Michael Duque Email & Phone Number

Bronx, New York, United States

An integral member of the leadership team that supports the oversight andmanagement of school culture, curriculum development and instruction. I assist with the creation and implementation of clear systems for lesson planning and delivery, which result in the exemplaryinstructional practices.

Bronx, New York, United States

Instructional leader who sets the pace for pedagogy, delivery of lessons, and data driven instruction. Oversees and supports curriculum planning, student assessment, and professional development for teachers.

Bronx, New York, United States

• Coordinated school wide literacy initiatives, including Summer Reading, Book Fairs, library purchasing, etc.• Planned and led instructional PD for the staff in summer Teacher Academy and periodically throughout the year.• Created new Advisory curriculum with a focus on social-emotional learning/needs and supported with coaching/PD.• Implemented whole school cultural activities (Cultural Trivia, Minute to Win It, Spanish/English Spelling Bee, etc.).

Long Island City, New York

• Created ELA curriculum map for the school and planned all literacy themed cultural events (Read-a-Thon, etc.).• Showed significant growth on periodic assessments, as well as outperforming district and state on the NYS ELA Exam.• Delivered PD on Advisory best practices, coordinated Advisory unit plans, and observed advisory teachers daily.• Served as the founding Yearbook faculty advisor and led 15 students through the design and publishing process.

Greater New York City Area

• Created K-12 lesson plans and curated useful materials for developing the character trait of Curiosity in students.

New York, Ny

• Achieved the highest growth in the national KIPP network on the NWEA MAP test with the 13-14 cohort.• Crafted three Common Core aligned argumentative writing interim-assessments for the network’s 8th grade teachers.• Counseled and completed applications with the 8th grade students for public, specialized, and charter high schools.

New York, Ny / Atlanta, Ga

• Created scope and sequence documents & sample assessment questions for new College Board Pre-AP curriculum.

Bronx, Ny

• Trained and managed 8 teachers and 100 students in an after school tutoring program ensuring that records were kept up to date daily.• Served as liaison between the school administration and the Rocket Learning administrative staff.• Modeled lessons and curriculum implementation from grade 5 through 10. • Created organizational structures for the program and managed equipment worth over $10,000.

Bronx, Ny

• Organized new English curriculum framework grades 5-12 and spearheaded a new Summer Reading Program.• Managed 8th grade and implemented all cultural activities (8th Grade Boot Camp, Advisory, and Community Meetings).• Planned and supervised the end of year trip to Atlanta, GA, including managing a budget of over $40,000.

Bronx, Ny

• Taught a balanced literacy curriculum to two sections of ELA • Created curriculum resources for all grades and founded the first school newspaper, The Chatterbox

New York City

Selected from approximately 25,000 applicants nationwide to join national teacher corps of recent college graduates and professionals who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public schools. Participate in intensive summer training program to develop the skills and knowledge needed to achieve significant gains in student achievement. Teach in summer school program run by Teach For America for students in New York City public schools under the supervision of a faculty of experienced teachers. Engage in professional development activities, including seminars, discussion groups, workshops, individual and group reflections, readings, and ‘learning teams’ specific to my teaching license area.

Masters In Educational Leadership

Mst, Adolescent English Education 7-12

Ba, English, Classics

Activities and Societies: National Residence Hall Honorary, Lamda Iota Tau, Amnesty International, FSU Student Senate, University Chorale

I.B. Diploma, International Baccalaureate Program

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Syzygy Literary Magazine, Newspaper