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
"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
Enthusiastic elementary educator providing culturally relevant and responsive education within a supportive, inclusive environment to facilitate social, emotional, and academic growth.
Science (Grades 3-5) &
1st Grade Literacy Intervention
Central Park East II
New York, NY
Current
Introduced students to real-world phenomena with opportunities to learn and explore scientific concepts through hands-on investigations and close reading activities
Provided tiered literacy intervention using targeted skills-based intensive small group instruction
Monitored student progress using relevant assessments and systematic data collection
1st Grade Teacher
ICT Classroom
Central Park East II
New York, NY
Sept. 2024-June 2025
Implemented explicit phonics instruction to promote students' phonemic and phonological awareness through practice with phoneme identification, segmentation, and blending
Led students through the steps in the writing process, including planning, prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing, across multiple genres of writing
2nd Grade Teacher
Central Park East II
New York, NY
Sept. 2023-June 2024
Cultivated 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
Per Diem Substitute Teacher
NYC DOE
New York, NY
Jan. 2023-June 2023
Performed substitute teaching duties in classrooms from Kindergarten through 5th Grade
1st Grade Teacher
PS 230 Doris L Cohen
Brooklyn, NY
Sept. 2021-June 2022
Taught class of 53% English Language Learners, with 5 native languages other than English, in foundational reading and writing skills involved in decoding and encoding
Instructed students in mathematics, using the base-ten system to solve addition and subtraction problems with efficient strategies
Student Teacher
1st Grade ICT & 4th Grade
PS 6 The Lillie D. Blake School
New York, NY
Sept. 2019-June 2020
Fostered students' reading comprehension skills using various text structures and incorporating ELA test preparation strategies
Adapted to online learning, using both synchronous and asynchronous methods of remote instruction
Accommodated students' individual needs through differentiation and scaffolding
Master of Science in Teaching
Early Childhood Education & Childhood Education
Fordham University (New York, NY)Graduate School of EducationGPA: 3.93