- 1 year teaching experience among various age groups and at a variety of schools

- Certified in communicative language instruction through TESOL/TESL certificate course

- Excellent Interpersonal skills as shown through work as a reporter and photographer for the Algonquin Times student newspaper

- Strong writing and editing skills as demonstrated through my published articles with various publications                        

Education:

TESOL/TESL Teacher Training     Oxford Seminars; Ottawa, ON. 2008

Journalism - Print          Algonquin College; Ottawa, ON. 2006 - 2008

 Practical Experience:

English Teacher       Eagle Language Center; Changchun China. 2009 - present

- Practical experience teaching a range of students from kindergarten to adult tutor classes

- Following a curriculum outlined by the school as well as creating new lesson plans   

- Teaching at a variety of public and private training schools within Changchun

English Tutor                Algonquin College; Ottawa ON. 2008 - 2009

- Editing essays and other writing assignments for adults

- Teaching oral English  

TESOL/TESL Certificate                 Oxford Seminars; Ottawa ON. 2008

-Practical experience planning and delivering ESL lessons

-Intensive training in communicative language teaching, including reading, writing, listening and speaking 

- Team building experience through group projects and presentations

Journalism Graduate           Algonquin College; Ottawa, ON. 2006 - 2008

- Practical writing and editing experience as seen through many articles published in the Algonquin Times, Glue Magazine, Kanata Kourier and the Charlatan student newspaper

- Experience interviewing and photographing Olympian athletes, politicians, artists and musicians for various articles

Intern              Green Party of Canada;  Ottawa, ON. 2008

- Correspondence work for Elizabeth May the leader of the Green Party of Canada  

- Writing content for the online newsletter as well as writing and editing membership renewal letters