Brandon Ferrer

• Created a positive learning environment that promotes respect and collaboration amongst the students in the community
• Facilitated meaningful discussions and debates that promoted student understanding of complex topics, such as the development of the early Republic of the United States, knowledge of important religious faiths around the world, the domino effect of WWI and WWII, understandings of the Cold War, different important Renaissance artists, writers, and leaders inside of Europe, the conflict between Israel and Palestine, and research about different extremist groups throughout history
• Provided individualized instruction to students requiring additional support, while adhering to student-specific 504 and IEP plans
• Used technology to create engaging, interactive learning experiences, such as the use of Google Slides, Google Docs, and various YouTube and BrainPop videos
• Utilized a variety of teaching methods to ensure understanding of complex topics, including activities such as active note-taking, stations work that had different tiered reading, and jigsaw-reading collaboration assignments
• Collaborated with other educators inside of the building to share best practices and improve teaching techniques
• Developed engaging lesson plans aligned with state standards to enhance student understanding of historical concepts.
• Implemented diverse instructional strategies to accommodate varying learning styles and promote student engagement.
• Facilitated classroom discussions that encouraged critical thinking and analysis of historical events and their relevance today.
• Collaborated with colleagues to design cross-curricular projects, integrating social studies with other subject areas.
• Helped organize field trips and educational experiences that enriched students' learning outside the traditional classroom setting, such as attending two 8th Grade overnight trips to Washington DC

Head Middle School Boys Baseball Coach

• Developed a competitive middle school baseball program focused on fundamentals, teamwork, and sportsmanship
• Led daily practices emphasizing hitting mechanics, defensive positioning, and baseball IQ
• Mentored student-athletes in leadership, accountability, and academic success
• Coordinated scheduling, equipment management, and parent communication for the program
• Built a positive team culture that increased participation

Co-Advisor for National Junior Honor Society

• Helped recognize students in 7th and 8th grade that displayed qualities of academic achievement, leadership, and commitment to community service
• Helped coordinate community outreach projects, volunteer initiatives, and fundraising events to support local organizations around Rochelle Park
• Contributed to projects emphasizing citizenship, teamwork, and service leadership.
• Made sure to have students to continue to maintain high academic standards while balancing service commitments and extracurricular involvement

• Developed engaging lesson plans that enhanced students’ understanding and appreciation of social studies topics
• Utilized technology and digital resources to increase student engagement
• Worked with parents and guardians to ensure students received the necessary support to succeed through Email/phone calls
• Worked with surrounding 6th grade teachers in all departments to create lessons that would amalgamate with one another.
• Created lesson plans that would help develop strong language arts skills in students through the use of primary and secondary sources
• Taught various lessons regarding Geography of different lands, religions from around the world, achievements that societies are proud of, political structures of different communities, economies and the different variations of trade, and social structures and the relationships that each of them have with one another to maintain order in a civilization
• Explained the importance of understanding the Paleolithic, Neolithic, and Agricultural Revolution that led to the development of society as we know it today
• Instructed students on understanding the first civilizations of human history from Ancient Mesopotamia and the deities, farming contraptions, geographical locations, use of writing in the form of cuneiform, and innovations created by the people living during this time period
• Developed engaging lesson plans aligned with curriculum standards.
• Facilitated classroom discussions to enhance critical thinking and student participation.
• Implemented differentiated instruction strategies to meet diverse learning needs.

• Fully taking over three (3) 7th grade social studies classes, as well as co-teaching two (2) ESL social studies classes with my clinical educator
• Teaching the fundamentals of human history from early 10th century Europe, as well as United States civics and how the students can become better citizens inside of their communities
• Creating creative lesson plans that promote engagement amongst the students
• Administering and grading different homework assignments, both physically in the form of worksheets, as well as assigning them on Google Classroom
• Created various quizzes and tests, as well as study guides to better prepare my students for those assessments
• Providing updates to parents by emailing them about upcoming assignments, as well as feedback on their students
• Creating positive academic and social relationships with students to make sure that they achieve their educational goals
• Monitoring the progress of students
• Participating in contrived, comfortable, and critical teaching collaborations with other educators inside of the school to discuss ways to promote student learning amongst all grade levels. These teaching collaborations included school-wide faculty meetings, as well smaller meetings dedicated to improving social studies pedagogy

• Opened boxes of merchandise, organizing them into the stock room efficiently
• Sent out product that was out of season back to the facilities that were located overseas
• Priced our inventory from European price tags into USD
• Made sure that the stockroom was orderly at all times, making sure that it was clean for future shifts
• Received and opened boxes from online orders and organized them by receivers last name and order number
• Received orders from customers that were shopping online, gathered the items together, packaged them, printed the shipping labels, and prepped them to be shipped by FedEX and USPS
• Supported other stores in different cities that needed assistance with their stockroom