"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."
--Henry Brooks Adams
Welcome! My name is Mark. I am currently a high school ELA teacher at Derry Area School District, located about 40 miles outside of Pittsburgh, PA. I teach English II, Advanced English II, Poetry, and Journalism. I also moonlight as an adjunct professor at Duquesne University and St. Vincent College.
I received my undergraduate degree in Secondary English Education, my master's degree in Instructional Technology, and am currently finishing up my dissertation at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, working towards my PhD in Composition and Applied Linguistics.
My portfolio is always in a constant state of revision, but feel free to browse!
Also, a quick shout out to Maria E. Vint for the inspiration behind this website. She is also a PhD teacher/scholar who currently is an Adjunct Lecturer in New York City. Highly recommend to give her portfolio a glance!
Everything on this site including the papers, lessons, philosophy and comments
are copyright Mark A. Curcio, M. Ed. 2019