Sarah Symes Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Kennedy-Longfellow School

• Plan and execute 2, 1-hour literacy interventions per week to a 4th grade student based on data collected from an ongoing battery of literacy assessments• Lead small-group literacy instruction targeted towards writing, text-based discussion, and reading fluency across grade levels in K-5 elementary school• Reflect upon research-based, pedagogical practices through weekly lesson plans, video observations, and feedback from HGSE faculty and Reading Specialist mentors

Greater Boston Area

* Plan and execute summer ESL classes daily for international high school students* Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assessments to evaluate students’ progress in speaking, writing, reading and listening * Conduct workshops for students about applying to American colleges and universities

Greater Boston Area

• Plan and execute ESL classes daily• Co-plan and co-teach with general educators to assist with providing sheltered English instruction• Modify general education curriculum to meet the needs of students on caseload• Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students’ progress• Communicate regularly with ELL students’ families

• Planned and scheduled activities for international high school students• Coordinated with charter bus companies and other vendors• Collaborated with Program Director to implement FLS programming• Oversaw and supported a staff team of 10 Resident Assistants and 2 Activity Guides

Malden, Ma

• Assumed all teaching responsibilities for 3 sections of ESL Literacy skills• Developed literacy unit for English Language Learners, level 3-5, differentiated for individual student needs• Collaborated with ESL teacher and grade level teams to meet student needs and school goals• Integrated technology into daily instruction through the use of 1:1 Chromebooks• Supported students with grade level content

Student Records Office, School Of Education

• Provided assistance in managing records for undergraduate and graduate students• Communicated with students, faculty, and staff via emails and telephone calls

Boston University

• Led the Siblings program for Orientation with three other community advisors• Facilitated Common Ground, an experience where first year students explore Boston and meet other students

Quito, Ecuador

• Assumed all teaching responsibilities for two fifth grade Language Arts classes• Designed and implemented daily lessons with interactive activities to develop students’ reading and writing abilities• Collaborated with members of the fifth grade team to create thematic units• Provided weekly afterschool tutoring to students who required extra assistance

Greater New Orleans Area

• Networked with social service and ministry organizations in the Greater New Orleans area tocoordinate community service opportunities for high school students• Maintained and facilitated a service partnership schedule with 9-12 service sites on a weekly basis• Responsible for promoting and selling t-shirts to support Youth Enterprise, a nonprofit organization that empowers youth in Minneapolis, MN through teaching business skills

Milwaukee, Wi

• Networked with social service and ministry organizations to coordinate community service opportunities for middle and high school students • Maintained and facilitated service partnership schedule with 6-12 service sites on a weekly basis

Master'S Degree, Language And Literacy

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), English/Language Arts Teacher Education With A Subconcetration In Esl

Activities and Societies: Inner Strength Gospel Choir, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, School of Education Student Government, School.