Alan Blander
Somerset,NJ
Summary
To secure a position as full time faculty member
Dependable Biology Teacher with over 40 years of experience teaching in various settings. Polished in curriculum mapping and providing detailed lessons to help students gain well-rounded scientific education; in-depth knowledge of active learning, cooperative learning and distance learning.
Dynamic individual with hands-on experience in biology education and talent for navigating challenges. Brings strong problem-solving skills and proactive approach to new tasks. Known for adaptability, creativity, and results-oriented mindset. Committed to making meaningful contributions and advancing organizational goals.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Adjunct Professor of Biology
Middlesex College
09.2005 - Current
- Advised undergraduate students regarding course selection, helping them navigate degree requirements for timely graduation success rates.
- Consistently adapted instruction methods based on student feedback promoting continuous improvement of teaching effectiveness.
Biology Instructor
Cranford High School
01.1990 - 06.2012
- Mentored undergraduate student teachers, resulting in increased participation in successful completion of projects.
- Taught the Honors Biology sections
- Taught a semester elective course in Bioethics, a course
for which I developed the curriculum.
- Responsible for periodically revising course curricula
guides.
- Member of the principle's emergency response team
- Completed 'Teaching for Understanding' professional development program with emphasis on incorporation of technology into the classroom.
- Advisor and coach of the CHS Biology League team
Biology Instructor
J. P. Stevens High School
- Taught Honors and Accelerated Biology and Environmental Science
- Responsible for the development of the district's Environmental Science program at the high school level
- Advisor to the Ecology Club
Biology Instructor
West Side High School
- Taught Biology
- Awarded Federal Model Cities Grant to develop a course in Environmental Science for inner city students
Education
B.A. - Biological Sciences
Rutgers University
Courses Leading To N.J. Teaching Certificate
Seton Hall Univ.
So. Orange, N.J.Courses leading to securing N.J. State Teaching Certificate (comprehensive)
Kean College
Union, N.J.Masters of Science Education - Biology
Rutgers Graduate School of Education
New Brunswick, NJSkills
- Expertise in biology
- Student engagement
- Lesson planning
- Laboratory skills
- Classroom facilitation
- Student evaluation
- Classroom management
- Lab safety procedures
- Lesson plan implementation
- Laboratory experiments
Hobbies and Interests
- Current Member Middlesex County College Chapter of The United Adjunct Faculty Of N.J.
- Past Member Board of Directors: NJCEE (New Jersey Center for Ethics Education)
- Past Member: NJSELA (New Jersey Science Education Leadership Association)
- PastMember: NEA, UCEA, CEA
- Past Member: NJSTA (New Jersey Science Teachers Association)
- Former Member: Edison First Aid Squad #2 (President, Asst. Captain)
- Former Member: Menlo Park Fire Co.
Certification
- First Aid/CPR/AED Certification – American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
- State Teaching Certification or License - New Jersey Department of Education.
- Ceretified "Master Teacher" for the purpose of mentoring student teachers.
Timeline
Adjunct Professor of Biology
Middlesex College
09.2005 - Current
Biology Instructor
Cranford High School
01.1990 - 06.2012
- First Aid/CPR/AED Certification – American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
- State Teaching Certification or License - New Jersey Department of Education.
- Ceretified "Master Teacher" for the purpose of mentoring student teachers.
Biology Instructor
J. P. Stevens High School
Biology Instructor
West Side High School
B.A. - Biological Sciences
Rutgers University
Courses Leading To N.J. Teaching Certificate
Seton Hall Univ.
Courses leading to securing N.J. State Teaching Certificate (comprehensive)
Kean College
Masters of Science Education - Biology
Rutgers Graduate School of Education
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