Kwamé A. Alston-Clark

• Created lesson plans, chose supporting materials, and adapted teaching methods and instructional strategies to promote positive learning experiences in students of differing skill levels. to promote positive learning experiences.
• Instructed students in an ICT setting in a variety of academic subjects, utilizing differentiated methods of teaching.
• Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers, and school administrators based on self-developed C.R.I.S.P. (Culturally Responsive Integrated Sustainable Pedagogy).
• Identified and documented learning achievements by reporting outcomes, performance information, and program adjustments used to boost comprehension in literacy, writing, and mathematical concepts.
• Collaborated with other teachers, administrators and parents to ensure student success through School-Wide Social Studies Curriculum creation (Latino/e/x study, BLM Study, Neighborhood Study, Juneteenth Celebration, MLK Jr. Day of Action.
• Participated in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
• Encouraged critical thinking skills through inquiry-based activities and discussions.
• Prepared and maintained classroom environments appropriate for student learning and physical, social and emotional development.
• Grade level teacher, leader, chorus teacher, UFT chapter leader/delegate, leadership committee member, social justice committee member, all-school study committee leader, all-school meeting committee member, student cooking club leader, after-school literacy tutor.

• Development of a comprehensive, differentiated language arts curriculum, including leveled reading groups, teaching strategies for reading comprehension, fluency, and phonics. Guided choral reading, partnered reading, and Readers' Workshop lessons.
• Development and implementation of an Identity Curriculum, including topics of race, ethnicity, community, family, respect, and responsibility.
• Planning and implementation of an integrated math curriculum use variations of lessons from TERC and Context for Learning Math programs.
• Implemented Responsive Classroom strategies and ideologies to support students academically and socially.
• Maintained effective classroom management and student motivation. Facilitated class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, and other activities.
• Created a cross-curricular Writer’s Workshop, Social Studies, and Woodshop project incorporating an Author Study and an Animal/Plant Life Research project of Central Park.
• Participated in the NYSAIS Beginning Teachers Institute Workshop.

• Reading group teacher, teaching strategies for reading comprehension, fluency, and some phonics work. Guided choral reading, partnered reading, and Readers Workshop lessons.
• Contributions to the planning and implementation of Social Studies, Writers Workshop, Author studies, and TERC Math Curriculum.
• Assisted in the development of developmentally appropriate anti-bias curriculum (race, gender, economics, geographic, etc.). Within grade – coining key phrases, vocabulary, and ideas for the acceptance of diversity.
• Aide to the classroom through the implementation of management techniques, phrases, and songs for transitions, learning aides, etc.
• Participated in the Educating Boys Conference, NYSAIS (2016).
• Participated in the Human Sexuality Workshop with Deborah Roffman at Collegiate School (2016 and 2017).

Flying Dutchmen After-School Program Instructor, 2016-2018.

• Movie Making Class Instructor (2nd and 3rd Grades)
• Drama Club Instructor (K and 1st Grades)

Adult Mentor for Students of Color Affinity Group 2015-18

• Breakfast Buddies: Bringing students K-12 together to enjoy breakfast, create art projects, play games, and discuss topics around the world.