Joseph Ferraro Email and Phone Number

• Taught 9th and 10th grade ELLs in 90-minute self-contained classes; proficiency levels ranged from emerging to expanding• Provided push-in instruction to a small group of long-term ELLs and ELLs with IEPs• Co-planned lessons daily with mentor teacher• Created curriculum informed by Common Core State Standards• Enhanced instruction using technology such as Promethean boards• Conducted literature circles and Socratic seminars• Collected and analyzed data on student learning throughout the semester to identify student needs• Differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all students• Participated in collaborative inquiry to improve instruction and increase student learning

• Created engaging lesson plans to teach English to middle school students in self-contained classes; proficiency levels ranged from entering to commanding• Coached the debate team to a first-place finish in the regional debate• Engaged students in project-based learning to develop their English skills• Designed, budgeted, organized, and led activities for Summer and Winter sessions; voluntary participation increased from 12 students to 25 students plus a waiting list• Created, conducted, and graded speaking exams

• Assisted clients with the retrieving and archiving of financial records• Proactively contacted clients about problems with submissions and upcoming deadlines• Suggested and implemented process improvements• Played a key part in meetings on environmental responsibility by gathering data and information from many sources, organizing the data in Excel, identifying trends, and creating PowerPoint presentations that clearly and accurately described the environmental impact of each office in the region• Maintained a website about environmental responsibility that described best practices and firm events• Trained interns, many of whom later became full-time employees

• Tutored adults in English• Assessed each student's English language ability • Created syllabi that addressed the unique needs of each student• Worked with individuals and small groups• Responded quickly and politely to inquiries• Followed through on the terms agreed upon