Stony
PROFILE
I am an accomplished, skilled educator who has
specialized in professional development for secondary teachers throughout my
career. I am an experienced leader and manager who has taken many educational projects
from conception to completion. I have excellent writing and interpersonal
skills and a strong background in technology and its uses in teaching and
learning.
EDUCATION
Master of Arts 1972
Stony
Brook University
Bachelor of Arts in English 1968
EMPLOYMENT
The Folger
Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC
2005-
Senior Consultant on National Education
· Present keynote speeches at state and national
conferences
· Lead day-long and week-long regional workshops
· Oversee the National Festivals Project Outreach,
presenting teacher-training workshops around the country
· Direct the curriculum strand of the NEH sponsored
Teaching Shakespeare Institutes
· Develop initiatives for Web-based education
The
English-Speaking
Associate Director of Education
· Conduct teaching Shakespeare workshops, “Shakespeare:
Words & Actions” for member Branches across the
· Serve as Keynote Speaker and presenter at Branch, National,
and International functions
· Conceived and implemented “Global Conversations” www.global-conversations.org,
a Weblog (Blog) designed to facilitate communication among members worldwide.
· Conceived and implemented a real-time Distance
Learning Project “Shakespeare Across Cultures” that connected American students
with students in Bucharest, Romania; St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia; London,
England; and Sydney, Australia
· Work closely with director of education and a four-member
staff to organize and coordinate the annual National Shakespeare Competition at
Stony Brook
University 2003-present
Professional Education Program (PEP)
Special Technology Coordinator
· Report to
· Conduct general technology presentations for all
· Work with
· Teach innovative methods for faculty to help enhance
their curricula with class Web sites, Blogs, and WebQuests during two-day
workshops.
· Meet with individual teacher education classes to
demonstrate to students how to intelligently integrate media and technology
into their lesson planning
· Compiled Technology Alignment Data for NCATE
accreditation
· Represented
· Instruct incoming Ph.D. candidates in English Dept. on
the use of technology
· Researched Electronic Portfolios to be used by faculty
and students
Stony Brook University 2000-present
Adjunct lecturer
· Designed and teach EGL 440/CEE 593 “Performance and
Technology
in Teaching Literature and Composition” for
undergraduate
and graduate pre-service teachers
Shakespeare magazine 1996-2003
· Sponsored by
· Founder, editor and contributing writer
· Oversaw staff of 10 editors and designers
· Continue to maintain Web site and “News on the
The
· Co-Director of the NEH Teaching Shakespeare Institute
· Oversaw staff of 12, including scholars, master
teachers, actors, and interns
· Instituted Technology
The Folger
Shakespeare Library,
· Master Teacher and consultant, The NEH Teaching
Shakespeare Institutes; workshop leader for U.S. Dept. of Education and
Geraldine R. Dodge outreach; contributed to Folger/PBS curriculum for “In
Search of Shakespeare.”
Adjunct
Assistant Professor of English
SUNY Farmingdale 1972-1989
Adjunct
Assistant Professor of English
Farmingdale (NY) High
School 1968-2001
Teacher of English
· Designed curriculum for and taught AP Language and
Composition, a college-level Shakespeare elective, Humanities, and several
other courses
· Director of “Farmingdale 2000,” a committee exploring
total school reform in conjunction with
PUBLICATIONS
Internet:
Film School http://www3.ifctv.com/filmschool
· Wrote entire curriculum for a project that integrates
filmmaking with the teaching of literature
Shakespeare: Subject to Change www.ciconline.com/bdp1
· Served on production team as the
Researcher and Content Expert and worked
closely with designers
In Search of Shakespeare www.pbs.org/shakespeare
· Contributed article, “
· Wrote lesson plans,
“Images of Othello, a Shakespearean WebQuest,” Shakespearean Conversations,” and
“Quick Tips”
Global
Conversations www.global-conversations.org
·
Led Blog by posting
regular articles about the short stories of Grace Paley, the English language,
and other topics
News on the
Rialto www.shakespearemag.blogspot.com
· Post Blog entries on current Shakespeare productions
and other relevant material
Personal/Professional
Web site www.LoMonico.com
Print:
“Close Reading on Your Feet” The English Journal September 2005
Shakespeare
101, Gramercy Press/Random House:
2003.
“Beyond Character, Plot, and Theme,” Cable in the Classroom
Magazine: December 2002.
The
“Teaching
October 1995.
“Teaching in the New Millennium,” CPB Digest (for the Corporation
for Public
Broadcasting): September/October 1995.
“To th’ Amazement of Mine Eyes:
Fall 1997.
“A
Triumvirate of
Fall
1998.
“I Have Had a Most Rare Vision: Teaching
in
Part 1.
Editing:
Shakespeare
Magazine 1997-2004 Editor and
contributing writer
A Midsummer
Night’s Dream.
The Complete
Idiot’s Guide to Shakespeare.
Technical editor
PRESENTATIONS
AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (selected):
Minnesota Council of Teachers of English (MCTE),
Keynote speaker and workshop presenter,
April 2006
The California Association of Teachers of English
(CATE), presented workshop at annual
conference, February 2006
Georgia Council of Teachers of English, (GCTE),
presented workshop at annual
conference, February 2006
Kentucky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts
(KCTE/LA) presented workshop at
annual conference, February 2006
The
Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey, “ShakeFest,” a summer institute for teachers, Featured Presenter, July 2005
The
Hudson Valley Shakespeare, three-day workshop for teachers, Guest Instructor, July 2005
Philadelphia
Shakespeare Festival, “Shakespeare Goes to School,” taught two-day workshop for
National
Educational Computer Conference (NECC) in
“Innovation and the Future
of Learning” panel discussion sponsored by International Society for Technology
in Education (ISTE), Panelist, June 2004
Taught “Shakespeare
Teaches Teachers” course for NYC teachers emphasizing the use of technology and
video, 2004-present
Digital
Dialogues: Where Visionaries Meet Pragmatists,
Sponsored by
NCTE
International Teaching
Featured speaker, 1998 and 2000
Annenberg
Foundation/the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Advisor for 8 one-hour
video programs, 2 supplemental Authors' Notes videos, workshop guide,
and Web site www.learner.org/channel/workshops/isonovel
Pre-performance workshops
for teachers on Love’s Labor’s Lost, 2000 and
All-day Shakespeare
workshops, guest presenter, 1999-2003
Stony Brook
University
A series of
1998-2000
Led workshops and made presentations
on teaching with technology, 1983-2000
National
Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) National Conventions in
led a variety of workshops and made
presentations, 1988-2004
NY State
English Council (NYSEC)
Led
workshops and presentations, 1988-1997
Taught graduate course, “Shakespeare
Set Free” parts 1 and 2,
1994-2000
“From
the Page to the Stage,”
Led week-long workshop for teachers, 1997
NY
State Education Dept. Conference,
Led teacher workshops, 1993
Workshop presenter, 1992
Site evaluation of Folger Festival’s
Project for the U.S. Dept. of Ed. 1991
Teaching
Presentation, 1991
Site evaluation of Folger
Festival’s Project for the U.S. Dept. of Ed.
1992
Royal
Shakespeare Company and the Folger Library’s Teaching Shakespeare
Institute in
Master Teacher 1990
Folger Library Festival
Trainer. Trained teachers in
Organized
and directed institute for 75 secondary and college teachers, 1988