Pamela Brunskill Email & Phone Number

Buffalo, NY

• Consult with authors on how to promote their books for the education market
• Create teacher guides with discussion questions designed for critical thinking and more for Lee & Low publisher
• Write curriculum and books for educational publishers such as Teacher Created Materials and Teacher Created Resources
• Co-authored JOINING FORCES, a curriculum for schools to support students impacted by incarceration
• Write articles and accompanying teacher resources for News-O-Matic, the daily newspaper for kids
• Develop comprehensive educator guides with common core matrixes for books such as Virginia Zimmerman's middle grade novel THE ROSEMARY SPELL

Buffalo, NY

• Coached teachers in grades 4-8 on tier 1 writing instruction
• Developed a hand-tailored writing program based on Graham’s SRSD, Graves’ Process-Writing, and other research-based strategies to suit the needs of students and teachers
• Led professional development on active reading and writing strategies and assessment
• Collaborated with local authors and illustrators to offer Storyteller Lane for select students
• Worked with students to develop their writing for publication and contests
• Organized in-person and virtual author visits for the school

I taught Language Arts Methods (LAI 560) to masters students in the graduate school of education. In this course, we focused on understanding the fundamentals of the 6 traits of writing and orthographic development.

Lewisburg, PA

I taught Literacy Across Contexts (EDUC 346) to Education Majors. In this course, we investigated Language Arts methods for PreK-grade 4. The four pillars I focused on were classroom management, literacy, developmentally appropriate practice, and interdisciplinary teaching.

• At Bloomsburg University, I taught the following courses:
• Assessment in Early Childhood Education
• Teaching Reading in Early Childhood: Birth-Kindergarten
• Incorporating the Fine Arts in the Elementary School (both in-person and online)
• Teaching Literacy and Literature in Diverse Classrooms
• Language Arts Methods in the Modern Elementary School

• I taught 3rd and 6th grade. Some of the highlights include:
• Utilized the 6 traits of writing during Writer's Workshop
• Differentiated lessons
• Coordinated book club groups and discussions
• Co-taught with the special education teacher
• Utilized individual reading assessments, portfolios, and anecdotal records

Master Of Science, Education

Bachelor Of Science, Elementary Education And Teaching