Emma Thacker

9 Cornwall Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 • emmakthacker@gmail.com • 914-374-

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EDUCATION
Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT
May 2016
Bachelor of Arts, American Studies and Literature, Highest Honors

RESEARCH/SENIOR PROJECT
Plan of Concentration: The Indigestible Narratives of the American Past: An
exploration of the charged intersections of memory, commemoration, race and history
in the United States, with a focus on selected novels by Faulkner and Morrison and
media representations of the Civil Rights Movement.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Thomas Edison K8 School, Boston, MA
September 2018-Present
Pre-practicum 4th Grade Student Teacher
 Provide academic and behavioral support for lead classroom teacher.
 Plan and implement small-group vocabulary and reading instruction.
 Provide small-group math station instruction.
 Plan lesson for observation by an outside supervisor
Kennedy-Longfellow Elementary School, Cambridge, MA
First Grade Instructional Aide (Sept. 2017-Present) Third Grade Instructional Aide (Nov.
2016-June 2017)
 Provide academic and behavioral support for lead classroom teacher.
 Plan lessons and facilitate Leveled Literacy Intervention groups for struggling
readers.
 Lead small group guided reading.
 Supervise transitions to and from the classroom; supervise lunch.
 Substitute for classroom teacher when absent.

Farm and Wilderness Summer Camps, Plymouth, VT June-

Aug. 2011, 2015, 2016
Cook, Cabin Counselor
 Residential counselor for nine through sixteen-year-old campers.
 Designed and implemented educational activities related to animal husbandry,
organic gardening, and outdoor living skills.
 Led campers on multi-day trips backpacking trips in the Vermont and New
Hampshire wilderness.

The Black Sheep Delicatessen, Amherst, MA Sept. 2014-June 2015;

Sept. 2015-May 2016
Café Worker
 Front of house staff at a busy café.

Irvington Farmers Market, Irvington, NY

June 2014-Oct. 2014
Assistant Manager
 Liaised with vendors and addressed patrons’ needs
  Managed daily finances
 Supervised a group of three high school volunteers.

Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT

June 2013-Aug. 2013
Summer Program Assistant
 Counselor in a summer residential high school program.
 Assisted professors in delivering academic, agricultural and outdoor education
programs.
 Provided social and emotional support for struggling students.

Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT

May2012-Aug.2012
Co-Manager
 Revitalized and expanded the Marlboro College Student Farm.
 Planted, grew, and harvested a wide variety of vegetables for the Marlboro
community.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Volunteer, Sunrise Boston
Community Court Member, Marlboro College
Marlboro Citizen Editor, Marlboro College

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT
May 2014
 Recipient of Audrey Alley Gorton Scholarship for love of literature.
 Elected by students to be 2014 Commencement Speaker.

Language and Literacy Intervention Certified

Mental Health First Aid Certified