Jeffrey C.
Jeffrey's Introduction
Hello! I'm Jeff. I'm a certified teacher from New York, USA with a master's degree in education and 15 years of international teaching experience. I specialize in English and the humanities.
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Teaching Profile
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Multilingual educator
2 languages spoken
About Me
I've spent my life in international education. I have taught at high schools, international schools, and universities across Asia. I now make my long-term home in Hong Kong with my son Danny. In my free time, I am a freestyle musician and a writer.
Teaching Approach
My teaching philosophy is "work smart, not hard." As a student, you want to get the best results possible with the least amount of effort. That's where I come in. I will take the skills and information that you need and package them in the simplest, easiest possible terms so that you can get better quickly without much sweat.
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Economics
Social Studies
IELTS Preparation Classes
Business English
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Work Experience
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English Teacher
G.T. (Ellen Yeung) College, Tiu Keng Leng, Hong Kong
∙ Taught grammar, speaking, writing, and listening to students in years 7, 8, 9, and 10 ∙ Served as a classroom teacher (form tutor) for year 7 students, organising school wide activities and chaperoning events and field trips ∙ Wrote and edited for the school newsletter ∙ Designed educational materials according to curricular needs
English Teacher
Heung Hoi Ching Kok Lin Association Buddhist Ching Kok Secondary School, Tiu Keng Leng, Hong Kong
∙ Taught English speaking and general English to forms 1-6 ∙ Prepared students for the DSE speaking exam ∙ Designed educational materials for various year levels according to department needs
Humanities, Business, and English Teacher
Australian International School of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
∙ Taught MYP English Language and Literature, years 7 and 9 ∙ Taught DP Business Management ∙ Taught MYP Individuals and Societies, years 7, 9, and 10 ∙ Wrote and implemented curricula designed to accommodate the needs of classes which included both advanced students as well as English language learners and special needs students ∙ Conducted an extracurricular meditation program ∙ Served as an EE supervisor for DP Business Management
English Supply Teacher
Yan Chai Hospital Wong Wah San Secondary School, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong
∙ Taught English speaking forms 1 through 6 ∙ Prepared students for the DSE speaking exam ∙ Prepared students for debate competition
Economics Teacher
Yew Chung International School, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
∙ Taught IB and IGCSE economics to secondary school students ∙ Taught middle school geography and history; supervised geography students on field trips to practice collecting and analysing data ∙ Served as a form tutor for years 9 and 10, and mentored two other new teachers in the form tutor role ∙ Organised and conducted form time activities for all the students of year 9 ∙ Served as an advisor to students writing the IB Extended Essay ∙ Supervised year 12 students on a school trip to Chiang Mai Thailand for CAS (Community Action Service, an IB program requirement) ∙ Conducted many all-school assemblies on mindfulness, well-being, and character education ∙ Taught extra-curricular meditation classes for four years, and ran daily meditation sessions for students during break time for 2.5 years ∙ Assisted with coaching the school debate team, accompanied students on one debate tournament ∙ Won the “Funniest Teacher” award from the Year 11 student class in the spring of 2019
Humanities Teacher
Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Chemistry and Biology, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
∙ Taught Global Perspectives and Research ∙ Served as the Global Perspectives Department Coordinator from 12/15-06/16 ∙ Mentored local teachers and conducted regular PD sessions in the Russian language ∙ Designed and coordinated a new critical thinking course for year 9 students and supervised a team of 14 local teachers charged with teaching this course ∙ Taught IELTS and SAT exam preparation ∙ Coached a group of 9 students for the national English debate championship; after 1 month of preparation, students from our team ranked 1st and 2nd speakers, and were invited to join the national team to participate in the world championships ∙ Assisted in conducting the school’s CIS accreditation application
Senior Lecturer (English)
Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
∙ Taught Economics and Finance, Academic English, and IELTS ∙ Served as the subject coordinator for the intro-level “Economics and Finance” course ∙ Taught Maritime Communication for the Kazakhstan Maritime Academy (this was a new program that operated within the school to train sailors, my course taught them the communications and technical English aspect of seafaring) ∙ Redesigned curricula for 2 courses (Academic English, Economics and Finance) ∙ Conducted professional development seminars for the Department of Languages ∙ Conducted recruitment and interviews of new teachers for the department ∙ Conducted quality assurance into the English language teaching capabilities of other departments
Assistant Professor (English)
Semyung University, Korea
∙ Taught ESP (English for Specific Purposes) classes tailored to fit the needs of students of each major. Majors included Oriental Medicine, Nursing, Civil Engineering, and English
English Teacher
Toplus English Academy, Ulsan, Korea
∙ Taught IELTS, TOEFL, SAT, writing, conversation, and general English ∙ Coached a competitive debate team ∙ Participated in conducting a several-day training seminar for 50 local teachers
Qualifications
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CELTA
International House Bangkok
IB Diploma Program Category 1 Training for Business Management
InThinking (online)
IB Diploma Program Category 2 Training for Economics
NIST Bangkok
IB Diploma Program Category 1 Training for Economics
Canadian International School, Singapore
Masters of Science in Education
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science
Binghamton University, New York, USA
Teaching Certification
Pennsylvania Department of Education