ABBEY DIPLACIDO

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7-12 English Teacher

PROFILE
Dynamic, creative, and experienced teacher committed to providing
individualized instruction for all students. Combines strong content
knowledge and passion for teaching to motivate and inspire students
of all skill levels to be successful students and members of a global
community. A dedicated team player who has collaborated with other
professionals, peers, administrators, and families to ensure academic
success for all students.

EDUCATION

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

MASTERS OF EDUCATION,

FOREST GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 2015-PRESENT

Title I Reading Specialist Intern
Provide daily pull-out phonics, decoding, fluency, and comprehension
instruction for K-2 students using Fountas and Pinnell's Leveled
Literacy Intervention program
Collaborate with other reading specialists and classroom teachers to
pilot a phonemic awareness program for kindergarten students
Administer DIBELS testing and other reading assessments to gauge
student need for support services
Facilitate, plan, and implement a program of activities, events,
workshops, and services that promote the overall success of students

READING EDUCATION,
READING SPECIALIST
CERTIFICATION
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
2014-2016
BACHERLOR OF ARTS,
ENGLISH EDUCATION/

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, JANUARY-APRIL 2015

ENGLISH AND TEXTUAL

Reading Specialist Program Elementary Practicum

Tutored two elementary-aged students who demonstrated significant
struggles with fluency, phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, and
vocabulary
Created interventions that included systematic and explicit
instruction that incorporated research-based strategies and
materials
Helped students improve skills in domains of reading where students
demonstrated the greatest need

STUDIES
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 2006-2009

CERTIFICATION
Pennsylvania Level I
Certification, English 7-12
Pennsylvania Level I
Certification, Reading
Specialist PK-12
Pennsylvania Level I
Certification, Elementary 4-8
with English concentration

THE GROVE SCHOOL, 2011- 2014

English Teacher
9th, 10th, and 11th grade English, Creative Writing, and Poetry
teacher at a special education, therapeutic boarding school for
students with emotional, social, and behavioral issues
Provided structure and community through role as a live-in residential
counselor for at-risk students
Worked closely with other teachers, advisors, therapists, and
administrators to ensure all students IEP needs were met
Established Grove Schools annual Culture Fair with English 9 students
Faculty advisor for Grove Schools literary magazine, The Eyes in the
Light
Served on Mission/Values and Health and Safety committees for the
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
Committee on Resources

ABBEY DIPLACIDO
AWARDS
Grove School Staff of the
Month, March 2013
Syracuse University Deans
Scholarship recipient, 20062009
United Food and Commercial
Workers Local Union One
Scholarship recipient, 20052009

PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Member of National Council
of Teachers of English
Member of International
Literacy Association
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Summer Teacher Institute
Attendee, June 2010
Central New York Reading
Council Conference for New
and Preservice Teachers
attendee, February 2008

GECAC UPWARD BOUND, JUNE-AUGUST 2011

English Instructor, Grades 10-12
Developed college preparatory curriculum for low-income, universitybound high school students
Focused on fiction, non-fiction, persuasive, and other genres of
academic writing
Provided workshops and one-on-one support for students to help them
revise and edit their pieces
ST. PETER CATHEDRAL SCHOOL, JANUARY-JUNE 2011
7th Grade Literature Teacher/7th & 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Provided instruction for students through teacher-led discussion and
lecture, collaborative group work, and individualized instruction for
middle school Literature and Social Studies classes
Incorporated new technology into teaching to engage students and
promote media literacy
Collaborated with a team of teachers and staff to provide high-quality
education to all students
KEYSTONE SMILES AMERICORPS, 2010-2011
Mentor/Tutor in Erie Public Schools
Served in one of AmeriCorps 51 Most Innovative AmeriCorps Programs
in the US as ranked by Innovations in Civic Partnership
Promoted service learning in elementary and middle schools through
civic engagement, community service, and peer mentoring services
Tutored elementary and middle school students in language arts, math,
and writing in small groups and one-on-one
WEST GENESEE HIGH SCHOOL, SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 2008
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Student Teacher, 9 Grade Enriched English

Student teacher in four sections of 9th grade enriched English

Created new unit plan for recent curriculum addition, Enriques Journey
to be used in all English 9 classrooms
Developed and executed lesson plans for units centered around short
stories, poetry, Greek mythology, the novella Of Mice and Men, and the
biography Enriques Journey
Paired literature with other media, including Internet resources,
photography, and film