My Teaching Experience

Classroom Teaching
Japan

● Taught 45-90-minute lessons. 
● Gave demo lessons to potential students and increased the size of the school substantially. 
● Created lesson plans.
● Counseled students on their progress. 
● Coached students to reach their goals, i.e. winning a speech contest, getting a bilingual job and applying to grad school. 
● Created fun, practical, career-specific lessons. 
● Attended cultural events with students. 

Corporate Training
Canada
● Taught Japanese business men who were transferred to Canada.
● Introduced to Canadian culture through practical activities and field trips.
● Focused on business-specific English to allow them to do well in their new Canadian work environment.
● Coached student to the point where he could give a short presentation in English.

Community Teaching
Latin America
● Taught community members the basics of English grammar.
● Assigned homework and practical assignments.
● Practiced beginner conversations and provided encouragement to continue speaking English.

Instructional Designer
Canada
● ​Created user manuals, job aids, facilitator guides, virtual training sessions, and eLearning for both software training and product launches.
● ​Incorporated video, gamification, software simulations and other elements to bring the training materials to life to all teammates receiving the training. 
● ​Collaborated with executive leadership, SMEs and project team members to achieve our deliverables and create the best possible experience for our end users.