Teaching experience
Work Experience
August 2016 to September 2016
Corporate Trainer & English Tutor, Techworld Global Language Solutions
*Providing corporate training and English tutoring for a Japanese family (father, mother, sister, and brother) relocating to Atlanta, Georgia (USA) in September, 2016.
**Corporate training (travelling to Coca-Cola in Shibuya):
****Conducting question training to improve fluency and confidence when speaking.
****Conducting pronunciation training to speak clearly with the correct intonation.
****Conducting business English training to prepare student for marketing meetings, American business manners, making/receiving *English phone calls, and traveling English.
English training (travelling to family’s home in Yoyogi):
**Delivering a crash course to the mother in daily conversation, introductions, making appointments,
**Assisting in enrolling the children into two different international schools, by assisting with the application process.
**Providing English lessons to the children (1 brother and 1 sister) to prepare them for American school by teaching: phonics awareness, alphabet, reading, and writing.
August 2016 to present
English Teacher, ISA, Inc.
*Partaking in English Camp programs to incorporate students into cross-cultural workshops and outdoor activities to familiarize them with English culture.
*Encouraging elementary/junior high school/high school students to be part of the global community through international education, by teaching English skills social skills, reading, writing, speaking, listening and grammar skills.
*Teaching presentation skills to students by:
**Training pronunciation skills to speak clearly with the correct intonation.
**Training speaking skills to speak influentially and grammatically correct.
*Teaching debating skills to students by:
**Training them to present their opinions and rebuttal their opponents’ argument.
**Training them to develop problem-solving skills and improve their critical thinking skills.
June 2016 to present
English Instructor/Corporate Trainer, High Speed English
*Conducting ‘Hell Training’ Bootcamp to adult students (corporate workers, English students and teachers) who want to enhance their English.
*Traveling to an overnight faculty to be on site with the adult students, during the day and night.
*These ‘Bootcamps’ range from 5/7/13 day courses and teachers train students intensively in:
**Question training to improve fluency and confidence when speaking.
**Pronunciation training to speak clearly with the correct intonation.
**Listening to improve decoding skills to fully grasp Building vocabulary to expand their knowledge and discuss different subjects in details.
**Problem-solving to improve their critical thinking skills and resolve their problems.
**Debate skills to clearly present their opinions and rebuttal their opponents’ points.
*Teachers run a 4/7/13 day long ‘Bootcamp’ training sessions (from morning until night) for students with high energy and passion to push them out of their comfort zones.
*Present the differences between English speakers and Japanese speakers, to improve communication skills, thinking skills and confidence.
January 2016 to present
Corporate Trainer, Ideal Development Inc.
*Attending group sessions at companies to develop communication skills, persuasive opinions skills, base logic skills in employees.
*Attending Olympus Freshmen sessions.
**Developing critical thinking skills and communication skills; presenting their job and expectations; introducing products and answering questions about them; discussing philosophy and chosen job paths; practicing social interactions about Japanese culture and answering questions.
*Attending Hitachi Systems 4th and 5th year sessions.
Doing good examples of self-introductions and answering questions; answering questions about the company’s products; using the matrix logic to explain large amounts of information in an understandable way; explaining the product map to give the company’s position and reason for doing something; strategizing how to win globally; discussing trends and data in the industry and how to adapt to them; introducing data visuals to explain shirts in information technology; and developing clear and precise communication techniques.
*Conducting ‘Telephone Lessons’ with students to practice their communication techniques.
**Giving feedback, interrupting, confirming and asking student to explain themselves.
**Having a discussion about the reading assignment and asking them summarizing.
*Conducting ‘Telephone Conference Lessons’ with students to practice their presentation techniques.
**Opening the lesson to assign students roles as the presenter and then give feedback to them, so that they can improve for their next lessons.
January 2016 to present
English Teacher/Private Tutor, Eigo Pass Passport to Global Communication
*Meeting with potential students to provide demo lesson to interested candidates who want to learn English.
*Providing English lessons to children (Japanese and overseas) (ages 6 to 15) students to prepare them for EIKEN and TOEFL tests; maintain and improve their English lessons; and tutor them in school subjects and homework, such as phonics awareness, alphabet, math, language arts, and literature.
*Providing English lessons to adult students to provide guidance in:
Business English, such as presenting presentations, making/receiving English phone calls, conducting business meetings, preparing for interviews (in English), traveling English, studying
**Travel English, such as studying abroad, and preparing for the TOEIC and TOEFL tests.
*Prepare them for EIKEN and TOEFL tests; maintain and improve their English lessons; and tutor them in school subjects and homework, such as phonics awareness, alphabet, math, language arts, and literature.
*Do lesson planning for all students and providing Google Docs, so that parents and students can preview lesson materials and also track lesson plans history.
*Maintaining a website for students to provide additional information for passive learning, and also blogging with students to answer homework and job related.
January 2016 to present
English Teacher, Yotsuya Nagase Brothers-Sesame Street English
*Team Teaching English with JTE (Japanese English Teacher), using Sesame Street media to engage children in learning English:
**Kindergarten Age (ages 3 to 6) levels 1 to 3 to learn the alphabet, phonics, reading, writing and expose them to English.
**Primary School Age (ages 6 to 12) levels 1 to 6 to learn content-based learning (math, science, social studies), phonics, basic grammar, reading and writing.
*Preparing for lessons by downloading lesson plans from the website and organizing flash cards and prompts.
*Checking homework weekly at the beginning of class to ensure students understand the content; opening and ending the lesson with a song and dance; teaching using Sesame Street videos and then completing seated activities.
*Substituting for other teachers when they are unavailable to teach a class, and teaching at special school events, such Spring Schools, Easter School Events, and trial lessons to recruit new students.
*Speaking to parents after lessons to relate what students are learning during the lesson and to distribute homework assignments.
*Attending students’ recitals as a judge to give performance scores, and participating in the speaking and coloring booths to engage students to speak English.
*Participating in school events (Halloween, Christmas, Easter) to teach students about foreign holidays, and engage them in the English lessons.
*Attending special school events, such as Halloween, Easter, or Christmas events to teach students about Westerns cultures and to engage them in the lesson.
Participating in students’ recitals by welcoming children at the ‘Speaking Booth’ and the ‘Coloring Booth,’ and by judging and scoring their performances.
January 2016 to present
English Teacher, Everest English School
*Providing English lessons to junior high school students in groups of 2 or 3, with an emphasis on speaking naturally and fluently.
*Coaching students on how to record their written speeches to perform with their partners, which shows what they have learned during the lesson.
*Recording videos to pre-teach subjects what students will learn later in class, by engaging students by teaching vocabulary, sentence structure, and natural English phrases.
January 2016 to present
English Teacher, YY School
*Providing English lessons to students throughout Katsushika area to adults and children students.
*Teaching English to adult students to maintain their English levels and to practice travel English to prepare for their overseas trips.
*Teaching and engaging kindergarten children in English, such as alphabet, numbers, colors, foods and animals.
July 2015 to present
Online English Teacher (Independent Consultant), VIPKID
*Providing exciting online English lessons to Chinese students, aged 5 to 12 years old, throughout China, who want to experience native English lessons with a teacher from the USA.
*Teaching 1-on-1 online full American English immersion language, which include numbers, colors, alphabet, phonics (CVC words and blending), and content classes, which include social studies (neighbours, habitats, festival and ceremonies), math (addition, subtractions, multiplication, and division) and language arts (reading books and answering questions).
*Teaching classes based on an American curriculum using the Common Core State Standards.
*Provide daily feedback to inform parents of their children's English progress, and monthly unit assessment to assess students' level in math, social studies, speaking and reading.
August 2015 to January 2016
*Pre-kindergarten Teacher, Hand in Hand International School
Preparing and developing lesson plans for pre-kindergarten classes, to develop a yearly curriculum.
*Teaching children language arts-phonemic awareness, early mathematical-printing up to 20, patterning, comparing and sequencing, fine motor skills development, social development, and creative development-dramatic play, singing and dancing.
*Doing morning circle to sing songs and dance, providing educational activities to teach students their colors, numbers, shapes and animal, and doing story time to engage the children's imagination.
*Conducting parent-teacher conferences to inform parents about the assessment progress of their children's speaking skills.
*Providing weekly round-ups reports to parents (via our app) to inform them of weekly complete themes and classwork.
*Team teaching with the kindergarten teacher throughout the day to take the children to the park and to collaborate on music, art, library time, dramatic play, physical education, and monthly theme studies.
January 2014 to July 2015
Language Arts & Math Teacher, Tokyo Korean International School
*Teaching language arts and math lessons to Korean children and returnee students, so that they can learn about different cultures from around the world to become bi-cultural in other cultural settings.
*Teaching students about modern history and writing through language arts, so that they can identify main characters, plot, setting, problem and resolution, and the beginning, middle and end of the story.
*Teaching language arts and math lessons to class 6th grade advance (and lower level), 5th grade advanced and 4th grade advanced classes, as well as writing unit plans and developing teaching materials and tests.
*Taking students to the library for reading skills and so that they can develop research skills and complete in class projects.
*Researching and developing printed, audio, visual, and electronic English teaching materials for in-class lessons and tests, as well as, developing teaching materials.
*Maintaining a classroom website so that parents can follow the classroom progression, monthly newspaper, and download teaching materials that are covered in class.
*Conducting the administration of all taught classes and using a special Korean governmental grading system software to produce Korean styled report cards.
*Maintaining the school's Public Behavior System (PBS) in school by implementing the classroom rules of being Respectful, Aware and Responsible in and outside of the school.
April 2012 to December 2013
Oral Communications Teacher (Full Time), Tsuchiura Nihon University Secondary School
*Having a proven ability in leadership, while writing unit plans, Achievement and Unit Tests for Form 2 and Form 5 on a rotation, while doing so in a multi-cultural setting.
*Participating and developing an effective English language program for all taught forms, as well as developing an entire curriculum for Form 1 Advance Class and 2 Advanced Class.
*Conducting and participating in institutional assessments, to development English Language Program.
*Researching and developing printed, audio, visual, and electronic English teaching materials for in-class lessons and tests, as well as, developing teaching materials.
*Conducting the administration of all taught classes and conducting a needs analysis to determine if students
are improving in their studies and tests.
*Participating in an overseas study abroad trip to Banbury, England and Hiroshima, Japan, to supervise students on campus and during weekend excursions, and to teach lessons to Form 2 Advanced.
*Attending and participating in Skills Up meetings where teachers conduct outside research regarding applying updated new teaching techniques.
*Managing the interactive forum session during the Open House to showcase students' debating and conversation talents to parents and other spectators.
March 2010 to March 2012
Junior English Teacher (JES) & Kindergarten Teacher (Full Time), Katoh Gakuen School
*Team teaching with Japanese teacher during class to ensure students understands and can follow the lesson plan.
Preparing and developing lesson plans and themes for grades 3, 5, and 6 and all kindergarten classes, to develop a yearly curriculum.
*Teaching after school JES English classes to students who choose to further their knowledge of the English language, for both kindergarten and elementary students.
*Teaching English to non-native English speaking children by teaching the alphabet; colors; shapes; phonics; writing their names, and speaking.
*Conducting parent-teacher conferences to inform parents about the assessment progress of children’s’ receptive and productive English speaking skills; social skills between classmates; and overall developmental skills.
*Participating and preparing for Sports Days; International Day; Kobato (Christmas) Concert and observation days, where students are enriched with cultural understanding about different cultures and languages.
January 2008 to March 2010
Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) & Language Consultant (Full Time), Interac Co., Ltd.
*Using curriculum-based assessments during lesson planning to accommodate students’ performances, and make learning activities to meet their specific learning needs.
*Communicating collaboratively with JTE (Japanese Teacher of English) and Head Teachers of each grade, during meetings to combine lesson plans and discuss learning activities.
*Teaching using activity based learning to accommodate the nine different multi-intelligent learning styles, which every student processes.
*Using the MAT (Model-Action-Talk) special drilling techniques to practice key phrases and sentence patterns, thus improving communication skills.
*Successfully managing and organizing a safe English classroom environment to make learning conducive.
Education
The University of Havana2015 (April)Havana, Cuba
Received 1 credit in Cuban educational system, realities and prospects developed
Northcentral University2011-presentArizona, USA
Ph.D. in Education, Specialization in Educational Leadership
London Metropolitan University 2004-2006 London, England
Masters of Arts in International Business
Wheeling Jesuit University 1999-2004 Wheeling, USA
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Professional Qualifications
Four-year alternative resident educator license in English Ohio, USA
2015- present
Ohio Department of Education
Four-year alternative resident educator license in TESOL Ohio, USA
2015-present
Ohio Department of Education
Ibaraki Prefecture Teacher’s License
2012-2015Ibaraki, Japan
Granite State College
2010-2011 The Internet
Classroom Management for Young Children (4 credits earned)
The International TEFL Corp.2009
The Internet
TITC Business English Certification (50 hours)
The International TEFL Corp. 2009
The Internet
ITTT TEFL Certification, Tutor Support (100 hours)
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