Raquel Cofield

Experience

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  Teacher Opportunity Corp.

  Sept 2009 - May 2013

  Graduate Assistant

  ▪ ​​Participated in professional development sessions to increase skills in instruction, classroom management, and working with diverse populations. ▪ Included a media project with students in the Rochester City School District where information was gathered about the school environment and the English language learning community.

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  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School #9

  Oct 2009 - Dec 2009

  Graduate Student

  ESOL Grades K-3 ▪ Facilitated both push-in and pull-out support, working with students one-on-one and in small groups to enhance learning.​ ​ ▪ Assisted with content and language development for emergent and advanced English Language learners who received the majority of their content instruction in a predominantly Spanish-speaking environment.

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  Center for International Education, ​​Nazareth College

  Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

  Graduate Assistant

  ▪ Taught reading, writing, and listening skills to undergraduate and graduate international students who were English language learners.​ ​ ▪ Created and implemented lesson plans using students’ prior knowledge.​ ​ ▪ Developed formative and summative assessments to evaluate student learning and modified instruction accordingly based on students’ needs.

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  Thomas A Edison Career And Technical High School

  Oct 2011 - Dec 2011

  Graduate Student

  ESOL, Grades 10-12 ​▪ Assisted teacher with implementing a whole class activity for 8 students in a culturally and linguistically diverse classroom. ▪ Supported teachers in ESOL classroom with content-based instruction using the SIOP model for emergent and intermediate learners including Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE). ▪Pushed-in content area classrooms to provide one-on-one assistance to students.Theodore Roosevelt School #43​​, ​ Rochester City School District​.ESOL, Grades K-5 ​ ▪ Conducted research and collected data regarding what teaching strategies worked best with emergent students during their silent period. ▪ Incorporated visual aids, picture books, and hands-on games to assess student understanding without verbal communication. ▪ Worked with students individually and in small groups; population included English language proficiency levels ranging from emergent to advanced learners. Show less

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  Edison High School

  Sept 2012 - Oct 2012

  Student Teacher

  ▪ Traveled between two high school buildings daily to deliver instruction to students. ▪ Taught class of five 12​th​ grade students and team-taught twelve 7​th​-9​th​-grade students. ▪ Worked individually with beginning ELL students and created lessons tailored to other subject areas, including Health and English Language Arts. ▪ Created culturally responsive lesson plans to assist students with preparation for the ELA Regents Exam.

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  John James Audubon High School

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2012

  Student Teacher

  ▪ Worked in small groups of 2-4 Kindergarten and 1​st​ grade students in push-in and pull-out settings. ▪ Created lesson plans within the Common Core Standards and differentiated instruction to meet individual student needs. ▪ Incorporated SMART Board technologies and multi-media, as well as hands-on activities, kinesthetics, and music to engage student learning. ▪ Co-taught class of 18 students and collaborated with 3 teachers to develop lesson plans. ▪ Conducted spelling assessments to determine student progress. ▪ Learned effective behavior management techniques, including positive reinforcement. Show less

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  Rochester Institute of Technology

  Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

  Adjunct ESL Instructor

  ● Taught a High Intermediate based language Course for International Freshman and Sophomore students. ● Students examined the use of language necessary for completing projects such as simple experiments or cultural comparisons. ● Students transitioned from practicing basic self-expression through project work to beginning to use the conventional academic language to report on inquiry projects

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  Rochester City School District

  Sept 2013 - now

  ESL Teacher

  ▪ Provide both Content-based English language instruction in a Push-in setting and Sheltered Instruction in a pull-out setting for grades k-6. ▪ Work collaboratively with Content-based teachers to ensure ELLs achieve academic success ▪ Work with school administration to ensure they are compliance with all Federal Mandates for Ell instruction ▪ Make specific connections between the content and students experiences and prior knowledge ▪ Engage in culturally responsive teaching ▪ Plan activities that tap into English Language Learners (ELL’s) auditory, visual and kinesthetic preferences and consider their multiple intelligences ▪ Incorporate Supplementary materials making the lesson clear and meaningful for students ▪ Attend professional meetings, educational conferences and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. Show less