Dykeisha Hill
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Dykeisha Hill

Dykeisha P. Hill
PO Box 734 New York, N.Y. 10026
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EDUCATION:
06/19/2017-Present, Relay Graduate School of Education, 40 W 20th St, New York, NY 10011
? Will Earn a Masters of Arts in Teaching in 2020
? Will Acquire dual certification in special and general education in 2020
? Will obtain transitional B certification by the Summer of 2019.

09/2009-05/2013, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. 10522, Bachelors of Fine Arts
? President of the Computer Arts and Design Club from 2010 to 2012.
? Showed Final Senior Project at Mercy College’s Art show in both Dobbs Ferry and Manhattan
? Received the Presidential Award & scholarship during freshman year.
? Former member of Mercy College‘s PACT Program until graduation.
? Took classes ranging from general courses (ELA, Science, Math) to 2D and 3D Animation and Painting courses

WORK EXPERIENCE:
9/7/2017-6/26/2019, Albert Einstein Jr. High School, (I.S.131X) 885 Bolton Avenue, Bronx NY 10454
ELA and Social Studies Special Education Teacher
? Taught two 8th Grade 12:1 and 12:1:1 ELA and Social Studies classes (2017-2018)
? Taught two ICT 7th grade ELA classes (Reading and Writing) (2018-2019)
? Taught one ICT 6th grade ELA class (Reading) (2018-2019)
? Tutored ELA afterschool 2:30-4:30 on Wednesdays with a small instructional group (2018-2019) 7th grade and sometimes 6th grade
? Assisted in end of the year 7th grade BBQ and field day carnival activities such as basketball shooting, etc

6/15/2017- Present, New York City Teaching Fellows, 7-12 Special Educator

7/3/2017-08/25/2017, Pelham Academy-Academics 2441 Wallace Ave, Bronx, NY 10467
? Grade 7 ELA Summer School teacher.
? Taught a small group ELA skills such as reading and writing comprehension
? Introduce students to authors such as Edgar Allan Poe
? Taught a diverse group of learners ranging to non disabled to disabled.

08/15/2016-06/14/2017, First Year Corp Member (Americorps: City Year),
JHS 123X 1025 Morrison Ave, Bronx, NY 10472
? Supported 6th grade Students within the following focus areas:
1. Behavior
2. Attendance
3. ELA
? Provided in class support with partner teacher in behavior management, reading and writing comprehension with emotional support, organization of classroom, and lesson planning.
? Co facilitated after school clubs that promoted visual arts and social-emotional skills.
? Co facilitated “Homework Help” Mondays-Fridays
? Facilitated a 5:1 Book Club Tuesdays-Thursdays
1. Students have completed three books. (Drama, Smile, and The Kicker)
2. Focused on ELA support such as Comprehension, Fluency, Phonics, and Vocabulary along with test preparation
3. Created visual art projects based on the books. Examples: Board game, storyboards, Comic books, and character maps.
? Was One of the Literacy Coordinators of City Year and helped support book clubs.
? Supported the production of Annie by being apart of the light production and Art department.

08/2012-12/2012, Gallery Intern, ArtInFluxHarlem, New York, N.Y. 10027
? Received college credit (3) for taking part in the internship,
? Used knowledge of social media such as Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter to promote artists and gallery events.
? Helped to prepare all email accounts for the gallery‘s guests, and artists, learned to network with many artists.
? Organized and maintained the cleanliness and overall look of the gallery’s three spaces.
? Personal painting: “Bleeding Insanity.” 2012.Watercolor was used for an Intern Exhibition in ArtInFluxHarlem.
Jul-Aug. 2008, Summer Youth Counselor,, Grant Daycare Center, New York, N.Y. 10027
? Worked in the Kindergarten grade level, assisted teaching art and reading.
? Supervised both kindergarten and first grade students in the classroom.
? Escorted the younger children to the NYC Museum and helped to teach them basic U.S. History.
? Greatest achievement was being able to teach young children reading, history and art as well as basic first aid while they had a productive, fun and educational summer.

Jul-Aug. 2007, Summer Youth Counselor, 34 Convent Avenue Shelter Home, New York, N.Y 10027
? Worked in the kindergarten to first grade level.
? Received the Summer Youth Program award for completing the program.
? More than half the children who couldn‘t read, learned to read within their appropriate grade level.
? Assisted teaching children art appreciation and design, reading, and writing.
? Watched age appropriate films and did arts and crafts to help the children deal with the stress felt because of their situation in the shelter home.

LANGUAGE:
English, Beginner-Intermediate American Sign Language

SKILLS:
Teaching middle school children, Working with special needs children, Arts and crafts, Traditional and digital painting, tutoring reading and writing skills, teaching social-emotional skills, using social media to promote school wide events, using Photoshop, using technology to promote learning