Alexander
Keeley
Bernstein
** ***** ******, *********, **, 19031
********@*****.***.***
C: 215-***-****
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Former
educator
seeking
a
career
change
in
a
new
industry.
Strong
familiarity
with
planning
and
implementing
presentations.
Comfortable
and
confident
in
public
speaking.
Experienced
at
coordinating
with
others
to
meet
short
and
long
term
goals.
Motivated
to
learn
a
new
trade
and
capable
of
handling
a
heavy
workload.
EXPERIENCE
Upper Darby School District May 2013
Long-Term Sub, Opportunity Center
• Facilitated learning in a classroom of emotionally disturbed and behaviorally difficult students from May to the end of
the year.
• Developed a rapport with students to ease the transition of a new teacher while still allowing for instruction.
• Experimented with different behavior management strategies and motivational techniques.
Delta-T Group, Inc. Spring 2013
Substitute Teacher, Long/Short term, Tutor
• Taught high school and middle school students in charter schools in and around the Philadelphia area.
• Worked 1-on-1 with a high school senior to maintain a passing grade during an extended absence, addressing all core
subjects.
Kelly Educational Staffing 2012-2013
Per Diem Substitute Teacher
• Refined approaches to behavior and time management in schools using numerous different schedules and with various
pieces of educational technology.
• Used adjacent teachers and available staff to make the classroom experience as valuable as possible for students and
staff alike.
Philadelphia Military Academy Fall 2011
Student Teacher, English 9-10
• Practiced lesson planning and presenting skills with proficiency and confidence.
• Met frequently with struggling students and their families to create individualized learning plans that took into
account special needs and circumstances.
• Defined a personal and professional approach to classroom management that took into account the needs of the
student and produced an environment very conducive to learning.
• Grew confident enough as an educator to willingly move away from planned work and toward improvised lessons in
response to teachable moments.
EDUCATION
Arcadia University Spring 2011 to present
M.D., education, pending
James Madison University 2006-2010
B.A., English
Springfield Township High School 2002-2006