1. Stephanie A. Ayotte
26 Storrie Street Apt.A
Amsterdam, NY 12010
518-312-3702
s.a.ayotte@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position as an English Language Arts teacher, Reading teacher, Literacy Specialist and/or tutor
EDUCATION:
MSE in Literacy, August 2010
Sage Graduate School, Troy, NY
MAT in English Language Arts, May 2008
Sage Graduate School, Troy, NY
BA in English, December 2001
SUNY Albany, Albany, NY
CERTIFICATION: New York State Professional Certification in English/Language Arts Grades 7-12
New York State Professional Certification Literacy Grades 5-12
New York State Initial Certification English/Language Arts Grades 5-6 extension (pending)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Teacher, Wilbur H. Lynch Literacy Academy, Amsterdam, NY 12/2014-Present
(previously 2010-2011, 07/23/2012-08/10/2012, and 12/5/2012-08/02/2013)
 Designed and implemented lessons forAIS Reading/Reading Lab grades 6-8, including Special Education Push-in
intervention
 Designed and implemented lessons for 6th - 8th grade English credit recovery
 Provided ELA tutoring for students in grades 6 through 8
 After School Detention teacher/monitor
 Designed and implemented lessons for English Language Arts Summer Camp for middle schoolstudents
Teacher, R.J. McNulty Academy for International Studies and Literacy Magnet School, Amsterdam, NY 12/2014-Present
 Design and implement lessons forAIS Reading grades 2-5
 Design and implement WIN Time lessons forgrades 3 and 5
 Coordinate 5th grade AIS Reading Services
 Administer Fountas and Pinnell and STAR Reading assessments
Teacher, Albany Community Charter School, Albany, NY 08/2014-12/2014
 Design and implement lessons for 7th grade English
 Design and implement lessons for 7th and 8th grade ACCS Reading Block
 Provide after schooltutoring for 7th grade students
Literacy Specialist/ReadingTeacher, Chatham Middle School, Chatham, NY 09/2013-08/2014
 Designed and implemented lessons forAIS Reading grades 6-8
 Designed and implemented lessons for co-taught Special Education English 7/8
 Coordinate ELA Academic Intervention Services for grades 6-8
 Provide benchmark testing and RTI for students in grades 6-8
 Designed and implemented lessons for the ArborAcademy Summer Program for students entering grades 6-8
Teacher, Stillwater High School, Stillwater, NY 11/2/2012 to 12/3/2012
 Design and implement lessons for 10th grade English and 10th grade English FOCUS
 Design and implement lessons for 12th grade British Literature elective course
 Supervise In School Suspension for middle schooland high schoolstudents
Teacher, Central Park International Magnet School, Schenectady,NY 09/07/2011 to 02/14/2012
 Design and implement Reading Intervention lessons for Special Education students in grades 7 and 8
 Design and implement lessons for Literacy Across the Content Areas for students in grade 7
 Design and implement lessons for World Studies for students in grade 8
Teacher, Amsterdam High School, Amsterdam, NY 09/1/2010-10/4/2010
 Designed and implemented lessons for 11th and 12th grade Regents English
 Designed and implemented lessons for co-taught 12th grade Regents English with a Special Education teacher
Teacher, Van Antwerp Middle School, Niskayuna, NY 11/09—03/10
 Designed and implemented lessons for 7th grade English
Teacher, Scotia-Glenville Senior High School, Scotia, NY 04/09-06/09
 Designed and implemented lessons for 10th grade Regents English and 11th grade Regents English, Co-taught 9R (struggling
readers and writers)
Teacher, Guilderland High School, Guilderland, NY 11/08-04/09
 Designed and implemented lessons for 9th grade Regents English, 10th grade Regents English, 10th grade FOCUS English,
12th grade FOCUS English, and co-taught 10th grade Core English with a Special Education teacher

2.  Worked with a team of 9th grade English teachers to develop 9th grade English Final
RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Home Tutor, Greater Amsterdam School District, Amsterdam, NY 04/2012-Present
Newspaper Club Advisor, Albany Community Charter School, Albany, NY 10/2014-12/2014
Lip Synch Contest Co-Advisor, Chatham Middle School, Chatham, NY 04/2014
Newspaper Club Advisor, Chatham Middle School, Chatham, NY 10/2013-06/2014
Parent Liaison, Greater Amsterdam School District, Amsterdam, NY 04/2013-07/2014
Substitute Teaching Assistant, Scotia-Glenville High School, Scotia, NY 09/6/2012 to 11/1/2012
Substitute Teacher, HFM BOCES, Johnstown,NY 04/2012-06/2013
Home Tutor, Scotia-Glenville Central School District, Scotia, NY 04/2010-06/2013
Substitute Teacher, Capital Region BOCES, Albany, NY 09/2009-06/2013
SAT Prep Class Instructor, 04/2009
Private Tutor, 09/1997-Present
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE:
Leader in Me Events Teams, RJ McNulty Academy, Amsterdam, NY, 3/2016-Present
Community inAction, Lynch Literacy Academy, Amsterdam, NY 10/2015-Present
PBIS Committee, Lynch Literacy Academy, Amsterdam, NY, 9/2015-Present
SIP Team, Chatham Middle School, Chatham, NY 09/2013-06/2013
Technology Solutions Team, Institute for Learning Centered Education Constructivism Conference Canton, NY 07/2011-07/2-13
AIS Revision Committee, Wilbur H. Lynch Literacy Academy, Amsterdam, NY 10/2011-06/2011
Volunteer Tutor/Mentor, Liberty Partnership Rising Stars Program, Albany, NY 03/2006-05/2007
COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft Office, EndNote, GradeQuick, StarBase, Internet Research, InteGrade Pro, PowerSchool,
Activstudio 3, eSchool, Data Mentor, Web 2.0, Pentamation, Performance Plus, Blackboard, Moodle, Voice Thread, Blogs, Wikis,
Rubicon Atlas, Google Drive, eDoctrina, SchoolTool
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Data Driven Instruction,Learning in the 21st Century, Portfolios for Assessment,Curriculum Mapping,
Differentiated Instruction,APPR/Danielson Framework, Literacy and writing for English Language Learners, Literacy for Children with
Special Needs, Critical Thinking Lesson Development, Common Core Standards Based Lesson and Assessment Planning, Vocabulary
Development for Secondary Students,Using Video Games for Engagement and Reading Instruction,Assessing What Students KnowAbout
Elaboration, and Teaching Them to Elaborate Better, Using Media to Strengthen Students’Critical and Close Reading, Engaging the
Disengaged: Firing Kids Up About Reading, Champion Teaching with Doug Lemov: Checking for Understanding,Notice and Note, Test Item
Analysis,Webb's Depth of Knowledge, Assessment Construction,Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind, Danielson Domain 3, TESA,
Genius Hour, Socratic, Visible Learning