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Jane Crager

New York

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Early Career Fellow - Lecturer in Writing

Columbia University
New York, NY
07.2024 - Current
  • Develop syllabi for a beginner writing workshop and poetry seminar using inclusive syllabus design
  • Facilitate learning and encourage participation through interactive inquiry-based teaching
  • Provide students with generous constructive feedback
  • Collaborate with students to establish responsive learning objectives and community guidelines
  • Attend pedagogy trainings to strengthen my skills and knowledge as an instructor

Academic Program Intern

Thrive Scholars
Amherst, MA
04.2024 - 08.2024
  • Organized and reported travel and health details for over 200 high school students
  • Act as the primary liaison between Thrive Scholars and Amherst College, managing program logistics during Summer Academy.
  • Ensured student safety, well-being, and participation, addressing residential, academic, health, and socio-emotional issues.
  • Worked with students, parents, and third-party stakeholders to facilitate travel and residential logistics

Academic Specialist

Harlem Children's Zone
New York, NY
02.2024 - 05.2024
  • Worked with K-6 graders in Harlem public schools through Harlem Children's Zone afterschool programs
  • Encouraged learning and creativity among students by facilitating interactive, game-based lessons
  • Guided students with proactive behavior modification, modeling, and positive reinforcement

Creative Writing Specialist

Children of Promise NYC
New York, New
09.2022 - 05.2023
  • Organized weekly, objective-driven creative writing sessions for middle school students focusing on craft fundamentals and writing across genres
  • Facilitated dynamic, student-centered discussions using strategies such as think-pair-share and free-write

Education

Master of Fine Arts - Poetry

Columbia University
New York, NY
10-2024

Bachelor of Arts - English Language And Literature

Villanova University
Villanova, PA
05-2020

Trainings

  • Healing and Restorative Practices in the Classroom with Dianne Williams, Ph.D | September 2024
  • The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop Training with Felicia Rose Chavez | September 2024
  • Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning (Teaching Development Foundational Track) | May 2024
  • Supporting Neurodiversity and Disability in the Writing Classroom | March 2024
  • Trauma-Informed Teaching Workshop with Dora Bowman, LMSW | October 2023

Timeline

Early Career Fellow - Lecturer in Writing

Columbia University
07.2024 - Current

Academic Program Intern

Thrive Scholars
04.2024 - 08.2024

Academic Specialist

Harlem Children's Zone
02.2024 - 05.2024

Creative Writing Specialist

Children of Promise NYC
09.2022 - 05.2023

Master of Fine Arts - Poetry

Columbia University

Bachelor of Arts - English Language And Literature

Villanova University
Jane Crager