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Patricia Cerchiara

Tarrytown

Summary

Compassion, creative, passionate ENL Teacher with a background in designing innovative lesson plans to enhance language acquisition and cultural understanding. Strong skills in adapting teaching methods to suit various learning styles, offering individualized support and promoting positive classroom environments. Have made significant contributions in previous roles by improving student engagement and performance. Show great leadership capabilities, effective communication skills, and commitment to fostering students' love for learning for the past 33 years.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

ENL Teacher

New Rochelle City School District
New Rochelle
09.1993 - 07.2025
  • Developed tailored lesson plans for diverse English language learners ranging from newcomers to advanced, elementary school, middle school, high school and adults.
  • Fostered engaging classroom activities to enhance language acquisition skills.
  • Brought language to life via technology, student created videos, role-playing, puppet theatre, drama, the arts, etc. through content, literature and music.

ENL Teacher

Washington Irving Elementary School
Sleepy Hollow
08.1992 - 06.1993

ENL Teacher

EF Language School
Tarrytown
09.1991 - 06.1992

Education

Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages (TESOL), Bilingual, Elemantary, Spanish - Master of Arts

College of New Rochelle
09.1991 - 09.1993

Bachelor of Arts - Education

The Kings College
Briarcliff Manor, NY
09.1988 - 06.1991

Skills

  • Lesson planning
  • Language assessment
  • Curriculum development
  • Technology integration

Timeline

ENL Teacher

New Rochelle City School District
09.1993 - 07.2025

ENL Teacher

Washington Irving Elementary School
08.1992 - 06.1993

ENL Teacher

EF Language School
09.1991 - 06.1992

Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages (TESOL), Bilingual, Elemantary, Spanish - Master of Arts

College of New Rochelle
09.1991 - 09.1993

Bachelor of Arts - Education

The Kings College
09.1988 - 06.1991
Patricia Cerchiara