ? Working with students to write autobiographies for self-publishing in May 2013; ? Attending faculty and student meetings, as necessary; ? Maintaining accurate records of student assessments, attendance, lesson planning, student reports, conferences, and communications.

Writing Specialist

Bridgeport Public Schools

August 2012 to June 2013

Responsible for: ? Teaching writing to students in Kindergarten ? 8th grade; ? Teaching information literacy skills, including word processing, Internet use, research skills, and more; ? Leading 6th graders in a National Novel Writing Month project; ? Participation in 7th and 8th grade data teams to use data from summative state and district tests and formative team-developed assessments to improve student learning outcomes; ? Participation in district-wide pilot program for teacher evaluation according to the Common Core Standards; ? Maintaining accurate records of assessments, attendance, planning, reports, conferences, and other materials.

Program Coordinator, Teacher

Greenwich Education Group

April 2011 to July 2012

Responsible for: ? Program coordination; ? Summer program curriculum development and enrollment; ? Teaching: Middle School Algebra 1, English, and Spanish; ? Proctoring: The Spire School at New York Sports Clubs (gym); Beacon and The Spire School study hall.

Assistant Director, Teacher

The Learning Lab

August 2009 to March 2011

Responsible for: ? Assisting in management of school center; ? Coordinating Supplemental Education Services (SES) programs with area schools, state government agencies, and other vendors; ? Teaching middle and high school English, ESL, Spanish, science, math, and social studies one-on-one and in small groups.

Research Assistant, PhD student

The University of Arizona

September 2008 to December 2008

Responsible for: ? Assisting Dr. Michelle Perfect to collect data regarding the sleep habits of diabetic youths in and around Tucson, AZ; ? Setting up participants with EEG-based polysomnography in the home; ? Traveling to participant's home to connect polysomnograph; ? Instructing participant how to maintain electrode connections; ? Collecting self-reports from participants; ? Disconnecting monitor following twelve hours of sleep data collection; ? Downloading, interpreting, and recording sleep data; ? Assisting with filing and records maintenance, as necessary.

English, Drama Teacher

Patagonia Union High School

August 2008 to June 2009

? Creating and implementing meaningful, standards-based lesson plans for honors and regular English (grades 9-12), AP English (language and composition), Cochise College English 101 and 102, and drama; ? Serving as National Honor Society (NHS) advisor, responsible for coordinating and managing NHS students; ? Proctoring Saturday School; ? Attending faculty, student, and parent meetings, as necessary; ? Collaborating with other faculty members in order to achieve improved student learning outcomes; ? Maintaining accurate daily records of student assessments, attendance, lesson planning, student reports, conferences, and communications with parents. ? Successfully increased high school Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) English scores by 20%. ? Initiated and emceed successful quarterly ceremonies celebrating high school honor roll students and students with perfect attendance.

Secular Principal, 6th Grade Teacher

Lisa Kampner Hebrew Academy

February 2007 to July 2008

Responsible for: ? Academic program management; ? Teacher leadership; ? Collaborating in the alignment of middle and high school curricula across grades and subjects according to California State Education Standards for Western Association of Schools (WASC) accreditation; ? Assisting with the admissions process, attending conference in Baltimore, MA for Admissions Directors; ? Managing student discipline and attendance; ? Revising, editing and circulating student, parent, and teacher handbooks and weekly newsletter; ? Teaching phys. ed. (grades 2-12); ? Teaching all sixth grade subjects (English, social studies, science, math).

Education Program Consultant, Part-Time

Santa Fe Ranch Foundation

August 2006 to Actually working here

Responsible for: ? Researching, developing, and implementing an environmentally-centered, standards-based, hands-on, outdoor, literacy-focused science and social studies education program for English Language Learners in grades K-12 living on or near the U.S./Mexico Border; ? Curriculum development; ? Grant writing; ? Coordinating networking events; ? Public speaking.

English Language Teacher

Escuela Kilkenny

September 2005 to January 2007

Responsible for planning and executing five classes of English as a foreign language to students of all ages, ranging in speaking ability from beginner to advanced.

English, ESL, Drama Teacher

Wade Carpenter Middle Academy of Technology

August 2003 to August 2005

Responsible for planning and implementing meaningful, standards-based lesson plans for seventh grade English/Language Arts, ESL, middle school drama, and summer school reading. ? Worked with University of Arizona Fine Arts doctoral candidates to develop the WCMA drama curriculum; ? Coached girls? soccer and softball.

English Language Teacher

British Institutes

September 2001 to May 2002

Responsible for planning and executing five classes of English as a foreign language in a private language school for students of all ages, ranging in speaking ability from beginner to advanced.

Education

Doctor of Education (EdD)

[Otra]University of Phoenix (Colombia)

January 2011 to January 2015

Credits only

[Otra]University of Arizona (Colombia)

January 2009 to January 2010

Credits only

[Otra]San Francisco State University (Colombia)

January 2007 to January 2008

MSEd

University of Pennsylvania (Colombia)

January 2002 to January 2003

BA

[Otra]Cabrini College (Colombia)

January 1999 to January 2001

Languages

Spanish

Bilingual / Native

IT skills

Other Skills

International Education Academia Blogging Pedagogy Distance Learning Educational Consulting Secondary Education Special Education ESL Adult Education Differentiated Instruction Higher Education Elementary Education Instructional Technology Staff Development E-Learning K-12 Educational Leadership Educational Technology Instructional Design Newsletters Lesson Planning Classroom Tutoring Curriculum Design Teacher Training Literacy Volunteer Management PowerPoint Research Spanish Dramaturgy Theatrical Performance Curriculum Development Classroom Management Literature Writing Editing Teaching Public Speaking Grant Writing

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Career Goals

Scholar-Leader-Practitioner

Industries of interest

Areas of interest

Availability to travel and work outside the city

No

Interests and hobbies

Education research, school leadership, curriculum development, public policy, politics, critical literacies (reading, writing, informational literacy, critical thinking).