EAL Teacher

• Jul 2022 - Present

Head of EAL, Learning Support Coordinator

• Aug 2019 - Jul 2022

• Establishing and overseeing school-wide policies and procedures regarding English as an Additional Language (EAL)• Mentoring teachers school-wide in the area of EAL• Holding and leading regular departmental meetings and ensuring the keeping of minutes• Providing leadership for the faculty in providing programs that are pedagogically sound and that use available resources maximally• Administering the department budget and allocating funds in a manner consistent with the goals of the department• Coordinating the development of long-term planning for the department• Maintaining an efficient system of records• Collaborating with the head of other departments to ensure that the language needs of the student population are being met • Organizing placement testing for all incoming and current students to establish language level across the four macro-skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening

English Language Fellow

• Aug 2016 - Jul 2018

• Provide pre-service and in-service teacher training workshops to future and current English language teaching professionals• Work with Internally Displaced People (IDP Youth) in the Access Microscholarship Program• Led a nation-wide Media Literacy MOOC project• Teacher-training and Professional Development Workshops– Best Practices: Student Voice – Learning Targets and Exit Tickets– Best Practices: Critical Thinking in TEFL– Best Practices: Creative Thinking in TEFL– Best Practices: Board Work and Warm-ups– Best Practices: Mixed-Ability groups– Out of Your Seat: Improve Speaking with Improv– Out of Your Seat: Grammar– Out of your Seat: Vocabulary Activities– US Culture Studies: American Holidays (Adapting Materials)– Professional Development: How to Manage Adults in a Workshop– Professional Development: What is a workshop?– MOOC Facilitator Training: Your Role, Your Space, Their Rules– MOOC Facilitator Training: Top 5+ A Personalized Facilitator’s Guide

Elementary School Teacher

• Aug 2014 - May 2015

• Planned, prepared and delivered differentiated instructional activities that met a variety of learning needs• Established and communicated clear objectives for all learning activities• Created a positive educational climate for students to learn in• Participated in ongoing training sessions• Maintained running records of student progress • Communicated with parents/guardians regarding student academics/behaviors• Coordinated School-wide Spelling Bee • Coached students for District-wide Spelling Bee

Elementary School Student Teacher

• Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

TEFL Volunteer - Higher Education

• Sep 2011 - Sep 2012

•Created and taught courses on Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Methodology and American Culture Studies to undergraduate and graduate students•Presented at two international TESOL conferences – English as an International Language: Teaching Experience (Plenary Speaker) – The Post-Methods Era of Language Teaching: Implications for Native-Speaking Teachers• Participated in teacher-training seminars – The Genre Approach to Teaching Writing in an EFL Classroom – Communicative Methods in TEFL

Language Teacher/Writing Tutor

• May 2009 - Jun 2011

• Taught English proficiency exam preparation courses to teenage students• Taught private, beginner-level Spanish classes• Tutored college-level students in university writing center at the Hellenic American University with Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) • Taught English proficiency exam preparation courses to teenage students• Taught private, beginner-level Spanish classes• Tutored college-level students in university writing center at the Hellenic American University with Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)

English Teacher

• Oct 2006 - Dec 2008

• Taught English to adults in a business setting• Wrote monthly reports to update the clients (businesses) about the learning progression of students (employees)• Taught daily English classes to primary students• Worked independently giving private classes to all ages and levels including proficiency exam preparation• Taught at two English language summer camps for children ages 5-15 with a focus on experiential learning • Taught English to adults in a business setting• Wrote monthly reports to update the clients (businesses) about the learning progression of students (employees)• Taught daily English classes to primary students• Worked independently giving private classes to all ages and levels including proficiency exam preparation• Taught at two English language summer camps for children ages 5-15 with a focus on experiential learning