Chartwell School
Joseph Shannon is a Literature & Humanities Teacher with experience in curriculum planning, pedagogical implementation, and teaching various aspects of English including writing, reading, literature analysis, and creative writing. Joseph has a background in education with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature-Creative Writing, a Master of Education in Secondary Education and Teaching, and an Associate of Arts in Spanish. Joseph has also worked in leadership roles at Sears Holdings and Sears as a Receiving Lead and Assistant Store Manager, demonstrating skills in team management, customer service, and improving department processes.
Chartwell School
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Chartwell School meets the needs of students with dyslexia and a wide range of language-related learning differences. Immersed in our college preparatory environment, these bright students who often find that learning to read well is extremely difficult. As a result, many have struggled in traditional academic settings. Chartwell is the only school of this type serving California’s Central Coast region. Accredited at the highest level by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Chartwell offers a full mainstream curriculum that meets or exceeds California state standards. All classes use well-structured, diagnostic, multi-sensory approaches and implement research-based best practices. Chartwell places special emphasis on accessing higher order cognition, creativity and problem solving skills through language development, hands-on science, the arts, the social and emotional foundations of learning, and environmental education. Our high-school features project-based, experiential learning with small classes and collaborative teaching teams.