Christopher Pearce
Mason
Summary
I'm a dynamic English Language Arts educator with a history of success connecting students with the use of ELA skills in real world, community based environments. I'm committed to building engaging, relevant curriculum that gives every student a chance for success
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Middletown City Schools
Middletown, OH
08.2008 - Current
Responsibilities include teaching English Language Arts in a range including 9th through 12th grade
Co-authored courses of study for Middletown High School's English department aligned to Common Core Curriculum Standards
Created elective courses including The Graphic Novel and Media & The Pen/Journalism
English Department chair for MHS's Building Leadership Team.
Teacher
New York City Public Schools
New York, NY
09.2005 - 08.2007
English Language Arts instructor at Satellite West Middle School (MS313) in Brooklyn, NY
Position included duties such as student assessment, lesson and curriculum planning, and administrative responsibilities.
Education
Master of Science - Education
Boston University
Boston Mass05-2005
Bachelor of Arts - English Studies
SUNY College At Fredonia
Fredonia, New York05-2004
Skills
- Skilled at instructional design and curriculum development
- Focused on academic rigor through delivering engaging lessons using non-traditional texts aligned with Ohio's ELA standards
- Creating experiential and community based learning through program building
- Integrating creative and artistic to build meaning for students
- Addressing diverse student needs through the blended use of traditional and non-traditional texts
Accomplishments
Night of the Middie Dead: An experiential learning initiative in which students analyze the social, political, and historical aspects of the 1968 film with a capstone of a student-lead community screening of the film.
Profiled as an educator on NPR, CBS Local12, and The Journal-News.
Student Teacher host for Miami University
Awarded the Jan Stauber Grant in 2015 for teaching Victorian Literature
Awarded the Butler County Innovative Teaching Grant in 2023
Timeline
Teacher
Middletown City Schools
08.2008 - Current
Teacher
New York City Public Schools
09.2005 - 08.2007
Master of Science - Education
Boston University
Bachelor of Arts - English Studies
SUNY College At Fredonia
Penguin Random House's Teacher Award for Literacy, 2015
I was awarded this honor for my pioneering work using graphic literature in the classroom.