Matthew Pardy

87 Electric Ave, Apt 1

Somerville, MA 02144
503-701-3792
mpardy84@gmail.com

Education
Lewis and Clark College; Portland, OR
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; May 2008
Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Arts in English (Literary and Cultural Studies); May 2014
Tufts University; Medford, MA
Master of Arts in Teaching; August 2015

Certification
* Massachusetts Initial Certification in 9-12 English Language Arts
* Initial Endorsements in SPED (July 2015) and SEI (Sheltered English Immersion)
* CTESOL Certified (2010)

Teaching Experience
Student Teacher: Fenway High School; Boston, MA; Grade 9 and 11 Humanities
September 2014 - May 2015
* One and a half quarters: support in the classroom; one and a half quarters: lead teacher
* Established rapport with class, emphasizing community responsibility and clear expectations
as core components of classroom management approach
* Demonstrated student-centered teaching techniques that emphasized active doing and
mastery of material over passive listening and absorption
* Designed and implemented three units of curriculum which explored the Holocaust, Cambodian
Genocide, and Rwandan Genocide
* Utilized primary sources and period texts (fiction and nonfiction) to support historical focus of
the unit - Humanities approach
* Modified material to better meet the needs of SEI and SPED students, as well as students
experiencing temporary and unforeseen physical and emotional difficulties
* Provided after school academic support to students
* Established relationships with parents and authority figures within the greater community

Support Teacher: International Bilingual School of Hsinchu; Hsinchu, Taiwan

December 2010 - September 2012
* Short and long-term substitute teacher within the English and History Depts; gr. 5-12
* Worked with, and communicated between, subject and department teams, as well as
cooperating with administration and school support staff
* Organized curriculum and created material for individual lesson and unit plans
* Provided after school academic support for academically at risk students
* Assisted counseling center in assessing student aptitudes, identifying weakness, and facilitating
support groups

Relevant Experience
Summer Writing Camp Creator and Facilitator; Hsinchu, Taiwan
July 2012 September 2012
Created and implemented a two month summer writing program to teach and strengthen
higher level writing skills for honors and pre-honors level 8th to 10th grade students. Emphasis
was placed on English fundamentals, editing, reading comprehension, and critical thinking. Stu
dents were taught to deconstruct both the essay and their argument into component parts, while
maintaining a holistic awareness of their purpose.

Lead Business English Teacher ; Taipei, Taiwan

February 2012 September 2012
Focus: increasing the overall fluency of the overseas customer service department of several
Taiwanese branch offices through the teaching of advanced English skills, colloquial speech and
dialect, figurative language, and email and phone etiquette.

Freelance Tutor: Grades 8-12; Hsinchu, Taiwan

January 2011 September 2012
Assisted high school students to strengthen their Humanities skills. Classes were one-on-one
and emphasized writing, editing, critical reading, sentence structure, and organization of content
and thought. Students were either honors level or attempting to take the honors entrance exam.

Child and Adolescent Treatment Specialist II: Four Corners Therapeutic School (Trillium Family
Services); Portland, OR
August 2008 May 2010
* Cooperative lesson planning, one-on-one academic and behavioral assistance, physical restraint,
skills coaching, student consultation, cooperative planning and discussion with multi-agency
treatment teams, day to day behavioral tracking, running academic and therapeutic groups, nutritional counseling, and planning physical and academic education periods to meet the special demands of individual students.

Child and Adolescent Treatment Specialist I: The Parry Center for Children (Trillium Family Services); Portland, OR
April 2008 August 2008
* Cooperative activity implementation and planning, one-on-one academic and behavioral assistance, physical restraint, skills coaching, cooperative planning and discussion with multi-agency
treatment teams, day-to-day behavioral tracking, and running academic and therapeutic groups.

Skills and Interests

* Internationally-minded
10 years spent living, traveling, and working overseas: Pakistan, India, Canada, Hong Kong,
China, Taiwan, Philippines, UAE, and Oman
* Former semi-professional Rugby player: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines
* Certified and experienced coach of youth, college, and adult rugby
Womens Rugby Coach: Lewis and Clark College and Carnegie Mellon University
* 11 years of volunteer experience with at-risk youth and adult communities
* Relentless writer of letters and snail-mail enthusiast.

References available upon request