Samantha Mcginley Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa

Responsible for:- Working with students and families, including newcomers, hailing from a variety of backgrounds and speaking more than 8 different home languages- Creating, planning, and teaching differentiated lessons to ELL classes in grades 7-12- Collaborating with general education teachers to support ELL students across content areas- Collaborating with Special Education case managers to create and apply supports for ELLs with IEPs- Administering the ACCESS for ELLs test annually, as well as other assessments from the WIDA Consortium

Responsible for:- Creating and selling instructional resources in a marketplace for original educator-created content

Cusco Province, Peru

Responsible for: - Creating, planning, and teaching EFL (English as a Foreign Language) lessons to adult learners - Completing 12 hours of practical teaching and observing other teachers as a part of the TEFL Certification program

Glenside, Pa

Responsible for:-Creating, planning, and teaching a 6th grade English Language Arts curriculum (2 yrs)-Planning, teaching, co-planning, and co-teaching a 5th grade English Language Arts curriculum (1 yr)-Planning and teaching an elementary/middle Social Studies curriculum, with emphasis on North & Latin American studies (1 yr)-Creating and co-planning cross-curricular projects integrating ELA and Social Studies with Art, Music, Film, and Religion-Supervising the student newspaper production, and increasing staff size from 9 students to 50-Helping to develop academic or behavioral plans for students in need of accommodations or modified material

Baldwin-Whitehall School District, Pittsburgh Pa

Responsible for:-Observing, planning, teaching, and co-teaching a variety of lessons in a tenth grade English class-Teaching and co-teaching lessons in a standardized test prep course to primarily ESL students

University Of Pittsburgh

Responsible for attending various undergraduate- and graduate-level humanities classes and taking notes for students with disabilities, which are delivered to them through the University of Pittsburgh's Disability Resource Services

Pittsburgh, Pa

Responsible for tutoring undergraduate, graduate and ESL (English as a Second Language) students in all majors to help them improve the content and style of various assignments; served as a member of the Center’s Social Media committee, which involved weekly tweets ranging from standard advertisement and promotion to grammar tips and writing-related quips; as an intern, completed a semester-long independent research project and presentation to further develop knowledge of both composition and teaching

Pittsburgh, Pa

Responsibilities included holding the copy chief position two nights per week and leading a team of editors; editing stories from all sections both via InCopy as they came in from the section editors and at deadline, after they’d been laid out on the final page; checking headlines for spelling and AP style; interviewing, hiring, and firing copy editors

King Of Prussia, Pa And Pittsburgh, Pa

Tasks include helping customers on the floor; working the register; maintaining basic levels of cleanliness throughout the store; taking customer requests via phone; promoting special deals and offers; assisting in the training of new employees

Paoli, Pa

Answering phone calls; scheduling appointments; interacting with clients both face to face and via phone; handling cash, check, and credit payments; training new employees

Master’S Degree, Secondary Education And Teaching (English & Communication)

Esl Program Specialist Certification

Tefl/Tesol Certification

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Writing (Nonfiction)

Activities and Societies: The Pitt News

Education record

Spent a summer semester (one month) at the CEA school in Dublin, taking History & Literature courses and traveling throughout Ireland.

Education record

Spent a semester (four months) abroad in London, studying various Film and Literature courses at the CAPA school in South Kensington.

High School

Activities and Societies: Spring Musical, Chez Nous Literary Magazine, JV and Varsity Volleyball teams