Teacher, ESL, Online, Virtual, English, 9-12, History, Algebra

Thomas Insall

**** ******** ****** 573-***-****

Rolla, MO 65401 ************@*****.***

Education

University of Missouri—Rolla (Missouri S&T) Rolla, MO 2008-14 English B.A.; Minor: History – May 2014

Teaching Experience

High School Instructor (10-12 Grade) – Newburg R-II Algebra I, 10-12 English, Audio Engineering, Personal Finance Newburg, MO 2017-Present

● Awarded CLSD literacy grants from DESE, valued ~ $500,000 .

● Awarded STEM grants, valued over $30,000.

● Oversaw creation of new course, Audio Engineering. o Recognized with the Music Education Innovator Award (2020) from the Give A Note Foundation for this course design.

● Built a light board to teach math remotely. It doubled as 4’x8’ sneezeguard for COVID when students returned to the classroom.

● Oversaw student-initiated English 4 final, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard III . Provided guidance & logistics prior to schoolwide performance.

● Created a standards-based portfolio project for High School students, based in goal setting and personal tracking .

● Established a Financial Literacy club for students.

● Initiated redesign for writing program as head of English department, to align K-12 more effectively.

ESL Teacher – VIPKID

Beijing, China (web) 2017-Present

● Taught CCSS-aligned curriculum to 3-13 year olds, in a one on one web-classroom, video-chat instruction format.

● Maintained an English-language immersion experience for ESL/ELL students.

● Designed enrichment activities to encourage student excitement and learning.

● 98%+ positive feedback from students and parents. English & Social Sciences Instructor (6-8 Grade) – North Wood R-IV Salem, MO 2015-2017

● Launched a Google Classroom & Chromebook pilot in Spring 2016, which grew to include the entire middle school. 6-8 grades are now 1 to 1.

● Began developing a program/curriculum to flip the classroom, with online materials for self-paced instruction .

● Helped restructure curriculum for 90 minute block classes of English with Social Studies embedded.

● Started a three-tiered RTI program, with weekly checkpoints for target enrichment, reteaching, or individualized instruction.

● Took part in an advisory program to build school climate and culture.

● Revised parent teacher conferences to student led ones, featuring student-made portfolios, goal setting session, and progress tracking . English Instructor (11-12 Grade) – Belle High School Belle, MO 2014-2015

● Had 90+ % positive feedback from juniors regarding ACT preparation. 1

Thomas Insall

1110 Grandsir Avenue 573-***-****

Rolla, MO 65401 ************@*****.***

● Utilized many student-centered learning techniques including demonstrations, internet & pop-culture tie ins, and co-writing activities.

● Devised a lesson to ingrain the proper use of the phrase “a lot”. Other Work Experience

Tasting Room – St. James Winery

St. James, MO 2013-2016

● Provided customers with vintage recommendations.

● Educated guests on history, terroir, and product of the winery. IT Communications – Missouri S&T

Rolla, MO 2013

● Arranged & coordinated materials to convey IT policies and infrastructure to hundreds of freshman during orientation.

● Filmed, transcribed, and edited dozens of online classroom lessons for distance learning programs .

Instructional Technology – East Central College

Rolla, MO 2011-2012

● Taught developmental education adult students word processing, email etiquette, and troubleshooting techniques for online classroom suites.

● Managed software installation across a variety of network volumes at multiple locations.

Honors

Prewett Dept. Ed. Scholarship Missouri S&T 2008-2012 MS&T Undergraduate Research Missouri S&T 2012

● Bronze Award Recipient

Skills and Interest

Fintech follower - Enthusiast for investment tracking apps such as Personal Capital, M1 Finance, & other platforms that help the end user view their money-self in a holistic way. useful for students to gain a grasp of life as they get to college/workforce.

Microsoft Office & Google Docs - extensive experience with the Google Education suite. Used Google Sheets to create auto-grading & tabulation for Google Forms.

Podcast Listener - with interests ranging from investing, sound engineering, and even Gregorian chant!

Certifications

Education - Missouri

● ( 9-12 ) Secondary English/Language Arts MO

● ( 9-12 ) Secondary Social Studies MO

● ( 5-9 ) Middle School English/Language Arts MO

● ( 5-9 ) Middle School Social Studies MO

● ( 5-9 ) Middle School Mathematics MO

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