Michele K. Orchowski Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

United States

United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Provide teaching/tutoring services to students that require assistance with reading, writing, and comprehension. • Create new opportunities for students to develop knowledge, skills, and understanding of subject matter.• Provide individualized attention, organization, confidence, and motivation.

United States

•Designed and implemented daily lesson plans for eighth grade English classes; supervised and managed six to seven classes of 25-30 students.•Wrote lesson modules to support a rigorous engaging learning path that included content presentation, the opportunity for practice and reflection, and an assessment of learning.•Created test items to gauge learning at the end of a lesson topic or unit in accordance with PA state standards.•Created new and enhanced instructional content for English Writing and Language Arts curriculum.•Collaborated with grade level teams to formally evaluate student performance and progress across the board.•Maintained knowledge of content and pedagogy through on-going professional development.•Planned developed and facilitated workshops and provided pedagogical support to faculty.•Established and maintained effective relationships with students while earning trust and respect.•Promoted positive reinforcement to manage behavior resulting in increased productivity and success.•Developed and managed learning to achieve student engagement.•Created, adapted, and modified lesson plans to correspond with students' varying academic needs, including both individual and group.•Modified test and instruction for students with individualized education plans.•Provided daily observations and weekly updates to parents, guardians, administrators, and counselors.•Collaborated with parents, guardians, administrators and counselors to address and resolve student behavior issues.•Conducted presentations for diverse audiences including students, faculty, and parents.

United States

•Delivered engaging instruction for tenth and eleventh grade English College Prep classes.•Designed and implemented a variety of student evaluations, assessment tools and rubrics aligned with PA state standards.•Developed thematic and technology driven lessons enabling students to read, understand, and respond in writing to informational text and making connections among ideas with a focus on textual evidence.•Modeled writing for different purposes and audiences teaching students to write with clarity, focus, and to convey a well-defined perspective and appropriate content.•Taught students to present content in formal speaking situations and respond intelligently as individuals or in group discussions.

United States

•Delivered rich and stimulating live instruction, interactions and communication in a virtual classroom using Interwise Program Technology.•Provided education to tenth and eleventh grade students teaching American Literature, World Literature, Grammar and Writing in both synchronous and asynchronous environments.•Coached students and parents in becoming acquainted with using innovative technology to enhance education.

Rome, Latium, Italy

Namibia, Africa

United States

Lake George, New York, United States

Master'S Degree, Education, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Dean's Fellowship Award International Research and Education Program: Marymount International School - Rome.

Bachelor'S Degree, Professional, Technical, Business, And Scientific Writing, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Lamda Sigma National Honors Society, Golden Key National Honors Society, Ester-Smiley Scholarship, Ameri Corps.