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Harrison Richardson

305 Waterside Road ,Northport, NY

Summary

Passionate teacher dedicated to ensuring success academically, emotionally, and creatively, inside and outside the classroom. Experienced and knowledgeable with diverse learners from various cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Teaches with empathy to show scholars that learning is more than just a grade. To engage the classroom, instruction is diversified so that scholars are comfortable expressing themselves amongst their peers.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Leave Replacement Teacher

Lawrence Road Middle School
Hempstead, NY
10.2024 - Current
  • Solo and co-taught ELA 7 classes, utilizing culturally relevant teaching to meet NYS standards
  • Advocated for student creativity through a diverse approach to curriculum and instruction
  • Expanded student reading levels through grade-appropriate texts
  • Maintained a constructive classroom environment through a positive reinforcement behavior system

Permanent Substitute and Leave Replacement

South Huntington Union Free School District
Huntington, NY
09.2022 - 10.2024
  • Instructed and managed classrooms across multiple subjects, including content area
  • Maintained behavior guidelines to promote social and emotional learning in an academic environment
  • Arrived early to provide security for morning entrances for the academic year
  • Established positive rapport with students and faculty through multiple leave positions in various subjects

Instructor

Game Builders Academy - Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
07.2022 - 08.2024
  • Instructed children in grades 2 - 10 on the history of competition in video games, basic game design, and sportsmanship
  • Hosted brackets for competitive games and provided equipment for students to play online with each other while streaming and recording
  • Taught basic game design so students could create a video game to take home and play with friends

Paraprofessional, Classroom Aide, Substitute

Western Suffolk BOCES
Deer Park, NY
07.2019 - 06.2022
  • Worked with students through 1-on-1 and group learning in grades K-12 in special education to accommodate learning needs
  • Organized classroom setup and curriculum instruction to facilitate learning
  • Assisted students with providing them breakfast and lunch to sustain them within the school

Education

Master of Arts - English

Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
12-2024

Bachelor of Science - Adolescent Education

State Univeristy of New York (SUNY) At Oswego
Oswego, NY
05-2022

Skills

Culturally responsive teaching

Effective classroom management

Collaborative lesson planning

Adept at multiple learning platforms

Differentiated instruction

Emphasis on kinesthetic learning

Accomplishments

  • Whelan Foundation Scholarship Recipient
  • Poems published through SUNY Oswego's Great Lake Review and The Oswegonian
  • 4.0 GPA for grad school

Timeline

Leave Replacement Teacher

Lawrence Road Middle School
10.2024 - Current

Permanent Substitute and Leave Replacement

South Huntington Union Free School District
09.2022 - 10.2024

Instructor

Game Builders Academy - Hofstra University
07.2022 - 08.2024

Paraprofessional, Classroom Aide, Substitute

Western Suffolk BOCES
07.2019 - 06.2022

Master of Arts - English

Stony Brook University

Bachelor of Science - Adolescent Education

State Univeristy of New York (SUNY) At Oswego

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