Patrick Cook

Patrick Cook

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  • About me

    Independent school teacher, passionate about learning and teaching history with teenagers

  • Education

    • Teachers College, Columbia University

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      Klingenstein Summer Institute for early-career teachers in independent and international schools.

    • University of Cambridge

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      MPhil Classics (Ancient History)

      Research on Roman History and Literature, with additional coursework in Ancient Greek language and literature, classical art, the history of medicine, and numismatics.

    • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      2023 -
      Spanish Language
    • University of Cambridge

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      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Classics and Ancient History

      Activities and Societies: Cambridge Humanities Review (contributor); Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society (President, 2013-14); Faculty of Classics Cultural History Reading Group for studying historiography (chair). Seminar Participation in Faculties of Classics, Divinity, and History and in the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanites, as well as interdisciplinary graduate seminars at Christ's College. My interdisciplinary thesis drew on both literary criticism and cultural history to look at how Roman writers used descriptions of human physical appearance to comment on politics.

    • UCL

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      Bachelor's Degree History First

      Activities and Societies: History Society; Ancient History Society; LGBT Students Group, University Challenge Team, 2010-11 (broadcast for seven episodes on BBC2).

    • Northwestern University

      2023 - 2023
      Certificate in Social and Emotional Learning Education and Social Policy
  • Experience

    • American Research Center in Egypt

      Jul 2009 - Sept 2009
      Intern
    • Museum of Classical Archaeology

      Jan 2013 - Oct 2017
      Graduate Invigilator

      Front of house duties in a university museum. I welcomed visitors of very diverse ages, backgrounds, and needs, assisted with special events, and led tours for adults and schoolchildren.

    • University of Cambridge

      Nov 2014 - Feb 2017

      • Taught courses in ancient history, classical literature, archeology, and art history• Developed a relevant and progressive curriculum, and designed and implemented effective learning strategies and environments in delivering high-quality instruction.• Delivered a range of teaching and assessment activities, including tutorials, seminars and lectures • Contributed to developing appropriate teaching materials to ensure content and delivery methods meet learning objectives. I helped with the final stages of production of an academic monograph, published by Cambridge University Press early in 2015.

      • Graduate Supervisor in Classics

        Oct 2012 - Feb 2017
      • Editorial Assistant

        Nov 2014 - Dec 2014
    • Anglia Ruskin University

      Sept 2017 - Oct 2017
      Trainee Teacher of English as a Foreign Language

      • Taught diverse groups of English-language learners while working toward CELTA certification.• Created detailed lesson plans according to specifications of the Language Services Unit. • Completed research on English-language acquisition among Panamanian adolescents.

    • TMI Episcopal

      Nov 2017 - May 2024
      History Teacher (Advisor, Debate Coach, Club Sponsor & Dorm Staff)

      • Teach 9th-grade ancient history, 10th-grade modern world history, 9th and 10th-grade English, A.P.® European History, A.P.® World History, senior electives on 20th-century European history, the Second World War, colonialism and postcolonialism, and a senior research class on the history of global art.• Assist with the residential life program, working with boarding students during evenings and weekends.• Coach debate and WorldQuest Academic Challenge• Serve as sponsor for Gender and Sexuality Alliance, Literature & Ideas Club, National Honor Society, Politics Club, as senior chapel talk coach and as as member of Equity Taskforce and Disciplinary Committee.• Advise small groups of 9th and 10th-grade students Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Educational Neuroscience: Research-Led Teaching Approaches

      CQUniversity
      Jul 2023
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    • Aboriginal Worldviews and Education

      University of Toronto
      Jul 2023
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    • Youth Mental Health First Aid

      National Council for Mental Wellbeing
      Jul 2023
    • Teaching the Holocaust: Innovative Approaches to the Challenges We Face

      Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center
      May 2023
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    • Level 1 Certified Google Educator

      Google
      Jun 2021
    • Google Certified Educator Level 2

      Google
      Dec 2021
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    • Supporting Adolescent Learners: Social and Emotional Wellbeing

      Griffith University
      May 2023
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    • Certificate for Intercultural Competency in Education

      Háskóli Íslands
      Jan 2022
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    • CELTA (Certificate of English-Language Teaching to Adults)

      Cambridge Assessment English
      Oct 2017
    • Certificate for Becoming a More Equitable Educator: Mindsets and Practices

      MITx on edX
      Jun 2021
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  • Volunteer Experience

    • Board Member

      Issued by St. Paul's Episcopal Montessori School on Aug 2023
      St. Paul's Episcopal Montessori SchoolAssociated with Patrick Cook
    • Board Member / Overnight Volunteer

      Issued by Cambridge Churches Homeless Project on Jan 2014
      Cambridge Churches Homeless ProjectAssociated with Patrick Cook
    • Sunday School Teacher

      Issued by Little St. Mary's Church, Cambridge on Jan 2012
      Little St. Mary's Church, CambridgeAssociated with Patrick Cook