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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR
Summary
  • Experienced professional educator seeking second career in development and humanitarian aid.
  • Currently pursuing a Master's in Public Administration from Columbia University in order to enhance skills in sustainable development, resource allocation, economic and political analysis and humanitarian aid logistics
  • Eager to contribute developed knowledge and problem solving skills in a variety of settings. Adaptable and driven with strong work ethic and ability to thrive in team-based or individually motivated settings.
  • Skilled researcher. Adaptable and able to utilize multimedia learning tools to satisfy consumers need and desire to learn.
  • Creative, dynamic and flexible in stressful and academic situations.
Skills
  • Instructional plan implementation
  • Data extraction
  • Database Management
  • Social Media
  • Personalized instruction
  • Writing
  • Creative learning strategies
  • Instructional theories knowledge
  • Individual instruction
  • Curriculum development
  • Test preparation
  • Academic assessment methods
  • Certified ESL Instructor
  • Certified Social Studies Instructor
  • Certified Citizenship instructor
  • Certified English Language arts instructor
  • Lesson planning
  • Patient and encouraging
  • Classroom oversight
  • Public speaking
  • Discussion facilitation
  • Geography expertise
  • Multitasking
  • Teambuilding
  • Critical thinking
  • Conflict resolution
  • Computer skills
  • Online instruction
  • Working collaboratively
  • Certified Emergency Medical Technician
  • Respiratory care assessment
  • Ambulance transport
  • Field patient assessments
  • Vital sign assessment
  • CPR and First Aid
  • Reporting and documentation
  • Emergency response and assessment
  • Defibrillation and resuscitation
  • Intelligence analysis
  • Threat assessment
  • Conducting briefings
  • Entrusted with Top Secret Security Clearance
  • Data evaluation
  • Research and analysis

Languages

  • French: Beginner speaking, reading, writing,
  • German: Intermediate reading, writing, speaking
  • Spanish: Intermediate reading, writing, speaking
Computer Skills
  • G Suite: Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Calendar, Gmail, Forms
  • Operating Systems: Windows, Mac
  • Microsoft Office 365: Power Point, Word, Excel, One Note, Sharepoint, One Drive
  • Browsers: Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari
  • Web Tools: HTML, CSS, Word Press, Python
  • Database: MySQL, Microsoft Access, SPSS
  • Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, Linkedin
  • Collaboration tools: Zoom, Google Meet, Skype
Education and Training
School Of International And Public Affairs - - City | Master of Public AdministrationManagement And Global Policy, Expected in 05/2023
New York University - - City,State | | CertificateMonitoring And Evaluation, Expected in 05/2022
California University Of Pennsylvania - - City | ESL CertificationTeaching English As A Second Language (ESL), 08/2020

PA license and certification. Grades k-12.

Bloomsburg University - - City | Master of ArtsEducation, 01/2019

MA Secondary social studies and citizenship education with PA license and certification. Grades 7-12.

Columbia University - - City | M.AInternational Education Development, 2014
University Of Minnesota - - City | Ph.DHistory, 2005

Early Modern and Modern Europe and Middle East

Purdue University - - City,State | | B.AWorld History, 1989
Other Certificates - | Continuing Education

United Nations Institute for Training and Research

  • Environment, Natural Resources and UN Peacekeeping Operations, March, 2021
  • International Environmental Law, March, 2021
  • Human rights and the Environment, March, 2021
  • Introduction to Environmental Governance, March 2001

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Technology

  • Microfoft Excel, March, 2021
  • Word Press, March, 2021

Goshen Fire Company

  • Emergency Medical Technician, November, 2014
Experience
English as a Second Language Instructor | 09/2020 to CurrentCompany Name - City, State
  • Adapted curriculum as needed to fit program participants' abilities and needs, using preassessment followed by in-progress assessments to confirm learning fulfillment.
  • Employed kinesthetic, visual and auditory approaches to make lessons interesting and interactive.
  • Instructed students through lectures, discussions, group activities and demonstrations.
  • Engaged in cultural immersion programs with students to further augment global understanding.
Lecturer of History | 08/2015 to CurrentCompany Name - City, State
  • Controlled classroom behavior through clearly established etiquette guidelines.
  • Maintained student development records and focused on meeting improvement goals.
  • Identified historical precedents to connect antecedent events that apply to modern era.
  • Assigned tests, quizzes and group projects to assess growth of historical knowledge.
  • Facilitated extra-curricular activities such as clubs, events and community service initiatives.
  • Developed research assignments to encourage engagement through exploration of history.
  • Presented lectures to students and engaged groups by designing interactive presentations and asking questions relevant to history lessons.
  • Maintained strong knowledge and memory of important history dates, locations and events.
  • Prepared and delivered lectures to undergraduate and graduate students on topics such as ancient history, postwar civilizations and history of third-world countries.
  • Conducted research in particular fields of knowledge and published findings in professional journals, books and electronic media.
Lecturer of History | 08/2013 to CurrentCompany Name - City, State
  • Used PowerPoint to develop visual, feature-rich presentations to engage students.
  • Assisted upper level students with understanding and writing about complex ideas.
  • Promoted excitement among students in classroom through delivery of interesting topics.
  • Gathered information on political, economic and intellectual developments so as to distribute to students as supplementary course materials.
  • Prepared and delivered lectures to students on various historical topics.
  • Educated and engaged students by utilizing instructional technologies.
  • Created presentations to deliver lectures in classrooms and online learning environments.
Lecturer of History | 08/2010 to 06/2013Company Name - City, State
  • Attended and spoke at conferences and seminars, sharing information and insights gleaned from such events.
  • Participated in meetings with other professors to brainstorm ideas.
  • Assisted upper level students with understanding and writing about complex ideas.
  • Promoted excitement among students in classroom through delivery of interesting topics.
  • Developed lectures to accommodate for different learning styles, maximizing students' comprehension.
  • Created instructional and lecture plans for classes in compliance with course objectives.
Activities, Associations and Honors
  • 2019 National Education Association
  • 2017 Middle East Studies Association
  • 2017 Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa
  • 2015 The Learning Consortium Committee, Penn State Altoona
  • 2009 Tuition Grant, Columbia University
  • 2007 Travel Grant, Lock Haven University Department of History
  • 2007 Travel Grant, Lock Haven University International Studies Department
  • 2000 American Historical Association
  • 1999 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (Irish, academic year 1999-2000)
  • 1998 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (German, summer 1998)
  • 1997 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (German, summer 1997).
  • 1989 Phi Alpha Theta history honorary
University Courses Taught
  • Europe since 1848
  • World At War 1939-1945
  • Latin American History from 1823
  • Europe at War, 1914-1945
  • Fascism and Nazism
  • The Holocaust
  • Tudor Stuart England
  • Renaissance and Reformation Europe
  • The Third Reich
  • History of the Middle East, Medieval-modern
  • Early Modern France 1483-1715
  • American History to 1877
  • American History from 1877
  • Western Civilization to 1300
  • Western Civilization 1300-1800
  • Western Civilization 1800-present
  • World History to 1500
  • World History from 1500
Publications
  • 2014 “Friedrich Engels,” in The Encyclopedia of the Industrial Revolution in World History, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ISBN-13: 978-0810888876
  • 2014 “Power Loom,” in The Encyclopedia of the Industrial Revolution in World History, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ISBN-13: 978-0810888876
  • 2014 “Neocolonial Economy,” in The Encyclopedia of the Industrial Revolution in World History, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ISBN-13: 978-0810888876
  • 2014 “Josiah Wedgwood,” in The Encyclopedia of the Industrial Revolution in World History, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ISBN-13: 978-0810888876.
  • 2010 “Justus Lipsius and William Herbert: English Humanism, and the Problem of Ireland.” (vol. 4 of Chronicon). 2010. http://www.ucc.ie/chronicon/cont4.html
  • 2010 “Henry Sidney and the limits of Reform in 16th Century Ireland.”( vol. 4 of Chronicon). 2010. http://www.ucc.ie/chronicon/cont4.html
  • 2008 “The Moors,” Encyclopedia ofBlacks in European Civilization, Greenwood Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-313-34448-0.
  • 2008 “The Abolitionist Movement in Britain,” Encyclopedia ofBlacks in European Civilization, Greenwood Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-313-34448-0.
  • 2008 “The Haitian War for Independence.” Encyclopedia ofBlacks in European Civilization, Greenwood Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-313-34448-0.
  • 2000 Book Review: But the Irish Sea Betwixt Us: Ireland Colonialism and Renaissance Literature, by Andrew Murphy, pp. 224. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1999. New Hibernia Review. (spring, 2000), vol.4, no. 1.

In Preparation

  • “World War I and the emergence of Arab Nationalism.”
  • “The Palestinian Muslim Women's Movement and Palestinian nationalism during war and the British Mandate. 1914-1930
  • “Forgetting Russia: The Sykes-Picot-Sazonov agreement
Volunteer
  • 2014-present. Certified Emergency Medical Technician
  • 2016-17. Volunteer mentor for newly arrived refugees. International Rescue Committee, Elizabeth, New Jersey
  • 2016 Volunteer teacher and education coordinator at Nea Kavala Refugee Camp, Polykastro, Greece.
  • 2015 USAID Kathmandu, Nepal, January 6-28. UNICEF implementing partner receiving USAID funding for gender based violence (GBV) prevention projects.
  • 2015 Habitat For Humanity, Mifflin County, Pa.
  • 2015 Habitat for Humanity, Braga, Portugal.
  • 2015 Team Rubicon, Disaster relief and humanitarian aid. Philadelphia, Pa.
  • 2015 Guitarist, Good Shepherd Catholic Church, State College, Pa. 2015
  • 2013 ESL instructor Park Forest Elementary School. State College, PA.
  • 2012 International Rescue Committee. ESL and civic and citizenship teacher, New York.
  • 1995-1996 Salesian Lay Volunteer, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Worked with orphans and street children, teaching basic literacy, facilitating adoptions, general maintenance, cooking, cleaning, taking children on outings.
  • 2000-2008 United States Naval Reserve, Intelligence Specialist, Honorable Discharge Detail oriented all-source intelligence analyst with military and intelligence community experience in collection, analysis, and production of finished intelligence. Possessed Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) Security Clearance. Assigned to Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.
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Resume Overview

School Attended

  • School Of International And Public Affairs
  • New York University
  • California University Of Pennsylvania
  • Bloomsburg University
  • Columbia University
  • University Of Minnesota
  • Purdue University
  • Other Certificates

Job Titles Held:

  • English as a Second Language Instructor
  • Lecturer of History

Degrees

  • School Of International And Public Affairs - City | Master of Public Administration
    New York University - City , State | Certificate
    California University Of Pennsylvania - City | ESL Certification
    Bloomsburg University - City | Master of Arts
    Columbia University - City | M.A
    University Of Minnesota - City | Ph.D
    Purdue University - City , State | B.A
    Other Certificates - | Continuing Education

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