Doug Goodale Morristown: Experienced Teacher, Coach, and Volunteer

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Doug Goodale of Morristown
Dedicated Teacher and Life-Long Learner
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Involving and Engaging High Students in Their
Learning
Secondary English teacher Doug Goodale of
Morristown recognizes that high school students
learn best when they are actively engaged in the
lesson. Goodale ascribes to the student as
worker and teacher as guide on the side
instructional approach. When teaching a unit on
a play, novel, poem, or a literary period,
Goodale often has his students act out scenes or
chapters, debate the merits of the work and the
authors intent, or do group presentations on the
work or the author. Doug Goodale of Morristown
notes that when his students are studying a
Shakespeare play, he has them act out different
scenes so they can develop a deeper understanding
and appreciation of the different themes and
subplots, the characters motivations, and the
nuances of Elizabethan language.
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Commitment to Volunteerism and Diversity
Doug Goodale of Morristown is a firm believer in
giving back and helping disadvantaged and
immigrant students achieve both academically and
personally. While teaching at the Delbarton
School in Morristown, Goodale volunteered at the
Neighborhood House, tutoring and advising young
immigrants and newcomers with the goal of helping
them transition successfully to the community and
schools. The Morristown Neighborhood House was
founded in 1898 and was originally a settlement
house for Italian immigrants. As a supporter of
Neighborhood House, Doug Goodale recognizes the
important role it plays in promoting education,
cross-cultural awareness, and community
stability. Neighborhood House relies on the
generosity of contributors and volunteers
people willing to make a sacrifice of time,
energy, and/or finances. Doug Goodale recognizes
that each contribution goes a long way towards
ensuring a struggling child and/or family has
access to a potentially life-changing program or
service.
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His Commitment to Closing the Achievement Gap
Doug Goodale of Morristown is an educator
committed to supporting programs that help all
students succeed academically. Goodale
recognizes that there are many factors that cause
the achievement gap between students from
different racial or economic backgrounds and he
has been committed to narrowing this gap
throughout his teaching career. To ensure that
his reached and challenged all of the students in
his classes and met their learning needs, Doug
Goodale completed a Masters program for
educators at Seton Hall University and also
enrolled in graduate courses at Bard and Wesleyan
Universities - all while teaching full-time. In
addition to his advanced academic studies, Doug
Goodale volunteered as a tutor at the
Neighborhood House in Morristown and in the
summer of 2013 Goodale taught English to fifth
and sixth grade students in the SEEDS program.
SEEDS (Scholars, Educators, Excellence,
Dedication, Success) is a comprehensive
educational program for students from low income
families in the upper-elementary that is designed
to provide them with the necessary academic
background, skills, and habits to be accepted
into private preparatory secondary schools in New
Jersey. Through the dedication and commitment
of teachers like Doug Goodale of Morristown,
students in the SEEDS program have made great
strides that they never believed possible and
have been accepted to competitive schools like
Delbarton.
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Covenant House Supporter
Doug Goodale of Morristown is an educator who
spends most of his time around young people. This
is one reason why he is an active supporter of
Covenant House. Doug Goodale recognizes that
everyone is vulnerable and could fall through the
social safety net at any time. Covenant House is
a charitable foundation that has provided aid to
homeless adolescents in major American cities for
more than thirty years. Goodale of Morristown is
part of the Covenant House support network and he
raised nearly a thousand dollars for them in the
May 2014 New York Five Borough bike tour. "This
past year the agency provided assistance to
77,000 homeless in 21 cities across the US," he
said. Goodale notes that Covenant House is
committed to protecting the rights of young
people, and to fighting for their rights. The
organization is dedicated to speaking for those
who have no voice of their own.
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Athlete, Coach, Outdoorsman
Doug Goodale of Morristown is an accomplished
athlete, coach, and competitor. An outstanding
wrestler and cross country runner in high school,
Goodale won the Interscholastic League New
England Wrestling Championship for his weight
class, was named to the All-New England Cross
Country Running team, and won the Boston Globes
All-Scholastic Award in Wrestling in his senior
year. In college, Goodale was a starter and
Division I wrestler at Franklin and Marshall
College. Doug Goodales passion for athletics
did not end with his college career he has
coached at The Fay School in Massachusetts, the
Canterbury School in Connecticut, and Delbarton
School in New Jersey. From 2002 to 2014, Doug
Goodale of Morristown coached wrestling, cross
country, track, and rugby. All teams had winning
records and a many won championships, including
the Delbarton wrestling team winning its first
county championship in 20 years. A number of the
athletes on the teams won individual
championships and went on to compete on Division
1 and Ivy League university teams.