Matthew Weathers

Experience

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  In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2000

  Roster Artist

  - Designed, created and performed puppets and stage elements for several mainstage productions, parades, processions, pageants- In-school Residency Arts Instructor: teaching puppet design, construction, performance

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  Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry

  Sept 2000 - Jun 2001

  Docent

  - Led museum tours, collected and maintained donations, gift shop merchandising, repair and reconstruction of archived items, assisted in exhibition design and display

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  Sunset Hill Resident Care Facility

  Jun 2002 - Jun 2007

  Personal Care Attendant / Support Staff

  Group home for autistic adults.- Facilitated arts and recreational activities- Food preparation- PMT, CMT, CPR/First Aid certification- Job coaching- Invited to apply as Assistant Manager

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  CT State Quinebaug Valley

  Sept 2004 - May 2007

  Adjunct Faculty

  Instructor (6 Semesters) Introduction to HumanitiesInstructor (2 Semesters) Introduction to Art History- Designed and implemented curriculum- Created multimedia presentations- Facilitated seminar discussion series- Maintained assessments of student performance

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  EASTCONN

  Sept 2006 - Jun 2007

  ESL Instructor

  - Managed assessments- Bi-Lingual Introduction to Basic PC Skills- Provided on-line tools for montored, independent study- One-on-One Tutoring

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  Gifu Prefecture Board of Education (JET Program)

  Aug 2007 - Jul 2010

  Assistant Language Teacher

  Only native English speaker among staff of English Language staff at public high schools. Appointed through JET Program.

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  EASTCONN

  Jul 2011 - Dec 2016

  Site Coordinator at residentially-based program for Elementary and Middle School students, 80% of whom learn English as a second language to Spanish.- Increased enrollment to new records in site history- Maintained staff retention for 5 years- Set state-wide trends in models of program structure- Co-developed alignment of STEAM curriculum to topical themes for 60 months- Established collaboration with local bi-lingual university volunteer tutors- Served as diplomatic liaison between management, supervisors, parents, teachers- Program endorsement from community partners increased by 300% Show less

  • After-School Program Coordinator

    Sept 2010 - Dec 2016

  • Summer Youth Employment Project Site Leader

    Jul 2011 - Aug 2015
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  Teachers On Call, a Kelly Services® Company

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2018

  Permanent Substitute Teacher with St. Paul Schools

  - Have successfully served at more than 30 different schools in the Twin Cities Metro Area- Specialize in Bilingual (Spanish/English), ESL/ELL, Special Ed/EBD assignments

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  Teachers On Call, a Kelly Services® Company

  Sept 2018 - now

  Long Term Substitute Teacher

  6 weeks in 4th/5th Grade Dual Immersion classroom at Wellstone Elementary6 weeks in 4th Grade Dual Immersion classroom at Riverview West Side School of Excellence3 weeks in ASD classrooms at Benjamin Mays Elementary