Anna Lavern
Summary
Dynamic English Language Instructor with experience at Paju Hope School Language Institute, skilled in curriculum development and student assessment. Proven ability to enhance student engagement through creative instruction and critical thinking activities, resulting in improved learning outcomes. Adept at fostering a supportive environment that promotes language proficiency and cultural sensitivity.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
English Language Instructor
Paju Hope School Language Institute
Paju, South Korea
03.2020 - Current
- Taught students ranging from 5 years old to elementary students
- Educated one-on-one with small groups (12 students) on the basics of the English language, including phonics, reading, writing, and speaking skills
- Emphasized critical thinking through small and large group activities
- Developed and curated a curriculum to improve students' English abilities
- Assessing students’ needs and creating lessons to skill levels
- Developed and implemented strategies for teaching the English language to students, resulting in improved learning outcomes
- Led small group instruction sessions that enabled students to practice their language skills in a supportive environment
- Designed and implemented creative activities that increased student comprehension and retention of material
Remote Call Analyst
REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS
Dayton, USA
03.2014 - 02.2020
- Quality control of calls
- Recommended improvement for clients to make towards their product
Online Conversational English Teacher
BRAIN ENGLISH 에듀넷몰
Seoul, South Korea
08.2013 - 02.2020
- Taught students ranging from 5 years old to college students
- Facilitated online classes dedicated to one-on-one sessions to 30 students in the basics of English grammar and conversational speaking
- Emphasized critical thinking through small group activities
- Developed and taught a curriculum to improve students' conversational abilities
- Assigned lessons and corrected homework
- Worked with an average of 10-30 students per class
Office Assistant
UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR
Belton, USA
09.2008 - 05.2012
- Assisted in organizing major campus events like Freshmen Orientation
- Greeted and assisted perspective students and parents on the campus
- Managed and reviewed filing and office systems
- Managed office supplies, organization and upkeep
- Answered and managed incoming and outgoing calls while recording accurate messages
- Helped distribute employee notices and mail around the office
- Trained new employees on how the systems worked
Education
Bachelors of Fine Arts - Art
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, TX08-2012
Skills
- Lesson planning
- Creative instruction style
- Organized and detailed
- Cultural sensitivity
- Multitasking and organization
- Curriculum development
- Student assessment
- Online teaching
- Time management
- Phonics instruction
- Classroom management
- Educational leadership
- Problem-solving abilities
- Parent-teacher communication
- TEFL
Certification
- Elementary Education Teaching Certification, American Board for Certification of Teaching Excellence, June 2023
- Online 160 hour TEFL Certification, TEFL Fullcircle, November 2019
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Korean
Limited
Timeline
English Language Instructor
Paju Hope School Language Institute
03.2020 - Current
Remote Call Analyst
REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS
03.2014 - 02.2020
Online Conversational English Teacher
BRAIN ENGLISH 에듀넷몰
08.2013 - 02.2020
Office Assistant
UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR
09.2008 - 05.2012
Bachelors of Fine Arts - Art
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor