Joanne Single

Research and Reporting

Joanne hones client communications with her extensive proofing and editing skills. Joanne assists with primary research and reporting.

Education

Master of Arts in Teaching English, GPA 3.68
State University of New York at New Paltz

Bachelor of Arts: English Literature major, Visual Arts minor
State University of New York at New Paltz

Teaching Experience

Tutor – current

  • Identify, explore, and resolve students’ troubled areas through discussion, reading, writing, and explanation.
  • Design lessons based on New Core Standards.

Teacher of English 2003-2011

Wappingers Central School District, Wappingers Falls, NY

  • Taught Regents, Honors and Academic Intervention classes for grades 9, 10, 11
  • Cooperatively taught Special Education team classes grades 9, 10, 11
  • Prepared curriculum for all classes
  • Trained in SmartBoard technology
  • Trained in Tri-States Certification process and Thinking Maps
  • Mentored two new teachers, 2008, 2009
  • Utilized technology in classroom such as podcasts, teacher website, web quests

Teacher Aide/Substitute, Division of Special Education, 1995-1999

Board Of Cooperative Educational Services of Nassau County, NY

  • Taught prepared lessons for developmentally disabled adolescents, pre-school children, and elementary school-aged children
  • Prepared classroom projects for future lessons
  • Assisted children with varying degrees of physical and developmental disabilities

Teacher, English as a Second Language (ESL), 1993-1994

Mesologgi School of English, Greece

  • Taught five course levels, including beginner English students (ages 6 to 8) to proficiency-level students (high school age and adult)
  • Prepared students for the Cambridge University English Proficiency Exam
  • Responsible for all aspects of classroom activities
  • Prepared lesson plans and visual aids
  • Administered testing

Certifications

  • 2017 Hubspot Inbound Marketing Certification
  • Permanent NYS Teacher certification 9/1/2007
  • Completed multiple certification classes in SmartBoard technology
  • SafeTALK certified, 2009

Collaborations, Grants, and Accomplishments

  • Member of New York State English Council (NYSEC)
  • Co-wrote and received grant for materials for Altered Books Project, 2009
  • Attended Lincoln Center Institute for Aesthetic Education, 2008
    • Collaborated in school based Lincoln Center Institute cross-curricular team 2009-2010
    • Incorporated art in classroom as writing prompts, altered books projects, historical references
  • Words Without Borders committee (worked with editors from NYC to include current multicultural texts in the classroom) 2008
  • Received grant from Mid-Hudson Teacher Center: Graphic Novels in Cross-Curricular Study for High School Students, 2005-2006
    • Participated in Mid-Hudson Teacher Center sponsored study group on graphic novels, 2006
    • Created Persepolis: Cross Curricular Compendium, 2007
    • Published in NYSEC’s 2007 The English Record “A Collegial Conversation”
    • Presented at NYSEC Conference: Graphic Novels in the Classroom, 2007
  • Volunteered for School Leadership Team, 2005, 2006
  • Mentored of new teachers, 2008, 2009