Marisa Scarpitta is a recent graduate of Marist College seeking a teaching position. She has degrees in psychology, elementary education, and secondary education, and is currently pursuing a master's in elementary education. She aims to bring adventure, imagination, and an open mind to the classroom. Her goal is to create a fun, welcoming learning environment where students are excited to learn in interesting ways. She has experience student teaching and interning. Marisa promises an exciting school year filled with new experiences, discovery, creativity, laughter, happiness, curiosity, and helping students reach their potential.

1. MARISA SCARPITTA

2. EDUCATION
 I am a graduate from
Marist College in
Poughkeepsie NY.
 I am a proud member of
the class of 2015
 I have bachelors degrees
in Psychology,
Elementary Education,
and Secondary
Education
 I am currently working on
obtaining my Masters
degree for Elementary
Education

3. WHAT WOULD I BRING TO THE CLASSROOM?
 Adventure, and room for imagination
 Lessons today have sometimes become boring because they
resort to straight lecture. It is important that students can be
imaginative and create their own stories, or go on their own
adventures by acting out scenes from a book. Or maybe even
seek to go on a field trip, so students can experience the
content of the lessons in the real world.

4. WHAT WOULD I BRING TO THE CLASSROOM
CONTINUED
 An open mind- I will be willing to try new things and
adapt my lesson plans to better differentiate
expression.
 A kind heart- I promise to love all my students and
treat them with equality and help them reach their
potential.
 Excitement!- I want my classroom to be fun and
welcoming, a place where students are excited to
come to, where they can learn in interesting ways.

5. POSITIVE QUALITIES THAT WOULD MAKE ME A
BENEFICIAL TEACHER
Positivity- I always try to see the good in any situation
Compassion- I always put other peoples’ needs
ahead of mine
Friendly- I am a welcoming person, and easy to talk
to. I will be able to communicate well with my
students, as well as their parents
Determination- I am determined to make the school
year the best it can be

6. MY PERSONAL INTERESTS
 Writing
 Dancing
 Reading
 Being around kids
 Animals
 Beach
 Traveling
 Rollercoasters

7. TECHNOLOGY I USE
 Computers
 Smart boards
 iPads/apps
 Projectors
 Television/video
 Learning how to use
Assistive Technology
 Educational Software

8. EXPERIENCES
 Internship with St. Leo Elementary School, Lincroft NJ (senior
year of high school). Once a week for 6 weeks I spent the day
in a first grade classroom. I got to learn about all different
types of students, and how to make use of the smart board,
truly an amazing experience.
 Student taught senior year of college
 Nanny over the summer, so I have a great understanding of
how to care for kids, and how to let them use their imagination
 Observed my cousin teach her freshman and junior classes at
Sheepshead Bay High School, In Brooklyn NY. It was
interesting to see how different the school was compared to
my high school in NJ. I learned a lot about how to reach all
students’ needs, especially since my cousin taught an ESL
class. It was an amazing experience.

9. CLUBS
 I was in Teachers of Tomorrow (TOT), all four years
of college. We did activities that would help prepare
us to be better teachers, and to raise money
 We have a tricks or treats party every year, where
elementary school kids come in, and we do Halloween
crafts and activities
 We celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday in the Spring, and we
have an event where children can come in and color
pictures, play games and listen to Dr. Seuss stories.
 We also raised money to send girls in underprivileged
countries to school.

10. CLUBS CONTINUED
 I am a member of the sorority Kappa Kappa
Gamma, and our philanthropy is reading is
fundamental, so we help young people discover the
joy of reading
 I am in CEC which is Council for Exceptional
Children, which is an organization dedicated to
improving the educational success of children with
disabilities. One popular event we take part in is
the special Olympics, which gives every child a
chance to do what they love.

11. WHAT TYPES OF THINGS WILL I DO WITH MY CLASS?
 Webquests-. Students will work in
groups to solve real-world
problems using webquests
 Project- Based learning activities,
so students can collaborate and
put their own individual talents
together.
 Class debates and discussions- It
is important that students express
their ideas, and listen to others’
ideas on a specific topic.
 Create a class video- I would love
to give the students a topic and
together we can designate roles
and create a class video to
represent the topic.
 Music- Students will listen to and
interpret music, as well as create
their own lyrics.

12. I PROMISE AN EXCITING YEAR FILLED OF…
Laughter New experiences
Happiness
Creativity
Curiosity
Potential
Discovery
New Beginnings