Tyler Vitone Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

- Provided training and development to teachers across charter network’s 14 middle schools on implementation of rigorous, inquiry-based, and standards-aligned STEM curriculum (CCSS, NGSS)- Assisted in leading 2-week intensive summer training of 50+ new STEM teachers and lead in-person and video call development trainings to teachers of various experience throughout the school year- Designed, discovered, and shared resources that allow teachers and school leadership to make data-driven decisions - Collaborated with other leads to ensure instruction is normed across schools and meets school network’s vision, creating videos of instruction to serve as resources for other teachers

- Led daily K-8 standards-based STEM instruction in a top performing school in New York State- Coached a team of two assistant teachers within the classroom daily, providing in-the-moment and summarized feedback that is targeted to help improve student outcomes and teacher effectiveness- Met performance goals consistently and obtain high student outcomes, frequently being the top performing school in network on internal assessments and reaching 100% pass rate on NY State Math tests- Developed and differentiate lesson plans to reach all types of learners, incorporating various digital learning tools to increase student engagement and results- Worked together with all stakeholders (students, teachers, leadership, parents) to ensure student success- Success Teaching Excellence Award Recipient in 2018

- Designed an interactive 8-week, environmental education course, “Birds of Brooklyn,” and travelled between five different afterschool program sites – reaching approximately 150 middle school students- Developed standards-based curriculum under guidance of program leader- Led instruction across the different program sites and coordinated with site leaders to meet sites’ needs

Gainesville, Florida Area

- Served as lead teaching assistant for a course about insect biology with enrollment of an average of 100 students per semester and led the transition of the class from being on-campus to being completely online- Ran a national citizen science project (www.schoolofants.org); processed/identified samples, performed outreach with various groups (Boy Scouts, 4-H, etc.), maintained website and social media- Used high performance computing with ~100 million DNA sequences to characterize an invasive species- Published two peer reviewed articles as lead author

Ewing, Nj

- Assessed effects of radiotransmitter implantation on snake behavior and physiology, investigated the use of prescribed grazing to restore threatened snake habitat, maintained laboratory colonies of snakes, lizards, and frogs- Experienced in field work, experimental design, data analysis and statistics in Minitab and SPSS, and animal care/handling- Presented results at several local and regional conferences

University Of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, Michigan

- Biosphere-Atmosphere Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)- Studied potential impacts of climate change on the relationship between aquatic native and invasive species (unionid mussels and dreissenid mussels)- Experienced in field work, species identification, experimental design, thermal biology, physiology, statistical analyses in STATISTICA and Minitab

Ewing, Nj

- Conservation genetics of a threatened freshwater mussel (Summer 2011)- Single-gene sequencing, microsatellite scoring. Experience with DNA extraction, isolation, and quantification; PCR, gel electrophoresis, and sequence alignment.

Lifebankusa

- Investigated streamlining of placental blood banking procedure- Trained in sterile technique- Experienced in data entry, database organization, sterile laboratory maintenance and procedure

Master Of Science - Ms, Entomology

Activities and Societies: Entomological Society of AmericaWon John A. Mulrennan, Sr. Outstanding M.S. Student Award for best thesis.

Bachelor’S Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Beta Beta, Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC)Graduated.