Brian Freeman

Background

About Brian Freeman

Fifteen years' experience in urban English education within a vocational setting-Currently hold a B.A. in English Education from Westfield State University and a M.A. in English Education from Western New England University -Instructional Leadership Specialist (ILS) duties include designing and developing curriculum with my colleagues, providing targeted professional development, and taking data and translating this information into positive growth and development -Highly-Qualified Teacher (under NCLB) in Secondary English Education-Through coaching, collaboration, and team-planning, spearheaded an enrichment curriculum which raised our MCAS scores to 96% proficient for a 3% gain from last academic year-Member of the District Curriculum Writing Team where I worked with colleagues throughout the district to prepare for the coming shift to Common Core standards -Trained and certified in the use of Strategic Intervention Modules and Content Enhancement Routines for Teachers, which, research has shown, dramatically improve English test scores and vocabulary ability-Two-year Open House Committee Member-Created a successful Speech and Debate team from the ground up Specialties-Curriculum Design and Planning -Professional Development creation and implementation -Data analysis and interpretation -Content Enhancement Routines for Teachers -Collins Writing trained