Jessica Hernandez

3900 Bailey Avenue, Apt.10B; Bronx, NY 10463

646-488-7885; jessica.h.522@gmail.com
jhernandez522.weebly.com
OBJECTIVE
Obtaining a teaching position that utilizes my skills in teaching English to create positive experience for
students by implementing teaching methods and coordinating with other teachers
CERTIFICATION
New York State Certification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)- grades
PreK-12
EDUCATION
Lehman College; Bronx, NY
Master of Science in Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, June 2016
Long Island University; New York, NY
Master of Arts in Library and Information Science, September 2003
Lehman College; Bronx, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, June 2000
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Middle School Teacher, Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School, New York, NY Fall 2015present
Conduct literacy lessons based on lexiles of 7th and 8th graders based on the reading program
Achieve3000
Push-in to Science and Social Studies classes with 7 th grade ELL students
Pull-out 5th grade ELLs to assist with their reading, writing and speaking skills
Middle School Teacher, Manhattan Christian Academy, New York, NY, Fall 2010-Spring 2015
Prepare lessons for Middle School English- teach approximately 70 students
Demonstrate a wide variety of visual tools used for literature in order for students to comprehend
books and other texts
Encourage critical thinking of literature through a series of thought-provoking questions
Reference and Teaching Librarian, Lehman College, Bronx, NY, Fall 2006- Spring 2009
Taught research skills to undergraduate and graduate studentsapproximately 50 classes per
calendar year; created lessons and handouts to ensure proper flow of pedagogy
Reference and Teaching Librarian, Nyack College, New York, NY, Spring 2005-Spring 2006
Taught information literacy classes in Religion, Psychology, and English; approximately 20
classes per year
ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

Middle School Speech Meet Coach, Manhattan Christian Academy, Spring 2014
Usher and Greeter, Fordham Manor Church, 2013- present
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Volunteer Missions- South America & New Orleans, 2007-2008

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