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Résumé for Michael J. Youmans, Ph.D.
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EDUCATION
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| 1995-present |
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Chestnut Hill, MA
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Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (specialty: technology and school reform). GREs taken January 1994: 710 Verbal, 800 Quantitative, 800 Analytical. Award: TPM Online Second Class Award for Curriculum Development Timeline.
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PUBLISHED AUTHOR of Berkshire County Teachers' Uses of the Internet
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1988-1993 |
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M.A. in English, August 1993. Attended program at Lincoln College, Oxford, 1991-1993. Oxford, England. Awards: William Sempreora Memorial Scholarship, 1993. Lawrence Holland Memorial Scholarship, 1991. |
| 1982-1986 |
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Cambridge, MA
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B.A. magna cum laude in Social Studies, June 1986.
Awards: Phi Beta Kappa, 1986. Thomas T. Hoopes Prize, 1986 (senior thesis, "The Bebop Revolution"). Detur Prize 1982-1983 (top 3% of freshman class). |
| Summer 1985 |
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Boston, MA
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Full semester course load in jazz theory and trumpet technique. |
| 1978-1982 |
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West Hartford, CT
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High school diploma with highest honors, June 1982.
Awards: Prizes for top student in English, French, and music, 1982. |
WORK EXPERIENCE
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| 1990-present |
FOUNDER & SENIOR INSTRUCTOR, CollegePrepExpress. LLC, "The Fastest Route to Admissions"
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MA, CT, NY
Online
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Provide proven successful telephone, video chat, and in-person tutoring and small classes in academic subjects, study skills, standardized test prep, and college application and essay help; offer professional editing services; work with college guidance offices to help students get into their first choice schools. Visit the website at http://www.CollegePrepExpress.com. |
| 2009-present |
VICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, Student Athletes Rising |
Boston, MA
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Part of 3-person leadership team of a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization to bring sports leagues and test prep skills to student athletes in underprivileged communities. |
| 2009-present |
TEACHER, Solomon Schechter Day School of Hartford |
West Hartford, CT
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Teach 8th-grade Language Arts (English & Social Studies) and Math. |
| 2006-2007, |
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Brookline, MA
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| 1988-1998 |
Taught full-year courses in 8th-12th grade English and physics; taught math, music, and a philosophy and art theory and appreciation class ("Philosophy, Art, and Culture"); appointed High School Music Director after starting the music program, by coordinating and directing the jazz band and the Annual Music Recital; appointed High School Technology Coordinator 1997/98; assisted with college counseling (Head Counselor in 1993/94).
Award: Recipient of 1998 Massachusetts Software Council Technology Award for technology integration. |
| 2001-2006 |
EDITOR, EssayEdge.com |
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Edited application essays for students applying to college and graduate schools. Named “the world's premier application essay editing service” by The New York Times, EssayEdge has helped more applicants write successful application essays than any other company in the world.” |
| 2004-2005 |
TEACHER, Great Barrington Waldorf High School
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Great Barrington, MA
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Taught English, Algebra 2, Jazz Band, and served on the Admissions and Enrollment Committees. |
| 2002-2003 |
TEACHER & ADMINISTRATOR, Berkshire Country Day School |
Lenox, MA
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Taught English, math, and computer in grades 7-12; promoted to Founder of Technology and Chair of the Technology Committee, making hardware and software purchasing as well as curriculum decisions, and trained faculty in computer technology integration; promoted to assistant Founder of admissions of the high school; coached soccer, skiing, and golf. |
| 2001-2004 |
INAUGURAL BOARD OF REVIEWERS , Journal of Teacher Education |
Chestnut Hill, MA
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Served a three-year appointment, during which time I review manuscripts in my field of expertise: educational technology, teacher education, and curriculum & instruction. |
| 2000-2001 |
Founder OF SCHOOL PROGRAMS, Traxit Technology
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Littleton, MA
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SchoolBrain.com, a Division of Traxit Technology, Inc.
Functioned as liaison to schools, product manager, and chief instructor for internal staff as well as for school personnel. |
| 1998-1999 |
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Boston, MA
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Designed new curriculum (and webpages) for and taught Science 175 - Astronomy: The History, Philosophy, & Science of the Universe; also taught Basic Math and College Algebra.
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| 1995-2000 |
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Chestnut Hill, MA
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Served as Graduate Assistant Supervisor for BC LSoE pre-practicum students, functioning as liaison between students, their cooperating teachers, and institutions as well as official observer and evaluator of student teaching, 9/97-12/98; promoted to Clinical Faculty, 1/99, and currently supervise full practicum students, having designed a website to facilitate learning outside the classroom; researched, taught workshops, graded essays, and consulted on various projects as the graduate assistant for Dr. Otherine J. Neisler and Dr. Polly Ulichny, ten hours a week each, 1995-1997. |
| 1987-1988 |
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Belmont, MA
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Taught eighth and ninth grade English; gave weekly private trumpet lessons and coordinated other instrumental lessons; coached Varsity Golf and ninth grade soccer and squash. |
INTERESTS AND SKILLS
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PROFESSIONAL
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AERA (American Educational Research Association) member since 1996.
ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) member since 1995. |
COMPUTER
TECHNOLOGY |
Focused on computer applications in education in doctoral coursework; own an iMac Intel Core 2 Duo and a MacBook Pro; am proficient in Mac & Windows environments, Internet use, several programming languages, HTML, WYSIWYG web authoring packages, spreadsheets, and multimedia authoring software.
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| MUSIC |
Played jazz trumpet in high school and college and continue to play semiprofessionally; drawn also to the teaching of music-- both as an academic discipline in my art elective and as a performing art in the jazz band-- I am interested in the ways musical intelligence can be developed, as well as its relationship to other intelligences. |
| FITNESS |
Certified as a Primary Group Exercise instructor through AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association of America) and teach Step Aerobics classes at Berkshire West; physical fitness (weight-training and aerobic exercise) is an important part of my daily regimen; played Varsity golf in high school and coached soccer, squash, and Varsity golf for a year at Belmont Hill. |
 
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