pedoto@bc.edu (201) 921-7525 EDUCATION__________________________________________________________________ Boston College, Lynch School of Education Major(s): Elementary Education, Applied Psychology and Human Development Second Year Student, expected graduation May 2018 Tenafly High School, Class of 2014 GPA 3.7, Graduated with Honors CAREER-RELATED EXPERIENCE______________________________________________ Senior Internship at Elementary School, May-June 2014 Mackay Elementary School, Tenafly, NJ Worked as a student teacher in a second grade classroom Assisted teacher in grading and sorting homework Helped students with classroom activities by giving individual attention Read to the class once a day during reading time Made lesson plans on the last week of internship Camp Leadership Volunteer, July 2013 Rustic Pathways Leadership, Various Cities, Costa Rica Worked as camp counselor for children from age 8-11 Planned activities daily that concentrated on both physical and mental stimulation Encouraged children to try new activities and to work together in groups Led an English lesson for an hour each day to one specific child Earned the Best Counselor award at the end of the program Tutoring, May 2013-June 2014 Private Tutoring, Various Sites Created lessons for students Helped students organize their work and improve their time management Guided students through homework Assigned extra practice problems and graded work Floating Teacher, September 2015-May 2016 Commonwealth Children Center Looked after toddlers Helped plan weekly agendas Engaged in various activities that facilitated learning ACTIVITIES___________________________________________________________________ Chamber Music, September 2014-January 2015 Pianist for piano/violin duet in Boston College chamber music Hawaii Club, October 2014-May 2015 Freshman Representative of Hawaii Club in Boston College