James M LaMarca

9522 Lanham Severn Rd Apt B Lanham, Md Phone: (570) 954-9408 E-Mail: jameslamarca3@gmail.com

Experience

Classroom Teacher 8/2016 to present

Employed by the Prince Georges County School District to teach 7 grade mathematics at the Charles Carroll Middle School
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Developed and deployed lessons aligned to the 7 grade PARCC exam for over 100 students
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Managed and created resources for a classroom that had a wide variety of needs
Began after school tutoring for students who needed additional help preparing for the PARCC exam

Teach For America Summer Institute 6/2016 to 8/2016

Trained on how to become an effective teacher including the principals of backward design, classroom management, curriculum and
instruction development, and lesson presentation
Attended seminars on the following: race and equity, economic inequality, special education needs, literacy throughout subject area,
and how to develop relationships across lines of difference

Intern Clearwater Conservancy 5/2015 to 6/2015

Managed over 6 riparian sites as site steward and lead teams of volunteers on clean up/maintenance missions
Surveyed urban, suburban, and rural areas for invasive species- charted their location using hand held GPS and developed and
implemented eradication
Lead education tours for educators and the general public of the State College Municipal Wetlands

Education

Pennsylvania State University 8/2012 to 5/2016

Earned a Bachelors of Science in Earth Sciences and Policy from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences with a GPA of 3.56/4.0
Participated as an executive board member in the following capacities:
1. Relay for Life of Penn State: Technology Committee liaison to the Public Relations Committee (2012-2013), Non-Greek
Recruitment Captain (2013-2014), and Downtown Sponsorship Captain (2014-2015)
2. Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity: Service Chair (Fall 2014), Social Chair (Spring 2015), and Initiate Advisor (Fall 2015)
3. College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Student Council: Service Chair (2012-2013) and Relay for Life Chair (2013-2014)

Johns Hopkins University 6/2016 to Present

Candidate for Master of Science in Education: Educational Studies with a completion date of 5/2017; GPA of 3.71/ 4.0

Skills

Proficient at Microsoft office suite of products, GEODA, and MAPR

Rudimentary coding knowledge of R and Matlab
Extensive knowledge mapping tools such as handheld GPS, compass, stratigraphy maps, and hydrology maps