David Jank
Curriculum Developer/ Educator
Miami,FL
Summary
Very motivated to understand the neurology of Oral-only cultures to better equip the Maco people. Disciplined self-starter who successfully completed postgraduate studies in Spanish. Fifteen years living in the Amazon jungle alongside this indigenous group will add to the diverse “ecosystem” of Vanderbilt’s student body, and being Canadian assures that I will be a polite fellow student (except when on a hockey rink, of course.)
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Curriculum Developer / Educator
Ethnos360
Amazonas, Venezuela , Louisiana
09.1991 - Current
Created, taught and re-evaluated instructional materials and adjusted for gaps in understanding.
o Developed 40-hr Curriculum to address cognitive literacy comprehension for Maco tribe (not yet implemented). (2022-2024)
o Workshops for sponsors & students to learn about tribal society & culture (2006-2020)
- 2-hr workshop on orality
- 40-hr curriculum 'Introduction to Culture'
- Various 20-45-min workshops on translation and animism
- 2-hr workshop on teamwork
- 10-hr curriculum on cross-cultural communication
- 40-hr curriculum on phonetics
o Created a library of culturally relevant & contextualized written Bible-based lessons for Maco tribal society (2000-2018)
o Teaching syllabic literacy to tribal group in their own Maco language (1999-2001)
o Linguistic analysis of the Maco tribal language & developing an alphabet for it (1991-1998)
o Anthropological fieldwork among an Amazonian tribal society (1991-1998)
Education
Doctor of Ministry - Orality
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth, TX 08.2022 - 12.2024
Master of Theological Studies -
Southwestern Baptist Theological
Fort Worth, TX 08.2020 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Arts -
New Tribes Mission
08.1986 - 05.1990
Skills
Training delivery
Course design
Performance monitoring
Content Development
Instructional Materials
Pedagogical Research
Lectures planning and implementation
Instructional Presentations
Curriculum Implementation
Teamwork and Collaboration
Lesson Planning
Self Motivation
Publications & Public Speaking
- Authored the memoir Our Witchdoctors Are Too Weak (published by Lion Hudson – Monarch Division, UK; Kregel, USA; David C. Cook, Canada. The book subsequently republished as Messenger in a Bottle.)
- Link to a televised interview on Canada’s TV station 100 Huntley Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo54RHhc17o
- Public speaking (in three different languages) over 32 years in churches, schools, and educational centers in the USA, Canada, Venezuela, Colombia, England, and Italy.
Timeline
Doctor of Ministry - Orality
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
08.2022 - 12.2024
Master of Theological Studies -
Southwestern Baptist Theological
08.2020 - 05.2022
Curriculum Developer / Educator
Ethnos360
09.1991 - Current
Bachelor of Arts -
New Tribes Mission
08.1986 - 05.1990
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