John P. McTigue, Jnr.
47 Boone Street, Buffalo, NY 14220 USA
716.824.5495 (h) • 716.816.4230 x1216 (w)
jmctigue@buffalo.k12.ny.us
http://www.nylearns.org/jmctigue
EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
NYS 8th Grade Assessment • 2000-present
NYSED/NYS Social Studies Department, Albany, NY
• Served on Field Test & Grade 8 Scoring Guide Committees [’01-‘06]
• Acted as table leader; established marking standards, wrote rationales [’03-'06]
• Presented DBQ outlining technique to Statewide Convention of teachers [’02]
• Participated in 8th Grade Social Studies Assessment grading session [’00-'06]
• Graded & revised Constructed Responses & Document Based Questions [’00-'06]
•
Trained and wrote Multiple Choice and Constructed Response Questions
for the June 2003 NYS Intermediate Social Studies State Assessment [’00]
ETS History Consultant • 2000-present
Educational Testing Services, Princeton, NJ
• Graded the DBQ and Free Response sections of the AP US Exam ['00-'06]
•
Wrote Multiple Choice questions for Advanced Placement, SAT II and
PRAXIS United States History exams [respectively ; ’01 & ’02, ’02,
’03]
IB History Curriculum • October 2004
International Baccalaureate Organisation, Orlando, FL
• Participated in first stage of the History Curriculum Review
Grant Reviewer • July 2003
US Department of Education/DB Consulting, Washington, DC
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Served on a panel that critiqued, provided feedback and made
recommendations to the US Department of Education grants submitted by
Local Education Agencies requesting funds under the Teaching American
History Grants Program
Technology Consultant • 2000
Center for Applied Technology in Education, Buffalo, NY
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Collaborated in the design of PowerPoint lessons and supporting online
homework in the instruction of an ESL course conducted with the Lincoln
Schools, Costa Rica
Social Studies Consultant • 2000
Manchester-Shortsville Central School District, Shortsville, NY
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Mentored and trained a new teacher on best practices and test taking
strategies for AP US History; also consulted on how to develop an AP US
History curriculum
• Collaborated with the 7th and 8th grade teachers to develop a local Curriculum based on the New York State Standards
