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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Taught classes of 10-15 adult students advanced Microsoft Word and intermediate Excel skills for office workplaces and administrative positions.• Co-taught classes of 10-20 adult students basic digital literacy skills and professional English communication.• Reviewed course material, instructional methods, and student evaluations quarterly to revise and adapt course curriculum for accessibility and relevance to contemporary workplaces. Integrated academic and vocational curricula so students obtained a variety of skills.• Prepared biweekly or monthly reports for student records, containing information such as grades, attendance, performance in class, and training activity details.• Coached job seekers through applications, including writing resumes, navigating job search websites, filling out online applications, and interviewing over Zoom.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Co-taught classes of 5-15 students basic digital literacy skills as well as advanced Microsoft Word and intermediate Excel for the workplace.• Redesigned digital literacy curriculum for clear understanding and accessibility to English language learners.• Created reference material and exercises for essential skills for the modern digital world, including email and the Google Suite.• Introduced and implemented virtual education methods to serve students in a post pandemic world.• Updated and administered a survey to assess digital literacy comfort and needs in the Twin Cities, analyzed resulted using basic statistical analysis, and presented findings to community technology education centers.• Led students through job and internship applications, including writing resumes, navigating job search websites, filling out online applications, and interviewing over Zoom.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Mentored caseload of 10 sixth-grade long-term English Language Learners every school day.• Provided daily in-class academic coaching to increase caseload students’ ability to access grade-level English Language Arts and social studies content.• Collaborated with lead ELL teacher, providing instructional support and teaching students in small groups.• Identified individual student’s learning strengths and needs and communicated these needs to ELL and content teachers.• Communicated biweekly with parents about their child’s successes to encourage parent involvement in education.• Designed and led virtual after school enrichment classes, teaching classes of 15-20 middle school students baking essentials twice a week.

Northfield, Mn

• Worked with diverse students to improve their writing skills and habits.• Led weekly one-on-one meetings with first-year ESL college students to improve their writing skills and habits and provided college transition support.• Offered feedback on language, grammar, structure, and content of students’ writing assignments for all class subjects, constructively communicating the student’s strengths and weaknesses.• Researched proven methods to better serve students with disabilities at college writing centers, then designed changes to the Writing Desk curriculum in accordance with the findings.• Piloted a program to work weekly one-on-one with students with disabilities for writing assistance, academic accountability, and adjustment to college life.• Taught conventions of academic English to peers and assisted fellow college students with writing academic papers.

Grand Junction, Co

• Independently manufactured piecework textile products by hand, used in air-to-air plane refueling.• Packaged completed products and responded to production needs in a fast-paced factory environment.

Hokkaido, Japan

• Tutored high school, college, and adult students one-on-one to develop English language skills.• Assisted lead teachers in providing engaging activities for children ages 4-13 to begin learning English in classrooms of 4-10 students.• Prepared and delivered interactive lectures on English language to classrooms of students of varying levels, from middle schoolers to seniors.

Northfield, Minnesota, United States

• Served prepared food to customers.• Refilled beverages, including 40lb milk and juice cartons.• Responded quickly to spills and other safety hazards.

Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

• Organized musical selections and prepared visual slides for the congregation.• Performed as keyboardist and singer with the praise band and performed individual musical pieces.• Created comprehensible ways to teach songs to elementary and middle school children and performed with them.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Sociology And Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology Honor Society), Japanese National Honor Society, Taiko Drumming.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Japanese Language And Literature