Joseph Buttimer 18 Baltusrol Drive, Clifton Park, NY 12065

(518) 817-8982 * jbuttim1@ithaca.edu

Education
Ithaca College​, Ithaca, NY May 2017
Bachelor of Arts in History
● GPA: 3.7
● Elliot Mayrock Award for Excellence in the Field of History - Fall 2013
● Robert Ryan Scholarship for History - Spring 2014- Fall 2016
Master of Arts in Social Studies Education ​Anticipated May 2018
● GPA: 3.8
● MAT Graduate Assistantship ​Summer 2017-Summer 2018

Certifications
NYS Initial Teaching Certification in Social Studies, 7-12 Anticipated June 2018

Related Experience
Horseheads Middle School​, Horseheads, NY January-March 2018
Student Teacher, 8th Grade
● Assumed all duties expected of a full time teacher in a Social Studies 8 classroom, including
classroom management and maintenance
● Prepared and taught unit plans on the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the New Deal
● Assessed students via tests/quizzes, artwork, primary source analysis activities, and a Mock
Trial

Watkins Glen High School​, Watkins Glen, NY March-May 2018

Student Teacher, 10th & 12th Grade
● Assumed all duties expected of a full time teacher in a Global 10 and Participation in
Government (12th Grade) classroom, including classroom management and maintenance
● Prepared and taught unit plans on World War II, the Cold War, Decolonization, and the basics
of Congress
● Assessed students via tests/quizzes, primary source analysis, and practice Regents Exams

Ithaca High School​, Ithaca, NY September-December 2017

Social Studies/AVID Tutor, 9-12th Grade
● Tutored students needing extra help in Social Studies
● Tutored students in developing higher order thinking in order to solve problems

Additional Experience
Coach, ​Ithaca College Track and Field Team (Throws)​, Ithaca, NY October 2015-May 2017
President,​ ​Ithaca College History Club​, Ithaca, NY August 2016-May 2017
Coach​, ​Watkins Glen Track and Field Team​, Watkins Glen, NY ​March-May 2018
Volunteer & Extracurricular Experience
Volunteer, ​Ithaca College HEOP Program​, Ithaca, NY Summer 2017
● Tutored students in writing and mathematics
● Tutored them in college preparedness
● Provided advice on how to survive the first year of college

Athlete​, ​Ithaca College Track and Field Team​, Ithaca, NY ​August 2013-October 2015