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 University with Robert Pinsky

Published  books

Chapbook (nominated for Massachusetts Book Award): Notes From a Nomad

Full-length books:  With a Polaroid Camera and The Human Contract

(See the ‘published writing’ page for links to individual published poems)

Poetry & Prose Judge

Poetry, creative prose, and analysis contests for From the Bow Seat – 2015—2017

My profile at Poets & Writers

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: sarahdickensonsnyderpoetry@gmail.com OR sarah_snyder@nobles.edu

call: 617.872.5615