Jonathon Burch

High School English Teacher at Sisli Terakki Lisesi
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Istanbul, Turkey, TR
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Turkish Professional working proficiency
  • German Limited working proficiency
  • Persian Limited working proficiency

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Credentials

  • UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
    Department for Education
    Mar, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
    University of Cambridge
    Apr, 2017
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Sisli Terakki Lisesi
    • Türkiye
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • High School English Teacher
      • Sep 2021 - Present

      - Teach English language & literature to high school students, including IB and Pre IB learners; prepare and mark exams; and liaise with parents - Grade 9 Team Leader: Lead a team of 8 teachers across two campuses responsible for curriculum design, including formative and summative assessments; exam preparation; and student performance tracking - Piloted a formative assessment project in grade 9 to monitor & improve student learning - MUN and GIN (Global Issues Network) facilitator Show less

  • Feyziye Mektepleri Vakfı
    • Türkiye
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • High School English Teacher
      • Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

      - Taught English to high school students with a focus on literature and academic writing, both faceto-face, hybrid, and fully online lessons - Designed and taught my own online-tailored units during COVID lockdowns with positive feedback from students, parents, and management - Designed and piloted a project-based Global Citizenship course for all prep classes, aimed at fostering a global outlook as well as social responsibility - Taught English to high school students with a focus on literature and academic writing, both faceto-face, hybrid, and fully online lessons - Designed and taught my own online-tailored units during COVID lockdowns with positive feedback from students, parents, and management - Designed and piloted a project-based Global Citizenship course for all prep classes, aimed at fostering a global outlook as well as social responsibility

  • TED Rönesans Koleji
    • Türkiye
    • Education Management
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • High School English Teacher
      • Sep 2019 - Aug 2020

      - Taught English to high school students with a focus on Literature, including IGCSE English and English Literature as a First Language - Ran an extra-curricular inter-school Global Citizenship Club (GCC), focusing on global issues and social responsibility - Taught English to high school students with a focus on Literature, including IGCSE English and English Literature as a First Language - Ran an extra-curricular inter-school Global Citizenship Club (GCC), focusing on global issues and social responsibility

  • TED BODRUM KOLEJİ
    • Türkiye
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Middle School English Teacher
      • Sep 2018 - Aug 2019

      - Taught English and literature to mixed ability classes in middle school - Ran an extra-curricular inter-school Global Citizenship Club (GCC), focusing on global issues and social responsibility - Taught English and literature to mixed ability classes in middle school - Ran an extra-curricular inter-school Global Citizenship Club (GCC), focusing on global issues and social responsibility

  • Freelance
    • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Freelance Journalist
      • Jan 2014 - Aug 2018

      - Reported for various online and print outlets from Istanbul, Turkey, as a freelance reporter, covering economic and financial news as well as the Syrian civil war. - Reported for various online and print outlets from Istanbul, Turkey, as a freelance reporter, covering economic and financial news as well as the Syrian civil war.

  • Thomson Reuters
    • Canada
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Foreign Correspondent
      • Aug 2011 - Dec 2013

      - Reported for Reuters News Agency from multiple countries, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Singapore, Turkey, and Syria. - Reported firsthand on global and economic issues, including the Afghanistan and Syria wars and my work has been published in many of the world’s top newspapers.

    • Foreign Correspondent
      • Mar 2008 - Aug 2011

      - Reported for Reuters News Agency from multiple countries, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Singapore, Turkey, and Syria. - Reported firsthand on global and economic issues, including the Afghanistan and Syria wars and my work has been published in many of the world’s top newspapers.

Education

  • SOAS University of London
    Turkish & Persian Studies, Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
    2003 - 2007
  • University of the People
    Master of Education - MEd, Secondary Education and Teaching
    2023 -

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