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Nathan Allan Blom 622 w. 137th Street (608) 215-1523 New York, NY 10031 nathanblom@yahoo.com Education and Certificates NYSED Professional Certification New York City Board of Education Teachers College, Columbia University 2008 – Present Ed. D. – Teaching of English Awards: Lorna/Thelma Welch Scholarship, Departmental Supplemental Scholarship Teachers College, Columbia University 2007 MA – Teaching of English; GPA 3.9 Peace Corps Fellow Americorps Professional Corps Program Awards: Jaffe Scholarship Eastern Michigan University 2002 Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Program Major - English; Minor – Mathematics; GPA 3.65 Awards: Outstanding Achievement Award for Excellence in Secondary Mathematics Education Michigan State University, Honors College 1999 Cum Laude BA - English; BA - Piano Pedagogy; Cognates - mathematics and psychology; GPA 3.61 Study abroad, Irish literature, Dublin , Ireland , 1994 Awards: Jim Cash Award (MSU Fiction Competition) 1999 Finalist, 2000 Winner with publication in the Red Cedar Review Teaching Experience High School for International Business and Finance, New York, NY 9/05 – Present Lead English Teacher, Teacher Mentor • Teach 9th & 11th grade English Language Arts and 12th grade AP English Literature and Composition • Develop students’ critical thinking and writing skills through post-colonial, feminist, psychoanalytic and post-modernist literary theory • Conduct workshop model culminating in performance and publication to enable student writing development • Foster students’ analytical, creative and performance abilities by coordinating annual Broadway theater trips • Guide first-year English Teachers through mentoring in curriculum development, lesson planning, classroom management, and student preparation for the NYS Regents exam • Conduct professional development sessions for other staff members including pedagogical techniques, curriculum development and social justice issues Teachers College of Columbia University, New York, NY 9/09 – Present Adjunct Instructor • Teach graduate level courses, “The Teaching of Reading” and “Seminar in Teaching English” • Instruct pre-service and in-service teachers on pedagogical methodology by bridging varied theoretical and critical stances with classroom practice Teachers College of Columbia University, New York, NY 9/09 – 12/09 Cooperating Teacher • Supported professional growth of a student teacher from Teachers College by coaching her in 9th grade English and 12th grade AP English classroom practices, curriculum development, and lesson planning Peace Corps, Chhairo Elementary School, Chhairo, Nepal 5/03 – 9/04 Teacher Trainer, English Resource Teacher • Taught 4th grade Compulsory and 5th grade Optional English • Created sustainable teaching practices in local English teachers by designing and implementing English Teacher Trainings in curriculum development, lesson planning, classroom management, assessment and EFL methodology Cantrick Middle School, Monroe, MI 8/02 – 1/03 Middle School Teacher • Taught 7th grade Language Arts and Mathematics as part of a team-teaching tandem • Prepared students for MEAP standardized state test by developing curricula and lesson plans in alignment with state content standards • Provided students with life-skills and coping techniques to enable them to have successful personal interactions and academic careers by teaching student advisory Related Experience College Board Advanced Placement Reader, Louisville, KY 6/10 • Served as a rater scoring Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition exams 2009 NCTE Annual Convention Speaker, Philadelphia, PA 11/20/09 • Presented session “Addressing Homophobia in the School Community” providing teachers with tools to combat homophobia using specific texts, media, role-playing, and composition projects University of Wisconsin College Access Program, Madison WI 7/09 • Taught a summer enrichment course, “The Media: Shaping Self and Society,” for first-generation college students and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds Fund For Teachers Grant Recipient, Quito, Ecuador 7/07 – 8/07 • While teaching in a predominantly Latino school in New York City, received a grant to study Spanish Language in Ecuador for the purpose of bettering communication with students’ families and understanding of students’ cultural backgrounds Americorps Professional Corps Program, New York, NY 9/05 – 5/07 • Taught full-time in an underserved, under-funded, hard-to-staff, Title I New York City public school A.P. English Literature and Composition Summer Institute, Bellevue, WA 7/07 • Attended College Board’s summer institute for first year A.P. teachers to facilitate curriculum design and instruction in A.P. English Literature and Composition classrooms mailto:nathanblom@yahoo.comshapeimage_2_link_0