Teacher School
Resume:
RANDAL J. LITTLEFIELD
E: *****************@*****.*** • M: 508-***-**** • Monkton, MD www.linkedin.com/in/littlefieldrandal
CAREER PROFILE Veteran teacher successful working with a variety of students; flexible teaching across the history curriculum. Skilled at motivating and rewarding students for effort, in the belief that performance will follow. Shaped by principles demonstrating learning through project-based and student-centered activities utilizing various forms of cooperative learning. Administrative experience (Department Chair and Dean of Faculty), but the classroom still best feeds my spirit; promoting professional development and teacher collaboration/exchange of ideas are also important interests.
Professional Experience
Center City Public Charter Schools - Brightwood • Washington, D.C. • 2019-2020
Humanities 7/8 Co-Teacher 2019-2020
●Co-teacher of ELA for grades 7-8, based on the Wit & Wisdom curriculum.
●Advisor for Film Appreciation Club.
The Tatnall School • Wilmington, DE • 2017-2019
Upper Level History Teacher 2017-2019
●Created curriculum and taught students in AP Psychology, AP European History and elective courses.
●Educating sophomores in a coordinated 10th grade World History programme.
●Coached JV Women’s Basketball.
Glenelg Country School • Ellicott City, MD • 2016-2017
Humanities Teacher 2016-2017
●Created curriculum for and taught students in team-taught Western Studies/Humanities courses.
●Faculty co-advisor to National History Bee Team and Film Appreciation Club.
The Perkiomen School • Pennsburg, PA • 2012-2016
History Department Chair 2015-2016
Upper Level History Teacher 2012-2016
●Educated high school students through elective courses, United States History, and AP European History..
●Impacted the ESL program by teaching Foundations of Modern History and Grammar & Composition.
●Coached Varsity Women’s Basketball, JV Boys’ Soccer and Tennis teams.
Dana Hall School • Wellesley, MA • 2008-2012
Upper Level History Teacher
●Taught Western Civilization and advanced history courses: Europe in the 20th Century and Russian Studies.
●Advised Mock Trial team, progressed to advanced round of competition.
●Coached students to improve writing skills as a Writing Lab Tutor.
●Coached Varsity Cross Country, JV Basketball and JV Tennis.
●Delivered the 2012 Baccalaureate speech to the graduating seniors, student body, and their families.
York Country Day School • York, PA • 2000-2008
Upper Level History Teacher
●Instructed students in upper level electives, AP US History, US History and World History II.
●Served as the Mock Trial advisor, leading students in competitions against other Pennsylvania schools.
●Coached Middle School Boys and Girls Basketball, and Middle School Girls Soccer.
●Commencement speaker in 2002 and 2003.
Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for public policy • Washington, D.C. • 1998-2000
Director of Studies 1999-2000
History and Public Policy Teacher 1998-2000
●Developed curriculum and faculty development based upon Modern Red School House curriculum.
●Chaired staff meetings and coordinated school schedules.
●Served as the Faculty Member representative on the Board of Trustees.
●Spoke at the School’s first Commencement Ceremony in 2002.
St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School • Sewanee, TN
History Teacher, Coach, Dorm Parent
Oldfields School • Sparks Glencoe, MD
Dean of Faculty, Department Chair, History Teacher
Gould Academy • Bethel, ME
History Teacher, Coach, Dorm Parent
Education
University of Southern Maine • Gorham, ME
Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, Summa Cum Laude.
Yale University • New Haven, CT
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program, “Understanding Medvedev’s Russia: Yale University, Moscow and Vladimir, Russia.”
St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University • Oxford, England
Gilder Lehrman Institute Teacher Seminar, “The Age of Lincoln.”
Additional Professional Experiences and Awards
U.S. History Teacher at ESL Summer School, Mercersburg Academy • Mercersburg, PA
Belfer National Conference for Educators, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum • Washington, D.C.
Teacher for DDC Talented Youth Program • Beijing, China
Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, St. John’s College • Annapolis, MD
The Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Fellowship Program in Poland and Israel, Yad Vashem and Biet Lohamei • Warsaw/Lublin/Krakow and Jerusalem & Kibbutz Lohamei HeGetaót
NEH Summer Seminar: Literature of the Holocaust, Simmons College • Boston, MA
NEH Summer Seminar: Theatre of the Holocaust, University of Wisconsin • Madison, WI
Civil War Institute Teacher’s Scholarship, “The African American Soldier,” Gettysburg College • Gettysburg, PA
High School Teacher of the Year in Holocaust, Belz-Lipman Award • Tennessee State Holocaust Commission
Presenter, Holocaust Conference, East Tennessee State University and Middle Tennessee State University
Presenter, Educational Outreach Program, Vanderbilt University
Trip Advisor, Immersive Student Experiences: World War II and the Cold War • England, France, and Germany
Trip Advisor, Immersive Student Experiences in Russia/former USSR and Europe • Russia, Georgia, Poland,
Austria, and the Czech Republic.
References
Christopher R. Tompkins (Executive Director of K-12 Education for the Neom Project; Former Head of School: The Perkiomen School and The Tatnall School) • **************@*****.*** • 717-***-****
Leigh Morgan (College Counseling Director at The Tatnall School) • ***********@*******.*** • 302-***-****
Lauren Lambert (Head of School: The Winchendon School) • ********@**********.*** • 508-***-****
Debbie Donovan (former Music Teacher/Orchestra Director at York Country Day School) • *********@***.*** • 717-***-****
Paula Roberts (Former Upper School Learning Specialist at The Dana Hall School) • ***************@*****.*** •
David Weeks (Global Education Director at Glenelg Country Day School) • *****@*******.*** • (w) 410-***-****
Taylor Smith (former Headmaster at York Country Day School) • ************@*****.*** • 904-***-****
Richard Irven (former History/ESL Teacher at The Perkiomen School) • ******@*****.***.** • +44.7305.322614
Sheri Rider-Jobe (Former ESL Teacher at The Perkiomen School and current Humanities Teacher at The Winchendon School). **********@*****.*** • 301-***-****
Leigh Foy (Science Teacher at York Suburban School District). ****@****.*** • (w) 717-***-**** x8168
Tatianna Witter (Law Student at University of Texas at Austin and former student at The Dana Hall School) • *******@******.*** • 617-***-****
Chase Reid (Student at MIT and former student at The Tatnall School) • ******@***.*** • 856-***-****
Contact this candidate