Gili Sharett- Educator
Tarrytown,NY
Summary
Dynamic educator with proven expertise in classroom management and student engagement. Specializes in differentiated instruction and individualized support, enhancing academic growth. Excelled in creating inclusive, engaging lesson plans, significantly improving learning outcomes. Skilled in both early childhood education and collaborative group instruction.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Teacher
Celia Cruz High School For Music
The Bronx, NY
09.2021 - 12.2021
Organized music library
Worked with students
Helped students with music and instrument instructions
Helped students with their music
Played along with students
Conducted sectionals
Band director
Camp Music Teacher and Consultant
School of The Tarrytowns
Tarrytown, NY
07.2017 - 01.2020
Created schedule and programs for K-5th graders summer camp
Prepared high school counselors for instruction at camp, created curriculum, games, songs, and activities
Communicated with the camp director and other people on staff
Adjunct Professor of Bassoon
Queens College
Queens,, NY
09.2012 - 12.2019
Music lessons
Directed Double Reed Days and ensemble
Coached chamber music
Helped students prepare for lessons, concerts, and competitions
Adjudicated auditions
Band Leader Assistant
Gemini Youth Symphony
Long Island City, NY
09.2018 - 06.2019
Conducted groups
Coached students
Hebrew Teacher
Brotherhood Synagogue, Barbara Simon, Dir.
NYC
09.2016 - 05.2019
- Taught core Judaic courses on Talmud, Tanakh, and Jewish history.
- Tutored and mentored struggling students, giving individuals opportunities to better understand concepts through personalized support.
- Maintained positive, trusting relationships with students and parents to support academic learning.
Hebrew and Music Teacher
Stephan Wise Free Synagogue
New York, NY
01.2004 - 05.2006
- Taught core Judaic courses on Talmud, Tanakh, and Jewish history.
- Tutored and mentored struggling students, giving individuals opportunities to better understand concepts through personalized support.
- Deepened student understanding of both history and modern Jewish life and traditions with well-organized and thorough course.
Substitute Teacher, K-5
Scarsdale Public Schools
Scarsdale, NY
09.2023 - Current
- Managed daily classroom routines efficiently, promoting a structured environment conducive to learning.
- Set specific behavior expectations to ensure orderly classroom management.
- Adapted lesson plans for diverse learners, ensuring all students had access to grade-level content and could participate fully in classroom activities.
- Implemented classroom management techniques to maintain positive learning environment.
Education
Graduate Degree in Education - Music
Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West Bronx, NY 1046812.2021
D.M.A Doctor of Musical Arts - Music Performance
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY05.2004
Master of Arts - Music Performance
SUNY Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY05.1999
Bachelor of Arts - Music
Tel Aviv University
Israel06.1996
Skills
- Classroom management
- Student engagement
- Differentiated instruction
- Collaborative
- Engaging
- Lesson planning
- Individualized support
- Creative
- Group instruction
- Early childhood education
- strong sense of community
- Love of Judaism
- Background in Tanakh
Performance experience
Bronx Arts Ensemble, American Symphony Orchestra, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Stamford Symphony, Encores!, Queens Symphony, Riverside Symphony, New York City Opera, Orchestra of St. Ignatius, New Jersey Symphony
Broadway shows: The Phantom of the Opera, My Fair Lady, The King and I, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, A Little Night Music, Beauty and the Beast, The Light in the Piazza, The Frogs, 110 in the Shade
Honors and awards
Mailman Scholarship for Being an outstanding Educator Award, Lehman College, 2021
Full scholarship, Stony Brook University, DMA and MM, 1997-2004
Teaching Assistantship, Stony Brook University, 1997-2004
Artists International, Carnegie Hall Solo Recital, 2004
Manhattan Community Arts Fund Award, 2002
Winner, concerto competition, Stony Brook University, 2001
Full scholarship, Banff Festival of the Arts, 2000
Dean's List, scholarship, Tel-Aviv University, Israel 1996
First prize, chamber music competition, Tel-Aviv University, 1995
Scholarship awards, America-Israel Cultural Foundation, 1992-1999
Lectures and classes
UC Davis, Masterckass, 2023
Nord Anglia School, Ariel Winds, FL, 2019
University of Kentucky, Ariel Winds Quintet, KY, 2018
MICA College, MD, Solo, 2018
The 92nd Street Y, NYC, Adult Division, Solo recital, 2017
IDRS, NYU, NYC, Solo recital, presenter, 2014
Bloomingdale School of Music, Faculty, Double Reed Day, NYC, 2013
Timeline
Substitute Teacher, K-5
Scarsdale Public Schools
09.2023 - Current
Student Teacher
Celia Cruz High School For Music
09.2021 - 12.2021
Band Leader Assistant
Gemini Youth Symphony
09.2018 - 06.2019
Camp Music Teacher and Consultant
School of The Tarrytowns
07.2017 - 01.2020
Hebrew Teacher
Brotherhood Synagogue, Barbara Simon, Dir.
09.2016 - 05.2019
Adjunct Professor of Bassoon
Queens College
09.2012 - 12.2019
Hebrew and Music Teacher
Stephan Wise Free Synagogue
01.2004 - 05.2006
Graduate Degree in Education - Music
Lehman College
D.M.A Doctor of Musical Arts - Music Performance
Stony Brook University
Master of Arts - Music Performance
SUNY Stony Brook
Bachelor of Arts - Music
Tel Aviv University