Social Studies Teacher/Debate Coach
Newark, Nj
Teacher of various Social Studies subjects, including United States History 1-2, Forensic Debate, Business and Personal Law, Ethics, Financial Literacy, AP US Government and Politics, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Global Politics and IB Philosophy,Certified in Advanced Placement for US Government and Politics.Certified in International Baccalaureate for Theory of Knowledge, Global Politics and Philosophy.Co-wrote various curriculum projects including curriculum for Newark… Show more Teacher of various Social Studies subjects, including United States History 1-2, Forensic Debate, Business and Personal Law, Ethics, Financial Literacy, AP US Government and Politics, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Global Politics and IB Philosophy,Certified in Advanced Placement for US Government and Politics.Certified in International Baccalaureate for Theory of Knowledge, Global Politics and Philosophy.Co-wrote various curriculum projects including curriculum for Newark Public Schools, including US History 1 (2021-2023), Financial Literacy (2012-2013), US and World History curriculum snapshots (2007), and Debate Project Addendum to History Curricula (2006).Ran several Professional Development workshops including Debate/Philosophy in the Classroom, Ethics in Research, and training IB instructors in Theory of Knowledge infusion.Administrated and coached a nationally competitive debate team. Oversaw daily practices as well as organized and facilitated typically three field trips per month (often overnight, out-of-state field trips) for weekend debate tournaments. Also, hosted and ran multiple debate tournaments. Experienced in logistics and problem-solving.Won seven state championships and qualified eight teams for national championships in ten years. Show less