Social Studies Teacher

Matthew Sutz

- ** Bronx River Road Apt # *R - Yonkers, NY 10740 - 516-***-**** - *********@*****.***

Education

College of St. Rose, Albany, NY Advanced Certificate in Educational Leadership, August 2019

City University of New York at Queens, Queens, NY Master’s Degree in Secondary Special Education, May 2016

State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Social Studies Education, May 2012

Licensure

●New York State Initial Certification for School Building Leader

●New York State Professional Certification in Secondary Social Studies, Grades 7-12

●New York State Initial Certification in Secondary Social Studies, Grades 7-12

Leadership and Professional Experience

Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice (09x505), Bronx, NY September 2022 – Present

Instructional Coach

-Observed and provided evidence-based feedback to teachers after walkthroughs and informal observations

-Planned weekly walkthroughs to assess teacher practice and collect data to inform school instructional plans

-Coached 12 new teachers through collaborative planning sessions, intervisitations, learning walks, observations and feedback conversations

-Developed a matrix with clear and observable look-fors for our school instructional values of liberation, genius, and joy

-Facilitated professional development and lunch and learn sessions for teachers that focused on specific domains of the Danielson Framework

-Planned professional learning around the implementation of authentic learning tasks using the Alternative Learning Technology Model

-Mastered various learning technologies and platforms such as Nearpod, Ed Puzzle, Kami, Padlet, Google Classroom, Zoom, Google Drive to develop professional learning for adults

-Collaborated with other stakeholders to develop a grading policy that promotes a constructionist approach to learning with an equity-based framework

-Planned professional learning around the implementation of our school’s new grading policy

Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice (09x505), Bronx, NY September 2021 – Present

Restorative Justice Action Team (RJAT) Lead Position

-Collaborated with administrators and teachers to develop a proposal to work with the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility

-Attended monthly meetings with a representative from the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility to plan a series of restorative circles at LGJ

-Coordinated bi-weekly meetings with RJAT members to develop professional learning agendas and debrief our own experiences running our own community circles

-Planned and facilitated monthly community circles with faculty to build a stronger school culture and better understand our colleagues’ backgrounds, identities, stories, strengths, and weaknesses

-Researched resources and materials that could be used by the RJAT to create original professional development experiences for faculty

Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice (09x505), Bronx, NY September 2019 – June 2022

Dean of School Culture and Climate

-Collaborated with teachers on the 9th grade advisory team to plan daily lessons for a restorative circles curriculum

-Reviewed the school’s vision and perception surveys to create an incentive-based system that reinforced positive behaviors for students

-Mediated conflicts between students to de-escalate situations and repair harm

-Met with parents and guardians to discuss behavioral issues and milestones for individual students

-Managed OORS and SOHO reports to meet DOE mandates and collect school behavioral data

-Met with teachers to plan lessons that can help students improve their social emotional competencies

-Facilitated weekly detention for students that have violated the school’s rules and non-negotiables

-Inputs data into school-based systems to track different types of infractions that are occurring

-Led the procedures in the cafeteria for approximately 150 students

Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice (09x505), Bronx, NY September 2016 – June 2021

Middle School Grade Team Leader

-Facilitated meetings with other teachers on the 7th grade team to review data and devise plans to meet school goals at a grade wide level

-Developed norms and protocols for analyzing student work

-Led cycles of teacher inter-visitations to observe the effectiveness of various teaching practices

-Created original tools and materials to foster the academic and social emotional growth for targeted students

-Responsible for setting up and leading parent meetings with other teachers on the 7th grade team

Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice (09x505), Bronx, NY January 2019 – August 2019

Administrative Intern

-Led meetings in the social studies department to produce a shared vision for student learning that was aligned to the school’s goals

-Facilitated professional development sessions for teachers focusing on Danielson Framework domains 1and 3

-Mentored teachers by providing them with specific and evidence-based feedback to help develop the instructional capacity of the school

-Devised an academic intervention services program for approximately 100 middle school students that were struggling in the subjects of math and ELA

-Organized school routines and procedures for roughly 285 middle school students to ensure a safe and nurturing learning environment for every student

-Collaborated with various members of the school community to organize school events, activities, and ceremonies

-Modeled self reflection and a commitment to ethical behaviors by engaging in difficult conversations regarding race and equity in schools

Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice (09x505), Bronx, NY January 2019 – April 2019

Academic Intervention Services (AIS) Program Lead

-Reviewed academic data to select eligible students for our school’s AIS program

-Incorporated social emotional learning activities into certain lessons within the AIS program

-Developed an AIS program schedule for approximately 100 students that provided equal learning opportunities to all of the students enrolled

-Collaborated with other teachers to create original learning activities that were engaging, rigorous, and differentiated

-Met with parents and guardians to discuss their child’s deficiencies and progress in the AIS program

Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice (09x505), Bronx, NY September 2016 – June 2019

Professional Learning Team Member

-Attended meetings with other school leaders to discuss various school initiatives regarding instruction and culture

-Participated in classroom walk-throughs to gauge the effectiveness of various instructional methods

-Served as a model teacher where other teachers were able to visit my classroom to learn about best instructional practices

Teaching Experience

Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice (09x505), Bronx, NY September 2014 – Present

11th Grade Constitutional Law / 6th and 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher

-Planned and executed daily lesson plans in accordance with the Common Core Standards, New York State Social Studies Standards and the New York City Scope and Sequence for Social Studies

-Collected and analyzed student data to modify curricular decisions and day to day instruction to better meet the needs of all of the students and their individual identities

-Designed rigorous original classroom materials and examinations for each unit of study, integrating current events with daily academic studies to engage all students

-Differentiated instruction to provide multiple avenues of learning for students of different interests, abilities or learning needs

-Collaborated with ENL and special education teachers to better meet the diverse needs of all students

-Integrated technology into daily lessons by utilizing Google Classroom

-Engaged learners in authentic student led discussions using Socratic seminars and smaller group discussions

-Designed lesson plans with differentiated activities with the use of online learning platform such Flipgrid, Nearpod, Kami, Padlet, and Canva

-Organized cooperative learning activities to facilitate the blending of learning abilities and encourage collaborative work efforts while creating a productive learning environment

-Incorporated multiple critical thinking questions into the conclusion of each lesson in order to challenge the varying abilities of each student

-Proctored the New York State ELA and Mathematics Examinations to general education students and students with testing modifications

Professional Learning & Event Facilitator

●Restore 360 Turnkey & Monthly Community Circles PD, 2021-2022, Facilitator

●SCC Team Data Dive PD, 2021-2022, Facilitator

●Alternative Learning Technologies PD, 2020, Facilitator

●Grading Policy Implementation PD 2020, Facilitator

●MSQI – Making Thinking Visible Series, 2020, Participant

●Urban Assembly Deans Professional Development Training, 2020, Participant

●Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Professional Development, 2019, Facilitator

●Restorative Circles Morningside Curriculum Training, 2019, Participant

●Shred Hate Initiative Training, 2019, Participant

●School Safety Workshop and General Response Protocols Professional Development, 2019, Facilitator

●Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Summit, 2019, Participant

●Courageous Conversations Race and Equity Professional Development, 2019, Participant

●Tenure Lunch and Learn Workshop for Teachers, 2018, 2019, Facilitator

●Middle School Quality Initiative Training (MSQI), 2018, 2019, Participant

●Math and ELA Pajama Preparation Party Event Organizer, 2019, Facilitator

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