Petros Lee

11545 Brandy Hall Lane (240)-491-7383

North Potomac, Maryland 20878 ​eelsortep@gmail.com

Objective: To secure a secondary teaching position in English or Language Arts

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Education
Bachelor of Science, English—Secondary Education December 2018
Towson University​, Towson, MD
● Cumulative GPA: 3.177; Dean’s List Fall 2014
● Major: English—Secondary Education
● Passed Praxis I & II
● Enrolled in SCED 341 (Principles of Secondary Education)
○ Learned many student motivation and engagement techniques, such as making the warmup of
the day relevant to the day’s content, and learning the names of students as fast as one can to
build a rapport with students.

Certifications
Maryland Educator Certification 1/2/2019 – 1/1/2024
English 7 – 12

Work Experience
Burleigh Manor Middle School​, Howard County, MD
Long-term Substitute Teacher—​Grades 6 & 7 September 2018 – June 2019
● Taught ELA and one reading module for three periods per day, over the course of one school year.
● Took on the responsibilities of a regular teacher (as I was not subbing for another teacher).
○ Curriculum/lesson planning, teaching lessons, learning progress monitoring, grading, attending
parent-teacher conferences and team/staff meetings, building healthy rapport with students and
staff.
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Student Teaching Experience

Wilde Lake High School​, Howard County, MD
Student Teaching—Grade 10 March – May 2018
● Taught 9th grade on-grade ELA & 10th grade on grade & GT ELA
● Created a unit plans for multiple units of varying academic levels
● Built memorable relationships with students.
Professional Internship—Grade 10 August – October 2017
● Taught a lesson on the rhetorical triangle (ethos, logos, and pathos).
● Guided discussion and presented on rhetorical devices.
Harper’s Choice Middle School​, Howard County, MD
Student Teaching—Grade 7 January – March 2018
● Lesson planned for the “Facing Injustice” unit, in which we discussed World War II, the Holocaust,
and The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
● Taught and worked with three GT 7th grade students and two 7th grade on-grade students.
● Attended parent-teacher conferences to gain insight into how to have a conversation with parents about
their children.
● Learned that one of the best classroom management techniques having an organized and effective
lesson plan.
Professional Internship—Grade 7 October – December 2017
● Presented on literary devices and figurative language
● Created the needed worksheets for class.
Parkville High School​, Baltimore County, MD
Field Experience—Grades 9 & 11 January – May 2017
● Observed and collaborated standard English Classrooms
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Related Work Experience

Chinese Bible School of Maryland Drama Team
Drama Team Leader December 2014 – November 2018
● Lead high schoolers (Grades 9-12) in times of worship.
● Lead and facilitated large-group discussions pertaining to biblical teachings.
● Trained team members in how to perform dramas in order to prepare them for a week of evangelistic
work.
Vacation Bible School​, Rockville, Maryland
Counselor June 2017
● Lead middle schoolers from place to place in the church.
● Lead and monitored group discussions for the week.
Applications and Research Laboratory
Print Shop Service Worker July 2014 – July 2018
● Fulfilled teacher-sent work orders for packets and worksheets in Howard County.
● Skillfully operated and unjammed printers, shrink-wrapped and boxed papers, and loaded packages
onto shelves in preparation for shipping over the summers of 2014, 2016, and 2018.
Youth English Teaching Volunteer Service Program in Taiwan​, New Taipei, New Taipei City
Volunteer Teacher July 2015 – August 2015
● Spent two of the four-week program training in preparation for how to teach English to Taiwanese
children.
● Spent the last two weeks living in the school library, creating daily lesson plans, co-teaching English
vocabulary words (e.g. “Chair”, “Chest”, and “Bread”) to 2nd grade Taiwanese students through
conversational Mandarin Chinese, and adapting to life in a school built in the mountains.
 References
Mikaela Lidgard, Principal
Burleigh Manor Middle School
4200 Centennial Lane
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410)-313-2507
mikaela_lidgard@hcpss.org

Kim Scaife, Assistant Principal

Burleigh Manor Middle School
4200 Centennial Lane
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410)-313-2507
kim_scaife@hcpss.org

Sidney Molofsky, Supervisor

Howard County Public Schools
(410)-746-7521
smolofsky@towson.edu

Cathryn Beckner, Mentor Teacher

Harper’s Choice Middle School
5450 Beaverkill Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
(410)-313-6929
Cathryn_Beckner@hcpss.org

Aime Sheinhorn, Mentor Teacher

Wilde Lake High School
5460 Trumpeter Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
(410)-313-6965
Aime_Sheinhorn@hcpss.org