Joseph Tully Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois Usa

Contractual Science Teacher of 16- to 21-year-old students

Chicago, Illinois, United States

4300 W. Narragansett Avenue, Chicago, Il 60634

Manage GED and ESL classes for City Colleges of Chicago

1900 W. Van Buren Street, Chicago, Il 60612

Manage GED and ESL classes at City Colleges of Chicago

In this position I supported six Adult Education programs with instructional leadership and various other administrative tasks. It was an extremely rewarding activity during my lifetime. I was able to get a window into how things are done throughout the City Colleges of Chicago Adult Education programs. It is my hope that all of the people I was associated with during that year gained value by working with me. I know that I certainly gained value by working with all of them.

1900 W. Van Buren Street, Chicago, Il 60612

Manage GED and ESL classes for City Colleges of Chicago

Off Sites Of The Adult Education Program

Mostly taught ESL, but began teaching mathematics for the GED prep courses at the Teen Parent Center on South Michigan. English Language Learners are highly motivated. When they learn much they treat their teacher well. It is always a joy to meet a former student working somewhere I happen to be or belonging to an organization I belong to, as well. We have a special connection from the experience of learning the US English language and culture together. I feel honored to have known many wonderful English language learners during these years..

Chicago Neighborhoods (West Side, South Chicago, Roseland)

It was pure joy teaching upper elementary grades (mostly 8th grade and special education) language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and studentship skills. I served on curriculum committees and disciplinary projects with rewarding and extremely intelligent colleagues over the years. Schools: Brown Elementary, Morton Career Academy, Tyrell Elementary, J. N. Thorp Elementary, Lavizzo Elementary, CPS eyeglass program administrator. I was lucky to have had such rewarding experiences with some of Chicago's great students during these years.

Chicago, Illinois

This position was quite a solitary one. I programmed IBM 370s in COBOL. I monitored electonic securities for the bank. I balanced the general funds for overnight investments. I audited the vault three times per year. I also was able to participate in fraud investigations. Conclusion: It is usually the employees with the largest salaries who cheat their employers. One rarely sees the lower paid employees harm the company. It was a humbling experience and taught me much about honoring the truth rather than the groupthink of any environment. I liked this position, but really needed to become a teacher in order to fulfill my own sense of self. I left once I was qualified to teach on a full time basis.

Chicago, Illinois

Originally, I came to this organization as a volunteer ESL tutor. I tutored a businessman from Korea in phonics and pronunciation. He was already an excellent reader and writer in English. He had trouble understanding native English speakers. One day his wife asked to join our sessions. Now, I tutored two people in English pronunciation. By September of 1979, I had a class of 16 Koreans taking my pronunciation course that I had developed by then. English language learning for non-native speakers became a passion for me. Eventually, I was paid to teach three nights a week. It was a good part-time position. During this time, I recalled with a sense of yearning that I wished to be a teacher when I was a young boy. I entered De Paul University to further my education because of my experience there. I was lucky to have known such serious students. They showed me what is possible in the area of teaching and learning.

Los Angeles, California

I worked for a terrific actress, Masami Saito, at her little storefront restaurant. I had followed my lover to Hollywood. He fancied himself a screenwriter. I needed money, so I applied for this waiter position. I had waited tables at Pheasant Run and Chateau Louise in Illinois. So, it was an easy job for me. She cried when I quit the position to return to Chicago. I was never so touched by a supervisor in my life as I was by Masami. When there was time, she would sit me down at the piano and have me accompany her as she sang arias from Verdi operas. Her talent and warmhearted approach to life set a model for living that I shall always appreciate. I was lucky to have known her.

The title seems more impressive than it sounds. I was just 18 years old when I was hired in this position. Generally, I kept the hospital ward clean and assisted chronically ill schizphrenic patients in their daily routines. My supervisor, Theresa Rohrbacher, had me take on a caseload just like the M.H. Specialists when one of them suddenly resigned. So, I performed tasks that many technicians never had to do. I learned much during that time as the psychiatrist on duty often had me carry out her prescriptions for "behavior modification." I walked away from that experience with a great amount of leadership ability that led to many other terrific experiences throughout my career. You might say that I cut my teeth in this position. It sure was a rewarding position for me.

Masters Degree Of Education, Teaching And Learning / Curriculum

Activities and Societies: Teachers for ChicagoAccepted into Teachers for Chicago summer of 1994

Bachelors Of Liberal Arts, Psychology / Education

Activities and Societies: Teachers for ChicagoI was a member of Teacher's for Chicago. We taught in under-served areas while earning our.

High School Diploma, French Language And Literature

While I was a student at Elgin High School, I belonged to the Youth Symphony of DuPage. I played the string fiddle. I was also a member.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Ski Club