Melissa Shaffer

719 Easton Turnpike, Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania 18436 (570 689!9533 " #s$a%%er18436&'#ail()o# $ttp*++#elissas$a%%ersport%olio(,ee-ly()o#+

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
A motivational and inspirational teacher combining training in secondary English and English as a Foreign Lang age !ith inval able international and m ltic lt ral classroom e"perience# Adopts a st dent$centred approach to teaching !ith the se of %o!ard &ardner's M ltiple Intelligences to meet the needs of all st dents irrespective of their ability or learning style# Passionate abo t ma(ing a gen ine difference to the lives of st dents and actively participates in e"tra$c rric lar and !hole$school activities to help strengthen relationships bet!een staff and st dents#

E)*+A,ION AN) -*ALIFI+A,IONS

.014 /tate o% 0lori1a Tea)$in' Li)ense (/e)on1ary En'lis$* 2ra1es 6!1., ,it$ 3ea1in' an1 E/4L en1orse#ents Tea)$in' 5erti%i)ate 5ourse *niversity of .est Florida/ Pensacola/ FL 5ELTA 5erti%i)ate 6asters o% /)ien)e (En'lis$ an1 Li-rary /)ien)e So thern +onnectic t State *niversity/ Ne! %aven/ +onnectic t 7a)$elors o% Arts in E1u)ation (2ra1uate1 6a'na )u# Lau1e Ari0ona State *niversity/ ,empe/ Ari0ona

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,EA+%IN& E1PERIEN+E
2ra1e 11+1. Tea)$er Pla)e#ent E8perien)e, 9ort$ Po)ono :i'$ /)$ool, 6os)o,, PA /ept ! 9ov .013 Key Achievements S ccessf lly completing eight !ee(s of observations before st dent teaching for grades 22 and 234 responsible for preparing and delivering English lessons sing the constr ctivist approach and cooperative learning techni5 es 678 ho rs total9 :alanced lesson preparation !ith fo r different English classes in terms of ability ranges and lesson pacing Initiating s ccessf l p blic spea(ing nit d ring st dent teaching Integrating Promethian smart board and m ltimedia into classroom lessons/ providing for an engaged environment +omparing and contrasting different teaching styles thro gh observing English )epartment classes at the high school at different grade levels and ability placements S ccessf lly achieving learning ob;ectives thro gh direct instr ction/ m ltiple intelligences approaches/ and st dent$ centered learning Responsibilities )eveloping lesson plans based on the <=$day learning target system that !or(s bac(!ards from a central learning target Initiating assistance !ith field trip s pervision for theater st dents to attend a local niversity play Assessing the needs of st dents/ incl ding gifted > talented and those !ith learning diffic lties/ and differentiating the lessons accordingly Ens ring the alignment of lesson plans !ith the school?s c rric l m incl ding different instr ction methods to s ccessf lly engage st dents of all ability levels +ontin ally assessing the st dents thro gho t the lessons and identifying !ays to enco rage their learning and engagement

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,EA+%IN& E1PERIEN+E cont#

0e- ! April .01. 2ra1e 6 Tea)$er Pla)e#ent E8perien)e, /eoul A#eri)an 6i11le /)$ool (/A6/ , /eoul, ;orea Key Achievements Assisting and contrib ting to si"th$grade Lang age Arts classroom via !ee(ly morning observations 68= ho rs#9 Learning abo t st dent engagement thro gh +ornell Notes/ @)aily Oral Lang age/@ high e"pectations and enco ragement of si"th graders becoming @active@ readers Responsibilities Observing teachers from all grade levels 6A$79 and s b;ects Intervie!ing teachers regarding classroom management/ parental involvement/ motivation/ and teaching styles Au' .01.! @une .013 En'lis$ <nstru)tor, /un's$in =o#en>s ?niversity, /eoul, ;orea Key Achievements S ccessf lly integrating the @A B 2 .riting ,raits@ methods into !riting classes Providing a heightened learning e"perience by integrating m ltimedia and a thentic materials into the classroom Foc sing on e"tensive reading thro gh se of graded readers and Moodle technology for st dent acco ntability +reating Amazing Race co rse/ leading to st dents' m ltic lt ral a!areness and creation of the @S ngshin Ama0ing Race@ as a final pro;ect Responsibilities +reating and presenting challenging/ stim lating semester syllabi and lessons for 8 freshmen$level college classes S ccessf lly maintaining high levels of st dent motivation thro gh the provision of prompt feedbac( and a st dent$ centered environment in classes ranging from 2=$<= st dents Effectively applying a range of different teaching methodologies according to the needs of st dents of different ability levels En'lis$ Pro%essor, /an'Ai ?niversity, =onAu, ;orea Key Achievements +oaching English ma;ors participating in their ann al @M*SE@CEnglish festival $ specifically in pron nciation/ intonation/ tone en nciation/ pro;ection/ and c lt ral a!areness Fall 3=224 Harry Potter Fall 3=2=4 The Great Gatsby Initiating/ designing/ and presenting a three$day !or(shop on effective p blic spea(ing for Sang;i st dents and fac lty Promoting se of ed blog#org and e"tensive reading in order to generate interest in st dent blogging/ reading/ and sing English o tside the classroom Responsibilities ,eaching 8$A technology$based English co rses 6per semester9 to EFL college$level st dents based on effectively sing prod ctive and receptive s(ills Au' .010! @une .01.

Au' .009!Au' .010 En'lis$ Lan'ua'e Tea)$er, Pun'sun' 6i11le /)$ool, /eoul, ;orea Managing p to 8= st dents per class re5 iring the development of effective classroom management s(ills S ccessf lly engaging st dents !ith different learning styles sing st dent$centered teaching and lect re teaching style En'lis$ A1Aun)t <nstru)tor, La)ka,anna 5olle'e an1 6)5ann /)$ool o% 7usiness, 4)t .008!Au' .009 /)ranton, Pennsylvania ,eaching co rses incl ding @Fo ndations of English/@ @+ollege .riting/@ @Introd ction to Literat re@ and @Effective P blic Spea(ing Managing t!o different independent st dies/ incl ding @English +omposition 3@ and @: siness +omm nications@

P*:LI+A,IONS
,he American )ream as Portrayed by Dohn )os Passos's +haracters in the U.S.A. ,rilogy Master's thesis/ p blished in Ne! %aven/ +onnectic t 63==A9

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.ORES%OPS/ PRESEN,A,IONS/ AN) FE,,E) +ONFEREN+ES

Monthly .or(shop Presenter4 GPro;ect :ased Learning Sho!case $ StarringHIo r St dentsJK Eorean ,eachers of English to Spea(ers of Other Lang ages 6EO,ESOL9 chapter members# Ey ngpoo( National *niversity/ )aeg / So th Eorea/ L April 3=23# Presenter4 G:logging and :ravery4 A St dent$+entered Pedagogical Approach to *sing +ALL Materials4K Pan$Eorea English ,eachers Association International +onference 6PEE,A9# P san *niversity of Foreign St dies/ : san/ So th Eorea/ 27 September 3=22# Eorean ,eachers of English to Spea(ers of Other Lang ages International +onference 6EO,ESOL9# Soo(my ng .omen?s *niversity/ Seo l/ So th Eorea/ 2M$2A Oct# 3=22# Eorean Association of ,eachers of English International +onference 6EA,E9# Ionsei *niversity/ Seo l/ So th Eorea/ 2 D ly 3=22#

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