Patrick Marino is seeking a challenging educational opportunity that emphasizes engaged learning and creative thinking. He has experience as a lecturer of English at Essex County College where he instructs developmental English courses and advises students. Marino earned a BA in English from The College of New Jersey and is interested in exploring new methods for developmental education, particularly for low-socioeconomic students in urban settings.

1. Patrick Marino
patm1986@gmail.com – 609-358-2349
82 Park Street Apt. #2 Montclair, NJ 07042
PERSONAL STATEMENT
As an enthusiastic, progressive, dedicated educator with a diverse pedagogical skill set, I seek a
challenging educational opportunity that emphasizes engaged cooperative communication, encourages
creative thinking,and supports opportunities for growth within an urban academic setting. Bymeans ofan
“Organic” classroom environment,treated within the guidelines to thatof a writing workshop,mymethods
focus on the developmentofhigh-level thinking as means ofextrapolation ofthe environmentin which the
student resides. My main goals as an educator revolve around educating low-socioeconomic citizens to
heightened academic growth potential and social awareness.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Lecturer, English – August 2013-Present
Essex County College
Newark, NJ
Responsibilities:
 English Lecturer, developmental English program, Center for Academic Foundations: Instructing
36 contact hours per fiscal year. Instructor of two (2) levels of developmental English focusing
on language foundations, critical reading studies, and expository writing development through
relevant essays and texts
 Advisor: Instructional advisementin assistance to studentmatriculationin degree completion and
transfer protocol
 Coordination ofEnglish methodology,Center for Academic Foundations:Implementation ofnew,
technology-based methodology and facilitation of new methods for remedial program
acceleration through direct work with Pearson and McGraw-Hill Education on textbook creation
and supplemental companion technology
 Coordination ofTraining and Assessment,Center for Academic Foundations:Training methods
and strategies for adjunct faculty and Learning Center Tutors for sharing best practices
 Voting Member, Academic Foundations Advisory Committee (AFAC): Creation and
implementation committee on ECC developmental education policy and standards
EDUCATION
The College of New Jersey, BA English, January 2007--May 2009.
 Completed required course load in SecondaryEducation, including Junior Practicum in English
for Grade Eleven at Burlington County Institute of Technology, Westampton, NJ.
 Study Abroad Florence, Italy, Kent State University, January 2008--May 2008.
 Sophomore tutorship at Ewing High School, Ewing, NJ, January 2007--May 2007.
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Within the pursuits of professional development, I am constantly searching for material and methods to
honour my educational philosophy,yet challenge my methodological approaches.I enjoy exploring ne w
literatures on subjects that explore developmental education methodology in urban education,
socioeconomic contraction and its strain on educational development, and other sociological constructs
involved in educational development. Outside pro-development interests, I enjoy reading modern and
post-modern literature, reading and writing poetry, and painting.
REFERENCES
References are available upon request