ROBERTA HOPE YOUNG
14 Crane Avenue
White Plains, NY 10603
(914) 946-1409
r1h1y@optonline.net
young.oliveri@att.net
Job Objectives:
- Teach Japanese at the elementary, middle, or high school level.
- Design curriculum for Japanese language programs.
- Develop and present teacher training programs in topics such as Methodology, Curriculum Development and Application of National Standards for Foreign Language Learning.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
Master of Fine Arts in Music Education; Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1981.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music, with Honors; Carnegie-Mellon University, 1977.
NYS Teaching Certification:
- Japanese 7-12 with N-6 extension (permanent)
- ESL N-12 (provisional)
- Elementary Education (permanent)
- Music N-12 (permanent)
CURRENT WORK EXPERIENCE
2003 - Present: Teacher of Japanese, grades 9-11, Marble Hill School for International Studies, Bronx, NY.
1994 - Present: Creator/Performer of musical shows and educational events introducing the language and culture of Japan to children ages 3 and up: local schools, libraries, camps, bookstores, and festivals.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
NECTJ* (The Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese) (formerly NEASTJ)
Teacher Workshop Group Leader: Organize and facilitate monthly meetings to discuss topics such as Best Practices, Learning Styles, Teaching Grammar in the Communicative Classroom, etc.
NCJLT (National Council of Japanese Language Teachers) (formerly NCSTJ)
ATJ (Association of Teachers of Japanese)
ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
* Presenter at conferences and workshops.
HONORS AND PUBLICATIONS
Fund for Teachers, Grant Recipient, July 2004.
SenseiOnline, Guest Speaker, “Structuring Fun Classroom Activities into Effective Japanese Lessons,” (Also published in NYSAFLT “Languages in Action: The Learner-Centered Classroom”) June 2004.
The Japan Foundation, Study Program in Urawa; Full Scholarship Recipient, July 2001.
“Japanese for Elementary School Students,” book and CD, 1998.
Book website: http://home.att.net/~robertayoung/jessi/
The Japan Foundation, Summer Study Program; Full Scholarship Recipient, August 1997.
Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program; Fellowship Recipient, June 1997.
Exchange: Japan, Japanese Program at Bryn Mawr; Full Scholarship Recipient, June 1996.
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE AND VOLUNTEER WORK
1978 - 1979: Teacher of General and Instrumental Music, grades K-8, Sacred Heart School, Hartsdale, NY, Our Lady of Sorrows School, White Plains, NY and Christ The King School, Yonkers, NY.
1978 - 1996: Private teacher of guitar, keyboards, electric bass, and music theory: improvisation, composition, notation and sight-reading.
1978 - 1997: Director of Folk Mass, Our Lady of Sorrows Church, White Plains, NY.
1978 - 2003: Private piano instructor.
1980 - 1984: Instructor of “Beginning Piano,” “Beginning Guitar,” and “How to Play the Piano Despite Years of Lessons,” White Plains Adult Education Program.
1982 - 1995: Singer/Guitarist at adult and children’s private parties, clubs, and restaurants.
1984 - 1993: Faculty of Continuing Education, SUNY Purchase. Courses taught: “Popular Guitar” and “How to Play the Piano Despite Years of Lessons.”
1986 - 1990: Director of Folk Mass, St. Bernard’s Church, White Plains, NY.
1986: Instructor of “Making Music/ Understanding Music,” grades 2 and 3, Harrison Public Schools, Gifted Students Program.
1990: Arranger and Recording Artist of “Sing-Along Songbook,” a 60-minute cassette/ songbook of children’s songs, Girl Scouts of the USA.
1992 - 1995: Private ESL teacher for Japanese children and adults.
1993 - 1994: Music Specialist, Memorial Methodist Early Childhood Center, White Plains, NY.
1995: Substitute teacher of ESL, Japan-America Learning Center, Scarsdale, NY.
1995 - 1999: Japanese teacher for grades PreK–4; Patrick Henry Preparatory School, P.S. 171, New York, NY. Job responsibilities also included development of age-appropriate curriculum and materials.
1999 - 2002: Teacher of Japanese and ESL, grades 9-12, East Ramapo CSD, Spring Valley, NY.
Summer 2002 & 2003: Teacher of ESL, Japanese-American Society of Westchester, Hartsdale, NY.
2002 - 2003: Teacher of Japanese, grades 6 & 7, Frederick Douglass Academy, New York, NY.
Outside Programmer, “Fun with Japanese” and Singer/ Storyteller, George Washington School Communication Arts Fair, White Plains, NY.
Teacher of ESL through Literacy Volunteers of America.
Grocery clerk, Nippan Daido, White Plains, NY.
Guitarist/ Singer for: WARC (Westchester Assoc. of Retarded Citizens), SHORE (Saving the Homeless is Our Responsibility), Grace Church Day Care, and Women’s League of Scarsdale.
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