After thirty-seven years of teaching English, heading middle schools, and working with students one-on-one, I am embarking on a new chapter to spend more time being a writer. In addition, I look forward to continuing to help and build relationships with young people as a tutor, an important component of my teaching career. Please look through my resume below for more detailed information.

Work experience:

I have taught English in grades six through twelve in public and private schools and worked individually with students ages twelve to twenty-two for the last thirty-seven years. I help students with general study skills, writing, college essays, grammar, organization, time management, reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and test-studying/taking strategies.

Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, MA     1989-2015

• 2014 Vernon L. Greene Award for Teaching Excellence
• Developed & taught English via Latin 7^th grade program
• Taught English in seventh, eighth, ninth, and twelfth grades
• Initiated interdisciplinary and study skills curriculum
• In-house study skills and writing teacher

The Athenian School, Danville, CA     Head of Middle School/English teacher                      1986-1989

Kent Denver School, Denver, CO        Acting Head of Middle School/English teacher          1985-1986

The Derryfield School, Manchester, NH  Coordinator of Middle School/English teacher         1979-84

Mount Ararat Middle and High School, Topsham, ME   English teacher    1977-1979

Education      

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA        EdM. 1985

Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME             A.B. 1977

Additional Writing/Academic Experience

• Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference 2011 & 2017
• University of California, Berkeley, Bay Area Writing Project
• Favorite Poem Project: The Summer Poetry Institute, Boston College with Robert Pinsky

Published  poems

Chapbook: Notes From a Nomad

Full-length book: The Human Contract

and in Bloodroot Literary Magazine, Comstock Review, Broken  Bridge Review, Zeugma Magazine, Senior Times, Mothering Magazine, West Trade Review, The Main Street Rag, Mothers Always Write among other magazines and anthologies.

Poetry & Prose Judge

Poetry, creative prose, and analysis contests for From the Bow Seat – 2015 & 2016

Service and Travel Experience

Travel and service with over 200 students: 2005 through 2017 – Rwanda, South Africa, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, and New Orleans

Sabbatical travel and service: 2000 and 2015  – visiting over twenty countries and working with schools and NGOs in Europe, Asia, and Africa

For more information:

email: sarah_snyder@nobles.edu

call: 617.872.5615 or 802.295.2280