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Isabel D. Marcus
Curriculum Design, Teaching & TESOL
isabelmarcus6@gmail.com │ 347 678 9696 │ Brooklyn, NY 11210
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
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Undergraduate Studies, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
(Degree expected 2019, undeclared major)
Certificate in TESOL, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
(July 2015)
High School Diploma, Grove School, Madison, CT
(January 2012)
COURSES
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Brooklyn College (Fall 2015 to present)
Art: Its History and Meaning, School of Visual, Media,
and Performing Arts
English Composition 1, School of Humanities and Social
Sciences
Foundations for College Success and Lifelong Learning,
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Human Rights and Transitional Justice in Post-Genocide
Cambodia (Study Abroad Course), School of Humanities
and Social Sciences
Honors English Composition 2, School of Humanities and
Social Sciences
Precalculus Mathematics, School of Natural and
Behavioral Sciences
Introduction to Linguistics, School of Humanities and
Social Sciences
Intensive Elementary Arabic, School of Humanities and
Social Sciences
Hampshire College (Summer 2015)
Intensive TESOL Certificate Course, Summer Academic
Programs
Key Qualifications
 Languages: English
(native), Spanish (basic)
 Imaginative and
resourceful designer of
authentic classroom
material and activities
 Experience teaching
children and adults from
a variety of backgrounds
 Eager to travel and
experience other
cultures
 Motivated to learn and
grow, and to help others
do the same
 Empathetic and
encouraging role model
 Adaptive and
cooperative team
member
 Attentive listener
 Articulate speaker,
writer and
communicator
 Enthusiastic and
extroverted when
sharing information and
ideas

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WORK EXPERIENCE
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Wood Shop Teacher/Substitute Teacher, Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, NY
(2013-2014)
 Taught woodworking methods for specific projects to students in grades K-4 and 7-8
 Helped students troubleshoot their projects
 Conceived, designed and built prototypes for student projects
 Cleaned and maintained wood shop
Education Coordinator and Tutor, Housing Plus Solutions, Brooklyn, NY
(Summer 2013)
 Created math, reading and writing curricula for students entering grades K-6
 Tutored students in math, reading and writing and supervised volunteer tutors
 Wrote comprehensive evaluations of students' capabilities and progress
 Suggested school-year academic support measures for specific students and program in
general
New York Cares Volunteer, Various venues, New York City
(2013)
Regular activities included:
 Tutoring Muslim immigrants in English and preparing them for their citizenship exams at
the Arab American Family Support Center
 Organizing and leading after-school sports activities for students in grades K-2 at PS 130K
 Organizing and playing sports with middle school students at MS 188M
 Facilitating art projects with children at the Auburn Family Residence, Hudson Guild and PS
140M
 Assisting in a salvaged-wood lumberyard at Build It Green! NYC
 Composting at Added Value Farms, Build It Green! NYC and the Gowanus Canal
Conservancy
Work Crew Member, Grove School, Madison, CT
(2011-2012)
 Grounds-keeping, landscaping, and basic road maintenance
 Construction of a parking lot
 Basic carpentry
Volunteer, Project FIAT, San Salvador, El Salvador
(2011)

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 Helped build a daycare center
 Played sports and games and did art projects with Salvadoran youth of varying ages
Server, Grove School, Madison, CT
(2010-2012)
 Served breakfast, lunch and dinner to one hundred people per meal
 Prepared dining room for meals and cleaned up dining room after meals
Peer Tutor/Peer Teacher, The Summit School, Jamaica Estates, NY
(2010)
 Tutored special-education students in grades 9-12 in Pre-Algebra, Algebra, and Algebra II
 Taught Pre-Calculus to four 12th
grade students in a classroom setting
Daycare Assistant, Hollis Hills Jewish Center Nursery School, Hollis Hills, NY
(2009-2010)
 Read with children ages 18 months to 3 years
 Assisted with arts and crafts projects and lunch time
 Played with children in class and during recess
 Supervised children in the restroom
Volunteer Camp Counselor and Classroom Assistant, Horizons National: Horizons at
Brooklyn Friends School
(2008-2010)
 Supervised Early Bird Recess
 Chaperoned children entering grades 1-3 to and from activities
 Assisted in swimming instruction
 Helped prepare and clean up lunch
 Helped students with reading, writing and math
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
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Open Mic Performer, The Bomb Shelter
(2016)
V-Day Committee Secretary, Brooklyn College Women’s Center
(2016)

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Performer, The Vagina Monologues at Brooklyn College
(2016)
Brooklyn Scholars Program Member, Brooklyn College Honors Academy
(2016)
Freshman Anthology Contributor, First College Year Program at Brooklyn College
(2015)
Open Mic Performer, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Brooklyn College English Majors Open Mic,
Brooklyn College Global Medical Brigades Open Mic
(2015)
Acknowledgment of Ongoing Dedication to Volunteering, New York Cares
(2013)
Award for Excellence in Spanish, Grove School
(2011)
Featured Exhibition Artist, Metro New York Sumi-e (Japanese Ink Painting) Society
(2010)
Recognition for Exemplary Volunteerism, Generous Time, Support and Expertise, Horizons
at Brooklyn Friends School
(2008)
National Gold Key Award (writing), Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
(2008)
MEMBERSHIP
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Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International
(2015-present)
Metro New York Sumi-e Society
(2010)
INTERESTS
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Creative Writing (poetry, personal and analytical essays, editing)

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Social Justice (experience working with at-risk inner city children and families living in
alternative-to-incarceration programs)
Woodworking, Carpentry and Construction (furniture, collaborative construction, structural
renovation and repair)
Psychology (interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral, psycho-dynamic)
Journalism (editing, layout, interviewing, writing)
Sports (basketball, kickboxing, biking, canoeing)
REFERENCES
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Available upon request