Experience

Cascadia College

• Associate Faculty



Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Adjunct Instructor, Intensive English Programs

  • Mar 2014 - Aug 2014

  -Designed and used task-based lesson plans for beginning and intermediate reading and writing classes -Prepared content-based lesson plans about American culture, volunteerism, and sustainability that utilized authentic materials in a variety of classroom tasks to provide realistic contexts for language use -Utilized authentic materials in a variety of classroom tasks to enhance cultural enrichment and provide realistic contexts for language use -Collaborated with faculty members to assess incoming students to determine appropriate course levels and to co-teach lessons -Designed assessment materials to evaluate student progress throughout courses -Adapted and designed exit assessments aligned with the program’s target student learning outcomes -Advised and tutored students individually for both class-related and personal language goals -Guided students on volunteer trips that provided real-world opportunities for cross-cultural communication and cultural enrichment Show less



Hirosaki City Board of Education

• Assistant Language Teacher

  • Aug 2009 - Aug 2012

  -Team-taught EFL at the elementary and junior high school level -Coached for junior high school English speech contests -Assisted in preparing and presenting teacher training workshops -Designed classroom activities for both elementary and junior high school classes -Team-taught EFL at the elementary and junior high school level -Coached for junior high school English speech contests -Assisted in preparing and presenting teacher training workshops -Designed classroom activities for both elementary and junior high school classes