English Teacher with an experience of 25 + years . TESOL and TEFL certified (ESL and EFL ) .

Beena's resume

EDUCATION
MASTER OF ARTS - ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF PUNE, INDIA BACHELOR OF EDUCATION - TILAK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, PUNE, INDIA BACHELOR OF ARTS – ENGLISH & LITERATURE - NOWROSJEE WADIA COLLEGE, PUNE, INDIA
CERTIFICATIONS
TESOL AND TEFEL INTERNATIONAL, PHUKET, THAILAND POST-GRAD CERTIFICATE, CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH & FOREIGN LANGUAGES PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Deer Park Independent School District, Houston, TX March 2018 – Present
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER: Be available and ready to teach whatever class is assigned. Follow lesson plans.
Key Competencies: Training, Teaching, Learning Management System, Multiple Learner Styles
Recognized by Principals and District authorities as most requested substitute • Incorporated classroom management techniques to keep students under control • Stimulated student engagement by providing additional concepts to lessons • Ensured all classroom exercises were graded before wrapping up.
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1 Beena E.K Farrell Teacher
CENTRAL SECONDARY SCHOOL OF INDIA, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA 1995 – 2017
ENGLISH TEACHER, GRADES 6 - 12: Prepared lesson plans to incorporate various concepts into cohesive instructional sessions. Performed regular needs assessment on students in addition to proscribed tests. Adapted lessons to include different learning styles (visual, auditory, tactile) and for those with special needs. Taught classes of 40 – 45 students with 100% pass rate. Key Competencies: Student Engagement, Adapting to learning styles, Classroom Management, Empathy, Accent Reduction, Extra Curricular Activities, Mentoring, Creating Opportunities, Encouragement, Motivating, Building Self-Confidence.
Awarded with a certificate by the Human Resources Ministry for 100 % results " Used engaging teaching styles to keep student interest " Performed regular check-ins with students to verify understanding " Offered extra help outside classroom to assist students who were struggling " Key Competencies: Accent Reduction, Extra Curricular Activities, Mentoring, Creating Opportunities
Trained public speaking champions for 22 years " Assisted with accent reduction for English speaking competitions and debates " Coordinated activities where students could practice elocution and delivery " Entered students into competitions where they generally placed first in district " Mentored students to prepare and deliver Independence and Republic Day speeches " Key Competencies: Encouragement, Motivating, Building Self-Confidence Spearheaded student involvement to produce magazine with English content " Encouraged students to submit compositions, stories, poetry, etc. " Assembled materials into pre-formatted magazine for publication
HERO MIND MINE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA 2005 – 2010
CORPORATE TRAINER - ENGLISH: Taught English to Engineers, Doctors, IT Professionals, Executives for multiple companies. Developed curriculum based on needs assessment. Provided content in context to language requirements of specific industries. Used both hands-on and e-learning approaches to allow for extensive learning opportunities. Clients included: KPIT, Mphasis, Avaya Seco Tools. Key Competencies: Learner Empowerment, Rapport Building, Personal/ Corporate Needs Assessment, Business Building, Influencing, Monitoring Progress, Sales, Training.
Built strong network of ESL clients through recommendations ." Established rapport with students, assessing individual needs " Tailored lesson plans towards company requirements and student abilities " Empowered corporate learners and teams promoting culture of learning " Key Competencies: Learner Empowerment, Rapport Building, Personal/ Corporate Needs Assessment
Leveraged existing corporate clients to increase company revenue " Reminded clients about benefits of staff increasing fluency " Maintained contact with students, checking on progress " Influenced client executives to increase English training " Key Competencies: Business Building, Influencing, Monitoring Progress, Sales, Training .OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
NAGARWALA SECONDARY SCHOOL, INDIA ENGLISH TEACHER: GR 8 - 10 1991 - 1995
HINDUSTAN ANTIBIOTICS SECONDARY SCHOOL, INDIA ENGLISH TEACHER: GR 8 - 10 1989 - 1990
ST JOSEPH’S CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL, INDIA TEACHING ASSISTANT 1988 - 1989
THE GOOD SAMARITAN SCHOOL, INDIA ENGLISH TEACHER 1986 - 1987