M A R T I N P . O ' B R I E N

241 Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139617-999-5773 obrien.martin6@gmail.com

PROFILEDynamic educator (administrator, teacher, coach) with in-depth industry knowledge and a passion for developing and implementing literacy programs and customized curricula to address the needs of students and colleagues in both traditional and alternative settings. Influential in designing widely-accepted guides on educational topics and professional development methodology. Creative, energetic and thoughtful with a keen ability to bring out the best in collaboration by working effectively as team leader or team member. Areas of expertise include:

Academic LiteracyEnglish CompositionDevelopmental WritingWriting Across CurriculumSheltered English ImmersionStrategic Planning

Educational LeadershipGrants, Manuals & SurveysData-Based Decision Making Staff Development/CoachingInstructional Design

Curriculum AlignmentDifferentiated InstructionCommon Core Learning

StandardsFormative/Summative

Assessments

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS TEAMED with 3 teachers to start Spotted Eagle High School designed to

address the educational needs of “at-risk” urban American Indians LEADING voice on literacy for middle school reform initiative and author of

Guide for Teaching Literacy in the Turning Points School (http://www.ccebos.org/pdf/Literacy.pdf)

PROVIDED professional development involving lesson demonstrations, grade-level team meetings, summer institutes on literacy topics, developing materials to enhance teacher performance and collaborating with principals and administrators to raise the level of excellence of entire school

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEInstructor, Adult Basic Education (ABE)

2015 - PresentJewish Vocational Services, Adult Diploma Program, Boston, MA Teach intermediate level reading and writing ABE-ASE courses to a

diverse group of adult learners who are primarily recent immigrants and refugees from Asia, Africa, and Central America

Design curriculum to meet the state standards for reading and writing in adult education and provide students with on-going formative assessments

Instructor, Adult Basic Education (ABE) 2014 - 2015

Cambridge Learning Center, Cambridge, MA Taught intermediate level reading and writing ABE-ASE course (3 hours

per week) to a diverse group of adult learners as a part of the City of Cambridge’s adult education program

Instructor, English Composition 2012 - 2015

Framingham State University, Framingham, MA

Taught 1st-year writing courses at college and for pilot dual enrollment initiative at Marlborough HS

Designed curriculum in developing critical thinking, college-level reading skills, writing effective formal arguments, applying structure/development to writing, mastering conventions of academic writing

Instructor, Developmental Writing 2014 - 2015

Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA Taught developmental writing courses (090 and 095) to students who are

transitioning to college level work, focusing on basic literacy and composition skills and introducing students to structures of academic writing

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Academic Coordinator 2008 - 2011

Bristol Plymouth Regional Technical School, Taunton, MA Supervised and evaluated 40 academic faculty Guided curriculum criteria, including initial adoption of Common Core

Learning Standards Wrote grants and planned programs associated with Title I, Academic

Support and Bioteach grants Served on Bristol Community College-sponsored task force of secondary

and post-secondary educators to “cross-walk” MCAS, Accuplacer, and SAT assessments in ELA and math

Director of Curriculum and Instruction 2004 - 2008

Boston Day and Evening Academy (Horace Mann Charter School), Roxbury, MA

Led school’s development as it expanded from 200-seat evening school to 350-seat 12-hour program

Transformed competency-based assessment tracking system from hard copy, product-focused system to web-based, competency-focused system

Secured and implemented $300,000 multi-year grant to establish experiential learning as school’s dominant pedagogical approach

Change and Literacy Coach 1998 - 2004

Center for Collaborative Education, Boston, MA Provided weekly instructional coaching in “balanced literacy” including

in-classroom modeling teaching strategies and lesson debriefing demonstration for teams of teachers at 4 middle schools

Taught professional development workshops for teachers including 10-hour-long strands on reading comprehension and writing instruction during Turning Points Summer Institutes (1999-2004)

Professor of Literacy Studies 2003 - 2006

Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Taught Teaching of Writing K-12 EEDUC 6001B in the Master of Education

in Curriculum and Instruction - Literacy Specialization Program, including intensive (40 hours) two-weekend schedule

Designed curriculum, planned activities, and prepared research assignments using BlackBoard distance learning technology to support graduate students between class sessions

English Teacher/Co-Founder 1994 - 1998

Spotted Eagle High School, Milwaukee, WI Taught writing-intensive English courses emphasizing multidisciplinary,

thematic approach to composition and a “close reading” critical approach to literature

Mentored and instructed students ages 14-20 whose literacy skills ranged from basic to college-bound

College Writing Instructor 1988 - 1998

Academic Opportunity Center & Dept. of English, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Taught developmental composition and first- and second-year writing courses for both programs

Consulted on Writing Across the Curriculum pilot program incorporating “writing to learn” activities

Helped develop writing proficiency criteria, group-grading protocols and establish assessments tools

EDUCATION Doctoral Course Work, English Rhetoric and Composition, University of

Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Master of Arts Degree, Literacy Studies, University of Wisconsin,

Milwaukee, WI Bachelor of Arts, English and Philosophy, University of Massachusetts,

Boston, MAPROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

National Council of Teachers of English, Member since 1990 International Literacy Association, Member since 1997