Diana Kaplen
"The purpose of education is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions." -- James Baldwin
Teaching Portfolio
Enthusiastic elementary educator providing culturally relevant and responsive education within a supportive, inclusive environment to facilitate social, emotional, and academic growth.
Teaching Experience
2nd Grade Teacher
Central Park East II
New York, NY
Sept. 2023-June 2024
Fostered an inclusive and adaptive multicultural classroom community of diverse students, including 33% recent arrival English Language Learners
Facilitated student-centered instruction and empowered students to engage in inquiry-based learning
Guided students through the steps in the writing process, incorporating planning, prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing
Per Diem Substitute Teacher
NYC DOE
New York, NY
Jan. 2023-June 2023
Performed substitute teaching duties in classrooms from K through 5th Grade
1st Grade Teacher
PS 230 Doris L Cohen
Brooklyn, NY
Sept. 2021-June 2022
Taught class of 47% English Language Learners, with 5 native languages other than English, in foundational reading and writing skills involved in decoding and encoding
Improved students' phonemic and phonological awareness through practice with phoneme identification, segmentation, and blending
Instructed students in mathematics, solving addition and subtraction word problems, using open number lines, ten frames, combinations of ten, and manipulatives
Student Teacher
1st Grade ICT & 4th Grade
PS 6 The Lillie D. Blake School
New York, NY
Sept. 2019-June 2020
Promoted students' reading comprehension skills and guided in ELA test preparation strategies
Adapted to online learning, using both synchronous and asynchronous methods of remote instruction
Differentiated and provided scaffolding based on students' various individual interests, abilities, and needs
Teaching Assistant
Child & Family Studies 389
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Aug.-Dec. 2011
Led undergraduate discussion groups regarding the study of human sexuality
Designed lesson plans for creative dialectical exercises involving sensitive topics
Monitored and assessed students' progress throughout the semester
Certification
Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2)
Childhood Education (Grade 1-Grade 6)
September 2020
Education
Master of Science in Teaching
Early Childhood Education & Childhood Education
Fordham University (New York, NY)Graduate School of EducationGPA: 3.93Honors Societies:Phi Kappa PhiAlpha Upsilon Alpha - International Literacy Association
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Minor in Child & Family StudiesSyracuse University (Syracuse, NY)