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Stephanie Burnes

Stephanie Burnes

Head Lifeguard

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Hub Manager at The New York Public Library

  • Education

    • St. Cloud State University

      2001 - 2007
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Interdisciplinary Philosophy

    • St. Cloud State University

      2001 - 2007
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Linguistics

      Activities and Societies: Literary Magazine -Editor for the Upper Mississippi Harvest Literary Magazine; 2005, 2007-Magna Cum Laude -Minor in Creative Writing

    • Hamline University

      2008 - 2014
      Master of Arts (MA) Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

      Activities and Societies: MinneTESOL Capstone titled "Causal Connectives, Cohesion, and Text Complexity in The Wretched Stone by Chris Van Allsburg," 2014.

    • St. Cloud State University

      2001 - 2007
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Spanish Language and Literature

  • Experience

    • YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities

      Feb 2002 - May 2007
      Head Lifeguard

      -Monitored and secured the swim area-Maintained Red Cross certifications in Lifeguard Training, CPR, and First Aid and Safety-Planned, taught, and evaluated swimming lessons for students of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds-Scheduled and supervised swim lessons and lifeguarding staff as Interim Aquatics Coordinator

    • Minneapolis Public Schools

      Jul 2009 - Jun 2014
      ESL Teacher

      -Developed and implemented units of instruction for learners across grade levels-Collaborated and co-taught with content-area teachers-Designed and facilitated teacher professional development and teacher assessment as a member of the Instructional Leadership Team-Assessed and evaluated students’ growth -Calculated the expected yearly growth in language proficiency based on prior data for over 100 students

    • Wattsenglish Ltd.

      Sept 2014 - Jun 2015
      English Teacher

      -Planned and implemented units of instruction for students from ages 2-Adult -Assessed and monitored English language development for over 100 students of varying proficiency -Acted as liaison and representative for the company in neighboring towns

    • Verbling

      Oct 2014 - Feb 2017
      Web Content Creator

      -Design and market creative individual lessons and packages for students from around the world-Proofread and edit academic writing for grammar and usage errors-Schedule and facilitate online conversation and education sessions-Write articles of interest to English learners-Maintain an online presence via YouTube and Facebook

    • Hunter College

      Sept 2015 - Jun 2016
      Clinical Field Supervisor

      -Evaluate and provide feedback regarding the performance of teaching candidates-Facilitate creative problem solving-Demonstrate techniques for managing people-Coordinate and facilitate meetings -Collaborate online using cloud-based applications

    • The New York Public Library

      Sept 2015 - now
      Hub Manager

      I supervise adult ESOL and literacy classes at 9 locations in the Bronx and Manhattan.

    • BiblioCeiba

      Apr 2018 - Jan 2020
      Board Of Directors

      I served as secretary of the board and volunteer grant writer for Fundacion Educativa BiblioCeiba, a bookmobile and mobile classroom operating in Vieques, Puerto Rico.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • TEFL Certification

      Hamline University
      Mar 2008

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Stephanie Burnes
      Grant Recipient Fund for Teachers Mar 2012 Fund for Teachers is an organization that awards grants to teachers who develop their own travel professional development. I wrote a proposal to teach English and travel in Nepal in order to better understand a new student population that was arriving in Minneapolis. I won the grant and spent 6 weeks in the summer of 2012 learning and teaching in the foothills of the Himalayas.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer Coach

      Issued by Special Olympics Minnesota on Jan 2007
      Special Olympics MinnesotaAssociated with Stephanie Burnes