Patient Overly Passionate English Language Teacher with 19 plus years of experience preparing English classroom and coursework materials, homework assignments and handouts. Diligent individual dedicated to meeting learning needs of each individual student. Comfortable managing classrooms of 1 to 26 students with students between ages 2 months and 18yrs. Dedicated to individual student growth and adept at detailed monitoring of class progress. Successful at creating innovative lesson plans to enhance every step of English learning journey.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Teacher Leader/Trainer, English Language
Stars and Stripes English International
Fuchu, Japan
03.2009 - Current
Developed overall yearly curriculum for teaching English-language learners based on school and national requirements.
Delivered instruction in language arts encompassing reading, grammar, composition and literature, working with teachers in other subjects to integrate skills across curriculum.
Tutored and assisted students to help with English language comprehension and mastery.
Designed exams to test fluency in reading, writing, speaking and comprehension of English language.
Successfully improved japanese-speaking students' English grammar and vocabulary levels through written and interactive activities.
Created hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning.
Worked one-on-one with students needing individualized attention and developed with special learning plans for struggling people.
Planned and implemented lessons to positively increase vocabulary and sentence structure skills.
Held parent-teacher conferences to communicate sensitive issues with parents.
Planned lessons for classroom of 1-26 students.
Communicated with parents in person to apprise of student progress, challenges and behavior issues.
Identified students struggling with material and made arrangements to improve their situation.
Developed teaching materials to supplement standard curriculum, enhancing learning concepts and promoting student engagement.
Authored tests and quizzes to evaluate student learning and comprehension.
Implemented innovative teaching approaches for special needs students to meet requirements of individualized education plans.
Built relationships with students to understand obstacles to learning such as difficult home situations, illness or social hurdles.
Teacher
MLS(Model Language Studios)
Tokyo, Japan
02.2000 - 04.2009
Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom improving mental growth by 50%.
Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
Taught english usage through play performances and singing
Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
Maintained system required passing rate for years.
Designed dynamic lesson plans based on student interests to increase overall student GPA.
Implemented and encouraged debate-style classroom environment to increase student engagement and promote critical thinking.