Brent Owens Resume
Brent Owens Flushing, NY Cell: ------------ Email: ------------ Address: 46-51 162nd st Flushing, NY, 11358 Certification: Secondary English Education
(NYS)
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Secondary
English Education (Nyack College)
Objective: I am an adventure-loving adolescent English/ESL teacher seeking a challenging starting position in a New York City/Long Island school.
Profile: Born and bred in Flushing, Queens, I am passionate about building warm empathic relationships with urban students, and serving as a positive role model for those who may be lacking supportive men in their lives. Creative and encouraging, I am known for my ability to build strong connections with my students, and motivate them to persevere in overcoming obstacles to academic success. I am trustworthy, culturally adaptive, a lover of diversity, conversant in Spanish, and proficient with computers.
Relevant Teaching Experience:
1. Renaissance High School for Musical
Theater & the Arts (September 2017-June 2019) 3000 E Tremont Ave, Bronx, 10461
English Language Arts Teacher: 12th Grade Short Stories/Creative Writing (10th-12th grade) - Students gained following skills:
o Ability to effectively get across one�s
voice/purpose through use of commas, semicolons, emdashes, and sentence length. o Confidence in reading and writing, and understanding an author�s purpose. - I created/designed and published the school�s
first literary magazine, Microfables � a conglomeration of student writing. (short stories, poems, thoughts, lessons, etc.) Link to PDF below. ------------/open?id=1eF3aYaE4vIVi wR3Ww44sjVXmYC5dtVid (1st Volume) - Developed classroom culture with a drive to
write, think, and discuss texts, current issues, and complex ideas/concepts. 2. Abundant Life School � Yamaranguila,
Intibuca, Honduras (January � July 2017)
ESL Teacher grades 4-7 - Taught ESL, Phonics, and Mathematics to a
class of 9-12 year olds (25 students). - Twenty three out of twenty-five students
became ready to be integrated into a normal English speaking classroom within six months. - In 5 months, 90% of students were
proficient in reading complex English sentences. (Used Harvard Sentences) - In 5 months, 90% of students had mastered
addition/subtraction, long multiplication/division. Ended with dividing/multiplying fractions.
Wilderness Camp Counselor for Salvation
Army
- Camp Mt. Crags Wilderness Camp
(May�August 2013) - Camp Redwood Glen Outdoor Adventure
Camp (May�August 2014) - Camp High Peak (May�August 2015)
Wildland Firefighter, Grayback Forestry
(Oregon)
- Attacked and suppressed forest fires: Milepost
97 Fire and the Keno Fire
Relevant Experience:
- Published 120 page novel titled Those Among
Us (Pending Review by Amazon/Barnes and Noble) - (2016) Worked with students learning how to
read in the Philippines, as well as contributing to a publication documenting individual lives of former sex traffic workers through interviews. (Not published yet) - (2008, 2010) Participated on two missionary
trips to Haiti. Helped build school in rural areas. REFERENCES: A positive reference from my most recent school (Renaissance High School) is available: Paul Gumina � Assistant Principal - P------------ ------------- (Most Recent School (RHS)) Captain Peter Pemberton Email: ------------ Jake Compaan (Abundant Life school Director) Email: J------------------------5
Brent Owens Flushing, NY Cell: ------------ Email: ------------ Address: 46-51 162nd st Flushing, NY, 11358 Certification: Secondary English Education
(NYS)
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Secondary
English Education (Nyack College)
Objective: I am an adventure-loving adolescent English/ESL teacher seeking a challenging starting position in a New York City/Long Island school.
Profile: Born and bred in Flushing, Queens, I am passionate about building warm empathic relationships with urban students, and serving as a positive role model for those who may be lacking supportive men in their lives. Creative and encouraging, I am known for my ability to build strong connections with my students, and motivate them to persevere in overcoming obstacles to academic success. I am trustworthy, culturally adaptive, a lover of diversity, conversant in Spanish, and proficient with computers.
Relevant Teaching Experience:
1. Renaissance High School for Musical
Theater & the Arts (September 2017-June 2019) 3000 E Tremont Ave, Bronx, 10461
English Language Arts Teacher: 12th Grade Short Stories/Creative Writing (10th-12th grade) - Students gained following skills:
o Ability to effectively get across one�s
voice/purpose through use of commas, semicolons, emdashes, and sentence length. o Confidence in reading and writing, and understanding an author�s purpose. - I created/designed and published the school�s
first literary magazine, Microfables � a conglomeration of student writing. (short stories, poems, thoughts, lessons, etc.) Link to PDF below. ------------/open?id=1eF3aYaE4vIVi wR3Ww44sjVXmYC5dtVid (1st Volume) - Developed classroom culture with a drive to
write, think, and discuss texts, current issues, and complex ideas/concepts. 2. Abundant Life School � Yamaranguila,
Intibuca, Honduras (January � July 2017)
ESL Teacher grades 4-7 - Taught ESL, Phonics, and Mathematics to a
class of 9-12 year olds (25 students). - Twenty three out of twenty-five students
became ready to be integrated into a normal English speaking classroom within six months. - In 5 months, 90% of students were
proficient in reading complex English sentences. (Used Harvard Sentences) - In 5 months, 90% of students had mastered
addition/subtraction, long multiplication/division. Ended with dividing/multiplying fractions.
Wilderness Camp Counselor for Salvation
Army
- Camp Mt. Crags Wilderness Camp
(May�August 2013) - Camp Redwood Glen Outdoor Adventure
Camp (May�August 2014) - Camp High Peak (May�August 2015)
Wildland Firefighter, Grayback Forestry
(Oregon)
- Attacked and suppressed forest fires: Milepost
97 Fire and the Keno Fire
Relevant Experience:
- Published 120 page novel titled Those Among
Us (Pending Review by Amazon/Barnes and Noble) - (2016) Worked with students learning how to
read in the Philippines, as well as contributing to a publication documenting individual lives of former sex traffic workers through interviews. (Not published yet) - (2008, 2010) Participated on two missionary
trips to Haiti. Helped build school in rural areas. REFERENCES: A positive reference from my most recent school (Renaissance High School) is available: Paul Gumina � Assistant Principal - P------------ ------------- (Most Recent School (RHS)) Captain Peter Pemberton Email: ------------ Jake Compaan (Abundant Life school Director) Email: J------------------------5