CV Brendan Leonard Connors

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Nationality: American

WORK EXPERIENCE

September 2012 – June 2013

Name and address of employer: Somerset-Berkley Regional School District – Somerset MA 02726
Type of business or sector: Education
Occupation or position held: Substitute Teacher
Main activities and responsibilities: Worked at the elementary, middle, and secondary school levels; Supervision of students; Execution of lesson plans; Enforcement of school rules; Cafeteria duty

May 2011 – June 2012

Name and address of employer: New Bedford Public Schools – New Bedford, MA 02740
Type of business or sector: Education
Occupation or position held: Substitute Teacher
Main activities and responsibilities: Worked at middle school and high school level; Worked in two alternative schools; Supervision of students; Execution of lesson plans; Enforcement of school rules; Chaperone of field trips; Office duty

January 2011 – May 2011

Name and address of employer: New Bedford High School – 230 Hathway Blvd. New Bedford, MA 02740
Type of business or sector: Education
Occupation or position held: Student Teacher
Main activities and responsibilities: Taught two U.S. history classes; Created and carried out lesson plans; Observed lessons of other teachers; Met with parents and guardians of students; Attended IEP meetings

January 2011 – May 2011

Name and address of employer: New Bedford High School – 230 Hathway Blvd. New Bedford, MA 02740
Type of business or sector: Education
Occupation or position held: Student Teacher
Main activities and responsibilities: Taught two U.S. history classes; Created and carried out lesson plans; Observed lessons of other teachers; Met with parents and guardians of students; Attended IEP meetings

January 2005 – January 2008

Name and address of employer: Bolger & O’Hearn Inc. 47 Slade St. Fall River, MA 02724
Type of business or sector: Manufacturing of Pigments/Dyes for textile application
Occupation or position held: Quality Control Analyst; Shipping and receiving

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

June 2013 – August 2014

Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Middlebury College – Italian School Middlebury, VT 05753 – Università degli studi di Firenze – Cesare Alfiere Scuola di Scienze Politiche
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered: Italian language, history of Italy, political science, journalism
Title of qualification awarded: Master’s Degree – Italian Culture

September 2010 – May 2011

Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA 02324 Accelerated Post-Baccalaureate – Teaching Licensure Program
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered: Lesson planning, classroom management, educational philosophy, assessment
Title of qualification awarded: Massachusetts teaching license – Social Studies grades (5-8) and (8-12)

January 2008 – August 2009

Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Bridgewater State College , Bridgewater, MA 02324
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered: History of France, Italy, India
Title of qualification awarded: Bachelor’s Degree – History Magna cum laude

January 2006 – December 2007

Name and type of organisation providing education and training: Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA 02720
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered: General curriculum
Title of qualification awarded: Associate’s Degree – Liberal Arts (Professional)

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

Mother tongue: English

Other languages: Italian – Excellent

SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCE: I learned to teach in a difficult urban environment characterized by the presence of many social problems. As a teacher I was able to form strong relationships with students that came from many different countries. For the past year I shared an apartment with Italians in Florence as well as guests from different countries. I know how to work together to accomplish objectives. For many years I played team sports like soccer and baseball. I have also worked on a volunteer basis at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and as a gardener for the Angeli del Bello organization in Florence, Italy.

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES: Throughout my employment at Bolger & O’Hearn Inc. I performed the duties of shipping and receiving of sample orders of pigments and dyes. I took and organized samples of every batch of pigment produced in the warehouse. I also organized all of the quality control test results in a filing system. As a student at Middlebury College I helped to organize an academic convention in Florence, Italy “Populism: a historiographic category?” in May 2013. During this period I kept organized notes from political gatherings and sources for my master’s thesis.

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES: I am proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products such as Word, Powerpoint, and Excel

ARTISTIC SKILLS AND COMPETENCES: I am currently writing a short biography of the American general John J. Pershing who commanded all American forces in the First World War

OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCES: I am accustomed to speaking in public from my teaching experience and many presentations as a student in both English and Italian

DRIVING LICENCE(S): I hold a valid driving license in Massachusetts