Frank Gallo
Fitchburg
Summary
Assiduous educator with top-shelf content knowledge and over twenty years of experience delivering instruction to diverse learners; writing, editing and language development delivered with a sense of edutainment and dynamism; students feel positive reinforcement as they willingly take on greater challenges; creation of a classroom environment that is conducive to learning but also safe for inquiry and ideal for developing clever solutions
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Souhegan High School
09.2006 - Current
- Master's degree in content area (History)
- Dual-certified in English and Social Studies
- AP Literature Certificate
- AP US History Certificate
- Experience teaching English electives including: AP English Language, Creative Writing, World Literature, Film Studies
- Experience teaching Social Studies electives including: Philosophy, Psychology, Anthropology, Film Studies
- Cultivated interdisciplinary work through Science/English and Social Studies/Math partnerships
Teacher
Sizer (North Central Charter) School
09.2002 - 06.2006
- Founding member of this member of the Coalition of Essential Schools
- Experience with diverse student body that included suburban, urban and rural students
- Created a collaborative environment for educators
- Integrated city/school partnerships into the curriculum
Teaching Assistant
University Of Florida
08.2001 - 05.2002
- Teaching assistant to Dr. Joseph Spillane in the Department of Law, Criminology and Society
- Met with interdisciplinary team to discuss teaching strategies
- Led discussion sections for undergraduate students
- Grading responsibility for undergraduate students
Teacher
Souhegan High School
09.1999 - 06.2001
- Experience teaching World Literature
- Experience teaching Civics
- Experience teaching economics
Millbauer Research Assistant
University Of Florida
09.1998 - 06.1999
- Reported to W. Fitzhugh Brundage, then of the University of Florida, now William Umstead Distinguished Professor, at University of North Carolina
- Researched historical memory in the Jim Crow-era south
- Used manuscripts, microforms, some rare materials, interlibrary material, etc. to help compile an archive of community celebrations as reported in various news media of the time
Teaching Assistant
University Of Florida
08.1997 - 05.1998
- US History TA for the two US survey courses required of history majors
- Calibrated grading and planned discussion/review sessions with Professor Jeff Adler and other TAs
- Led sections of the class in discussions, papers, quizzes, etc.
- Discussed student issues and grade scales collaboratively
Intellectual Property Law Paralegal
Dike, Bronstein, Roberts, And Cushman
03.1996 - 08.1997
- Research, filing, document-delivery in association with patent and trademark law
- Gained a familiarity with research and writing in the technical fields
- Worked with attorneys to informally translate EU patents from French before formal translations were paid for
- Used early legal and medical digital/online databases, Boston public book/media depositories and academic libraries to acquire material for review or citation
- Gained access to serial trade publications for attorneys seeking to challenge or defend a patent, application, or mark
Education
Master of Arts - History
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL05.2002
Bachelor of Arts - English And History
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA02.1996
Skills
- Impeccable writing and editing
- Project-based learning
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Classroom Technology Implementation, especially the use of video
- Community involvement
- Innovative critical-reading strategies
- Team Teaching and Collaboration
- Critical Thinking
- New Hampshire teaching credential
Timeline
Teacher
Souhegan High School
09.2006 - Current
Teacher
Sizer (North Central Charter) School
09.2002 - 06.2006
Teaching Assistant
University Of Florida
08.2001 - 05.2002
Teacher
Souhegan High School
09.1999 - 06.2001
Millbauer Research Assistant
University Of Florida
09.1998 - 06.1999
Teaching Assistant
University Of Florida
08.1997 - 05.1998
Intellectual Property Law Paralegal
Dike, Bronstein, Roberts, And Cushman
03.1996 - 08.1997
Master of Arts - History
University of Florida
Bachelor of Arts - English And History
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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