Private Tutor, Iroonet America, Inc (Feb 2007 – Feb 2008)
Designed and instructed goal-based lessons in English Grammar, Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension for South Korean exchange students, grades 5 to 9. Conducted conversation section and taught correct pronunciation. Introduced students to common idioms, metaphors and euphemisms. Lead students through the writing process. Provided background on American culture and history. Helped students set and achieve goals for their English proficiency. Provided homework help to students in all subjects and encouraged development of study skills such as note taking, organization, and planning. Differentiated level of assistance based on each student’s academic needs and growing English fluency, so as to assure that each student was challenged.
Classroom Teacher, St. Louis Public School District (Aug 2006 – Jan 2007)
Taught fourth– and fifth–grade split classroom of 24 students, aged 9 to 13. Member of Teach For America, the organization dedicated to ending educational inequity. Designed and taught reading, writing, science, math, and social studies units. Communicated regularly with students and families to maximize student success and instill a love of learning. Emphasized setting goals for learning and taught students the skills to reach those goals.
Summer School Teacher, Atlanta Public School District (Summer 2006)
Designed and instructed lessons in Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary, and Math for 15 high-needs fifth grade students. Prepared students to take statewide end of year assessments to advance to sixth grade. Helped students set goals for their academic achievement so as to make success visible.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Teach For America Summer Institute, Atlanta, GA (Summer 2006)
Attended intensive professional development classes in educating high-needs students. Trained in literacy development, curriculum and lesson planning, educational diversity, learning styles, behavior management, and instruction. Attended classes on teaching students of Special Education and English as a Foreign Language.
Smith College, Northampton, MA (May 2006)
Graduated cum laude B.A. in Linguistics GPA: 3.81
Dean’s List & First Group Scholar
Member of Sigma Xi, the honor society for scientific research
Independent Senior Research Study in Forensic Phonetics
University of York, York, England (2004 – 2005)
Visiting student in Department of Language & Linguistics
Visiting student in Department of Educational Studies
Classes in Phonetics, Language Variation, Conversational English and Forensic Phonetics
Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, CA (June 2002)
Graduated as AP Scholar with Honor
Earned AP credit in Biology, English, French, and U.S. History
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Children’s Book Buyer & Bookseller, Left Bank Books (2007 – present)
Horticulture Student, St. Louis Community College: Meramec (2007 – present)
New Ways of Analyzing Variation 34, Sociolinguistics Conference, New York University (Oct 2005)
Linguistics Society of America Summer Institute, Harvard University / M.I.T. (Summer 2005)
Research Assistant, University of York: Department of Language & Linguistics (Winter 2005)
Research Assistant Intern, Stanford University: Linguistics Department (Summer 2004)