ASHLEY PARKER

Assist Dr. Kevin M. Wong in TESOL research studies including team teaching, multi-racial book clubs, and Mandarin material literature review.

• Completed administrative and research duties per professor request.
• Recorded data and maintained source documentation following good documentation practices.
• Reviewed technical and professional publications and journals to stay current on recent literature and make more strategic research decisions.

• Teaching English to students of over 15 different nationalities and native languages, adjusting each lesson to the specific student by proficiency level, background, age, and attitude towards English acquisition.
• Tutored students to develop deeper comprehension of English course materials and better understanding of assignments to improve academic success.
• Mentored students in proper punctuation, spelling and sentence structure use.
• Building relationships and trust with individual students by meeting regularly and intentionally, following student made and teacher approved personal curriculum schedules.
• Logging over 500 hours teaching through the platform, designing lessons, keeping notes, administering assessments, and tracking English progress in reading, speaking, listening, and writing.

• Taught sections of English classes to refugees living permanently in Austin.
• Assessed student progress and provided feedback to improve performance and establish academic success and foster critical thinking.
• Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
• Designed and implemented assessments to measure student progress in English language learning.
• Kept classroom organized, clean and safe for students and visitors.
• Awarded volunteer spotlight for the month of May.

• Worked closely with ministers and staff to develop curriculum
• Utilized various technological tools and skills including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Stock, and PDF Editor
• Facilitated channels of communication to keep projects moving forward