PATRICIA VICINO
SUMMERVILLE,USA
Summary
Secondary English teacher and college adjunct instructor with extensive experience teaching diverse literature courses and writing skills. Known for creating engaging unit materials and enhancing student writing through targeted feedback, fostering critical thinking, and collaboration among peers.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
English Teacher
Berkeley County School District
Summerville, SC
08.2024 - Current
- Taught AP, IB, Honors, and College Preparatory level British, American, and World Literature classes, along with college preparatory writing skills, to grades 9-12.
- Developed and implemented new unit materials to enhance curriculum engagement and student understanding.
- Revised and edited essays while supervising comprehensive MLA research paper planning and drafting processes.
English Teacher
Dorchester County School District 2
Summerville, South Carolina
08.2020 - 06.2024
- Taught Honors and College Preparatory level 10th - 12th literature classes, fostering critical thinking and analytical skills in alignment with state standards and district curriculum guidelines.
- Collaborated with grade-level colleagues to develop pacing guides, unit materials, and assessments, ensuring cohesive instructional strategies across the curriculum.
- Utilized diverse technological platforms to enhance instructional delivery and student engagement in literature and writing.
Adjunct English Instructor
Trident Technical College
North Charleston, SC
08.2009 - 05.2014
- Taught English 101 and English 102 to diverse classes.
- Supervised revision and editing of essays and research papers, enhancing students' writing skills and critical thinking.
- Conferenced with students regarding drafts and writing skills.
- Facilitated discussions and analyses of fiction and non-fiction pieces, fostering deeper understanding and engagement with texts.
- Conferenced with students of varied abilities and technological skills, tailoring support to improve their writing competencies.
Education
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION - CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia, SC12-2022
SECONDARY ENGLISH TEACHING CERTIFICATION -
IONA COLLEGE
New Rochelle, NY 12-2003
MASTER OF ARTS - WRITING
MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE
Purchase, NY05-2000
BACHELOR OF ARTS - ENGLISH
COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT
Riverdale, NY05-1996
Skills
- Curriculum development
- Assessment development
- Curriculum execution
- Collaborative curriculum design
- Project learning implementation
- Writing development
- Writing feedback
- Technology integration
- Classroom management
- Critical thinking
- Literary interpretation
- Text analysis
- Evaluation skills
- Communication strategies
- Communication skills
- Teacher collaboration
- Office software proficiency
Publications And Awards
- Flowertown 2025, THE JOURNAL SCENE, 3rd Place, Adult Poetry, 2025
- How Poetry Gives Voice to Colonial Life, THE POWDER MAGAZINE, 2023
- Forget-Him-Not: The Creation of an Interdisciplinary Content Unit Based on Marilyn Nelson's A Wreath for Emmett Till, SOUTH CAROLINA ENGLISH TEACHER, 2013
- Deye Mon, Gen Mon, SOUTH CAROLINA ARTS COMMISSION, Fiction Contest Winner, 2012
- A Roof the Color of Desire, CHARLESTON MAGAZINE, Second Place, Lowcountry Fiction Contest, 2008
- Distinguished Teacher of Reading, BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT READING COUNCIL, 2009-2010
Professional Development
- NEH Forever Wild Summer Teacher Institute, 07/2024
- Colonial Charleston Teachers Institute, Fall 2022
- Creativity Institute (Gifted Grant Course through SCED), 06/2022
- Advanced Placement Literature Scoring Session Reader, 06/2020 - 06/2023
- NEH Frederick Douglass and Literary Crossroads Summer Institute, 07/2021
- Dorchester District 2 Gifted and Talented Endorsement Certificate, 06/2021
- Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Summer Teacher Institute, 07/2020
- Infusing Technology in the Classroom to Enhance 21st Century Skills, 02/2020
- University of Pittsburgh European Union Brussels Study Tour, 06/2019
- NEH Slavery in the Colonial North Summer Institute, 07/2017
- National Math and Science Initiative Training, High School English, 06/2016
- Advanced Placement Literature & Composition Summer Institute, 06/2015
- Advanced Placement Language & Composition Summer Institute, 06/2014
- NEH The Hudson River & American Modernization Summer Institute, 07/2013
- International Baccalaureate English A-1 Instructor Training, 07/2007 & 07/2012
- Lowcountry Writing Project Summer Invitational Institute, 07/2009
- Lowcountry Writing Project Summer Open Institute, 07/2007
- Lowcountry Writing Project Fall Open Institute, 09/2005 - 12/2005
Timeline
English Teacher
Berkeley County School District
08.2024 - Current
English Teacher
Dorchester County School District 2
08.2020 - 06.2024
Adjunct English Instructor
Trident Technical College
08.2009 - 05.2014
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION - CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SECONDARY ENGLISH TEACHING CERTIFICATION -
IONA COLLEGE
MASTER OF ARTS - WRITING
MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE
BACHELOR OF ARTS - ENGLISH
COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT