Nadine Benjamin

Experience

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  Florida A&M University

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Student Senator

  •Elected by student body to serve as a representative in the student senate to oversee Activity and Service fees intended for student organizations, University offices, community organizations, and other student led entities.•Acted as a liaison between administrators and students with inquiries.•Proposed and drafted legislation on behalf of the student body to address pertinent issues.•Attended senate meetings, respective committee meeting, and events led by the Student Government Association. Show less

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  Teach For America

  Jun 2014 - Jun 2016

  2014 Corps Member

  • Selected from nearly 60,000 applicants nationwide to join national teacher corps of recent college graduates and professionals who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public schools.• Participate in intensive summer training program to develop the skills and knowledge needed to achieve significant gains in student achievement. Simultaneously teach in summer school program run by Teach For America for students in New York public and charter schools under the supervision of a faculty of experienced teachers.• Engage in professional development activities, including seminars, discussion groups, workshops, readings, and 'learning teams' specific to my teaching license area. Show less

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  The City of New York

  Jun 2017 - now

  •Lead a team of 10-12 Teacher Development Coaches and 1- 2 Lead Instructors to ensure each staff member is fulfilling the responsibilities of their role and is motivating New York City Teaching Fellows to reach ambitious goals with students• Meeting with staff to plan or practice sessions or coaching, and norm on Fellow performance standards• Ensuring that staff members keep accurate and timely records of Fellow performance in the program’s data system, TeacherTrack2• Coordinating formal evaluations of PST Staff and Fellow performance• Build and maintain strong partnerships with school site leadership and staff over the course of the spring and summer• Establish and reinforce a culture of achievement that drives Fellows to ensure that all students achieve at high levels through all interactions with Fellows and PST team members• Identify and act on trends in Fellow performance by using data to identify trends in teacher performance for individuals, groups and the entire cohort•Monitor and give feedback on development steps identified by coaches to ensure they improve Fellow performance• Observe and give feedback on session facilitation to ensure skill-building sessions improve Fellow performance•Work with the PST leadership team to implement interventions for struggling Fellows•Oversee set-up, operations, and logistics at the Field Experience site, which is a NYC summer school. Show less • Influence, coach, and motivate a group of 12 Fellows to reach ambitious goals with students and master foundational teaching skills• Plan and execute in-class interventions that lead to immediate improvement in Fellows’ teaching• Lead coaching conversations that provide specific, actionable feedback to individual Fellows• Provide feedback on lesson plans that subsequently improves classroom instruction• Facilitate small group sessions and independent learning to support Fellows’ acquisition of key instructional skills• Evaluate performance by assessing Fellow proficiency on NYCTF’s Instructional Framework• Use Fellow performance data to make data-driven decisions about Fellow support Show less

  • Special Education Teacher

    Sept 2014 - now

  • Training Academy Director

    Jun 2018 - now

  • Teacher Development Coach

    Jun 2017 - Jun 2018