Education
MAE Curriculum and Instruction. ESOL concentration ( August 2014 – Present)
Concordia University, Portland, OR USA
3 graduate credits ESL/Bilingual Endorsement (October 2008 – December 2008)
Portland State University; Portland, OR USA
12 graduate credits MAIS program; Technical Writing (June 2006 – May 2007)
Marylhurst University: Marylhurst, OR USA
Teacher Certification/English: Middle/High School (September 1998 – May 2001)
Montana State University; Bozeman, MT USA
Teacher Cert/Social Studies: Middle/High School (September 1991- December 1993)
Montana State University; Bozeman, MT USA
Bachelor of Science, Sociology (January 1979 – December 1986)
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT USA
Experience
English/ESL Teacher/Mentor ( July 2013 to June 2014)
Santa Laurensia High School, Alam Sutera, Serpong Indonesia
All language skills; college prep writing, college test prep: TOEFL, IELTS to students grade 11 -12, ESL mentor to Indonesian teachers.
ESL/Writing Teacher (Sept 2012 to June 2013)
Wuyi University, Jiangmen, China
Oral English and Writing Instruction for college students preparing for TOEFL, IELTS
ESL Teacher ( Sept 2011 to Feb. 2012)
Istanbul, Turkey
ESL private language instruction to businesses; young adults, ages 16 -35.
English Teacher (August 2009 to June 2011)
Nestucca Valley JRSR High
English, Literacy, ESL, Drama, Yoga: prepared and taught five daily English, a Literacy, drama, ESL, and a PE class to students grades 6 – 12.
English / Social Studies Teacher (August 2001 to June 2008)
Nestucca Valley Middle School: Beaver, OR USA
English, Social Studies, ESL: prepared and taught 4 daily English classes, a Literacy class, and an ESL class to students grades 6-8, with various electives: Spanish, Drama.