Nathan Ladd

Experience

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  National University

  Sept 1942 - Oct 1943

  SimSchool Field Experience

  Modules Completed:Teaching 1Exceptionalities and Student SuccessTeaching Diverse Learners, SecondaryClassroom Management, Grade 7

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  National University

  May 1954 - Oct 1955

  Evidence of TPE 1.4 and 2.2
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  None

  Jan 1970 - Jan 1972

  Statement of Teaching Philosophy, Statement of Literacy Teaching Philosophy
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  Watching America

  Feb 2011 - Mar 2013

  Senior Editor

  Managed an international team of translators translating foreign-language news into English.

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  San Francisco University High School

  Oct 2013 - Jun 2016

  English Teacher

  10th Grade English Teacher and Summerbridge 7th Grade Teacher

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  Crystal Springs Uplands School

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2022

  English Teacher

  9th grade English, 11th grade Honors English, 11th grade Regular English, 12th grade Honors English Advisor (2014-22): Provided academic and social-emotional support to 9th and 10th graders. Human Development Committee (2017-18): Launched and led inaugural Human Development Program. Fostered service learning relationships with Bay Area non-profit organizations. Created curriculum on social issues such as housing scarcity in the Bay Area, income inequality, aging and elder care, social justice.10th grade level co-lead (2017-18) Led tenth-grade advisor team in designing and delivering SEL and HD-related activities.Crystal FIRST Summer English Onboard Teacher (2016): Provided summer English enrichment for incoming Crystal Students who were a part of the Crystal FIRST program.English tutor (2014-17): Supported Crystal students in the essay writing process and improved their analytic, creative, and personal writing skills. DEI Committee (2016-19): Audited the English curriculum for DEIB core competencies and made key updates. Led English Department initiative on auditing and improving text diversity. Senior Project Committee (2016-19): Revamped senior project proposal feedback, approval, and evaluation process. Senior Project Advisor (2014-22): Worked with individual students on the development of their senior projects.Assistant Tennis Coach, Girls and Boys (2015-17). Show less

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  The Brandeis School of San Francisco

  Aug 2022 - Sept 2023

  Language Arts Teacher

  Taught 6th and 7th Grade Language Arts with an emphasis on helping students develop in the following areas: *SEL skills such as empathy and active listening*Group discussion and student-led inquiry *Project-based learning with an emphasis on collaboration and group problem solving *Analytic, creative, and personal narrative writing with robust and scaffolded writing processes*Critical thinking about literature, including learning literary devices, developing annotation and note-taking systems, and close-reading of textual details Show less

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  The Bishop's School

  Aug 2023 - now

  Guest Faculty and Summer Instructor

  Summer Session InstructorDesigned and taught two summer enrichment courses, Fairy Tales and Media Literacy, for grades 4-8.Leveraged film, games, puzzles, visual art, and creative writing to help students explore the personal and social power of classic fairy tales. Honed student’s acumen as media consumers through a survey of current events and various forms journalistic writing; students examined examples of journalistic writing through an anti-bias lens and using principles of quality journalism. Show less

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  San Dieguito Union High School District

  Feb 2024 - now

  Substitute Teacher