New York City area independent musician Peter Bogolub has been
writing, recording, and performing original music under the name The
Sems for over a decade. A multi-instrumentalist, he crafts soundscapes
traced lightly in a fragile dream-pop, shoegaze mode. Peter Bogolub has
released albums and singles on labels including Audraglint Recordings,
Words On Music, and Recordhead & Whiggs. His latest album, Any Day
Ago, received positive reviews from AllMusic and The A.V. Club.
Along
with his musical endeavors, Bogolub teaches social studies at
Leadership and Public Service High School in Manhattan, New York. Also a
lead teacher at the school, he helps his fellow teachers adopt best
practices, equipping the faculty with the skills to implement the
Danielson Framework and help students meet the Common Core learning
standards. Moreover, as ESL coordinator he guarantees that the school
complies with state and federal statutes that grant students who have
learned English as a second language specific services designed to meet
their educational needs.
Since beginning his career as a
fourth-grade science cluster teacher at C.S. 66 in the Bronx, New York,
Peter Bogolub has taught at NYC area schools including Samuel Gompers
Vocational High School and Urban Assembly School of Music and Arts. He
also served as chair of the social studies department at Brooklyn
Preparatory High School.
Bogolub earned an MA in secondary
education from the City College of CUNY. In 2013, he received a CITE
certificate in educational administration from The College of Saint
Rose.
