Para educator, Cedar Falls School District, Cedar Falls, IA

08/17 to present

· Supports: the creation of a safe, positive teaching and learning environment; student development in the intellectual, physical, social, emotional, behavioral domains; nurturance of positive productive relationships; integration of technology to support student learning; and exposure of students to ethical and professional role models

Proofreader, ETS, Online

05/16 to 08/17

· Performed response scoring of written short answers or essays, spoken responses and portfolios

ESL Instructor, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa

08/15 to 05/16

· Taught four full days per week by following the intensive English curriculum and methodology

· Planned and prepared lessons before each class – added “sparkle” to the existing curriculum

· Facilitated testing during the course, including marking tests and grading assignments

ESL Instructor, Ardmore Language School, Yale University, New Haven, CT

05/15 to 08/15

· Taught English to a high standards following the syllabus set out in the Ardmore Language Schools’ workbooks and academic program

Instructor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ

8/14 to 5/15

· Taught and assessed ESL skills, cultural skills, and college success skills

· Advised students; provided cultural and situational counseling

Language Arts Instructor, Upward Bound, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa

5/14 to 07/14

· Educated high school students from low-income families in which neither parent held a bachelor's degrees

International Experience

Owner/Instructor, Noah English School, Yabe, Japan

05/02 to 05/04

· Developed private English school in suburban Tokyo

· Created marketing, curriculum and schedule for children’s, conversational and business English classes

Assistant Language Teacher, Tsurukawa Jr. High School, Tsurukawa, Japan

4/00 to 4/02

· Assisted native Japanese teacher in public school setting with: role plays, lesson plans and audio tape instructional material

Instructor, Nova Language School, Hiyoshi, Japan

10/98 to 02/00

· Taught group and one on one language classes in commercial English school

· Developed children’s lessons as per curriculum

EDUCATION

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

Master of Arts: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Cumulative GPA: 3.82/4.00

South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

Bachelor of Arts: Broadcast Journalism