My teaching philosophy: Some people see teaching as merely selecting and presenting the right material. I don’t. Each time that my students become more proficient in speaking, writing, and reading English, I see it as a potentially life-changing event for them. They are receiving a key that could potentially open many more wonderful and unforeseen opportunities in the future. Teaching, then, is most definitely a sacred, honorable and virtuous profession to be in. One that makes me feel useful, honored and humbled at the same time. In this pursuit - and in the service of our excellent calling as educators - I bring all of my talents, experience, communication, creativity, dedication, passion, and courage.
Summary Results:
Kindergarten through P3 – PLPR/W, TSA Writing, ABCs, Rhymes and Songs, Hooked on Phonics, Short Stories, Multiple Intelligence, Cambridge YL
Primary school – Phonics (Pronunciation Pairs), S4/S5 Drama, P6 Interviewing, Solo Verse, Reading/Literacy, Grammar, Writing
Secondary school – S1 Bridging Courses, Integrated Science, Writing, Critical Thinking Skills, Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Reader's Theater, Poetry and Songs, Workplace English, Phonics (Phonograms), S3/S4 Junior Journalism, S4/S5 English Speaking Activities, S5 Speaking about Social Issues, Pre-S6 Debate, Pre-S6 JUPAS Interviewing
Business and Civil Service Professionals – Business English, Vocabulary, Advanced Phonics, Role Play, Poetry and Songs, Presentation Skills, Teacher Training Reader Workshop
In addition to my teaching experience, I have trained hundreds of people from diverse backgrounds and educational levels at companies throughout the United States and Canada for my previous employers. I also have eleven years of professional experience in retail sales/management where my customer service skills were developed and utilized to their utmost.
Specialties: Language teaching, classroom teaching, conversational, primary school students, secondary students
Teaching Reading and Writing for P4-P6 students, including P6 Interviewing Skills, P5 Reader's Theater, and P4 Guided Reading. Other activities: coaching students for the Hong Kong Speech Festival, conducting after-lunch and after-school activities for students and English Fun Day activities.
o Taught 18 groups from P.4 - P.6 (6 groups from each level; teaching 9 groups every other week)
o Delivered approximately 450 70-minute lessons as a Reading Enhancement Program for P4 - P6 students with local English teachers
o Provided teaching demonstration lessons to the local English teachers
o Conducted training workshops to teachers on reading strategies, reading circles, writing book reports and writing short stories
o Attended co-planning meeting once every week within working hours
o Marked students' assignments from the reading programs
IN ADDITION, I have:
o Taught P1 Multiple Intelligence Course; P2 Short Stories and P2 Cambridge YLE Preparatory (Flyers) Courses, P3 Phonics, S4/S5 Drama Course, P5/P6 English Enrichment Courses, P6 Interviewing Skills, S1 Bridging Courses, S3 TSA Oral Workshop and S3 Debate Course, S4 Reading and Writing Workshops, S4 Public Speaking and Debate, S4/S5 English Speaking Activity Classes, S5 Social Issues Speaking Program, Pre-S6 Debate, Pre-S6 JUPAS Interviewing
o Introduced phonics and vocabulary in relation to such school subjects as Maths, Science, History, Economic and Public Affairs of Hong Kong, and Geography for S1 Phonics Class
Taught Critical Thinking Skills, Bridging Courses, Writing, Grammar, Reading, Poetry and Songs, Workplace English, Learning English through Short Stories, Fun Day activities, and Phonograms (Phonics) at various secondary schools
Taught 30 classes per week, with an average full class size of 30 students, without a local teacher present in the classroom to co-teach with me.
o P4/P5 Phonics lessons (for 12 different full classes per week)
o P5/P6 Speaking lessons (for 24 different half classes over 2 weeks)
o P6 Interviewing Skills or Phonics (for 6 different full classes per week)
o Coached four P5 boys, three P6 girls, and four P5 girls in the 61st Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival's Solo Verse Speaking Contest where 9 students received Merit marks, and 1 student received a Proficiency mark
