Schnaithman_Resume_CV_Jan_9_General

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Linguistics
609 Baldy Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260-1000
716.645.2177 (F) 716.645.3825
wschnait@buffalo.edu
www.linguistics.buffalo.edu
William Schnaithman
2491 Emery Road
South Wales, NY 14139-9408
xxx-xxx-xxxx
I. Certification Area
Certification: TEFL (International) Certification
Date earned: 08/01/2008
Duration: lifetime
II. Professional Organization Membership
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
III. Education
Institution: Date: Degree:
SUNY at Buffalo 12/2016 MA in Linguistics
(Buffalo, NY)
Boston Language Institute 08/2008 TEFL Certification
(Boston, MA)
Baylor University 08/2006 BS in Education
(Waco, TX)
McLennan Community College 07/2003 (Baylor transfer)
(Waco, TX)
Texas State Technical College 02/1998 AAS Culinary Arts
(Waco, TX)

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IV. Skills
 Ability to design and facilitate courses relevant to institutional
mission, student demographics, and desired instructional
outcomes.
 Native-level proficiency in Spanish
 Rudimentary (developing) understanding of Turkish & Kaqchikel
(Mayan language of Guatemala)
 Proficient in technology, including: Blackboard, PowerPoint, Excel,
Word, HTML, PRAAT (phonetics platform), Camtasia, Robot-C;
and other instructional tools, such as: Inspiration, Prezi, and poll
everywhere
 Basic knowledge of C++, and R (programing languages)
V. References (available upon request)
VI. Teaching Experience
Dates: 06/2016 – 07/2016
School Name: The Gow School Summer Program (S. Wales, NY)
Instructor of Record for:
 Writing I
 ESL Workshop
Dates: 09/2010 – 08/2015
School Name: The Gow School (South Wales, NY)
Foreign Languages Department Chair
Responsibilities included:
 Developing and managing department budget
 Budgeting, promoting, planning (all aspects of) short-term
educational study-abroad trips to the following countries:
o Peru (Feb, 2016)
o Denmark (Oct, 2015)

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o Guatemala (Feb, 2015)
o Spain (Feb, 2014)
o Costa Rica (Feb, 2013)
o Honduras (Feb, 2012)
o Honduras (Feb, 2011)
 Supervising / Evaluating department teachers
 Curriculum design and implementation
 Department courses offered (& taught):
o Spanish I, II, & III
o ESL / EFL
Dates: 06/2015 – 07/2015
 ESL Workshop
 Robotics I
Dates: 06/2014 – 07/2014
Professor of Record for:
 ESL Workshop
 Robotics I
Dates: 09/2009 – 08/2010
School Name: The Gow School (South Wales, NY)
 Pre-algebra
 Earth Science
 General Science
Dates: 04/2009 – 06/2009
College Name: McLennan Community College (Waco, Texas0
Professor of Record for: English Communications Improvement II

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Dates: 08/2008 – 06/2009
School Name: Sul Ross Elementary (Waco, Texas)
Instructor of Record for: Grade 5 Bilingual Newcomers
 Content areas included: Math, Science, ELA, Reading (English &
Spanish), U.S. History & Drama
Dates: 01/2009 – 04/2009
College Name: McLennan Community College (Waco, Texas)
Professor of Record for: English Communications Improvement III
Dates: 09/2008 – 11/2008
College Name: McLennan Community College (Waco, Texas)
Professor of Record for: English Communications Improvement II
Dates: 08/2007 – 06/2008
School Name: Sul Ross Elementary (Waco, Texas)
Instructor of Record for: Grade 4 Bilingual Newcomers
 Content areas included: Math, Science, ELA, Reading (English &
Spanish) & Texas History
Dates: 08/2006 – 07/2007
School Name: University of Texas Charter School
at Methodist Children’s Home (Waco, Texas)
Instructor of record for multiple grades and content areas, including:
 Grade 6: Math, Science, ELA, Reading, and World Cultures &
Geography
 Grade 7: Math & Reading
 Grade 8: ELA
 Grades 6 – 8: Spanish & Art
Dates: 09/2005 – 05/2006
School Name: Cesar Chavez Middle School (Waco, Texas)
Baylor University Student Teaching: Grade 6
Content area: World Cultures & Geography
Dates: 09/2004 – 05/2005

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School Name: Cesar Chavez Middle School (Waco, Texas)
Baylor University Student Teaching: Grade 7
Content area: Texas History
VII. Employment other than teaching
Dates: 09/2009 – present
Organization: The Gow School
Job Title: Dorm Parent
Job Description:
* Management of a residential dormitory for a 6-12 grade
international boarding school.
* I reside year-round in an apartment within the dormitory.
* From 09/2009 – 05/2016 (7 academic years), the demographics
of the dormitory community were primarily 11th and 12th grade male
students. From 09/2016 to present, the dormitory has been
converted to primarily 11th and 12th grade female students.
Dates: 11/2010 - 05/2012
Organization; Tutor Doctor of WNY
Job Description: Facilitate individualized tutoring sessions for students
(primarily in all-levels of Spanish, Regents English,
and some math)
Dates: 11/2005 – 05/2006
Institute: Midway High School (Waco, Texas)
Job Description: After school tutor (Spanish I, II, III, and Algebra I & II)
Dates: 08/2005 – 12/2005
Institute: Baylor University (Student Athletic Services)
Job Description: Planning and facilitating tutoring sessions for college
athletes, pursuant to NCAA rules and regulations.

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Dates: 10/2002 – 05/2005
Institute: Waco Independent School District
Job Description:
 Design and implementation of middle and high school ESL tutoring
programs.
 Translation of a variety of print materials (Spanish / English)
 In-person translation for teachers & community members
 Advocating for ESL student population
 Assessment of student language proficiency levels
VIII. Paper Presentations:
Date / Location: November, 2013 / University of New Mexico
(Albuquerque, NM)
Organization: The Mentoring Institute at UNM
Title of Paper: Boarding School Teacher Develops Working
Mentorship with International Student
IX. Conference Presentations:
Date / Location: October, 2015 / SUNY Binghamton, NY
Organization: Conference on Foreign Language Teaching
Workshop Title: Dyslexic L2 & English Language Learners: A
Phonetics-Based Curriculum for Middle and High
School Learners
Date / Location: August, 2015 / South Wales, NY
Organization: Education Collaborative of WNY
Workshop Title: SCRATCH it! Using the free online SCRATCH
platform in an elementary / middle school robotics or
computer animation course

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Date / Location: November, 2014 / Orlando, FL
Organization: Independent Educational Consultants Association
Workshop Title: The complexities with international student
placements: ELL or LD (Dyslexic)? Come learn how
to better understand the profiles of your students.
Date / Location: June, 2014 / SUNY Conference Center NYC
Organization: SUNY Language PACT: The World and the
Classroom
Workshop Title: Under Construction: A four-point approach to
scaffolding instruction for students with special needs
in the L2 classroom
Date / Location: April, 2014 / SUNY at Buffalo
Organization: Graduate Student Association in the Department of
Romance Languages and Literature – L2 Conference
Role: Member of the organizing committee
Date / Location: November, 2013 / Orlando, FL
Organization: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages
Workshop Title: Engaging Special Population of English Language
Learners: A Multi-Sensory Approach
Roundtable Discussion Title: Project-Based Foreign Language
Program for Dyslexic (& All) Students
Date / Location: October, 2013 / SUNY Binghamton, NY
Organization: Conference on Foreign Language Teaching
Workshop Title: Vocabulary L2 Assessment for Special Population
Learners
Date / Location: March, 2013 / Pottersville, NJ
Organization: Small Boarding School Association
Workshop Title: Use the boarding school experience to simulate a
foreign language mini-immersion program

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Date / Location: February, 2009 / Austin, Texas
Organization: National Association for Bilingual Education
X. Volunteer Experiences
Location: Los Patojos (K – 6th grade school in Antigua, Guatemala)
Website: http://lospatojos.org.gt/
Date: August, 2016
Description of work – Observed student learning in unique, grass-roots
instructional environment (in Spanish and Kaqchikel), provided
relevant feedback to faculty and school administration.
Location: Colegio Boston Bilingüe (Antigua, Guatemala)
Website: http://www.colegiobostonguatemala.com/index.php/en/
Date: August, 2016
Description of work – Observed students with identified learning
disabilities in mainstream classrooms (Spanish and English), then
facilitated a teacher-training workshop (in Spanish) based off my
observations.
Location: SUNY at Buffalo (Graduate Linguistics Association)
Website: http://gsa.buffalo.edu/linguistics/
Title: Webmaster
Date: August, 2015 – July, 2016
Description of work – Maintenance of graduate association website,
which included the revision of organization constitution, regular
posting of events and minutes from called meetings.
Location: Vive Shelter - formally: Vive la Casa (Buffalo, NY)
Contact: Sister Mary Reichelderfer
(716) 892-4354
Description of work – Along with financial donations, and donations of
clothes, I have facilitated community service opportunities for high
school students (from The Gow School) to serve at the facility.

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Projects have included: painting, organization of clothes closet,
playing with refugee children, deep cleaning of facilities, assembly
of cribs / beds.

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