Rick Franchella

Experience

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  ESF Summer Day Camps

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2015

  Sports Camp Director

  • Managed one hundred fifty campers on a daily basis• Prepared lesson plans each day for camp divisions regarding sports training and game sessions • Implemented behavior management, situational awareness, and educational leadership• Designed curriculum centered around fun, sports knowledge, and skill acquirement• Managed fifteen – twenty staff members and conducted two summer evaluations on each employee• Assisted in curriculum planning before each summer’s programs were to launch Show less

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  The Stanwich School

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2013

  Third Grade / Second Grade Associate Teacher

  • Developed science curriculum; generated unit plans, lesson plans, research projects, and assessments• Guided students through inquiry based lessons, which allowed hands on and experiential learning• Created and taught lesson plans for language arts, reading, and math in small and large groups• Established guided reading groups• Utilized varied teaching techniques to meet the needs of visual, kinesthetic, and auditory learners• Differentiated instruction by using modified worksheets, classroom contingencies, and individualized behavior plans• Participated in parent-teacher conferences• Communicated with parents regarding student progress• Assisted in report card writing• Lead music in daily assemblies• Assumed duties of head teacher in absence Show less

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  Patterson Elementary School

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Third Grade Teacher

  • Developed English language arts, math, science, and social studies curriculum; generated unit plans, lesson plans, research projects, and assessments• Managed classroom of students in an “at risk” urban elementary school• Created Fountas and Pinnell Guided Reading curriculum aligned with individual reading levels• Utilized “Fundations” phonics program• Created math lessons coordinated with “Go Math” program• Coordinated relationships with parents to foster student success• Modified curriculum to meet the needs of varying levels of students • Coordinated behavioral and emotional support with Turn Around for Children organization• Coordinated with occupational and speech therapists • Lead school choir (grades 3-5)• Coached boy’s basketball team (grades 4-5)• Assisted in boy’s drumline ensemble (grades 3-5) Show less

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  NYC Department of Education

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  Third Grade ICT Teacher

  • Coordinated lessons for general education and special education students in an ICT classroom• Developed English language arts, math, science, and social studies curriculum; generated unit plans, lesson plans, research projects, and assessments• Implemented Columbia Teacher’s College Reader’s and Writer’s Project Workshop (RWP) model lessons in ELA• Received extensive professional development from Columbia TC in regards to RWP• Utilized “Fundations” phonics program• Created math lessons coordinated with various math programs:o TERCo Go Matho Georgia Math Frameworko Math in Focus• Coordinated relationships with parents to foster student success• Modified curriculum to meet the needs of varying levels of students • Coordinated with occupational and speech therapists Show less

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  The Tiny Scientist

  Nov 2015 - now

  Senior Manager and Residency Coordinator

  • Implemented hands-on science lesson plans for After School Programs, class trips, birthday parties and in-school residency programs• Wrote over one hundred individual science lessons coordinated with NYS and Amplify standards for After School and in-school residency programs• Coordinated relationships with administrators, PTA members and parents in an effort to engage children in hands-on science learning• Managed six separate residency programs around New York City teaching upwards of 1,500 children• Led After School Programs and Summer Break Programs of 35+ children each week for four years• Utilized effective behavioral management techniques/strategies learned in years of teaching in classrooms to lead all programs• Engaged positively with the community to foster lasting relationships• Aided in the growth of a small business from the beginning stages to one of steady success Show less

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  Elm Community Charter School

  Aug 2020 - now

  STEM Teacher at Elm Community Charter School