* Oral Roberts University
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature
Minor in Education
Graduated in May 2006
GPA 3.56 / 4.0, Graduated with Honors
* Oral Roberts University
Master of Arts in Education; emphasis in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
Graduated in May 2008
GPA 4.0
* 20 hour Weekend TEFL Course (i-to-i)
March 24-25, 2007
Instructor: Mr. Jeffery Wetterman
Consisted of an in-depth study of English teaching methods
Provided practical teaching experience
* TESOL Convention
March 17-19 2011
New Orleans, Louisiana
Attended approximately 20 sessions to enhance teaching ability
Working History
* ESL Instructor
: Nashville, TN (August 2009-current)
• Taught adults from various countries at an intensive language school.
• Created lesson plans for grammar, writing, reading, listening, and conversation classes.
• Taught four classes per day and spent two office hours per day conducting individual student appointments.
• Co-created and implemented a new grammar curriculum.
• Participated in professional growth, curriculum development, and team-building days.
* ESL Instructor
: Nashville, TN (January 2011-current)
• Taught adult professionals from Mexico sociolinguistic skills to enhance their English language skills in a professional work environment.
• Primary areas of language instruction were pronunciation and usage of vocabulary and grammar when speaking and writing.
• Results were significant improvement in their communication skills, both written and oral, with coworkers, managers, and customers.
* ESL Materials Author
: Freelance (May 2008-August 2009)
• Wrote ESL materials for beginner, intermediate, and advanced language learners.
* Classroom Intern/Instructor
: Tulsa Community College (September 2007-November 2007)
• Assisted in instructing an Advanced ESL classroom on a biweekly basis.
• Created lesson plans which encompassed the class’ primary objective: to prepare the students for the TOEFL Exam.
* Classroom Assistant
: Broken Arrow High School, Jenks West Elementary School, Memorial High School, (September 2002-April 2006)
• Assisted teachers in over sixty hours of practicum work.
• Graded papers and assisted students in daily activities—specifically in the areas of English and Special Education.
• Taught class on several occasions—sometimes in place of the teacher or substitute.
* America Reads ESL Teacher and Administrator
: Oral Roberts University – (September 2002 – May 2006) 918-495-7038
• Three full years of teaching elementary students, primarily in the areas of reading, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure, in the Tulsa Public School system.
• Two and one-half years as supervisor of one school’s tutorial program as well as one year as administrator of the American Reads Program of Oral Roberts University’s Federal Work Study, which included the supervision of three schools in Tulsa and the surrounding area.
• Administered employer functions such as hire and train employees, held monthly meetings, monitored payroll, and visited the schools to ensure proper tutelage was being given to the students.
• Administrator duties included regular communication with school principals, HR personnel, and employees, as well as continually monitoring student progress and program progress
• This work led to a significant rise in the test scores of low-income schools throughout the area, including one school which was listed on Oklahoma’s School Improvement List in 2005.
* Chaplain
: Oral Roberts University – (August 2004 – May 2005) Tulsa, OK 918-495-7707
• Advisor and mentor to thirty college women.
• Lead a time of devotion for the women on a weekly basis.
* Short Term Mission Work
: Oral Roberts University and Faith Ministries ─ (January 2004 - present)
• Helped provide services through professional organizations.
• Helped with relief projects in Uganda and Mexico.
• Results were considerable humanitarian assistance to hundreds of people in need.
Personal Introduction
# Objective Statement
- My goal is to secure a position within a professional work environment that will further my knowledge and skills in the education arena; the ideal position will employ my experience, training, and skills through a challenging and progressive work environment, while I seek to use my abilities and training to help advance the development of the students and the education program at which I am employed.
# Professional Affiliations
* TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Member since January 2011
* Kappa Delta Pi (International Honor Society in Education)
Member April 2008
* Sigma Tau Delta (International English Honor Society)
Member April 2006
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