Andrew P. Marcinek, M.Ed.

775 Ardmore Ave ❏ Ardmore, PA 19003

Phone: 484-416-0424
E-Mail: ontheroad51@gmail.com
Website: http://www.linkedin.com/in/amarcinek
Blog: http://iteach20.blogspot.com

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Edutopia Writer 2010 – Present
• Writes a weekly column for Edutopia educational blog on Secondary Educational
Technology Instruction
• Organized a conference for new teachers http://www.ntcamp.org that focuses on personal
network building and best practices
• Featured blogger for Schoology.com

Montgomery County Community College English Professor 2009 – Present

• Taught English composition to a variety of learners
• Created bi-weekly workshops to assist student development in rhetorical writing devices
• Maintained consistent communication with students via e-learning tools such as
Blackboard software

Boys’ Latin Charter School of Philadelphia English Teacher 2009 – 2010

• Instructed ninth and tenth grade students in an urban setting
• Developed curriculum for ninth, tenth grade, and AP literature and composition classes
that focused on project-based learning and information and digital literacy
• Assumed duties of Instructional Technology Coordinator, including serving as content
manager for school’s website

Springfield Township High School English Teacher 2007-2009

• Implemented technology and differentiated instruction in honors and academic level
English classes
• Wrote curriculum that was utilized in the twelfth grade honors and academic programs
• Coached the junior varsity baseball team and advised the Model OAS club

Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Head Baseball Coach 2007-2008

• Coached 7th and 8th grade boys’ baseball team to nine wins and three loses
• Directed fifteen players in the fundamentals of baseball
• Established the baseball curriculum schedule in accordance with the athletic director

Lower Merion High School English Teacher 2006-2007

• Taught twelfth grade English honors and academic levels
• Synthesized the language arts program with various technological concepts
• Designed and implemented consistent rubrics in to the language arts curriculum

Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Building Substitute 2006

• Assigned to a classroom daily and assumed the duties and lessons of the classroom
teacher
• Responsible for attendance, classroom management, lesson delivery and collecting and
 distributing assignments
• Assisted in special education and emotional support classrooms

Radnor High School Substitute Teacher 2006

• Guided grades nine through twelve on a daily basis
• Monitored a variety of courses such as, British literature, American literature, 9th grade
honors and creative writing
• Enforced classroom management and district policies

Radnor High School Student Teacher 2005

• Taught two twelfth grade British literature classes and a ninth grade English honors class
• Created and implemented diverse lesson plans, classroom management and teacher
designed rubrics
• Tutored students in an after school writing program

Radnor High School Teacher’s Aide 2005

• Assisted the lead teacher in lesson planning for her eight special needs students.
• Helped a student who had muscular dystrophy and was confined to a wheel chair.
• Aided special needs students with job placement in their community

ESF Summer Camps Support Specialist 2003-2006

• Observed forty children ages 11-14 for eight weeks in the summer
• Supervised five coaches and setup up the daily sports lesson plans
• Coordinated with the director in developing new sports curriculum for the camp

PUBLICATIONS
Edudemic July 2010
• Marcinek, A. (2010, July 14). 3 simple ways new teachers can quickly become all-stars.
Edudemic , Retrieved from http://edudemic.com/2010/07/3-simple-ways-new-teachers-
can-quickly-become-all-stars/

Edutopia July 2010

• Marcinek, A. (2010, July 2). Information literacy . Edutopia, Retrieved from
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/google-timeline

Edudemic June 2010

• Marcinek, A. (2010, June 29). Teachers helping teachers: the pln road map. Edudemic ,
Retrieved from http://edudemic.com/2010/06/teachers-helping-teachers-the-pln-road-
map/

Edudemic June 2010

• Marcinek, A. (2010, June 26). The Grassroots education movement. Edudemic ,
Retrieved from http://edudemic.com/2010/06/the-grassroots-education-movement/

Edutopia May 2010

• Marcinek, A. (2010, May 26). Guest blog: reinventing assessment for the 21st-century.
Edutopia, Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/reinvent-assessment-21st-century

Edutopia December 2008

• Rubenstein, Grace (2008, December). Fertile Ground: Lesson Ideas
 from an Educationally Growing State. Edutopia,
http://www.edutopia.org/pennsylvania-technology-integration-lesson-
plans.

The Why of It All Blog January 2008

• Rodoff, Ken (2008, January 23). [Weblog] Thou Hamlet of a Most Plain
English. The Why of it All. Retrieved 2008 January 23, from
http://kenrodoff.blogspot.com/2008/01/thou-hamlet-of-most-plain-
english.html.

STHS Library Annual Report June 2007

• Valenza, Joyce (2007, June). Springfield Township High School Library
Annual Report. Springfield Township High School Library Annual
Report, Retrieved 2007, June, from
http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/documents/annualreport07.pdf.

EDUCATION
Eastern University, St. David’s, PA
Masters in Multicultural and Secondary Education 2004-2006

University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Bachelor of Science in Communication 1999-2003

HONORS
• Commencement Speaker Springfield Township High School 2008
• Kappa Delta Pi, Tau Lambda Chapter Eastern University 2006

VOLUNTEER WORK
Saunders House Volunteer, 2008-2009
• Visited elderly residents in an assisted living facility once a week
• Organized a current events discussion talk every Thursday
• Transported residents within the Saunders House facility

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America Big Brother, 2008-2009

• Served as mentor for young male from an underprivileged environment
• Arranged meetings and activities with my little brother
• Provided both academic and emotional support through tutoring and extracurricular
activities

Lower Merion Youth Basketball Coach 2007-2008

• Coached twelve children, ages 10-12, on a weekly basis.
• Introduced children to the fundamentals of basketball
• Promoted and modeled good sportsmanship and teamwork among players.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Pennsylvania Certification Instructional I
 • Praxis I & II passed

SKILLS
• Skilled on both Windows and MAC operating systems.
• Adept with full Microsoft Office suite
• Incorporated Web 2.0 technologies into my class via wikispaces, blogs and smart board
technology
• Trained on Google Apps Suite for education and student research.
• Knowledgeable in HTML and XML

References available upon request.