High School Middle

ROLAND WALL

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PROFILE SUMMARY

A Linguist, fluent in Spanish, French, Arabic, Turkish, Italian, German, & Mandarin. Dedicated and resourceful in teaching professionally providing experience educating various age groups form k-12. Committed to social and academic growth. Superior ability to discover students’ learning style to meet individual academic needs. Brain-based pedagogy and STEAM training in interdisciplinary project-based assessments. Able to teach ELA, History, Spanish, Math, Science, Health, Art: Painting, Calligraphy, Cartooning, Animation, Film, Video. CREDENTIALS

CA Certificate of Clearance: Single Subject Spanish, English, History (Bilingual Spanish Extension), ESL

NY Professional Licenses: Social Sciences, Pending: ESL, Spanish, English Language, Arts

MS Word Certification

CPR Certification

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Program, World Literature and Languages: MA, New York University, New York, NY 5/1990

Languages: Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Spanish

Master’s Thesis: “Sufism and Shamanism in Ottoman Turkey and Today” Arabic Immersion Program, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 8/1987

Intensive language program where students only speak the target language. 4.0 Master’s Program, TESOL, Hunter College, New York, NY 5/1986

Second Language Acquisition Skills

French

Bachelor of Art, English Literature and Media Arts, City College of New York, New York, NY 5/1985

Languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic, Chinese Calligraphy.

English Honors - Topic: Gerard Manley Hopkins- Jesuit and Pre-Raphaelite.

CUNY Championships- Fencing-epée and foil 1981, 1983, 1985

The Campus, newspaper Sports Writer

HS Diploma, High School of Art and Design, New York City 6/1979

Cartooning and Animation-full animation, Phenakistoscope, Zoetrope, Flip Books, etc.

Leadership Class-Philosophy, Ecology, Student Government. EXPERIENCE

Spanish Teacher, Northside Charter High School, Brooklyn, NY 8/2024-Present

● Students rapidly gain access to speaking Spanish through listening, reading and writing Spanish in a total immersion setting.

ESL/Bilingual Math, Science, History/ELA/Spanish Teacher, CAMPA Charter Middle School, East NY, Brooklyn 10/2020-8/2024

● Students accelerate their reading, writing, and oral skills in English & Spanish with whole language immersion techniques, Mind Maps, & Art.

● Increase student outcomes in Math for Advanced and Remedial students by elevating Math awareness.

● Regents Prep for Middle schoolers in ELA, Global/US History, and Living Environment. 1

SAT, ISEE, Spanish, Latin, Math, Science, AP English, Writing Teacher, Star Teachers 3/2021-Present

● Use Mind Maps and Thinking Maps to teach ELA to elementary and middle school students.

● Use visual proofs for the Math and ELA questions of the SAT and ISEE for MS & HS students. SAT-ELA & Math/Physics/AP Spanish/Latin Tutor, Yinhe Learning, Little Neck, NY 7/2020-Present

● Advancing students through these subjects with short cuts and brain-based techniques. Elementary Math, ELA, Science, History Tutor, Gulu Gulu Learning, Milpitas, CA 10/2020-5/2021

● Used allegory and visuals to teach all subjects, creating Mind Maps and Thinking Maps French/Physics/Algebra II Teacher/Mentor ARISE, PopUpMentorProgram, New York, NY 7/2020-6/2021

● Giving students the means to succeed in school by Teaching and Mentoring them with educational and socio-emotional tools.

SHSAT/PSAT/SAT/ELA/Math Instructor, A Plus Learning Tree/CCB School, Elmhurst, NY 1/2020-3/2020

Advance students’ comprehension of math patterns and algorithms in preparation for the SHSAT.

Improve students’ understanding of grammar and close reading through brain-based learning teaching.

Due to the Pandemic, the school closed down.

Science Teacher, Brooklyn Scholars Charter School, Brooklyn, NY 9/2019-1/2020

Used a whole language approach during Chemistry and Earth Science lessons to grow students’ awareness of scientific inquiry, concepts, vocabulary, and the world around them. English/Anthropology Professor, Boricua College, New York, NY 9/2018-3/2020

Designed and employed lesson plans that promoted understanding of American Literature through a culturally relative perspective.

Fostered erudite Anthropology discussions where students become informed of humanity by learning about their own origins and anthropological make-up.

Perfected students essay writing by escalating their knowledge and comprehension of grammar and syntax. SSAT/SHSAT/Math/ELA Instructor, The Boys’ Club of NY, Flushing, NY 6/2019-8/2019

Incorporated brain-based strategies such as sensory breaks and decoding which helped to elevate students’ Reading and Math Skills.

SAT/ELA Teacher, Reading Town, Queens, NY 6/2018-8/2018

Boosted SAT scores through practice with reading comprehension, grammar, writing and graphs in an accelerated setting.

Reading Literacy Teacher, Bronx School of Young Leaders, Bronx, NY 9/2017–3/2018

Strengthened reading levels by 2-4 years in one semester using I-Ready.

Tracked students’ progress and used data to identify and remedy existing learning gaps.

Created lesson plans based on I-Ready lessons and templates to extend learning for students and increase comprehension.

Discontinued due to the school being out of compliance in hiring me without a Sped license after having raised most students' reading scores 2-4 grades on iReady. Math/ELA Tutor, Tutor Works, Burlingame, CA 2/2013–6/2016

Raised scores 25–35 points in six weeks (expectation of 10–15 points).

Tutored students, grades 1–8 in reading and math. History Teacher, High School for Sports Management, Brooklyn, NY 9/2016–6/2017

Raised students reading comprehension using active learning lesson plans in Global Studies, Civics and American History.

Developed students’ awareness of US History and how to write a Regents essay in US History Regents Prep.

Utilized the Hochman Method to increase comprehension with second language acquisition techniques. Language Arts Teacher, Willie Brown Academy, San Francisco, CA 8/2008–7/2010

Functioned as Lead Teacher, teaching ELA 6–8th grades and used Thinking Maps to raise students’ reading levels.

Increased students’ writing abilities applying techniques from training with the National Urban Alliance.

Developed cultural awareness through Culturally Relative Pedagogy in the Academic English Mastery Program.

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As Gate Coordinator, created lessons to develop students’ talents.

Created districtwide lessons for the ACT that brought awareness to their talents and abilities.

Created a Journalism club and published a school newspaper to elevate student interest in ELA. Computer Teacher (Summer Camp), Castro Valley High School, Castro Valley, CA 6/2016-8/2016

Introduced camp-goers to MS Word, Gifs, Memes, Multimedia Projects, Keyboarding, and Web Design. ELA/Social Studies Teacher, McKinley Institute of Technology, Redwood City, CA 8/2015–6/2016

Served as Lead Teacher, Sixth Grade ELA (emphasis on technology and “The Hero’s Journey”).

Enhanced Social Studies curriculum by integrating “The Hero’s Journey,” with “Gilgamesh” ELD/Spanish I Teacher, Will C. Wood Middle School, Alameda, CA 8/2014–6/2015

Established multimedia projects based on students’ countries of origin, culture, families, and lives in ESL 2/3.

Developed student Journalism project, Wood Works, where students created their own bilingual newspaper.

Initiated total immersion projects which increased students’ fluency in Spanish and grammar. Spanish Teacher, Arroyo High School, San Lorenzo, CA 10/2013–6/2014

Provided adept instruction to increase students’ fluency in Spanish and English (in Spanish I and II). Spanish Teacher, Public/Middle School 8, Brooklyn, NY 9/2004-6/2006

Created lesson plans and taught basic Spanish.

Evaluated student performance through projects and tests created to reflect comprehension of standards. Bilingual Math/Science, Special Education, East New York Transit Tech H.S., Brooklyn, NY 9/1997-1/1998

Raised students’ scientific understanding through interactive hands-on models, drawings and games. Adjunct Speech Professor, New York Technical College, Brooklyn, NY 2/1996–5/1999

Developed students into efficient public speakers using the Fundamentals of Speech and Introduction to Public Speaking

GED Instructor, Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY 9/1995–5/1997

Prepared students to pass the GED with an interdisciplinary approach in all subjects of the GED with test-taking techniques with a high success rate.

ESL Teacher Trainer, Guthrie Middle School, Putian, China 6/1985-8/1985

● Trained Middle School English teacher second language acquisition skills while teaching them English. Freelance Storyboard Artist, The Book of Signs by Maurice Bucaille, London, UK 9/1985-10/1985

● Helped to visualize the movie by creating storyboards for the film version of the book. Freelance Artist Background and Signs, Telepsychic,, New York, NY: 4/1979-8/1986

● Created background paintings and signs for the above cable TV program. OTHER SKILLS

Languages: Spanish, French, Arabic, Turkish, Italian, German, Mandarin et al. Art: Calligraphy, Cartooning, Animation, Film, Video, Photography Music: Piano, Violin, Recorder, Guitar, Voicd

Computers: MS Office, Java, Multimedia

Test Prep: SAT, PSAT, ISEE, SHSAT, SSAT, TOEFL GRE, Regents (Global History, US History, ELA, Living Environment, Biology, Algebra, Geometry), ACT et al. Decoding: Improved on the Starting Over technique by including rules for Latin/Spanish and etymologies to aid in comprehension and pronunciation and to facilitate recall focusing on Indo-European language roots.

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

Aristotle

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