Certified, Experienced ESL & Test Prep Specialist Having Taught All Over the World!

Methodology

I have a Bachelors of Science in Political Science and a Masters of Arts in Teaching - both from the USA
I also graduated from a California Teaching Credentialing Program - California State University, USA and hold teaching credentials in the states of California, Washington, Arizona, and Florida.
Dean's List, Graduated with Distinction, 4.0GPA

Background

I am a native English speaker from the USA and fully credentialed to teach multiple subjects with an ESL specialization. I hold a valid and current Teaching License. I have worked with English Learners aged 5-65 for more than 18 years in the U.S. public school system and abroad. I have extensive experience at the elementary, high school, university, and adult levels in six foreign countries. The experience I have includes ESL Coordinator, curriculum development, teacher training, SAT/TOEFL/ACT/SAT2 Subject Test preparation (History and Literature), ESL classroom teaching, and Academic Operations Manager. Additionally, I have a Master’s Degree in Teaching/Action Research from California State University, Fresno, USA.
I have served as the ESL Coordinator for an elementary school in Taiwan, the University of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia, International Schools in China and the Barstow USD in California. I have taught ESL classes to adult learners for the Barstow USD in California and served as an ESL Teacher Trainer with the Ministry of Education in Malaysia. I was the Head Teacher/Coordinator for SAT Preparation at a high school in Taiyuan, China; the Academic Operations Manager for 25 franchise EF English First Centers across Indonesia. My most recent position was as the Academic Operations Manager for a private Test Preparation Center first in Hanoi and then in Ho Chi Minh City. Such teaching experience has afforded me the benefit of working with a broad diversity of students, staff, and administrators.
Teaching is more than a job for me; it is my lifelong profession and passion.
While not a native speaker, my Spanish (reading, writing, and speaking) is considered to be nearly fluent. I have taken the California Bilingual Proficiency Exam and been a member of the California Association of Bilingual Educators (CABE) for more than a decade. I appreciate the dedication learning and performing in a second language requires. I have inexhaustible patience in working with English learners and non-native English speakers.

Rates

Rate for online lessons : $30/h

Lessons offered by A'Lease

Individual

The lessons will be held

webcam

Taught subjects

Academic English
Reading
Academic tutoring
Test Prep
Homework help

Levels

Elementary School
Middle School
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
College
Adult Education

A'Lease's resume

Summary
State Certified Native-English speaking teacher from the USA with 19 years of successful experience. Solid teaching background with extensive knowledge of curriculum development, teacher mentoring/advising, reading intervention, bilingual, ESL and CLAD instruction, adult education, SAT/ACT/SAT2 Subject test Preparation, and academic assessment. Recognized for 8 consecutive years of efficient and error-free school site management of the NCLB (CST/CAT6) mandated annual state testing. Successfully improved ESL instruction amongst non-native English speaking teachers in several foreign countries. World traveler with a distinct appreciation for Cultural Diversity.

Licenses
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential: California, Arizona, and Washington State Commissions on Teacher Credentialing .
Fully certified to teach ESL K-adults; all subjects in a self-contained class in grades twelve and below

Professional Experience
Ivycation Education LTD. January, 2016 – December, 2016
Academic Operations Manager

EF English First, Jakarta, Indonesia October, 2014 – November, 2015
Academic Operations Manager

Shanxi Experimental Secondary School, Taiyuan, China November, 2013 – October, 2014
SAT Preparation Coordinator/Head Teacher

Guo Tai International School, Hangzhou, China December, 2012 -November, 2013
Multi-level ESL Sr. Teacher/Coordinator/Teacher Trainer

Ministry of Education, Banting, Malaysia March, 2011 –May, 2012
English Language Teacher Trainer

Hsin Min Elementary School, Tianzhong, Taiwan August, 2010 – March, 2011
ESL Director and Teacher Trainer

University of Tabuk, Tabuk, KSA November, 2009 – August, 2010
ESL Professor/Curriculum Developer

Barstow Unified School District, Barstow, CA August, 1998 to October, 2008
1st Grade Lead Teacher
Reading Specialist/ELD Coordinator
California Teacher ESL Test Preparation Instructor and Teacher Trainer
Adult English Teacher
Education and Credentials
California State University, Fresno, CA 2007
M.A., Teaching
GPA: 4.0. Graduated with academic honors.
Graduation thesis on No Child Left Behind and its effects on the public educational system.
California State University, Fullerton, CA 2002
Certificate, Teaching
GPA: California Teaching Credential
Dean's List multiple terms while teaching full-time.
Successfully completed coursework in self-directed, self-paced learning environment.

Columbus State University, Columbus, GA 1986
B.S., Political Science/GPA: 4.0. Concentration: International Relations.

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$1050 per person

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