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Always standing out in a crowd, at a field trip with JETI trainees, 2014

I started teaching English in 2005, and I like it more each year!

Below is a sample lesson I taught to Korean English teacher trainees at the Jeollanamdo Educational Training Institute (전남교육연수원).

 

I love traveling all over the world, teaching English and learning languages.  Here’s a little more about about my teaching experience:

HOUSTON AREA, USA

  • English (ELA) Teacher at Cypress Lakes High School, Katy, TX, 4 years

KOREA

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Watching student performances at ASC in Boston, 2010
  • Corporate trainer at Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Corporation, 1 year
  • Teacher trainer at Jeollanamdo Educational Training Center (JETI), 3 years
  • Instructor at Gwangju University, 2 years
  • Instructor at Jeju National University, 1 year
  • Activities Director at Camp Fulbright, 2 summers
  • Fulbright grantee at Daesin Middle School, Seogwipo, 1 year

BOSTON AREA, USA

  • Elementary school ESL teacher in Acton-Boxborough, 1 1/2 years
  • Teacher at Massachusetts International Academy in Marlborough, 1 year
  • Teacher at ASC English adult English academy, 2 years
  • Masters degree in Applied Linguistics, University of Massachusetts Boston, graduated 2010
  • Bachelor’s degree in Religion and Philosophy, Wheaton College, graduated 2005

JAPAN

  • Visiting instructor at Yokohama College of Commerce, 1 semester

IRELAND

  • Studied archaeology at University College Cork, 1 semester

WORLDWIDE

  • Travel blogging and freelance teaching in Southeast Asia, 2016

 

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Having some fun at Camp Fulbright, 2009