Larissa Pahomov – Philadelphia, PA

EXPERIENCE

English Teacher, 2008 – Present, Science Leadership Academy, Philadelphia, PA

• Teach 10th and 11th Grade English and Journalism elective
• Design and implement curriculum for all courses
• Serve as Alumni Coordinator, Community Events Co-coordinator, and Diversity Committee Member
• Recipient of the 2012 Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award
• National Board Certified Teacher (as of 2014)

Curriculum Developer, One Book One Philadelphia, 2008 – Present, The Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

• Develop teacher resource materials for the annual One Book selection, most recently Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
• Present materials and facilitate discussion at professional development workshops
• Serve on the One Book selection committee

Fulbright Teaching Fellow, 2006-2007, Mittelschule am Wallgraben, Grimma, Germany

Cultural Programs Consultant, 2006-2007, United States Consulate, Leipzig, Germany

PRESENTATIONS

• Authentic Learning in the Digital Age. ASCD National Conference, March 2015.
• Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age. ASCD Webinar, November 20th, 2014.
• Future Ready Superintendent Summit. The White House, November 19th, 2014.
• Reading Writing Workshop Gone Digital. Educon 2.6, January 25th, 2014.
• Dialogic Discourse, Critical Awareness, and Identity: (Re)Inventing Approaches to Social Justice and the ELA Classroom. NCTE National Conference, November 2013.
• Creating the Ethic of Care. Educon 2.5, January 26th, 2013.
• Standards-Based Grading and Reporting at SLA. Educon 2.5, January 26th, 2013.
• Making Tech Meaningful. VAIS Technology Conference, March 30th, 2012.
• Amplifying Student Voice. EduCon 2.4, January 26th, 2012.
• Writing 2.0: Using Google Docs to Improve Student Writing. ISTE National Conference, June 2011.
• Making Tech Meaningful. Edcamp Philly, May 11, 2011.
• Teacher Voice and School Reform. Educon 2.3, January 30, 2011.

PUBLICATIONS

• “Accept, Reject, Dismantle: The Life of a Testing Coordinator.” Inside our Schools: Teachers on the Failure and Future of Education Reform. Harvard Educational Press, 2017.
• Authentic Learning in the Digital Age: Engaging Students Through Inquiry. ASCD, 2014.
• “Building a Collective Understanding of Prisons.” English Journal, issue 102.4, March 2013.
• “Bringing Traditional Essay Writing into the Digital World.” NWP Digital Is. July 2011.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Education, 2008, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education,  Philadelphia, PA

• Pennsylvania Instructional Certificate, Level II: Secondary English and German

Bachelor of Arts, 2005, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY.

• Major: English. Minors: German, Religion.