DANIEL AARON LAZAR
Yorckstrasse 64 Berlin, Germany 10965
+49 176 6125 2997
danielaaronlazar@gmail.com
www.daniellazar.com
OBJECTIVE
A position teaching social sciences at the secondary level. Eager to pursue co-curricular opportunities if available.
EDUCATION
 Northern Illinois University, M.Ed. Summa Cum Laude. Curriculum and Instruction, 2005.
 Northern Illinois University, B.A. Magna Cum Laude. Sociology, History, 1999.
 Illinois Type 09 Certification. Endorsements: History, Sociology, Psychology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The John F. Kennedy School, Berlin, Germany, 2007-Present
 Inspired students to passionately pursue the deliberation of social and political issues, both historical and
contemporary
 Designed and implemented rigorous and provocative curricula for: Grade 7 History (Middle Ages to French
Revolution), Grade 9 History (Industrialization to World War II), Grade 9 History Elective (Imperialism &
Decolonization), Grade 10 History (The Cold War), Grade 11 German Grundkurse (Antiquity & The
Enlightenment), Grade 12 German-American Comparative Government, Advanced Placement United States
History, and Advanced Placement Comparative Government
 AP Comparative Government students earned scores of 3.5, 3.8, 4.2, and 4.5 (2008-2011). AP Comparative
Government exam scores are, second to AP German, the highest at JFKS. AP U.S. History scores were 3.0 and
3.9 (2010-2011)
 Completely rewrote the U.S. History curriculum and assisted colleagues in implementing this curriculum
 Integrated innovative classroom technologies, including but not limited to, my professional website
 Lead mentor for a student teacher. Also active in integrating new colleagues into the Social Studies Department
 Presented at the Faculty Workshop on Integrating Interdisciplinary Inquiries at International Institutions
 Participated in professional seminars at European Council of International Schools Conferences in Hamburg,
Nice, and Lisbon
 Administrator of SAT and ACT examinations
 Co-Curricular Activities
o Adviser to an exceptionally active chapter of the National Honor Society, concentrating on public service,
community building, and leadership
o Created and facilitated a Philosophy Society with over 20 active members
o Integrated stakeholders in the JFKS community (embassies, parents, and colleagues) to write Wall of
the Minds: An Oral History of the Rise and the Fall of the Berlin Wall with two tenth-grade classes.
o Organized and chaperoned an excursion with a sophisticated academic agenda to London with AP
Comparative Government students
o Organized a student-led seminar about the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election which was covered by the
International Herald Tribune
o Actively contributed to the JFKS School Vision Committee
The Benjamin Franklin International School, Barcelona, Spain, 2005 - 2007
 Designed and implemented challenging curricula for: AP Comparative Government, 20th Century World
Civilizations, and United States History
 Participated in an AP Comparative Government Summer Institute in Michigan and initiated this curriculum at
BFIS. The average student exam score was 4.1
 Voluntarily developed and implemented a curriculum for a weekly High School Transition Seminar for eighthgrade students
 Created and advised an enthusiastic and dutiful chapter of the National Honor Society
 Inspired and executed several interdisciplinary team-taught lessons with various colleagues and, based on these
experiments, presented a seminar on interdisciplinary education models at the Mediterranean Association of
International Schools Conference
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Grayslake Community High School, Grayslake, Illinois, 2001 - 2005
 Developed and implemented stimulating lessons in: Honors United States History, United States History, World
History, Sociology, and Contemporary Social Institutions
 Rejuvenated and expanded the curriculum of a Contemporary Social Institutions course by creating cutting-edge
units in media analysis and functional analysis of religion in contemporary society
 Co-Curricular Activities:
o Co-adviser to National Honor Society
o Created and facilitated a Philosophy Society with over 25 active members
o Computer Club Sponsor
o Mentored three colleagues through the Illinois State Board of Education Mentoring Program
Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois, 1999 - 2001
 Designed and implemented lesson plans for Honors United States History, American Studies (a cross-curricular
English and History program for challenged learners), Sociology, Psychology, and Urban Studies
 Taught on an A/B alternating full-block schedule
 Co-Curricular Activities
o Sponsor of the Diversity Club and adviser on the Diversity Committee
o Facilitated the Philosophy Society
o Adviser to the Spirit Club
o Chaperoned and announced sporting events
o Supervised fitness center after school
Adlai Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois, Summers of 2002-2004
 Led a rigorous six-week World History summer seminar
HONORS
 Graduation Speaker, voted upon by students at John F. Kennedy School to provide commencement address
 Graduation Speaker, voted upon by the Grayslake Community High School Classes of 2002-2005
 Golden Apple Award Nominee, nominated by students in 2002-2005
 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, nominee 2003-2005
 Distinguished Teacher, elected by Glenbrook North High School student body for excellence in teaching
 J. Patrick White Memorial Scholarship, voted upon by classmates, and approved by a panel of professors,
this honor is bestowed upon one college senior who exhibits outstanding potential as history teacher
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
 Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, won a grant to study under Bancroft Prize winning historian Dr.
Arne Westad at a Cold War Seminar at Cambridge University, Summer 2011
 Teaching Assistant at the Samarkand Institute of Foreign Languages, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Cold War
History collegiate seminar. Winter, 2000
 Seminar Leader, Interdisciplinary Studies Workshop at Mediterranean Association of International Schools,
Cairo Conference
 Certified AP Instructor, Attended a five-day AP Comparative Government Summer Institute, Summer 2005
ORGANIZATIONS
 National Council for the Social Studies
 Mortar Board National Honor Society, Service Chair
 Golden Key National Honor Society
 Phi Sigma Zeta Co-ed Political Science Fraternity, Philanthropy Coordinator
 Northern Coalition for Peace and Justice