Henry Gonzalez Grimm
Queens,NY
Summary
I'm a tenured, New York City, public high school history teacher. I had brief stints in both finance and law in my 20s but realized my passion was building a sense of community / civics with teenagers who need it the most.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Studies Teacher
Television And Film High School - NYC DOE
08.2013 - Current
- Effective rating - 10+ years / Tenured teacher
- Regents pass rate for Global History and United States History top 3-5% in New York City
- 5 + years of teaching AP college level classes - AP World History and AP Human Geography
- Devised lesson plans for equity and standards based grading for largely immigrant students from marginalized communities (ELL students and SPED students)
- Teach 90 - 95 students per day
- Academic Advisor - see skills.
- Organized and lead debate club
- Organized awards ceremony for 5 + years
- Taught summer school for 5 + years / after school tutoring 3 hours a week in History and English
Trial Preparation Assistant
New York County District Attorney's Office
06.2008 - 07.2009
- Spanish to English interpretation field work with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Legal documentation drafting and research with Microsoft Office, Westlaw, and Lexis as part of role as paralegal as well as summarizing complex cases and issues
- Interviewed various clients as part of role as liaison with community
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science Major, Spanish Minor
Denison University
Granville, OH06.2007
Master of Science - Masters in Education - Social Studies
Pace University, School of Education
New York City06.2013
Skills
- Classroom Management Skills: ages 14 - 18
- Decade now of teaching in inner-city public high school, all grades, but emphasis on 11th and 12th grade throughout
- 5 years of teaching SPED (students with disabilities) in differentiated classrooms
- ELL - taught immigrant, English Language Learners for entire career
- Lesson Planning: has created individual entire curriculums for: AP World History, AP Human Geography, Global History, United States History, 12th grade English (philosophy)
- Academic Advisor - meet with 16 students, 4 times a week, to structure and support academic success and coordinate with families
- Conversational Spanish (Mexican-American), 8 years of formal Spanish instruction
- Squash player: college national team / currently playing at Yale Club of NYC
- Avid hiker: thousands of miles a year mostly in New England
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Social Studies Teacher
Television And Film High School - NYC DOE
08.2013 - Current
Trial Preparation Assistant
New York County District Attorney's Office
06.2008 - 07.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science Major, Spanish Minor
Denison University
Master of Science - Masters in Education - Social Studies
Pace University, School of Education
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