David Beauzil

About David Beauzil

David O. Beauzil is currently an ELA teacher with the NYCDOE and Adjunct Professor at CUNY Queens College, Teacher\'s College, Columbia University and New York University. He graduated in 2014 from St. John\'s University in Jamaica, NY with a Bachelor of Arts in English and then went on to receive his Master of Arts in Teaching from CUNY Queens College in 2019. He completed his student teaching experience at Valley Stream South High School. In 2016, David worked as a substitute teacher and then as a teacher assistant in the Valley Stream School District 24. In 2017, he went on to serve as an Academic Tutor at Hungtington Learning Center and next as a SEEK Program Supplemental Instructor & Writing Consultant at CUNY Queens College until 2019. He also has been recently the recipient of the NYC Men Teach Role Model Award in 2023.Currently, as a Ph.D. Candidate at Teachers College at Columbia University in the City of New York, David envisions bringing a wealth of unique experiences to provide equitable opportunities for scholars in urban schools and excellent educational tools that will impact scholars positively. He also continues to work in education because it gives him the joy to see scholars grow in mind, body, and spirit. David serves to give back to his community through teaching the subject of English. He is able to empower them through the importance of reading, writing, listening, and speaking so that they can become leaders/change-makers in our present society. In his spare time, David also enjoys personal training, playing the piano, and traveling the world.

Experience

1. English Language Art Teacher

   NYC Public Schools

   Sep 2018 — Present · Queens, NY, US

   Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate these objectives to students. Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students\' varying needs and interests. Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. • Assess and look after 90+ students\'(ELLs & Students with IEPs); collaborate with ICT teachers in ICT classrooms; progress through the term and work closely with other staff to efficiently plan and coordinate work.• Establish and enforce norms for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students. • Collaborate and confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to resolve students\' behavioral and academic problems and determine resource needs.• Implemented remote learning through live instruction, recorded lessons, and innovative activities/assignments.• Planned curriculum and lessons over the course of the academic year with a specialization in English and Social Studies• Monitored student\'s progress, assessed individual needs of students• Modified lessons and teaching methods to accommodate student\'s needs• Taught and supported classes of 30+ young adults in grades 7-8

Education

• Columbia University

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, English/Language Arts Teacher Education

  2020

• St. John's University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature, General

  2010 — 2014

• Queens College

  Master of Arts in Teaching, Secondary Education and Teaching

  2016 — 2019

• Columbia University

  Master of Philosophy - MPhil