I'm an English teacher, teacher trainer, test item writer, examiner and examiner trainer currently living in Schiedam. My background is in teaching, examining, education management, test items writing, teacher training and instructional design. I'm also a Cambridge CELTA MCT and DELTA local tutor. I was a CELT-P and CELT-S tutor prior to the discontinuation of these Cambridge courses. I am well-versed in teaching a variety of age groups and levels of proficiency including exam training as well as general English, EAP, ESP, business English, academic writing and principles of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). I also have experience writing ELL considerations and content that meet different state standards and criteria in the US. Most recently this has included contributing to language arts textbooks for Perfection Learning and mapping the correlating ELPS, WIDA and ELD standards. Teaching and working with multi-cultural groups in America, Asia and now Europe has given me a solid understanding not only of learner levels based on global standards/scales, but also of the ways in which different cultural backgrounds affect the motivation and communication of both students and colleagues.