Adam Scott Abbott

adamscott.abbott@gmail.com (609) 477-0210

147 Tremont Street, Apt. 1 Newton, MA 02458

Education: Master of Arts, Teaching English to Students of other Languages, GPA 3.80/4.00
Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel (March 2012)

Bachelor of Arts in English Education with a Minor in History, GPA 3.53/4.00
University of Delaware Newark, DE (May 2007)

Certification: Teacher of English Language Arts (Grades 6-12) Massachusetts (February 2011),
New Jersey (January 2010), Delaware (May 2009)

Honors: Delaware Association of School Administration Award 2007 (DASA)
Treasurer, Sigma Tau Delta (English Honors Society)
Member, Kappa Delta Pi (Education Honors Society)

Professional
Experience:
English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor April 2011 Present
English Language Center (ELC) Boston, MA
- Achieved a high success rate in giving students necessary strategies to score well on the TOEFL iBT
and Cambridge FCE, which leads to acceptance from respective universities
- Integrated a sheltered instruction curriculum on all grammar, conversation, and writing classes, which
separates language specific skills from contextual concepts
- Lectured and participated in professional development workshops, where teachers scaffold practical
methodology and find answers to student dilemmas

Academic Home Tutor for all Subjects December 2013 Present
Benjamin G. Brown School (Somerville Public Schools) Somerville, MA
- Crafted community-oriented lesson plans, so the environment and neighborhood became focal points
during instruction.
- Encouraged students to work autonomously on research projects that were suited to current events
and hobbies that were relevant to kids their age.
- Developed partnerships with parents to reinforce skills and assessments in order to keep students on
track with the rest of their peers.

English After-School Teacher October 2010 June 2011
St. Columbkille Partnership School Brighton, MA
- Administrated teaching and syllabus for a first and second grade after-school program in English
basic skills, including an emphasis on vocabulary, grammatical tenses, irregulars, pronunciation, and
spelling
- Projected technology in the classroom through American cultural lessons employing music, video
clips, newspapers, magazines, radio, and Internet resources
- Obtained authoritative classroom management through student-oriented contracts and behavioral
dialogues with the support of Boston College undergraduate volunteers

English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor July 2010 August 2010
New England School of English (NESE) Cambridge, MA
- Diversified interactive language lessons through linguistic structures in grammar, slang in everyday
conversation, and functional genres in writing
- Transcribed recorded speech from students and radio programs to aid in understanding subject-verb
agreement, transitional expressions, topic expansion, and fluency
- Established a newspaper club where students were able to express their opinions about Boston and
their unique language-learning experiences

English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor October 2009 May 2010
Harvest Language Institute Long Branch, NJ
- United Brazilian, Ecuadorian, Russian, Indian, and Mexican immigrants to work together to sharpen
their lexical abilities and pragmatic awareness for future employment and social situations
- Generated team exercises in and out of the classroom, whereby a hypothetical problem needed to be





solved through interviews and creative composition
- Restructured formative and summative language assessments to create a visual blueprint for
promoting student strengths and altering weaknesses

English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Instructor September 2007 June 2009
Revivim High School & Kiryat Ganim Middle School Rishon LeZion, Israel
- Drafted comprehensive units and individualized lessons with Israeli teachers that focused on critical
thinking in literature, group web-based projects, and paraphrasing in nonfiction
- Judged student competence for Israels standardized English testing through verbal discourse,
written error analysis, and short story critique
- Sparked open discussions about living in a politically debated part of the world, and how their lives
can be compared and contrasted with previous generations

Student Teacher of English Language Arts January 2007 May 2007
Howard Vocational Technical High School Wilmington, DE
- Guided three ninth grade Language arts classes through questions of identity, in order to establish
academic goals that aligned with career aspirations
- Created four extensive writing tasks (narrative, persuasive, compare/contrast, and research), which
were reinforced with literature from both American and British authors
- Lead after-school writing workshops and critical reading sessions to help students organize thoughts
into prose or simplify difficult material from class

Related
Experience:
Volunteer English Conversation Teacher & Editor December 2010 Present
Boston Public Library (Brighton Branch) Brighton, MA
- Initiated a weekly grass roots English conversation class to ease new immigrants into American life
as well as provide additional oratory practice for visiting international scholars
- Advised cover letters, resumes, personal statements, professional correspondence, and creative
essays to improve student job prospects and word power
- Shared innovative English language games to practice with friends and family at home such as
fishbowl, a timed password game where two students depict a noun in as few words as possible.

Volunteer at Havruah on the Hill June 2010 Present
Vilna Shul (Beacon Hill) Boston, MA
- Educated visitors who were interested in exploring historical and religious programs from the citys
last remaining immigrant synagogue in Boston
- Collaborated with young adults to orchestrate holiday celebrations and support community-
connections with social services

Private English Tutor January 2008 June 2009
Rishon LeZion & Tel Aviv, Israel
- Brainstormed a variety of qualitative methods for developing a tracking plan for each one-to-one
student based on individualized education programs from the United States
- Monitored weekly presentations and written tests, so students could compare their results with their
standard classes
- Encouraged students to explore their interests in more detail by reading English books about their
favorite leisure activity or using the Internet to find informative listening clips

Senior Camp Group Specialist June 2006 August 2008
E.S.F. (Education, Sports, & Fun) Camps Lawrenceville, NJ
- Facilitated art, music, athletic, and character building activities for elementary and secondary school
students
- Provided leadership teambuilding and constructive feedback for junior counselors
- Composed weekly newsletters about camper achievement and good sportsmanship for parents