Maria Yanoshak
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Maria Yanoshak

Maria Yanoshak
Blackstone, MA 01504 (I will be relocating to Scranton, Pa., June 2020)
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Summary of Qualifications:
Senior professional that is highly accountable and results-driven with over 15 years of experience in the education, photography, and professional writing fields. Professional is bilingual and uses the unique experiences of her world travel to create cultural and diversity awareness and to provide a well-rounded approach to education and her professional endeavors. Candidate is exceptional at building relationships, bridging gaps of understanding, strategy, and the execution of business-critical functions and projects. Senior professional understands the importance of communication, thoughtful analysis, and relationship management. A multi-dimensional professional that has exposure to various industries including education, travel, photography, facilitation, and entrepreneurship as founder of a children’s photography course called, SNAP! FOR KIDS. Professional has a unique background that can assess situations, provide best practice recommendations for solutions, and provide value to a variety of different organizations in many different capacities.

Professional Experience:
SNAP! FOR KIDS (Norfolk and Medway, MA)
October 2011 – Current
Founder and Workshop Facilitator

Founder of photography workshop for students ages 7-13. Workshop was primarily created to provide students with a creative outlet that showcases the many functions and uses of photography.

Create weekly curriculum incorporating writing skills with photography and a variety of other?art forms such as: making photo albums, writing poetry to go along with photos, and macro/micro photography
Teach photography techniques that are age appropriate, current with technology and social media such as writing captions, portrait photography, etc
Work extensively with community organizations to provide parents and students with course policies, expectations and the execution of weekly activities
Continue to expand knowledge in the photography arena through courses and other avenues that support professional development
Honored to have photography exhibited at various venues such as: Photographing People/Griffin Museum of Photography, For the Love of Art Show/Burst of Pink Photo/Franklin Art Association, Post Road Art Show, Village Artisans Collaborative, Arts on the Common, as well as various hotel lobbies and university calendars

Franklin Public Schools (Franklin, MA)
August 2013 – Current
English Language Development Teacher

Provided educational leadership for all English Language Learners. This included designing and delivering SIOP Model lessons that address the academic needs for multiple grades across two elementary schools.

Exhibit expertise in English Language Learning field through development and revision of top-notch curriculum that follow the Massachusetts ESL Model Curriculum Units and Understanding by Design framework
Show high level analytical skills by monitoring student performance on WIDA Screener, MODEL and ACCESS
Use effective collaboration skills by working directly with special education team to develop objectives and goals for English Learner Success Plans and IEP's
Utilize relationship building and communication skills by serving as a liaison between non-English/English speaking families and classroom teachers to build a strong home-school partnership that results in academic success
Promote diversity and cultural awareness through school-wide activities that focus on a variety of global and social initiatives

Franklin Public Schools (Franklin, MA)
December 2012 – June 2013
Literacy Specialist, Long-Term Substitute

Provided literacy expertise through the implementation of remedial methods of instruction for students’ grades K – 5.

Showed strong analytical skills by monitoring student achievement data on DRA2, Foundations and district wide assessments
Took analytical skills to next level through identification of students in need and the implementation of suggested and corrected courses of action
Performed observational evaluations of students as part of the Instructional Support Team which allowed an increase in awareness and potential best practice solutions

Franklin Public Schools – Franklin, MA
August 2011 – June 2012
English Language Development Teaching Assistant

Provided assistant in the English language development capacity. This included the development and implementation of instructional concepts best suited for individual student needs and progress requirements.

Showed strong attention to detail and strategic skills to plan appropriate activities that would reinforce language skills and learning concepts for students’ grades K-3
Portrayed a keen understanding of cultural, social, and educational differences by modifying general education curriculum and creating supplemental materials for classroom teachers
Exhibited high level communication and listening skills by performing translation tasks and serving as a resource to school personnel requiring assistance with non-English speaking families


Other Relevant Professional Experience
Fay School - Southborough, MA Third-Grade Teacher August 2008 – June 2010

Golden Pond School – Ashburn, VA Kindergarten Teacher/Curriculum Writer August 2007 – June 2008

Guilford Elementary School – Sterling, VA Reading Teacher August 2004 – June 2007

Holmes Elementary School – Mesa, AZ First-grade Teacher August 2003 – June 2004

The Scranton Times/Tribune – Scranton, PA Lifestyle Writer May 1998 – March 2000



Education, Training & Certificates:

Bridgewater State University, (Bridgewater, MA)
Master of Arts: Teaching, 2014

Bridgewater State University, (Bridgewater, MA)
Graduate Certificate: Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages, 2012

Shenandoah University, (Winchester, VA)
Master of Science: Reading Education

Arizona State University, (Tempe, AZ)
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate: Elementary Education

Pennsylvania State University, (University Park, PA)
Bachelor of Arts: Journalism

Cuban Culture and Society: Summer Educator Institute, (Cuba)
Tulane University – June 17 – July 1, 2017

English as a Second Language PK-12 in Pennsylvania
English as a Second Language K-5 in Massachusetts

Technical Skills:
Microsoft Office
Google Docs, Google Classroom
Photoshop
Fluent in Swedish