Michelle Solomon
2722 2nd Place
Bellmore, NY 11710
(516) 582-9976
michelle@masto.com

EDUCATION:

A.A., Liberal Arts, Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville, PA, 1998
B.A., English, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, 2007
New York State Teaching Certification - English, grades 7-12
M.A., English, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, 2009 (expected)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Teaching Fellow
Long Island University - English Department
COURSE: ENG 16 – English Composition
09/2008 – Present
• Developing course and syllabus around writing, literature, and new media as they relate to cultural history and norms
• Integrating blogs, video, podcasts, and other media into course
• Developing and integrating class Web site and podcast into curriculum

Co-Teacher
English Summer Institute - Long Island University
07/2007
• Co-taught two sections of a month-long institute designed to assist incoming undergraduates improve their writing skills
• Led small group discussions and lessons on grammar, the writing process
• Assisted students with in-class reading and writing exercises

Substitute Teacher
New York City Department of Education
05/2008 – Present
• Implementing classroom management and academic lesson plans provide by classroom teachers

H.S. 440 Bayard Rustin Educational Complex
351 W. 18th St., New York, NY 10011
(212) 675-5350
09/2006 - 10/2006
(Student Teaching)
• Collaborated on, designed, and taught lessons designed for 10th Grade English and ESL classes
• Designed and implemented lesson plans for poetry appreciation and poetry writing workshops
• Designed lesson plans for research writing and planning
• Designed and implemented lesson plans for non-native speaker English language acquisition
• Corrected and graded student papers and quizzes

M.S. 243 The Center School
270 W. 70th St., New York, NY 10023
(212) 799-1477
10/2006 - 12/2006
(Student Teaching)
• Collaborated on, planned, and taught lessons designed for multi-grade-level classes in Writing Workshop and Literature
• Tutored students individually and assisted small groups with in-class work and writing
• Designed lessons for Writing Workshop Unit: Fact-to-Fiction
• Collaborated on literature unit plans for Steinbeck's The Pearl and Farmer's The Eye, The Ear, and The Arm
• Facilitated class discussion in literature classes
• Corrected and graded student papers, quizzes, and other class work

Intern, Teach N.Y.C., Summer in the City
C.I.S. 166 Roberto Clemente School, Bronx, NY
07/2006 - 08/2006
• Assisted predominantly English Language Learner (ELL) students improve reading comprehension and literacy development skills
• Tutored students in the development of writing skills
• Administered and scored Development Reading Assessments (DRAs)
• Collaborated with cooperating teacher on lessons on plagiarism and paraphrasing
• Assisted cooperating teacher with summer school progress reports

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TUTORING EXPERIENCE:

Tutor
Academic Reinforcement Center
10/2007 – Present
• Tutoring predominantly non-native English speakers in all stages of paper development, including assignment and reading comprehension, paper concept and thesis implementation, and final editing strategies
• Tutoring online research strategies
• Teaching lessons in grammar
• Teaching MLA and APA citation styles
• Tutoring writing as it relates to English language and literature, ESL, writing

Graduate Teaching Assistant
Writing Center, Long Island University
09/2007 – 06/2008
• Tutored both native English speakers and non-native English speakers in all stages of paper development, from concept and thesis implementation to final editing strategies • Tutored online research strategies
• Taught lessons in grammar
• Taught MLA and APA citation styles
• Tutored writing as it relates to English language and literature and ESL
• Participated in tutor / staff development meetings

Supervising Tutor
Writing Center, SUNY Stony Brook
01/2004 – 05/2007
• Tutored students in all stages of paper development, from concept and thesis implementation to final editing
• Introduced students to research strategies and strategies for proofreading, editing, and revision
• Regularly attended tutor staff development and training meetings
• Provided technical assistance to students in using online scheduling system (WCOnline)
• Troubleshot and implemented resolutions independently of and in the absence of the director
• Conducted and assisted director in interviews of potential tutors
• Participating in tutor / staff development meetings • Tutored writing as it related to Composition, ESL, literature, English Education, History, Biology, Chemistry, e-Tutoring, etc.

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ACADEMIC CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS:

Northeast Writing Centers Assocation (NEWCA)
Merrimack College, Andover, MA
April 17, 2004
• Panelist, “Facing the Center: Centering, De-Centering, and Changing the Face of the Writing Center”

Northeast Writing Centers Assocation (NEWCA)
Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
April 16 & 17, 2005
• Panelist, “Bridging Experiences to Build Better Tutors: Using Mixed Methods for Tutor Development”
• Panelist, “New Modes of Thinking about Tutoring Textual Analysis”

Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
Chicago, IL
March 2006
• Panel Chair, “E-Portfolios and Composition”

Northeast Writing Centers Assocation (NEWCA)
Souhegan High School, Amherst, NH
April 8, 2006
• Panelist, “What’s Genre Got To Do With It?: Understanding Connections Between Discourse Communities”

Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
New York, NY
March 2007
• Panel Chair, “Research in Tutoring and Conferencing”

Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
New Orleans, LA
April 5, 2008
• Panel Chair, “Town and Gown Collaborations: Three Case Studies”

Northeast Writing Centers Assocation (NEWCA)
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
April 12, 2008
• Panelist, “Tutoring Analyses: Case Studies”

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Member, Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
• Member, International Writing Centers Association (IWCA)
• Member, Modern Language Association (MLA)
• Member, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• Member, New York State English Council (NYSEC)

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