RACHEL ARON CHASE

Phone: (929)888-5180 E-mail: rachel.chase14@myhunter.cuny.edu

Objective: Seeking earth science teaching position to employ culturally responsive, collaborative team
teaching of engaging, hands-on STEM learning.

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH POSITIONS

City Polytechnic High School for Engineering, Architecture and Technology, Brooklyn, NY. Earth
Science Teacher, September 2017 June 2018
Content teacher specializing in hands on learning and co-inquiry based approaches to learning.
Taught Earth Science and Career and Technical Education coursework in an accelerated semester
program
Other responsibilities include School Leadership team and science team.

Hunter College, 21st Century Community Learning Centers After-school grant for Collaboration
Alignment, STEM and Equity (CASE), New York, NY. Director, July 2014 June 2017
Responsible for overall program management of 3 Bronx 21st CCLC after-school programs serving
900+ youth.
Conducted innovative, hands on STEM curricula trainings for Community Educators and teachers.
Responsible for grant writing, budget management, and Hunter faculty support at community
learning centers.
Coordination of evaluation and research on behalf of Hunter College and ExpandED.

Hunter College Frontiers in Urban Science Exploration (FUSE), New York, NY. Director, December
2008- June 2014
Responsible for overall program management of five 21st CCLC science based after-school
programs in Harlem and the Bronx including budget and oversight
Acting liaison between Hunter College, community partners, schools and evaluators.
Effective management of federal grant funds with additional grant writing
Led innovative inquiry-based science trainings to prepare after-school program staff to teach
hands-on science lessons for students in grades 1-9
Disseminate program best practices to the field at national conferences (21st CCLC Summer
institute, Great Science for Girls National Convening, NSTA, NAA, 21st CCLC STEM Technical
Working Group.)

IRC: International Rescue Committee, New York, NY. Teacher, June-August 2006
Summer school Math, English and ESL subjects for thirty-six refugee students in grades five
through eight.
Created integrated lesson plans and curriculum on English, ESL, math, and science skills.
Supervised high school student volunteer participation in the classroom and facilitated meaningful
volunteer opportunities that maximized classroom learning.

ECAP: Early College Awareness Program, Director. Keene State College,

Keene, NH. September 05-May 06
Created and implemented after school tutoring program for underrepresented high school youth.
Recruited and supervised over sixty college student volunteers within the Winchester Schools.
Fundraised for and led college visits and facilitated trips to cultural events for grades 6-11.
 Led innovative science and math activities at after school program for grades 6-8.
Taught project based 7th grade ecology in partnership with the day school.
EDUCATION
HUNTER COLLEGE, New York, NY. GPA 3.97 MAT Expected 12/2018
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, New London, CT. BA May 2005
Major: Environmental Science Minor: Theater
CENTER FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT STUDIES, THE SCHOOL FOR FIELD STUDIES,
Kimana, Kenya. January-May 2004
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Australis Aquaculture, Fish Technician. Turners Falls, MA. September-December 2007
Performed water chemistry analysis and added chemicals as needed to ensure proper fish health.
Responsible for routine weekend maintenance on heavy machinery.
Fed and cared for multiple fish systems, fish moves, while ensuring sanitary conditions.

Bay Lady II, Deckhand. Provincetown, MA. May-August 2007

Maintained 23ft Gaff rigged Schooner for public and charter tours of Cape Cod Bay.
Sailing duties include raising sail, ensuring passenger safety, and steering vessel.
Managed high seas emergencies and concerns with collected and able manner.

ITDG: Intermediate Technology Development Group, Environmental Intern. Nairobi, Kenya. May-
August 2004
Facilitated integrated community development needs assessments on Fairer Terms of Herbal trade
project.
Composed and edited grant proposals.
Collected and disseminated information on drought status and economic hardship in West Pokot
for donor use.

Woods Hole Biological Laboratory & National Science Foundation, Researcher. Plumb Island, MA.
May-September 2003
Analyzed long-term effects of Nitrogen addition to tidal wetlands as part of NSF-funded project:
TIDE (Trophic cascades and Interacting control processes in a Detritions-based aquatic
Ecosystem)
Collected base data on above and below ground plant productivity on the marsh.
Completed invertebrate analysis, fish exclusion trials, tidal flooding projections and geological
analysis as secondary research.

AFTER-SCHOOL CURRICULA
Trainer: After-School Science Plus, NASA After-School Universe, Techbridge Engineering. 4-H
Wonderwise, Crypto-Club Cryptography, Youth Experiences in Science, After-School Math Plus, Sci
Girls, Design Squad, Mozilla Hackasaurus and Thimble, CS First

Additional Skills
Maker: Soldering, carpentry, sewing and pattern making, wearable circuits, scratch coding, basic HTML
and CSS, rock-climbing anchors

Leader: Girl Scout Troop 3015 & 3106 December 2013-present Junior, Cadet, Senior, Ambassador