ZacharyJ.

Thomas
Instructor, Lee Sang Hee Preparatory Academy Pohang-Si, South Korea
M: +82 010 2077 9224 Skype: zachary.thomas2 E-mail: zachjamesthomas@gmail.com Online Resume: http://zacharyjthomas.weebly.com/

SUMMARY
Educatorwithsixyearsofteachingexperience,includingtwoat thecollegelevelintheUnitedStates,andfouratprivate academiesinSouthKorea.Ialsoholdamastersdegreein English,andaTEFLcertificatefromtheUniversityofWest BohemiainCzechRepublic.

EDUCATION
M.A.English KansasStateUniversity, Manhattan,Kansas. May2008 B.A.EnglishandHistory, UniversityofNebraska, Lincoln,Nebraska. Dec.2005

EXPERIENCE
Instructor, Lee Sang Hee Academy
Pohang, South Korea July 2011-Current TaughtstudentsrangingfromPreKtocollegeandranginginlevel fromprekindergartentofluent.GainedfamiliaritywithTOEFL,IBT, andTEPStestingformats.Responsibleforteachingcourses, designingcurriculum,andcreatingcourses.Startedand maintainedablogforourKindergartenclassat Lshkindergarten.blogspot.comandintroducedbloggingtomy upperlevelcourses.

SKILLS
Recognizingstudentsas individualsandadjusting curriculumandactivitiestoreach alllearners.

Willingtolearnandworkabove andbeyondthatwhichisaskedby theemployer.Possessastrong desiretodowhateverisnecessary tosucceedintheworkplace.

Accomplishments CoFoundedakindergartenandPreKprogramthattook ourenrollmentfromthreestudentstoovertwenty. Workedunderhighlyflexibleconditionsteachingclasses withshorttononotice,andlargeageandlevelvariations fromclasstoclass. CurrentlybuildingtheschoolswebsiteontheWix.com platform. IntroducedbloggingtomycurriculumviaKidblog.org

REFERENCES
RobertVacek HeadTeacher,LeeSangHee AcademyPohang,SouthKorea. rrvacek@hotmail.com 7347872455 YuSunYoon DirectorLeeSangHeeAcademy, Pohang,SouthKorea.

Head Instructor, Chungdahm Institute

Bundang, South Korea October 2009 - October 2010 UsedcurriculumdesignedbyChugdahmInstitutetoteachaclass focusedaroundpreparingstudentsofallagesfortheTOEFLIBT. Classeswerecenteredonstudentbasedlearningthrougha combinationofreadingandspeakingactivities. Accomplishments Becameheadinstructoraftersixmonthsasaregular instructor.Responsibilitiesincludedmanagingstaff meetingsonceperweekandworkingbetweeninstructors andstaff. PreparedstudentsforquarterlyTOEFL/IBTtesting. Threehourlessonsweredesignedontwentyminute modulesthatbuilttoanendofclassprojectand presentation.Providedagreatbackgroundinhowtobuild aclassonadaytodaybasis.

lshprep@gmail.com +82542728375 PhillipMarzluf AssociateProfessorand Director, ExpositoryWritingProgram, KansasStateUniversity marzluf@ksu.edu 7855322156 Dr.CharlesHall AssociateProfessorof Linguistics, UniversityofMemphis,Memphis TN. charles.hall@memphis.edu 9016784496

TEFL Trainee, University of West Bohemia

Pilsen, Czech Republic, July 2009 Earneda100hourTEFLcertificateduringathreeweekprogram. Sixhoursperdayweredevotedtoanintroductiontolinguisticsand basicTEFLskillsandstrategies.Whileearningmy100hour TEFLcertificateItaughtanIELTS7.0classforonehoureveryday. AspartoftheTEFLprogramthereweremultipleobservationsof myteaching. Accomplishments Earneda100hourTEFLCertificate

HOBBIES
Mypassionsincludephotography, blogging,travelling,andteaching. InthelastfiveyearsIvetravelledto over20countriesandtakenover 20,000pictures.CurrentlyI maintainaphotoblogfocusingon livinginSouthKoreaat 10picturesinpohang.com

Designedandimplementedallcourseworkformy teaching,focusingmainlyonspeakingandwriting activities.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas August 2006 - May 2008 ResponsibleforteachingsixsectionsofIntroductionto Compositiontoincomingfreshmanandsophomorestudentsover twoyears.Participatedinmultiplegradecalibrationsandatwo yearpracticum. Accomplishments Practicumfocusedonthelatesttheoriesincomposition andexpositorywriting. EachsectionhaduptotwentytwostudentsandIwas requiredtoteachclasses,implementcurriculumprovided bytheKansasStateRhetoricandComposition department,andgradeallstudentessaysandhomework. Participatedinmultiplegradecalibrationswiththeother instructorsatKansasStateUniversityasawayto maintaingradingstandardsacrossallsectionsand classes.