Social Studies Teacher Profiles
AP: Daryl Blank
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Undergraduate Education / Major |
State University of New York at Binghamton History |
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Graduate Education / Major |
State University of New York at Binghamton Social Studies Education Baruch College Masters of Science in School Administration |
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Teacher since |
September 1996 |
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Areas of Interest |
Post World War II U.S. History |
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Clubs/School Activities |
School Leadership Team Chairperson Athletic Director Lunch Application Coordinator |
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Favorite Quote |
“Remember no man is a failure who has friends” Clarence, Angel 2nd Class, It’s a Wonderful Life |
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Favorite Book(s) |
The Quiltmaker |
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Inspirational Leaders |
Mom and Dad |
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Hobbies |
Everything Basketball |
Andre Rodrigues
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Undergraduate Education / Major |
Stony Brook University History/Political Science |
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Graduate Education / Major |
Teachers College, Columbia University Social Studies & Education |
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Teacher since |
Fall 2007 |
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Areas of Interest |
The Age of Exploration U.S.–Latin American Relations during the Cold War |
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Clubs/School Activities |
Girls Indoor Track Coach UFT Consultative Committee |
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Favorite Quote |
“And if there had been more of the world, they would have reached it” – Luis de Camoes |
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Favorite Book(s) |
The House of the Spirits – Isabel Allende |
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Inspirational Leaders |
Mario Soares, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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Hobbies |
Soccer, Reading |
Jeff Bazer
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Undergraduate Education / Major |
Queens College History |
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Graduate Education / Major |
Hofstra University Education |
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Teacher since |
Fall 1984 |
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Areas of Interest |
United States History 1865-1960 Global History 1700-1900 |
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Favorite Quote |
“To save one person is to save an entire world” – Hebrew saying |
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Favorite Book(s) |
Many |
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Inspirational Leaders |
Winston Churchill |
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Hobbies |
Sports, Reading, Walking |
Antonia Cucchiara
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Undergraduate Education / Major |
DePaul University History |
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Graduate Education / Major |
Brooklyn College History Education |
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Teacher since |
September 2003 |
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Areas of Interest |
Communism in China (Mao Zedong) Asian History (Regimes in Burma, Myanmar, North Korea) Weimar Republic |
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Favorite Quote |
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever” |
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Favorite Book(s) |
The Waves – Virginia Woolf |
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Inspirational Leaders |
Barack Obama (“He has an ability to inspire and inject hope into a sometimes often apathetic society”) Mahatma Gandhi (“He is someone who is able to think outside of the box and create hope in a fragmented society”) |
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Hobbies |
Crosswords, reading the newspaper, traveling, writing, reading, jogging |
Anne Keele
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Undergraduate Education / Major |
Loyola College Political Science |
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Graduate Education / Major |
Fordham University Social Studies & Education |
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Teacher since |
Fall 2005 |
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Areas of Interest |
Contemporary United States and Global History |
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Clubs/School Activities |
Fashion Cares! Graduation Open House |
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Favorite Quote |
“It is never too late to be what you might have been” |
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Favorite Book(s) |
The Kite Runner |
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Inspirational Leaders |
Hoppy |
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Hobbies |
Reading, traveling |
Cindy Severino
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Undergraduate Education / Major |
Mount Holyoke College United States History |
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Graduate Education / Major |
Teachers College, Columbia University Social Studies & Education |
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Teacher since |
Fall 2004 |
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Areas of Interest |
U.S. History- colonial period and post WWII Global History- Enlightenment and beyond |
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Clubs/School Activities |
Film Society |
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Favorite Quote |
“Life is like a piano: what you get out of it depends on how you play it” |
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Favorite Book(s) |
Dostoevsky: Crimes and Punishment |
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Inspirational Leaders |
Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Hobbies |
Watching Films |
Jack Sanchez
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Graduate Education / Major |
St. John’s University Social Studies & Education |
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Teacher since |
Fall 1997 |
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Areas of Interest |
United States History (1865-1900) |
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Clubs/School Activities |
UFT Chapter leader |
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Favorite Quote |
“There is nothing to fear but fear itself” Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
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Favorite Book(s) |
Fascism in America |
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Inspirational Leaders |
John Seager |
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Hobbies |
Reading, Traveling |
Jeff Newman
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Undergraduate Education / Major |
New York University Communications |
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Graduate Education / Major |
Hunter College History Education |
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Teacher since |
Spring 2005 |
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Areas of Interest |
United States History (Reconstruction – Present) |
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Clubs/School Activities |
Photography Club |
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Favorite Book(s) |
Confederacy of Dunces |
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Inspirational Leaders |
My father |
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Hobbies |
Art collecting, playing music, record collecting |
Justin Egan
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Undergraduate Education / Major |
The State University of New York at Binghamton History |
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Graduate Education / Major |
Teachers College, Columbia University Social Studies Education |
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Teacher since |
Fall 2008 |
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Areas of Interest |
US History – Civil War |
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Favorite Quote |
"KHAAANNNN!" – Captain James T. Kirk |
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Favorite Book(s) |
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card |
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Inspirational Leaders |
Theodore Roosevelt |
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Hobbies |
Basketball (Go Bearcats!), Reading, Cooking, Heavy Metal, Web Design |
Michelle McGowan
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Undergraduate Education / Major |
SUNY Oswego History |
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Graduate Education / Major |
SUNY Oswego Social Studies & Education |
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Teacher since |
Fall 2002 |
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Areas of Interest |
Contemporary United States History Cold War Native American History Women’s History |
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Clubs/School Activities |
Girls Bowling Team |
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Favorite Quote |
“Getting bored is not allowed” - Eloise |
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Favorite Book(s) |
Electric Kool Aid Acid Test The Alchemist |
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Inspirational Leaders |
Daryl Blank, Ho Chi Minh |
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Hobbies |
Hiking, movies, travel |
Karin Ellis
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Undergraduate Education / Major |
Hunter College History |
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Graduate Education / Major |
Hunter College Social Studies Education |
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Teacher since |
Fall 2008 |
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Areas of Interest |
16th and 17th Century European History |
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Clubs/School Activities |
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Favorite Quote |
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” -Henry Adams |
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Favorite Book(s) |
Emma |
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Inspirational Leaders |
My grandfather |
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Hobbies |
Reading, pilates, swimming, scuba diving |
Martha Sideris
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Undergraduate Education / Major |
Hunter College History |
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Graduate Education / Major |
Hunter College Social Studies Education |
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Teacher since |
Fall 2008 |
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Areas of Interest |
Global History: Specifically the study of Hellenic civilization throughout the Ages, including the Hellenistic era of Alexander the Great and the Byzantine Empire; Middle Ages in Europe |
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Favorite Quote |
“The unexamined Life is not worth living” - Socrates “You must be the change that you want to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi |
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Favorite Book(s) |
The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand Sula, Toni Morrison |
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Inspirational Leaders |
Mahatma Gandhi |
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Hobbies |
Reading, Cooking, Visiting Museums, Swimming |
Sunny Pae
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Undergraduate Education / Major |
New York University Social Studies Education |
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Graduate Education / Major |
New York University - International Education Brooklyn College - Educational Leadership |
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Teacher since |
Fall 2001 |
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Areas of Interest |
Korean War, World War II, Great Depression, Operation Iraqi Freedom |
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Clubs/School Activities |
Anime Club, Korean Club |
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Favorite Quote |
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. – Barack Obama |
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Favorite Book(s) |
Aiding Democracy Abroad (Thomas Carothers), Making Your Case (Justice Antonin Scalia) |
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Inspirational Leaders |
Barack Obama, Dalai Lama, Hillary Clinton |
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Hobbies |
Reading, playing the piano, running |