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Melissa Bishop

Latin:Vergil, Latin Language, Greek Language Teacher
MELBOURNE, UNITED STATES

Member since: Apr 08, 2008

Last active on: May 11, 2009 at 10:32 AM (EST)

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Teaching Preferences

Online Teaching

One-on-One at $70-100 per hour

Group Teaching at $50-70 per hour

In Person Teaching

One-on-One at $70-100 per hour

Group Teaching at $50-70 per hour

Teaches following Subjects/Exams
Latin:Vergil (Advanced Placement Program-AP)
Language of Instruction: English
Latin Language (9th - 12th Grade)
Language of Instruction: English
Greek Language (9th - 12th Grade)
Language of Instruction: English
Teaching Experience

Latin Teacher

Boston Latin School, United States

Sep 2005 - Jun 2007

Latin 3, Latin 4 (Prose Honors), AP Vergil


Invited to present the keynote workshop at the centennial meeting of the Classical Association of New England.

Invited to join the Master Teacher Advisory Board for the 4th edition revision of Ecce Romani, the most widely used Latin textbook in the US

Latin Teacher

Lenape High School, United States

Sep 1999 - Jun 2005

Latin and Greek


2002 - received the prestigious Award for Excellence in Pre-Collegiate Teaching from the American Philological Association

2001 - Grant for Excellence in Education from the Lenape Regional High School District

2000 - Geraldine R. Dodge Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching (state-wide competition)

Professional Experience
Cataloger; Research Assistant
The Getty Center for Arts and the Humanities, California, United States
Sep 1991 - Jul 1998

Antiquities Section, Photo Study Collections

Worked as member of Antiquities cataloging team. Catalogued over 10,000 photographs into on-line database. Worked with all existing categories of objects in the Antiquities core collection including: Architecture, Architectural Sculpture, Inscriptions, Paintings, Sculpture (round and relief), Portraits, Minor Arts (vases, vessels, arms and armor, jewelry, Etruscan mirrors, lamps, furniture). Maintained vocabulary and formatting consistency

Special Collections Department, University Research Library
UCLA, California, United States
Jan 1997 - Jul 1998

Publications Assistant on the Ahmanson-Murphy Aldine Catalogue Project,

Worked as team member to prepare catalogue for UCLA’s Aldine Collection (15th-17th century books). Documented physical descriptions (collations) of books and bindings as well as contents of books; developed complex system of Microsoft Word macros to manage data entry and editing of catalogue manuscripts and customized font characters, such as ligatures. Responsible for maintaining computer files pertaining to cata

Education

Ph.D. in Classics

University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States

Sep 1990 - Dec 1998


1995 Nominated for George Luckman Distinguished Teaching Award at UCLA
1994 Will Rogers Fellowship
1994 Hortense Fishbaugh Memorial Scholarship

BA in Latin, cum laude

Wellesley College, Massachusetts, United States

Sep 1986 - Jun 1990


1990 Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities
1990 Wellesley College Trustee Scholarship
1989 Dana Grant, Wellesley College

Professional Exams & Certifications

Teacher Certification

Massachusetts, United States

Year Of Passing: 2005

Teacher Certification

New Jersey, United States

Year Of Passing: 2000

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