ROBIN MARIE PEDONE
Tonawanda,NY
Summary
Dedicated educator with almost 20 years of experience supporting diverse student populations in urban and charter school settings. Proven ability to build strong relationships with students, families, and colleagues while fostering culturally responsive and engaging learning environments. Strong focus on team collaboration, and innovative teaching methods to foster positive student engagement and comprehension. Skilled in curriculum design and implementation, differentiated instruction, literacy integration, and data-driven decision-making for all learners.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
4th Grade Math & Science Teacher/ENL Co-integrated
Buffalo Public Schools-PS 18- Dr. Antonia Pantoja
Buffalo, NY
12.2025 - Current
- Designing math lessons with an ENL specialist to meet the language learning needs of 29 English Language Learners
- Co-teaching strategically to ensure a supportive classroom environment that helps all students reach grade-level goals
- Fostering a culturally responsive classroom environment focused on collaboration, engagement, and student achievement for both math and science
- Instructing morphology lessons during RTI to both third and fourth grade to increase reading fluency in ELA and Science
- Implementing targeted math RTI interventions using small-group instruction and data analysis to address skill deficits and support student growth
- Integrating science investigations and interactive learning experiences to strengthen critical thinking and student engagement
ELA Grade 6 Teacher
Charter Middle School for Applied Technologies (CMSAT)
Buffalo, NY
08.2025 - 12.2025
- Designing and instructing learning instruction to 90 ENL and general education students to promote metacognitive skills
- Collaborating with co-teachers, specialists, and support staff to provide best learning strategies while creating a culturally responsive learning environment
- Utilizing formative and summative assessments to monitor progress and to guide instruction
- Integrating social-emotional practices to foster student well-being and self-regulation
ELA & Social Studies Grade 5 Teacher
Charter School for Applied Technologies (CSAT)
Buffalo, NY
01.2019 - 01.2025
- Differentiating subject matter for 56 general education and ENL students between two classes
- Collaborating best practices with team members to implement district approved ELA curriculum while creating a balanced literacy to incorporate discourse, hands-on-learning, and differentiated instruction
- Integrating multicultural elements to celebrate cultural diversity with compassion, and understanding
- Utilizing Clever for daily student communication
- Communicating with parents/guardians to support student learning while using varying modes of communication through Parent Square, email and phone
- Daily instruction given through the Boxlight Mimio classroom interactive board to help enhance learning through technology
General Education (Grade 4 Teacher, 2018-2019) & General Education (Grade 3 Teacher, 2017-2018)
Charter School for Applied Technologies (CSAT)
Buffalo, NY
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Looped 28 students from third grade to fourth grade
- Adapted and modified lessons to meet student's academic needs while analyzing data in both eDoctrina and iReady to drive differentiated instruction
- Used Microsoft Office programs such as TEAMS, OneNote, Word and PowerPoint to personalize learning by providing students with various resources
- Created lessons to incorporate hands-on activities, and cooperative learning to actively engage all students in a fun and exciting atmosphere
- Used effective proactive classroom management skills to develop a strong academic foundation
- Shared best learning practices and actively sought out what colleagues were successfully implementing in their learning environment
PS 65- Roosevelt E.C.C.-Buffalo,NY
Buffalo Public Schools
Buffalo, NY
01.2009 - 01.2017
- General Education Grade 3 Teacher, 2015- 2017
- Integrated Classroom Grade K & 1 Teacher, 2013-2015
- General Education Grade 1 Teacher, 2012-2013
General Education-Grade 6 Teacher
PS 39 Martin Luther King Multicultural Institute
Buffalo, NY
01.2011 - 01.2012
General Education- Grade 3 Teacher
PS 30 – Frank A. Sedita Academy
Buffalo, NY
01.2010 - 01.2011
Co-Integrated Classroom- Grade 6 Teacher
PS 30 – Frank A. Sedita Academy
Buffalo, NY
01.2009 - 01.2010
Education
M.S. in Education - Literacy, Birth-Grade 6
Medaille College
Buffalo, NY01-2010
B.S. in Childhood Education - Elementary Education, English
Buffalo State College
Buffalo, NY01-2008
Skills
- 2025-2026 Mentored a student teacher from Medgar Evers College for six weeks
- 2025-2026 Selected by New York State Department of Education to collaborate with NWEA for their Grade 4 NYS State ELA Assessment Forms Construction
- 2024-2025 Volunteered to partner and collaborate with City Year AmeriCorps Success Coach to enhance student academic and social emotional needs
- 2017-2019 Selected to participate in Range Finding through Questar for the New York Education Department
- 2018-2021 DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Curriculum Committee
- 2018-2019Served on the ELA Curriculum Team
- 2019 Mentored a student teacher from University at Buffalo
- 2017 Mentored a Student Teacher from Buffalo State for 16 weeks
- 2017 Team Lead for State Exam Training
- 2016-2017 Designated Trainer for Step Up to Writing
- 2016-2017 Presented and facilitated Parent Orientation for Third Grade
- 2016-2017 Presented professional development building wide in behavior management strategies with for Whole Brain Teaching
Certification
- Early Childhood Education/Birth-Grade 2
- Childhood Education Grades 1-6
- Literacy Birth-Grade 6
Timeline
4th Grade Math & Science Teacher/ENL Co-integrated
Buffalo Public Schools-PS 18- Dr. Antonia Pantoja
12.2025 - Current
ELA Grade 6 Teacher
Charter Middle School for Applied Technologies (CMSAT)
08.2025 - 12.2025
ELA & Social Studies Grade 5 Teacher
Charter School for Applied Technologies (CSAT)
01.2019 - 01.2025
General Education (Grade 4 Teacher, 2018-2019) & General Education (Grade 3 Teacher, 2017-2018)
Charter School for Applied Technologies (CSAT)
01.2017 - 01.2019
General Education-Grade 6 Teacher
PS 39 Martin Luther King Multicultural Institute
01.2011 - 01.2012
General Education- Grade 3 Teacher
PS 30 – Frank A. Sedita Academy
01.2010 - 01.2011
PS 65- Roosevelt E.C.C.-Buffalo,NY
Buffalo Public Schools
01.2009 - 01.2017
Co-Integrated Classroom- Grade 6 Teacher
PS 30 – Frank A. Sedita Academy
01.2009 - 01.2010
B.S. in Childhood Education - Elementary Education, English
Buffalo State College
M.S. in Education - Literacy, Birth-Grade 6
Medaille College
Professional Development
- 2025-2026 Morphology Plus IMSE (Institute for Multi-Sensory Education), Science of Reading Fundamentals Micro-credential, Recipient of a Rise Up Foundation Scholarship to NCTE’s (National Council of Teachers of English) Annual Convention
- 2024-2025 Cognitive Comprehension: Cultivating Critical Thinkers in the Classroom
- 2020-2021 Culturally Responsive Teaching, i-Ready and Ready Curriculum
- 2019-2020 i-Ready and Ready Curriculum, One Note, eDoctrina
- 2017-2018 Collaborated to create proficiency scales based on Power Standards using Next Generation Learning Standards, Scaffolding Instruction WNY Children’s Books Expo, Safe & Civil Schools Training
- 2016-2017 Completed 15 hours of course work for Understanding Diverse Learners, Introduction to eDoctrina