English High School
Resume:
Ebonychu Brown
ESL and English EDUCATOR
and
CURRICULUM DEVELOPER
Address
Brooklyn, NY 11233-2135
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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
Experienced ESOL educator, curriculum developer, and Director of English as a second language with approximately 19 years of in-service teaching hours and administrative supervisory duties.
Currently a doctoral candidate in Education- ESOL who completed 39 credits in Specializations and Methods, 12 credits in Dissertation Research, 6 credits in Foundations, and 3 credits in Doctoral Comprehensive Examination.
As Dean of Education in a community based organization, designed, developed, implemented, and taught from 13 curricula for multiple courses including 4 courses for Basic Proficiency, 3 courses for Intermediate Proficiency, 3 courses for Advanced Proficiency, Conversational English, Accent Reduction, and English in Written Form.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
*Second Language Foundation *Evaluation of Diverse Learners *Developing Curriculum for ESOL learners
*Bilingual Instructional Methods *Instructional Practices *Cultural Diversity and Multicultural Understanding
*Acculturation *Accent Reduction *Educational Research Methodology
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
ZhangQiu Bilingual International School-Jinan, China
Job Title: High School ESL & Learning, Accounting, Science, and Math Teacher of Chinese students
August 29, 2015-August 01, 2017
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Taught high school ESL & Learning, Accounting, Math, and Science for Academic Purposes. Planned and delivered interactive learner-centered experiences that were intellectually challenging and appropriately linked to Higher Order Thinking and the World Outside the Classroom in these content-based classes.
Developed, implemented, and proctored assessment tasks, monitored student assessment results, and students’ report cards preparations. Organized and participated in Parent-Teacher meetings monthly.
Conducted staff development activities, arranged, created the agenda, facilitated weekly staff meetings, and with the Chinese support teachers organized students’ field trips.
Provided support and training to Chinese teachers in core aspects of the curricula. Assisted Chinese teachers or teaching assistants with developing support materials and programs. Observed teachers and offered suggestions for improvement/
VIPKids- Statesboro, GA
Job Title: Home-Based Online English Educator
August 2015-April 2016
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Responsible for teaching Chinese and Filipino English language learners online from K-12 to adults via an online portal, QQ International, Air Classroom and Skype.
Participated in training webinars to emphasize salient Best Practices in teaching Asian-cultured children and adults English as a second or foreign language.
Implemented a learner-centered approach to lesson plan delivery.
Received recognition for participation and exceptional effort using Outstanding Learner Teaching Techniques and Manipulatives in teaching Junior and other children courses.
Liberty Learning Academy, LLC- Duluth, GA
Job Title: Director of Education in a Community Based English Language Program
February 2010-July 2014
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Personally designed, developed, implemented, taught, and trained new teachers on curricula covering 13- wide ranging specialized content-based courses including 4 courses for Basic Proficiency Levels, 3 courses for Intermediate Proficiency Levels, 3 courses for Advanced Proficiency Levels, Conversational English, Accent Reduction, and English in Written Form for adults and tutoring college students and K-12 English language learners.
Located and community resources for students who were financially unable to pay tuition. Oversaw registration, tuition payments, scholarship offers, and all programs activities that directly affected education. Appeared as a guest and interviewed on local Korean and Spanish radio stations, placed advertisements in non-native print media, and sent coupons to households known to be non-English speakers.
Procured a consistent rate of student enrollments for over 4 years and maintained an 87% retention rate. Conducted assessments to determine proficiency level for class placement.
City University of New York- Hunter College
Manhattan, NY
Job Title: Student Teacher in (COPE) in Fulfilment of Practicum ESL Hours Required by Master’s Degree
January 2009-December 2009
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Developed, proctored, and graded quizzes and tests, and taught from lesson plans, facilitated in-class discussions, group work, pair work, and student presentations in a diverse education setting.
Integrated interactive instruction in reading, writing, listening and speaking consistent with the purpose of the College Opportunity to Prepare for Employment program.
Served as a graduate and research assistant to Virginia M. Tong, PhD, Assistant Professor of TESOL education at Hunter College.
City University of New York- Hostos College-Bronx, NY
Job Title: Student Teacher in (CLIP) in Fulfilment of Practicum ESL Hours Required by Master’s Degree
January 2008-December 2008
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Assisted the CLIP teacher in-group activities consisting of college students needed to enroll in remedial English language learners’ classes and worked with students in the computer lab.
Conducted weekly 50-minute class session based on lessons plans created, developed, and implemented in a classroom setting cognizant of varying learning styles, motivation levels, proficiency level, and acculturation degree.
Maintained student records and progress reports for the CUNY Language Immersion Program.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT:
Northcentral University, Prescott Valley, AZ February 2011-Present
Major: ESOL (Doctoral Candidate-ABD) * Completed 60 hours of foundation courses *Current GPA 3.93
City University of New York at Hunter College, Manhattan, NY August 2007-January 2010
Major: Education in TESOL (Master’s Degree) *Adult Track *Assumes N.Y.S. Certification *Graduating GPA 3.813
City University of New York at Hunter College, Manhattan, NY February 2003-May 2007
Major: English and Creative Writing (Bachelor’s Degree) *Minor: Spanish
*Graduating GPA 3.457 with English Departmental Honors Achievement
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Foreign Expert issued by China Department of Education-12/2016
WzAnt Certification to tutor children (K-12) and adults in the subjects of ESOL, English, Grammar, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Phonics, Mathematics, American History, Geography, Science, Chemistry, Physics, and test preparation in students’home-08/2016
Immigration and Ethnic History Society Member-1/2016
Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society Member-10/2014
Golden Key International Honor Society Member-03/2012
New York State TESOL Member-12/2008
REFERENCES: Furnished Upon Request
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