1. Charles Fulco
P.O. Box 3
Otis, Massachusetts
saros61@gmail.com 914-552-0871
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PUTNAM-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER BOCES Yorktown Heights, New York [2015-present]
Science 21 Program: Professional Development Consulting and Curriculum Writing
On-site professional development for first-year and turnkey teachers at subscribing Science 21 districts
Develop elementary-level Science 21 curriculum
Author of companion Science 21 literature, including books and manipulatives
COLLABORATIVE FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Northampton, Massachusetts [2016-present]
Professional Development Consulting; Workshop facilitator
On-site science professional development for Western Massachusetts-area teachers
Develop and present science literacy workshops
PORT CHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Port Chester, New York [2003-15]
[Professional sabbatical 2014-15 school year; see below]
Certified NYS Teacher/Director of Planetarium & Environmental Sciences
Teach Grade 6 NGSS/STEM-aligned science curriculum
Teach NYS Intermediate Grade 8 science, including final exam prep
Direct and present school-day, curriculum-based planetarium programs
Present monthly Public Night at the Planetarium programs for community and groups
Facilitate Environmental Science Club activities, including field trips, annual EarthFair@PCMS
and collaborative events with other districts
WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE Valhalla, New York [2010-15]
Adjunct Professor of English
Instruct Basic Writing and Comp & Lit courses
Hold weekly academic intervention and technology enrichment classes
Participate in weekly English Department meetings
Score final exams and recommend student advancement
PROFESSIONAL SABBATICAL [2014-15 school year]
Sabbatical Objectives/Accomplishments:
Developing improved grading/assessment program for classroom science instructors, highlighting formative and
summative assessment strategies with standards-aligned lessons/activities
Developed Science Inside Out, a teaching/consulting program to promote scientific literacy both in and out of the
classroom via classroom visits and facilitating at teacher professional development days
Presented at: 2015 NSTA Regional Conferences (Kansas City and Philadelphia); Intl. Solar Eclipse Conferences 2014
and 2015; NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center (Lunar Workshop); 2015 American Geophysical Union Fall Conference;
Westchester Amateur Astronomers
Keynote speaker: 2015 Stellafane Astronomical Conference (Hartness House Workshop)
NASA WORKSHOP GRANTS [2015]
Habitable Environments/Mars, Arizona State University
Lunar Studies, Goddard Spaceflight Center
Planetary Studies/Pluto Encounter, Penn State University
EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Chestnut Foundation, reforestation program participant
Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation, supporter/exhibitor
International Astronomical Union, contributor
International Dark-Sky Assoc., Local Area Director for Westchester County; guest lecturer; student mentor
National Science Teachers Association, member/presenter
American Geophysical Union, member/presenter
Nikon Professional Services, member
NYSUIT (teacher union), member
Rockland (NY) Astronomy Club, member/volunteer
2. Charles Fulco
P.O. Box 3
Otis, Massachusetts
saros61@gmail.com 914-552-0871
WEBSITES and FACEBOOK PAGES
GreatAmericanEclipse.com, blogger; totality2017.org; Facebook: Totality2017, Port Chester Planetarium
2017 US Total Solar Eclipse Committee