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Mill Valley, Ca, Us

Mill Valley, Ca, Us

San Pablo, California, United States

Instructor· Teach a variety of ESL courses to foreign-born students who have immigrated to the US.· Hold office hours, which students regularly attend. · Keep grades and attendance records.Curriculum Developer· Collaborate with the department chair to create more accessible material.· Create flipped-classroom lessons for hybrid classes.· Design materials for classes, most of which are ZTC.· Rework curriculum and materials to be more inclusive.OER Coordinator… Show more Instructor· Teach a variety of ESL courses to foreign-born students who have immigrated to the US.· Hold office hours, which students regularly attend. · Keep grades and attendance records.Curriculum Developer· Collaborate with the department chair to create more accessible material.· Create flipped-classroom lessons for hybrid classes.· Design materials for classes, most of which are ZTC.· Rework curriculum and materials to be more inclusive.OER Coordinator · Chair OER/ZTC Committee meetings.· Create presentations on how OER benefits inclusivity, accessibility, and anti-racism.· Present to committees, counsels, and departments.· Recruit and support faculty to integrate OER into their curriculum· Represent CCC in district-wide meetings.· Facilitate a 4-week, 4-unit course for faculty new to OER/ZTC.· Serve on board to review new OER/ZTC proposals.· Co-manage the distribution of $1.5 million in federal and state grants. Show less

Associations: Lead of Yearbook/Photography Club· Teach English, Math & History to middle and high school students in a 1:1 format.· Design lessons to fit the demands of students with learning differences.· Update extensive records of student progress and needs after every class.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Associations: Technology in the Classroom Committee & Community Building CommitteeIEP Program Lead· Streamlined the entire program’s online organization system.· Oversaw the realignment of cross-level course goals.· Planned and chaired curriculum meetings of ~10 teachers.· Inspired students, faculty, and staff as the keynote speaker at annual graduation ceremonies.Curriculum Developer· Created 9 courses, including American Culture, Creative Writing, Reading Club, and… Show more Associations: Technology in the Classroom Committee & Community Building CommitteeIEP Program Lead· Streamlined the entire program’s online organization system.· Oversaw the realignment of cross-level course goals.· Planned and chaired curriculum meetings of ~10 teachers.· Inspired students, faculty, and staff as the keynote speaker at annual graduation ceremonies.Curriculum Developer· Created 9 courses, including American Culture, Creative Writing, Reading Club, and Tutorials.· Developed 14 courses, including Academic Skills, Core Language Skills, and Presentation Skills.Instructor· Consistently earned above 90% in student and director evaluations.· Taught small classes of diverse adult students for ~20 hours per week.· Created supplemental materials for 20+ courses in the IEP and Master’s Preparation programs.· Mentored a graduate student from the M.A. in TESOL program at USC.· Transitioned classes online in 2020 and remained paperless after in-person class resumed. Show less

Klaeng, Rayong, Thailand

· Created and presented cultural events in school assembly of ~3,000 students.· Designed curriculum for all English classes taught to middle school and high school students.· Mentored and provided materials to 4 new English teachers.· Guided 3 multi-night excursions, including a wilderness camp and a culture trip to Chiang Mai.

Teacher Trainer & Manager· Proposed, designed, and launched the company’s IELTS test preparation program.· Hired and trained 12 new English teachers and provided ongoing education for all teachers.· Taught the entire spectrum of English classes to be observed by trainee teachers.Texbook Writer· Restructured the contents and layout of the incomplete first draft of the company’s textbook.· Edited the 20 salvageable lessons and wrote 32 new lessons.· Designed the… Show more Teacher Trainer & Manager· Proposed, designed, and launched the company’s IELTS test preparation program.· Hired and trained 12 new English teachers and provided ongoing education for all teachers.· Taught the entire spectrum of English classes to be observed by trainee teachers.Texbook Writer· Restructured the contents and layout of the incomplete first draft of the company’s textbook.· Edited the 20 salvageable lessons and wrote 32 new lessons.· Designed the layout of the pages and ordered original drawings from an artist. Show less

Uc Berkley & Ucla

· Mentored 8 new English teachers and reviewed daily lesson plans.· Taught the 4 core skills of English to small classes of high school students.· Led groups of 10-20 students to culturally significant locations in San Francisco.

Determine and report test-takers’ speaking ability through the evaluation of their delivery, language use and topic development of spoken responses.

· Educated homeowners who were facing foreclosure about budgeting and federal assistance.· Negotiated with banks on behalf of homeowners.· Trained new counselors.

· Gathered and analyzed financial documents for small business loan department. · Trained new employees to analyze financial worksheets of loan applicants. · Audited approved loans.

Seoul, South Korea

- Planned and taught reading, writing and communication to groups of elementary school children.- Provided private tutoring to English students of all levels, ages 5-30.

Assisted librarians in all projects, including the development of the children's reading program.Maintained the organization and circulation of books.(Volunteer from 1998-2001)

Healdsburg, California, United States

At 13 years old, I had 5 years of martial arts experience and was recognized for my natural teaching ability and recruited to assist the teacher in beginning-level classes for children

Master Of Arts - Ma, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor, Cum Laude

B.S., Business Administration, Emphisis In Accounting

Activities and Societies: Founder and President of Pax Christi -- a volunteer and educational group, Head volunteer at Sonoma State.

Mindfulness & Meditation

200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate

Certificate (Online), The Science Of Wellness

Linguistics

Mandarin

Certificate, Korean Language

Certificate, Creative Commons