1. ALEXANDER SIMON
320 Strawberry Hill Avenue #8 H (203) 569-2910 C (203) 918-3862 Work (203) 324-0594
Stamford, CT 0690 Email: alexkees@optonline.net or asimon@stamfordct.org
PROFILE
Masters degree credentials and cross-certification combined with expertise in History, Social Studies and Teaching English
as a Second Language.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Extremely high skilled at working with foreign-born students, as well as cultural assimilation.
• Genuine care and concern for the intellectual development of client and students.
• Strong advocate of teamwork, performance excellence and continuous self-improvement. High level of patience, combined
with excellent listening skills.
EDUCATION
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, Fairfield, CT
Earned Cross-Certification in TEACHING ENGLISH to SPEAKERS of OTHER LANGUAGES,
• GPA 3.88; 30 Credits June 2008
UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT, Bridgeport, CT
Certification as an INITIAL EDUCATOR in SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION, Grades 7-12
• GPA 3.346 June 2003
EMERSON COLLEGE, School of Communication, Boston, MA
Master of Arts in POLITICAL COMMUNICATION & PUBLIC RELATIONS
• GPA 3.70 December 1998
CLARK UNIVERSITY, Worcester, MA
Bachelor of Arts in GOVERNMENT & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• GPA 2.9 September 1995
WORK EXPERIENCE
TOQUAM MAGNET ELEMENBTARY SCHOOL Stamford, CT 8/15-6/16
.5 ESL TEACHER
• Taught the English Language through Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening to ELL students in
Kindergarten, First, Second, Fourth and fifth Grade.
• Helped create an ESL curriculum for Toquam’s ELL students.
• Taught content area skills, such as Geography, History, Science, ecology, Literature Comprehension and Math.
THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF STAMFORD, Stamford, CT 9/10 - Present
Educational Outreach Coordinator/Power Hour After School Homework Program/Stride Academy
• Direct a volunteer staff of high school students and outside academic support.
• Provides tutoring to students, Grades 2-10.
• Improved student’s grades in reading, writing and science.
• Interface with parents and teachers to assess individual student needs across all subject matter.
• Use initial meetings with students to establish a baseline for future tracking.
• Maintain an on-going dialogue with parents.
• Instruct ESL students covering a fast growth population.
• Assess student proficiency in English to determine level of instruction required.
• Establish a baseline to monitor student increase proficiency in English.
• Helped spearhead the start-up of a Saturday academy using the Education Helper Method.
• Manages the computer lab and the Online Tutoring Program Khan Academy for Middle and High School Students and the
online math and reading program Stride Academy for Elementary Students
•Assists with Marketing and Public Relations programs including the annual Boys and Girls Club Corporate 5k.

2. • Coaches the Boys and Girl’s Club 5K Running Team and Laizes with Fleet Feet Sports Stamford.
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STAMFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARTS PROGRAM and ESL, STAMFORD, CT 03/13-6/15 Tutor
• Tutoring includes ESL, Math, reading, writing, Social Studies and Social Skills. Locations included Stamford High School (ELL), Rogers
International Magnet School (Elementary Special ED), the Boys and Girls Club and Homebound students (High School).
THE LOWELL SCHOOL, Queens, NY 8/07 - 1/08
SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER/SPECIAL EDUCATION, Grades 11 & 12
• Worked with students exhibiting behavioral and emotional problems, as well as those categorized as special needs.
• Used differentiated instruction, Smartboards, FM devices, and other instructional techniques.
• Established cooperative learning groups to encourage peer mentoring, while encouraging behavior modification, socialization
and teamwork.
• Reviewed IEPs and modified materials to accommodate students.
• Far exceeded expectations by getting the majority of students to pass the Regents Exams.
RIPPOWAM MIDDLE SCHOOL, Stamford, CT 1/03 - 5/03
STUDENT TEACHER, 7th Grade Social Studies
• Fully empowered by full-time Teacher to develop lesson plans.
• Integrated History, Geography, Law, Economics, and Social Justice into lesson plans.
• Demonstrated the integrated nature of each component comprising Social Studies.
• Used historical events, history and policies to demonstrate a strong correlation between history and current events, which
included topic like Iraq, the Berlin Wall, the Holocaust, etc.
GREENWICH & STAMFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 2001 - 9/10
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, Social Studies, Special Ed, Science, English, ESL, Music, Reading, and Math
GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY, Milford, CT 2/01 - 12/01
MARKETING TEAM LEADER
• Used a special events venue to market renewable energy, selling over 100 accounts.
BURNS MCCLELLAN, INC., New York, NY 6/99 - 8/99
ASSISTANT ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
• Worked on the Bayer account in an effort to draw the world's attention to the plight of juvenile hemophiliacs.
PUBLISHED PAPERS
The Development Study Center, (Israel) the Center for Defense Information, www.cdi.org, espn.com, The
Berkeley Beacon, The Clark Progressive, The New Republic
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Adobe PageMaker; Adobe Illustrator; Photoshop 5; QuarkExpress;
QuickTime; Smartboards; Stride Academy; Khan Academy; Facetime. Facebook; Linkedin, Google Plus,
References available upon request