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Mimi Sillings
30 Meadow Rd, Briarcliff, NY 10510 • ------------ • ------------
EDUCATION
Pace University, Pleasantville, NY
Master of Science for Teachers in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, May 2021
Honors: Pace President’s Graduate Scholarship Recipient
Fordham University, Bronx, NY
Bachelor of Science (Summa Cum Laude) in Psychology, May 2018
Cumulative GPA: 4.00
Honors: Class of 2018 Valedictorian; Dean’s List, First Honors; Phi Beta Kappa Liberal Arts Honor Society, Tau Chapter of New York; Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society; Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; Fordham Dean’s Scholarship Recipient
Activities: The Fordham Club, Bronx Collaboration Committee; Freshmen Advising Student Assistant; Commuter Assistant
WORK EXPERIENCE
Pleasantville Union Free School District, Pleasantville, NY
Teaching Assistant, Individualized Support Program, 9/19 – Present
• Modifies curriculum, including lessons and assessments, to suit students’ individual needs within framework of school and state standards.
• Instructs small groups of students, primarily in mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies.
• Supervises and supports students when pushing into modified and general education classes.
• Maintains detailed records of student behavior to aid in further development and evaluation of students’ behavioral plans.
• Contributes to organization of physical classroom and of student and personnel schedules.
Substitute Teacher, 01/16 – 6/19
• Completed Italian leave replacement at Pleasantville Middle School. Designed interactive lesson plans integrating audiolingual methods and communicative language teaching, emphasized project-based learning, created and administered formal and informal assessments across grades 6 through 8, and administered and scored all components of the New York State Italian FLACS exam.
• Demonstrated ability to implement teachers’ lesson plans in various subjects and grade levels (K-8), manage classes of 15 to 30 students, encourage positive and safe classroom behavior, and resolve conflicts between classmates.
Substitute Teacher’s Aide, 01/15 – 6/19
• Provided individualized support to students and assisted teachers with classroom activities.
Teacher’s Aide, 09/18 – 12/18
• Provided academic and emotional support to students in Pleasantville Middle School’s Individual and Therapeutic Support Programs.
• Expanded breadth of students’ study skills through use of graphic organizers, kinesthetic activities, and evidence-based learning and memory strategies.
• Assisted school psychologists in maintenance of student behavioral logs.
Self-Employed, Briarcliff, NY
Private Tutor, 09/18 – 6/19
• Tutored middle and high school students in several subjects, including mathematics, English language arts, social studies, Italian, and science.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Miss Italia USA Scholarship Pageant, Peekskill, NY
Miss Italia New York, 07/16 – 11/17
• Spearheaded the Miss Italia Italian Red Cross fundraiser following the August 2016 earthquakes in central Italy, raising over $5,000 though sales of “Viva Italia” bracelets.
• Other community outreach efforts included speaking engagements, Operation Prom event volunteer, and Children’s Hospital at Montefiore prom hairstylist.
Miss Italia Westchester County, 12/15 – 07/16
• Collected ~100 children’s books for donation to the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.
• Coordinated school supply drives at Pleasantville High School and Yorktown High School.
SKILLS
• Languages: English, Native • Italian, Fluent • Spanish, Basic • American Sign Language, Basic
• Technical: Microsoft Office • Google Suite • International Phonetic Alphabet Transcription
• Certificates: NYS Teaching Assistant Level I • Adult and Pediatric CPR, AED, and First Aid
TEST SCORES
• New York University Italian 16-Point Proficiency Exam, 08/2019
o Earned maximum score of 16 points. Exam assessed listening comprehension, ability to translate passages from English to Italian and from Italian to English, and ability to write extended responses on complex topics using hypothesis formation and argumentation.
INTERESTS
• Rock Climbing, Hiking, Knitting and Embroidery, and Baking
Mimi Sillings
30 Meadow Rd, Briarcliff, NY 10510 • ------------ • ------------
EDUCATION
Pace University, Pleasantville, NY
Master of Science for Teachers in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, May 2021
Honors: Pace President’s Graduate Scholarship Recipient
Fordham University, Bronx, NY
Bachelor of Science (Summa Cum Laude) in Psychology, May 2018
Cumulative GPA: 4.00
Honors: Class of 2018 Valedictorian; Dean’s List, First Honors; Phi Beta Kappa Liberal Arts Honor Society, Tau Chapter of New York; Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society; Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; Fordham Dean’s Scholarship Recipient
Activities: The Fordham Club, Bronx Collaboration Committee; Freshmen Advising Student Assistant; Commuter Assistant
WORK EXPERIENCE
Pleasantville Union Free School District, Pleasantville, NY
Teaching Assistant, Individualized Support Program, 9/19 – Present
• Modifies curriculum, including lessons and assessments, to suit students’ individual needs within framework of school and state standards.
• Instructs small groups of students, primarily in mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies.
• Supervises and supports students when pushing into modified and general education classes.
• Maintains detailed records of student behavior to aid in further development and evaluation of students’ behavioral plans.
• Contributes to organization of physical classroom and of student and personnel schedules.
Substitute Teacher, 01/16 – 6/19
• Completed Italian leave replacement at Pleasantville Middle School. Designed interactive lesson plans integrating audiolingual methods and communicative language teaching, emphasized project-based learning, created and administered formal and informal assessments across grades 6 through 8, and administered and scored all components of the New York State Italian FLACS exam.
• Demonstrated ability to implement teachers’ lesson plans in various subjects and grade levels (K-8), manage classes of 15 to 30 students, encourage positive and safe classroom behavior, and resolve conflicts between classmates.
Substitute Teacher’s Aide, 01/15 – 6/19
• Provided individualized support to students and assisted teachers with classroom activities.
Teacher’s Aide, 09/18 – 12/18
• Provided academic and emotional support to students in Pleasantville Middle School’s Individual and Therapeutic Support Programs.
• Expanded breadth of students’ study skills through use of graphic organizers, kinesthetic activities, and evidence-based learning and memory strategies.
• Assisted school psychologists in maintenance of student behavioral logs.
Self-Employed, Briarcliff, NY
Private Tutor, 09/18 – 6/19
• Tutored middle and high school students in several subjects, including mathematics, English language arts, social studies, Italian, and science.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Miss Italia USA Scholarship Pageant, Peekskill, NY
Miss Italia New York, 07/16 – 11/17
• Spearheaded the Miss Italia Italian Red Cross fundraiser following the August 2016 earthquakes in central Italy, raising over $5,000 though sales of “Viva Italia” bracelets.
• Other community outreach efforts included speaking engagements, Operation Prom event volunteer, and Children’s Hospital at Montefiore prom hairstylist.
Miss Italia Westchester County, 12/15 – 07/16
• Collected ~100 children’s books for donation to the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.
• Coordinated school supply drives at Pleasantville High School and Yorktown High School.
SKILLS
• Languages: English, Native • Italian, Fluent • Spanish, Basic • American Sign Language, Basic
• Technical: Microsoft Office • Google Suite • International Phonetic Alphabet Transcription
• Certificates: NYS Teaching Assistant Level I • Adult and Pediatric CPR, AED, and First Aid
TEST SCORES
• New York University Italian 16-Point Proficiency Exam, 08/2019
o Earned maximum score of 16 points. Exam assessed listening comprehension, ability to translate passages from English to Italian and from Italian to English, and ability to write extended responses on complex topics using hypothesis formation and argumentation.
INTERESTS
• Rock Climbing, Hiking, Knitting and Embroidery, and Baking