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JOB OBJECTIVE: ESL Teacher

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

- More than 15 years as a teacher in New York metropolitan area rich in cultural diversity.

- Extensive experience living and traveling abroad in Asia, Latin America, and Europe.

- Ability to integrate theoretical concepts and practical ideas, and apply them to actual classroom situations.

- View teaching and learning as a dynamic and interactive process.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIAL

ESL Certificate, anticipated Winter 2006
Coursework to date:
Strategies for Teaching Beginning ESL Students, K-Adult
Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL
Cross-Cultural Communication
Fundamentals of Linguistics for ESL Teachers

Bridge School, New York
M.A., Education, 2001

New School for Social Research, New York
B.A., Social Science, emphasis: Psychology, 1980

New York Early Childhood Teaching Credential, 1983

Toyama International Language Institute, 1978

Japanese, Shakuhachi, 1978

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

TEACHING

- As classroom teacher, built rapport with students and families from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.

- Created trusting atmosphere through sensitivity to students' strengths, weaknesses, and personal learning styles.

- Engaged students through humor and activities designed for maximum interaction in large and small groups.

- Developed curriculum that was appropriate to students' learning abilities and reflected their needs and interests.

- Achieved maximum results by breaking down seemingly large learning tasks into meaningful and manageable segments.

MULTICULTURAL / INTERNATIONAL

- As an American Field Service Exchange Student, lived with a non-English speaking Peruvian family as their "adopted daughter" in Chiclayo.

- Married into a Japanese family and participated in cultural ceremonies while living within my extended family in Kanazawa and traveling throughout the country.

- While studying French at the Ecole DuFour in Lyon, stayed with a non-English speaking family.

- Lived with an Egyptian family while participating in an archeological dig.

- Boarded with a Mexican family while studying at the Hernandez School in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

- Hosted exchange students from Japan, Spain, and Italy for periods of six months to a year each.

- Accompanied electronics firm CEO on business trip to India, Turkey, and Sweden.

- Toured the Lakes District in England by bicycle. Traveled extensively throughout Italy and Spain.

WORK HISTORY

1993-1995, 1998-present, TEACHER / SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, PS 123, New York, NY

1995-1996, TEACHER, Westside School, New York, NY

1990-1993, Full-time parent, Part-time student - M.A. Education Program

1988-1990, TEACHER, JFK Middle School, Queens, NY

1983-1987, TEACHER, Staten Island High School District, Staten Island, NY

Previous experience:
1/2 year, ESL TEACHER, Kanazawa English School, Kanazawa, Japan