Eric Fingerman Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

As an Academic Coach for Private Prep, I worked with individual students to help them reach their academic and personal educational goals. I met with students on a regular basis and guided them through organizational techniques, planning tactics, learning strategies, and retention methods to help improve their knowledge base and capacities in mathematics, reading, and writing. I also provided support for standardized test preparation for the the SAT, the ACT, and the SAT II Subject Tests in math. Duties include designing educational plans and curricula on a per student basis and regular reporting to parents and supervisors.

Paterson, Nj

• Engaging students in Algebra and Geometry lessons, both conceptual and skill-based• Planning differentiated learning activities for students with diverse abilities• Assessing student work, giving timely feedback with opportunities to correct mistakes • Motivating students to study and providing extra help for students during and after school

As Tribal Head at Camp Mah-Kee-Nac, I am responsible for the well-being of counselors and campers of Junior Camp!

• Teaching classes and tutoring students, Kindergarten through 8th Grade, in various subjects• Managing classroom behavior with positive reinforcement and internal control psychology (8 to 30 students per class)

• Teaching classes and tutoring students, 9th through 12th Grade, in various subjects• Managing classroom behavior using positive reinforcement and internal motivation psychology (4 to 30 students per class)

• Presented Algebra I and II lessons that engaged students in discovery and practice•Motivated students to study and provided extra help for students during and after school•Planned differentiated learning activities for students at various levels of proficiency

• Tutored and motivated students struggling with mathematics homework on a weekly basis

•Observed, assisted, tutored and taught Algebra and Pre-algebra lessons with assessments

• Reviewed literature and organized a Youth Participatory Action Research curriculum• Coordinated logistics and technology for research events

• Tutoring students, 2nd through 12th grade, in Mathematics, Reading, Writing and Exam Prep• Planning lessons according to students' learning needs and styles• Keeping records of instruction and student progress• Office duties, including answering phones, organizing teaching manuals and grading tests

• Monitored news media and generated journalist profile lists for pitching opportunities• Pitched stories to relevant news sources on behalf of a non-profit healthcare client• Documented and created Photoshop representations of successful media placements

• Inspired and guided student learning across various subjects and curricula (K-8th Grade)• Developed age-appropriate lesson and behavioral plans aligned with Illinois standards• Managed class behavior, providing individualized and group positive reinforcement

• Taught special education (grades K-8) classrooms in Math, Language Arts and ESL• Supervised students in the cafeteria, schoolyard, and on field trips• Managed student behavior using positive reinforcement and specialized behavioral plans

• Befriended and mentored a mentally handicapped man in assisted care facility• Transported volunteers to and from assisted care facility

At GYO, I worked to pass the education bill that funded the program "Grow Your Own Teachers," or GYO. GYO improves teacher quality in at-risk Illinois schools by giving teaching scholarships to active community members in return for their services for five years within these at-risk schools. • Advocated state education policy, winning Illinois legislators’ support to pass a funding bill for GYO• Organized performance statistics of “at-risk” schools, using Excel• Developed a strategy guide for bill proponents, outlining talking points and legislator profiles

The Campus Kitchens Project is a non-profit organization that rescues college dining hall food from waste and delivers it to local, low-income residents. My responsibilities included the following:• Recruited and scheduled volunteers through e-mail and volunteer fairs • Led weekly shifts, coordinating volunteers and transportation logistics, delivering recycled dining hall food to local community • Brainstormed and implemented leadership strategies and fundraising initiatives • Raised over $1,000 in cash and food through contests, sales, and petitionsAlthough I was an executive for only one year, I continued to volunteer at the delivery shifts through October 2006.

• Assisted in the continuation of a federal study of public housing and economic mobility• Developed proficiency with data coding and maintaining databases in Microsoft Access

Master Of Arts, Teaching Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honors Society, 2010 National Day of Service, Game of Life.

Bachelor Of Science, Social Policy

Activities and Societies: The Campus Kitchens Project, Best Buddies, Kids on Campus