Michael L. King
Academic Advising, College Counseling, & Humanities Instruction
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Employment in CHINA
College Counselor and Teacher of English and History at China/US High
School Program: 7/2013 to present
Raise students' English skills and historical knowledge to
university level. Facilitate students' acquisition of western
cultural literacy. Improve students' college admissions success.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Theory of Knowledge and
Extended Essay Coordinator, English B (ESL) Subject Leader, IELTS Prep
Instructor, and College Counselor at Pohang International School: 7/2011
to 6/2013
Facilitated students' success with IBO assessments and IELTS exams.
Improved students' acquisition of critical and
creative skills and global cultural literacy. Facilitated faculty's
success with English B, Extended Essay, and Theory of
Knowledge curriculum. Improved students' college admissions
success.
ESL Instructor for Yucui Education Consultancy at Luoyang Institute of
Science and Technology: 2/2009 to 7/2009
Improved students' acquisition of English speaking, listening,
reading, and writing skills.
IELTS Prep Instructor and Textbook Copy Editor at Harbin Engineering
University, College of International Cooperative Education: 8/2007 to
1/2009
Improved students' success with IELTs exams and transitions to
western universities. Improved textbook quality.
Western Culture, British and American Literature, and ESL Instructor at
Heilongjiang East College: 8/2006 to 7/2007
Improved students' and teachers' acquisition of western cultural
literacy and historical knowledge. Improved faculty's
acquisition of western literary knowledge. Improved students'
acquisition of English speaking and listening skills.
Employment in AMERICA
Composition Instructor at Oklahoma State University: 8/2010 to 5/2011
Improved students' acquisition of academic essay writing skills.
Composition Instructor at Northern Michigan University: 8/2009 to 5/2010
Improved students' acquisition of academic essay writing skills.
Assistant Facilitator for "HON180: A Cultural Odyssey" at University of
Maine Honors College: 9/2004 to 5/2006
Assisted Dr. Burton Hatlen with successful planning and
implementation of required course.
Writing Tutor at University of Maine Writing Center: 1/2004 to 5/2006
Improved undergraduate, graduate, and ESL students' academic and
creative writing.
Volunteer Work
Steering Committee Representative at University of Maine Center for
Teaching Excellence: 9/2004 to 5/2006
Contributed to improvement of teaching quality at the university.
Current Studies
Master of Science, Academic Advising
Kansas State University (Manhattan, Kansas, USA)
Estimated graduation May 2018
Qualifications
Specialized Certificate, College Admissions Counseling
University of California San Diego (San Diego, California, USA)
Coursework completed 2/2015
Postgraduate Certificate, Global Environmental Challenges (11/2014)
University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
Multidisciplinary study of environment, development, health,
security, and politics
Bachelor of Arts, English "Summa Cum Laude with Highest Honors" (5/2006,
GPA 3.86)
University of Maine Honors College (Orono, Maine, USA)
Concentration: Literary Critical Writing
Honors Study: The Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences of
Civilizations Past and Present
Honors Thesis: Exploring Perspectives in Writing: A Collection
of Prose and Poetry
Minor: Classical Studies
Academic Honor Society Memberships
Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society for Liberal Arts
and Sciences
Phi Kappa Phi, National All-Discipline Honor Society
Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society
Alpha Lambda Delta, National Honor Society for Freshmen
Coursework for Teaching Composition (completed as an
undergraduate)
ENG499: Capstone Experience in English
ENG395: English Internship
Graduate-level Coursework (completed as an undergraduate)
EDH662: Philosophy of Education
ENG556: British Romanticism
ENG555: Enlightenment Literature
ENG529: Poetry of the 1940s
Additional Graduate-level Coursework (completed while employed as a
writing instructor)
Teaching Composition
ENGL5213: Composition Theory and Pedagogy (Fall 2010)
EN509: Teaching Colloquium (Fall 2009)
Writing
ENGL5210: Seminar in Creative Nonfiction (Spring 2011)
ENGL5740: Seminar in Poetry Writing (Fall 2010)
EN602: Creative Nonfiction Workshop (Spring 2010)
EN501: Poetry Workshop (Spring 2010)
EN502: Nonfiction Workshop (Fall 2009)
Literature
ENGL5630: Early American Borderlands (Spring 2011)
Professional Development
-IBO (International Baccalaureate Organization) English B (ESL)
Instructor Workshop (Fall 2011)
-IBO Theory of Knowledge Across the Curriculum Workshop (Fall 2011)
-IBO Theory of Knowledge Instructor Workshop (Summer 2011)
Publications
-Poem "Valley of Death" in FinNALA News (11/2014)
-Poems "Birds Caught" and "Method" in FinNALA News (7/2014)
-Poems "Lady Killer Dad," "White Cloud of Zhengzhou," and "Bus Ride Glass
of Beer" in an upcoming issue of Kippis!
-Poems "Schoodic Lake Sunrise" and "Stingray," in FinNALA News (5/2014)
-Prose "Ghost Riders of Elysium" from "Lightning Ride: a Descent by
Bicycle," in FinNALA News (5/2014)
-Poems "Prelude," from "Lightning Ride: a Descent by Bicycle," and
"Poseurs' Ed." in FinNALA News (2/2014)
-Poems "Graves in the Woods" and "At Cable Beach" in Kippis! v6 n2
(12/2013)
-Poems "Reflections on Canals" and "Outrun" in FinNALA News (11/2013)
-Poems "A Pause before Parting" and "Admiral" in FinNALA News (6/2013)
-Poems "Late Morning" and "Winter Heilongjiang Train" in Kippis! v6 n1
(6/2013)
-Poems "Lao Lao" and "Vanishing Point Wrap" in FinNALA News (3/2013)
-Poems "Sidecar" and "East College Drop" in FinNALA News (12/2012)
-Poems "Collapse" and "Manchurian Advance" in FinNALA News (10/2012)
-Poems "Notes from the Jiu Men Kou Great Wall" and "When Sheena Delivers"
in Kippis! v5 n2 (6/2012)
-Poems "Musical Meltwater," "New Day," and "Urgency" in FinNALA News
(6/2012)
-Nonfiction vignette "Coyote" in FinNALA News (3/2012)
-Poems "Foolish Math Question" and "Tragic Future" in FinNALA News
(3/2012)
-Nonfiction "At Home in Heilongjiang" in Kippis! v5 n1 (2/2012)
-Poem "Purged" in FinNALA News (12/2011)
-Poem "Island" in The Bangor Daily News (21 Feb 2011)
-Nonfiction "Harbin Introduction" in Kippis! v3 n1 (1/2011)
-Poems "Purposes" and "Luoyang Afternoon" in Kippis! v3 n1 (1/2011)
-Nonfiction vignette "Goshawk" in FinNALA News (10/2010)
-Nonfiction "Granny Ring Ride on Xuefu Road" in Kippis! v2 n2 (7/2010)
-Poems "Harrier," "Arctic Boat Ride," "Show beside the Sea," "Metal
Quake," and "Mercury" in Kippis! v2 n2 (7/2010)
-Nonfiction "Beijing Departure" in in Kippis! v2 n1 (1/2010)
-Poems "Melinda's Forest Escapes," "When Lily Rode to Court," and "River
Trail" in Kippis! v2 n1 (1/2010)
-Poems "Nature's Cycle" and "Midnight Mile" from "A Muirian Storm" in The
Maine Review (5/2006)
-Nonfiction prose "Continuing," from "A Muirian Storm," in The Maine
Review (5/2006)
-Poem "Deer Departed" in The Maine Review (5/2005)
Awards
-Kippis! Creative Writing Contest, Third Prize (1/2011)
-Kippis! Creative Writing Contest, Honorable Mention (1/2010)
-Grenfell '32 Poetry Contest, First Prize (5/2006)
-Alpha Lambda Delta, Certificate of Recognition (4/2006)
-University of Maine Center for Teaching Excellence, Certificate of
Appreciation (5/2005)
-Grenfell '32 Poetry Contest, Third Prize (5/2005)
-Houghton Memorial Scholarship, Outstanding Junior Year English Major
(4/2005)
-University of Maine Presidential Academic Achievement Pin (7/2003)
-Steinmetz Book Award, Outstanding First Year Honors College Student
(5/2003)
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