Katherine Figueroa

195 Santos WayTumon, Guam 96913

671-471-7444 KFigueroa1@Liberty.edu
Certification
New York State Initial Certificate

English 7-12

Permanent License

September 2006

Commonwealth of Virginia

English

Postgraduate Professional License

July 2012-June 2017

EDUCATION
City University of New York at City College
M.A. in English Education

June 2004

New York University College of Arts and Science

B.A. English and American Literature

May 1995

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

DODEA
AVIDTutor/SubstituteTeacher

AndersenAFB,Guam

Virginia Beach Public Schools

EnglishLanguageArtsTeacher

VirginiaBeach,VA

June2012June2013

September2009September2011

7thand8thGradeColumbiaUniversityTeachersCollegeReadingandWritingInstituteCurriculum
ParticipateinweeklycollaborativemeetingsdevelopingunitplansandrubricsalignedwithCommonCoreCurriculum
Participateincrosscurricularteacherteamdiscussionstoassessandincreasestudentrigorandachievement
Gatherandassessstudentdatatoinforminstructionindividuallyandwithinteacherteamsusingprotocol
Implementlessonsdesignedforwholegroupinstructionandtargetedsmallgroupinstructionbasedondata
ProvideAcademicInterventionServicestotargetedpopulationsandvarioussubgroups
AttendIEPmeetingstodiscussandincorporatestrategiesimprovingstudentlearning
ProvidebilingualinstructiontoformerELLstudents
AttendedvariousColumbiaUniversityworkshopstoimprovereading/writingpedagogyandpractice
Mentoredteachersanddemonstratedinstructioninteachertraininglabsincludingnewandstudentteachers

Central Park East Middle School, JHS 13

English Language Arts Teacher
East Harlem, NY

9thand10thGradeVirginiaSummerSchoolCurriculum
DevelopedacceleratedunitstomeetcurriculumrequirementsinaccordancewithVirginiaStandardsofLearning
CreatedinformativeandengaginglessonplansusingPrometheanBoardtoensureeffectiveuseofeducationaltime
Assessedstudentsneedstodifferentiateinstructionaccordinglyviateacher/studentconferencesandsmallgroupinstruction
9thand10thGradeEnglishCoreCurriculumonalternatingdaysinBaysideandKempsvilleHighSchoolrespectively

IS 230 Magnet School for Civics in the Community

EnglishLanguageArtsTeacher
JacksonHeights,NY

April2015May2016

September 2001-September 2009

7th Grade Columbia University Teachers College Reading and Writing Institute Curriculum
Promote autonomy in student learning to create lifelong initiators of reading and writing using a workshop model
Utilize individual and small group conferencing during workshops to reinforce and increase skill levels by differentiating
instruction
Create charts focusing on strategies for student reference throughout reading and writing unit to increase rigor
Participated in Leadership Group at Teachers College to develop reading skills for higher level readers
Maintained classroom library with diverse genres and reading levels
Attended Summer Institute at Columbia University School of Education 2006-2009
CompletedSMARTBoardtrainingcoursetoimplementtechnologyintoinstruction
Taught Humanities Curriculum including English Language Arts and Social Studies 2001-2003

Fluent in Spanish

Committees
Discipline Committee Central Park East Middle School, JHS 13
Involved in developing and implementing discipline policy for the 2007-2008 school year
SLT Committee Central Park East Middle School, JHS 13
Helped develop School Comprehensive Educational Plan and Curriculum to increase rigor directly corresponding
to reading and writing in English Language Arts and other content areas as it pertained to the Common
Core
New York City Teaching Fellows

Ranked 85th percentile of New York City Teachers demonstrating student improvement measured by
standardized test scores 2009-2011

Fluent in Spanish