Eric Swabeck's Resume

Teaching is my calling and my passion.
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.
- Derek Bok

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Education

San Francisco State University

CLAD Teaching Credential, Dec 2000

BA, Liberal Studies, June 1999

Full-Time Teacher

Lake Elementary, San Pablo, Aug 2001 - present

General

  • Teach 21 – 33 culturally diverse 4th and 5th graders. Taught 4th-5th split and 5th grade.
  • Work in small groups to remediate and differentiate instruction.
  • Developed effective classroom management techniques.
  • Developed thematic units across the curriculum.
  • Trained in Open Court.

Special Projects

  • Written and received four Ed Fund grants to enhance science and art units.
  • Developed school-wide programs: star parties and Jeopardy tournaments

Substitute Teacher

Berkeley and Albany Schools, Feb 2001 – Jun 2001
  • Assignments included most Berkeley elementary and middle schools, Berkeley High School, Berkeley Alternative High School, Albany High, Co-op Nursery School, and Cornell Elementary in Albany.

Student Teacher

Cornell Elementary, Albany, Sep 2000 – Dec 2000
  • Worked with 19 culturally diverse 3rd graders.
  • Taught thematic units on aerodynamics and rocketry. Built rockets powered by effervescent tablets (Alka Seltzer).
  • Conducted mathematical, logical, spacial, and artistic lessons with Tangrams.
  • Made a book with students about the Ohlone Indians, American settlers, and Spanish colonies in Albany.
  • Directed class play on Albany’s history.

Observation/Participation

Malcolm X Elementary, Berkeley, Feb 2000 – Jun 2000
  • Worked with a culturally diverse group of 20 kindergarteners and 1st graders.
  • Worked in small groups to improve reading and writing skills.
  • Created thematic science unit.
Jefferson Elementary, Berkeley, Sep 1999 – Dec 1999
  • Worked with a culturally diverse group of 20 kindergarteners
Ulloa Elementary, San Francisco, Feb 1999 – Jun 1999
  • Worked with a culturally diverse group of 20 kindergarteners and 1st graders.
  • Worked in small groups to improve reading and writing skills.
  • Created thematic science unit.

Teacher’s Aid

Area D Alternative School, Los Angeles, Sep 1978 – Jun 1980
  • Tutored middle school students in math and science.
  • Worked with primary school children to develop math and reading skills.

Technical Experience

Field Service Technician, Staefe Control Systems, Stuttgart, Germany, 1990 - 1997
  • Started up computer-based heating and air conditioning systems.
  • Trouble-shot system problems.
  • Traveled extensively to businesses across Germany, including former East Germany.
Field Service Technician, Guaranteed Energy Savings, San Jose, 1983 - 1987
  • Manager of Black Angus contract.
  • Started up computer-based energy conservation systems.
  • Trouble-shot system problems.
  • Traveled extensively to businesses across the United States.

Travel

Student Exchange, Tübingen, Germany, Jul 1989 – Jun 1990
  • Studied German.
  • Took classes in history, political science, and literature.
  • Helped dismantle the Berlin Wall.
Other
  • Traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe.
  • Traveled to Mexico, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Turkey, and North Africa.
  • Volunteered in Nicaragua building houses. 1985
  • Crewed a sailboat from Darwin to Cannes, Australia. 1997.

Languages

  • Fluent in German.
  • Conversational in Spanish.

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