Training Teacher

PETER D. COHEN

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Sherbrooke, Quebec J1G 2H5

E-mail: ***************@*****.***

Phone: 819-***-****

United States Citizen/Permanent Resident of Canada

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

. Six years of full time, Junior College teaching experience

. Expertise in Humanities, Social Sciences, ESL and Spanish

. Experienced in curriculum development and implementation

. Eight years of overseas experience in teaching and education program

planningand intercultural training

. Administrative experience in English language and basic skills

programs for adults

. Fluent Spanish; elementary Chinese

EDUCATION:

MCGILL UNIVERSITY, Montreal, Quebec

Doctoral Studies, Integrated Studies in Education

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, N.Y.

MA. English as a Second Language

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, Newark, N.J.

MA. Political Science; International Relations specialization

SUNY-BINGHAMTON, Binghamton, N.Y.

BA. Political Science and Philosophy

TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE, Lennoxville, Quebec

2008-Present

Instructor, Humanities and History;

Co-coordinator College Advantage Program

Courses:

. Introduction to Cross Cultural Studies

. Chinese Worldview and Culture

. Human Rights Perspective

. People Land and Community

. Modern Moral Issues

. Medical Ethics

. Western Civilization

CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE, Saint Lambert, Quebec

2007-2008

ESL Instructor, Center for Continuing Education

CHINESE PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS, Beijing, China

2004-2007

Teacher of English and ESL

SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, Southampton, N.Y. 1998-

2004

Teacher, Grades 9-12. Global History, ESL, Advanced Placement

European History, World History and American Government

BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES, E. Hampton, N.Y.

1998-1999

Teacher, English as a Second Language for Adult Spanish Speakers

NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, New York, N.Y. 1993-

1998

Teacher, grades 9-12. Social Studies, Spanish, ESL, AIDP-Attendance

Improvement /Drop Out Prevention

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES, New York, N.Y. 1996-

1997

Exchange Fellow, #7 Middle School, Chengdu, China

English as a Second Language and Teacher Training

SICHUAN UNIVERSITY, Chengdu, China 1996-

1997

Instructor, English as a Second Language

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, N.Y. 1995-

1996

Adjunct Professor, Spanish for Health Care Professionals

GRAND STREET SETTLEMENT, New York, N.Y.

1993-1995

Lead Instructor, Local Employment Action Program Curriculum

Development and Skills Training in Mathematics, ESL and Reading

Educational Specialist for Basic Skills Training Projects

AMERICAN SCHOOL OF DURANGO, Durango, Mexico 1991-

1993

Teacher, grades 7-12. Social Studies and ESL

Director, Evening English Language Center

Curriculum Planning and Development.

Coordinator, Delegation to the Model United Nations at

the American Schools of Puebla and Saltillo

UNIVERSIDAD JUAREZ DE DURANGO, Durango, Mexico 1992-

1993

Instructor. English Conversation, Grammar and Composition

SEMINARS AND TRAINING:

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON US-CHINA RELATIONS

July, 2004

Living and Teaching in China

SUFFOLK COUNTY BOCES Jan., 2003

ESL in the Content Areas

SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOLS Feb., 2002

Seminar for Education Professionals: Recognizing Child Abuse

THE KOREA SOCIETY, Seoul, Korea July,

1998

Korea Society Summer Fellowship in Korean Studies

THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

July, 1996 July '96

Chinese Language, History and Culture.

AMERICAN FORUM FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION, New York, N.Y. 1995-

1996

District Designate, Professional Development Seminars

UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, New York, N.Y.

July, 1993

"The International Baccalaureate in The Classroom"

PRESENTATIONS:

MCGILL UNIVERSITY Oct.,

2008

Conference: Back To The Future: Productive Remembering

In Changing Times

Presentation: Haitians and Haitian-Dominicans in the Dominican

Republic-Stateless Individuals and Nostalgia

LUHE MIDDLE SCHOOL/SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOLS April, 2005

Cultural Differences Between the United States and China

LUHE MIDDLE SCHOOL Nov.,

2004

Teaching Across Cultures: The United States and China

EAST END ANTI-BIAS TASKFORCE Oct., 2002

The Impact of Immigration on the East End

SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOLS Sept., 2001

Attitudes toward Muslims in the Aftermath of 9/11

TRAVEL:

ASIA: China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Korea,

Macao, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand

EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece,

Holland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland

LATIN AMERICA: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela

SOUTH PACIFIC: Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Tahiti

REFERENCES:

Ms. Eileen Gatti, Assistant Director, Hartness Library of Community

College of Vermont

E-mail: ******.*****@***.***

Phone: 802-***-****

Mr. Bruce Baskind, Teacher, Community College of Vermont, Montpelier

Academic Center

E-mail: **********@*****.***

Phone: 802- 225-6583

Mr. Yotam Baum, Coordinator, Creative Arts Department, Champlain

College, Lennoxville, Quebec

E-mail: *****@***-******.**.** or **********@*****.***

Phone: 438-***-****

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