Rachael Sedgwick
English Teacher in Private
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
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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).