Derek Houck Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Coordinate with managers, nurses, Medical Directors, and other stakeholders to initiate projects and develop training content for in-person and eLearning projects.
• Conduct train-the-trainer sessions and secure final approval for course materials.
• Use multiple software applications, including Adobe Captivate, for design and development of training programs.

Severna Park, Maryland USA

• Developed, implemented and managed operational processes, project staffing, corporate objectives and investment strategy.
• Acquired and rehabilitated distressed single-family and multi-unit properties in the Baltimore area.
• Directly supervised contractors and subcontractors through all project management phases.

Riverside, CA

• Intensive English Program Instructor
• Taught advanced reading/writing for academic purposes, business English, upper-level reading/vocabulary, pronunciation, and academic skills to international university students
• Developed curriculum for International Education Programs, served on assessment committees, and advised on skill integration within and across levels
• Mentored and assisted new teachers with content delivery methods and classroom management techniques in culturally diverse contexts
• Delivered training workshops for faculty on student motivation, plagiarism, using short stories, and feedback/correction techniques for writing teachers
• Served as inaugural peer-elected chairperson for Teachers Advisory Committee, which focused on facilitating communication between faculty and administration on a variety of topics, including teacher evaluations.

La Seu d'Urgell, Spain

• Performed needs assessment, designed program, developed curriculum and delivered Teaching Young Learners program for non-native speaking English teachers of Spanish children
• Supported teachers with integration of program content into existing curriculum

Yangon, Myanmar

• Designed and delivered two-week training course for 60 Burmese elementary school teachers
• Integrated pronunciation practice with training in pronunciation teaching methodology

Arlington, Texas

• Taught multilevel academic English (EAP) to university-bound international students and incorporated experiential learning into a structural/functional core
• Developed and taught the English Language Institute’s first online IEP component, which was designed to specifically suit Saudi Arabian scholarship students’ needs
• Directed collection and analysis of data on speaker-initiated non-humorous laughter. Approved by UTA IRB in accordance with CITI regulations, protocol, and training

Rabat, Morocco

* Taught integrated skills classes to businesspeople and university students* Taught SAT. & TOEFL preparation classes to International GED candidates

Storrs, CT

• Designed curriculum for and taught in Intensive English Program for Turkish high school students
• Coordinated cultural exchange activities between Turkish and American students

Master Of Science - Ms, Instructional Design: Learning Design & Technology

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Teaching (Tesol)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Anthropology