Bachelor of Science in Architecture, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 1993
100-hour TESOL certificate: iTTT certification course. 2012
15-hour team teaching clinic, Gangwon International Language Institute. (GILI) 2011
30-hour EPIK pre-orientation course: lesson planning, developmental psychology, language acquisition and classroom management. 2010
15-hour team teaching workshop, Gangwon International Language Institute. (GILI) 2010
U.S. Peace Corps Paraguay training: Cultural sensitivity training, language training.1994
Working History
Korea Aerospace University 한국항공대학교
Assistant Professor 2013.03-present
900+ hours teaching practical English, reading comprehension, conversation, and language/ culture content.
-Co-authored a textbook for a Movie English class
-Created engaging, practical and effective activities to activate learned language structures.
-Established a strong report with students and achieved a 98% end-of-semester teacher rating.
Gangneung-Wonju National University 강릉원주대학교
Professor, winter 2013
-150 hours of instruction during a 5-week winter English intensive camp for university students.
-Planned and implemented three level-appropriate curricula for beginner, low-intermediate and high-intermediate classes.
-Taught conversation, question formation, and TOEIC speaking to three different groups.
-Students rated my class their favorite in end-of-session surveys.
Gangwon-do Office of Education, Gangwon International Language Institute 강원외국어교육원
Teaching Methodology Instructor, 2012.08-2013.03
-300+ hours teaching adult elementary and secondary teachers from Gangwon-do
-Designed and instructed a four-month course in English teaching methodology.
-Instructed teachers on core topics including: Lesson planning, student interaction techniques, materials and methods, Teaching English in English (TEE), classroom English and gestures, and student motivation techniques.
-Led a highly-rated "Singlish" class, focusing on learning English through song lyrics.
Gangwon-do Provincial Office of Education.
EPIK Guest English Teacher, Geojin Elementary School, 2010.08-2012.08
-1,900+ hours teaching grade 1-6 elementary students
-Designed and created didactic materials, original digital presentations, activities and drills to reinforce target language and relevant key expressions.
-Developed four semesters of lesson plans for students from five local schools attending weekly 80 minute lessons at the English Center during the school year.
-Organized, planned and led several winter and summer English camps
Personal Introduction
I believe the best teachers are good learners, and I strive to learn something from life every day. Through sensitivity, creativity, and diverse life experience, I provide my students with a productive and interesting learning experience.