Jeannette Casto
Seaford,USA
Summary
Passionate English educator for thirty years, excelling in curriculum writing and development, and student engagement. Expert in utilizing assessment data to tailor instruction and enhance learning outcomes. Committed to fostering a collaborative classroom environment through project-based learning and interdisciplinary teaching strategies. Strong critical reading and writing, public speaking, and leadership capabilities. Adept at overseeing and instructing groups of various ages. Committed to fostering a student-centered environment, focusing on reading, writing, and presenting, while tailoring instruction with SEL components in mind. Strong collaboration skills with colleagues in and out of the English department to enhance learning.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
English
West Hempstead High School
West Hempstead, NY
09.1996 - Current
- English teacher at the high school level.
- Utilizing a diversified teaching approach, which includes cooperative/team learning, Project-Based Learning, SEL, as well as audio and video aides to accommodate students’ varied learning styles.
- Advisor for Inkblot, West Hempstead Secondary School’s Literary Magazine.
- Teach/taught honors, general education, ICT, and ENL classes with co-teachers.
- Create original and unique unit plans and lesson plans to implement in a concurrent, hybrid model of learning with students both in-person and remotely during hybrid.
- Sort, analyze, and utilize assessment data to help facilitate reading, writing, and discussion goals catered to each student’s needs.
- Utilize several virtual education platforms, including Google Classroom, Padlet, Pear Deck, Zoom, and Microsoft Office, to enhance learning.
- Attend Professional Development to improve self-learning and training, including Nassau TRACT events, Ed Camp Long Island, workshops/conferences on Visible Thinking, Peer Feedback and Reflection, and Restorative Discipline in the classroom.
- Maintain a professional and positive atmosphere for students and faculty in and out of the classroom.
- Exercise with consistent precision, a proactive and assertive approach to discipline for modeling behaviors.
- Attend IEP meetings to address student growth and concerns in the ICT classroom setting.
- Taught as part of an interdisciplinary program with the social studies department.
- Acted as a liaison between the attendance office and parents, maintaining communications in regard to student attendance.
- Hosted twelve student teachers/observers.
- Created original curriculum for 9th-grade interdisciplinary and SAT Prep class for West Hempstead High School.
- English teacher on the West Hempstead High School’s Biliteracy Committee.
- Member of the Building Culture Committee to improve/reflect on positive school culture.
- Taught RamPathways 21st Century Enrichment Program.
Summer School English Teacher
East Meadow High School
East Meadow, NY
06.1996 - 08.1996
- Prepared and taught 9th Grade English
7th and 8th Grade ELA Teacher
St. Rita’s School
Long Island City, NY
01.1995 - 06.1996
- Devised and implemented literature-based lesson plans for 7th and 8th grade Language Arts and Reading.
- Developed vocabulary, analytical and critical thinking skills through various forms of literature in a student-centered environment.
- Provided one-on-one writing conferences and instruction.
- Designed and implemented well-received lessons utilizing learning styles in a cooperative setting.
- Sorted, analyzed, and utilized standardized testing data to help facilitate reading, writing, and discussion goals catered to each student’s needs.
- Taught summer school.
- Maintained a professional and positive atmosphere for students and faculty in and out of the classroom.
Other
Tutoring/Instruction
- Private Tutor for English Regents, SAT, ACT Exams
- SAT Teacher
- English Team Teacher at CUNY Queens College, Flushing, NY
- Religious Education Instructor
Education
Master of Science in Education - Secondary Education
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY08.2003
Bachelor of Arts - English
CUNY Queens College
Flushing, NY01.1993
Skills
- Curriculum development
- Assessment data analysis
- Virtual learning platforms
- Project-based learning
- Interdisciplinary teaching
- Student engagement
Certification
Secondary English Education (7-12)
Awards
2012 English Council (NYSEC) Educator of Excellence Award from New York State
Timeline
English
West Hempstead High School
09.1996 - Current
Summer School English Teacher
East Meadow High School
06.1996 - 08.1996
7th and 8th Grade ELA Teacher
St. Rita’s School
01.1995 - 06.1996
Other
Tutoring/Instruction
Master of Science in Education - Secondary Education
Adelphi University
Bachelor of Arts - English
CUNY Queens College
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