Saskia Dunadair Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Bela Bela, South Africa

Managed groups of 9-28 pre-veterinary students. Helped coordinate tasks of volunteers, interns, and students with regular staff. Facilitated communication in the face of technical and logistical difficulties. Led construction of thatch shelter for cheetah breeding camps, accomplishing 3x more than the previous year’s group. Monitored health and development.

Silver Spring, MD

Multi-tasked to ensure the most efficient daily operation of a local, family-owned florist, including receiving and organizing mail, managing stock, taking phone calls, and maintaining office supplies. Lead phone-based customer outreach for the marketing program. Analyzed marketing data to improve training and sales. Maintained customer accounts and order.

- Financial management- Creator and designer- Website management- Calligrapher- Customer relations

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Taught 8th grade, 10th grade, and 12th grade English at an independent college prep school oriented toward social justice.- American Voices (8th Grade): Designed lessons for previously prepared units on contemporary American literature to better encourage higher-order thinking. Engaged students by validating and encouraging their voices in designing their.

Birmingham, MI

• Taught Writing Composition, Global Literature, and Philosophy to all levels of high school students at a suburban independent school for students with learning differences. Previously taught U.S. History and Performing.
• Writing Composition: Adapted the Step Up to Writing program to the individual needs of each of 4 sections taught. Assessed students with weekly writing prompts, multisensory activities, expository essays, narratives.
• Global Literature: Designed lessons and units that developed cross-curricular and real-world critical thinking. Engaged students by validating and encouraging their voices in designing their learning. Assessed students.
• Philosophy Club: Designed an elective for doubly exceptional students, geared toward teaching them not only about philosophy, but how to be philosophers.
• Advisory: Developed and monitored learning goals for 6 students (8 in first year). Designed and supported strategies to accommodate needs. Advocated for student.
• Participated in Literacy subdivision for ISACS assessment, as well as division meetings and department meetings for Language Arts and Social Studies, to align and develop content for all classes. Developed News in.

Ann Arbor, MI

• I completed an intensive one-year Master's + Certification in Secondary English Education. This includes an internship-like field placement at Salem High School in Canton, MI.
• Lead-taught English 9 World Literature and Reading & Writing Workshop 9 in an inclusive classroom with special needs students. Planned units and lessons based on Common Core Standards and school’s curriculum. Assessed.
• Participated in Private Learning Community team meetings. Collaborated with colleagues to align content for English 9. Co-planned and supervised a field trip with students from another school.
• Participated in parent-teacher conferences. Conferred with parents via phone, email, and face-to-face conversations about student success.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Assisted customers; received and managed inventory; managed records; assisted with events.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Taught Honors English to 10th-graders and Public Speaking to 11th- and 12th-graders at a suburban, private, all-girls Catholic high school.
• Honors English: Designed lessons for previously prepared units to better encourage higher-order thinking. Modeled and guided textual analysis. Assessed students with daily writing prompts, biweekly vocabulary unit.
• Public Speaking: Adapted previously prepared units and lessons to activate intrinsic motivation. Engaged restless second-semester seniors by designing lessons based on their interest in civil rights issues and the.
• Participated in parent-teacher conferences. Communicated with parents to clarify expectations and thereby ensure home environment could support student achievement.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Taught Enrichment English and AP English Language & Composition at the high school of an independent, suburban institution.
• Enrichment English: Designed a differentiated curriculum for a new remedial course to suit the needs of 2 Chinese exchange students, 1 dyslexic student, and 1 LD/EI student whose childhood in foster care had left gaps.
• AP English Language & Composition: Designed unit on Othello that focused on comprehension, personal engagement, and text-based interpretation. Assessed students with weekly writing prompts, rehearsed and performed.
• Co-planned and participated in parent-teacher conferences to reposition students on paths to success.
• Shared information about students with colleagues to better plan instruction with the whole picture in mind.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Filling in as needed, especially for English.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Provided support to independent publisher; managed cache of author information and mailing records to maximize efficiency.

Through outreach and referrals, assists local community members in need by giving them the tools, support, and information required to get their lives back on track. Serves approximately ten people a month.

Placed with a non-profit program in Prescott, Arizona to serve the community through capacity building and outreach.

• Provided executive assistance to a department of eight professors, as well as students.
• Commended by two consecutive department chairs for dedication, thoroughness, and creativity.
• Prepared class materials, 2007-2008, and redesigned book of syllabi for 2003-2009.
• Scanned/organized photos and catalog sheets for the Kenyon-Honduras Program, 1987-2008.

Worked as actress, director, or crew on eleven different shows.

Master Of Education + Certification, Secondary English Education And Teaching

I completed an intensive, one-year Master's program that included certification to teach secondary English. It included a year of.

Bachelor Of Arts, English, Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Ballroom Dance Club, Kenyon Collegian, Kenyon Observer, Olin Library Special Archives, Kenyon-Exeter Program.

International, English

Activities and Societies: LGBT Society, Kenyon-Exeter Program

Diploma

Activities and Societies: Literary Magazine, Choir, Dance Team

Education record