Fluent Italian, Advanced Spanish, Intermediate Albanian, Beginner French and Romanian
Alexa Varriano
Educator & Researcher
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
ML/ELL Services Administrator - BKNHS
NYC Public Schools
02.2023 - Current
- Developed and co-led data-driven monthly ENL coordinators' PLC meetings for the 47 high schools in Brooklyn North
- Worked closely with school leaders, APPAs and programmers to increase the district's ML/ELL compliant programming from 86% to 92.3%
- Expanded the NYS Seal of Biliteracy program in BKNHS, more than doubling the number of Seal graduates
- Provided in-school coaching for more than 10 new/newish ENL teachers
- Co-organized a year long Read 180 PL series for a cohort of 10 schools
Peer Collaborative Teacher
Pan American International High School (Queens, NY)
08.2015 - 09.2021
- Mentored fourteen teachers focusing on backwards planning interdisciplinary units, lesson study cycles and a language/content integration approach to teaching newcomers in a bilingual setting
- Created and taught global history, health, government, economics, Algebra I, Algebra II and ELA Common Core-aligned curricula for 9th-12th graders as well as a SUNY Albany “Introduction to Psychology” course
- Launched Harvard University’s Data Wise approach to school improvement in math and ELA teams; Presented this work to the district's forty principals at the Superintendent's request and supported its replication
- Co-designed and facilitated school-wide professional learning (project-based units, text selection, materials development, backwards planning, content/language integration, assessment, rubric norming)
English Language Fellow
U.S. Department of State & Peruvian Ministry of Education (Lima, Peru)
08.2018 - 08.2019
- Co-designed the nationwide English teaching curriculum for pre-service teachers at Peru’s pedagogical institutes in collaboration with key stakeholders
- Organized and hosted a monthly English Language Webinar Series broadcasted from the U.S. Embassy in Lima for 5,000+ teaching professionals in the region and beyond
- Developed and co-taught “English for English teachers” weekend classes to improve Peruvian teachers’ English levels while simultaneously introducing and practicing new pedagogical approaches
- Designed and presented workshops and plenary sessions at conferences nationwide reaching thousands of English teaching professionals on myriad topics
Quantitative Research Advisor
Implementation Science & Communication Strategies (IS-CS) (New York, NY)
07.2018 - 01.2019
- Advised research team on how to evaluate the effectiveness of a pilot educational program in Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon by providing feedback on the research plan and data collection instruments as well as conducting data analysis using SPSS
Adjunct Professor
Hunter College (New York, NY)
09.2016 - 06.2018
- Co-taught and co-developed a graduate level linguistics and literacy course as part of a TESOL certification program for current K-12 classroom teachers
New York City Teaching Fellow (ENL)
Pan American International High School at Monroe (Bronx, NY)
08.2012 - 08.2015
- Created and taught global history, economics and ESL Common Core-aligned curricula for newcomers in a bilingual setting as a NYC Teaching Fellow
- Achieved an 80% Global History Regents pass rate compared to the citywide 23% pass rate for English Language Learners
- Created a college readiness advisory curriculum, organized college trips for 11-12th grade students and mentored a group of select students through the private university and opportunity program application process (10 students received full scholarships to universities such as The New School and Bard College)
Education
The College of Saint Rose
06.2020 - 12.2021
Hunter College
06.2012 - 01.2015
Oxford University
09.2010 - 08.2011
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Fulbright Research Fellowship
09.2005 - 08.2006
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Middlebury College
09.2000 - 05.2004
Certification
Professional Teaching Certificate in TESOL
Interests
Proficient in Microsoft Office, G Suite, Zoom, Peardeck, Kahoot, Padlet, Edpuzzle
Proficient in SPSS; Beginner in R
Timeline
ML/ELL Services Administrator - BKNHS
NYC Public Schools
02.2023 - Current
Google Data Analytics Certification
06-2022
School Building Leader (Initial Certificate)
02-2022
The College of Saint Rose
06.2020 - 12.2021
English Language Fellow
U.S. Department of State & Peruvian Ministry of Education (Lima, Peru)
08.2018 - 08.2019
Quantitative Research Advisor
Implementation Science & Communication Strategies (IS-CS) (New York, NY)
07.2018 - 01.2019
Professional Teaching Certificate in TESOL
06-2017
Adjunct Professor
Hunter College (New York, NY)
09.2016 - 06.2018
Peer Collaborative Teacher
Pan American International High School (Queens, NY)
08.2015 - 09.2021
New York City Teaching Fellow (ENL)
Pan American International High School at Monroe (Bronx, NY)
08.2012 - 08.2015
Hunter College
06.2012 - 01.2015
Oxford University
09.2010 - 08.2011
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Fulbright Research Fellowship
09.2005 - 08.2006
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Middlebury College
09.2000 - 05.2004
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