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Joseph Herion-Klunder

Corona del Mar,CA

Summary

Compassionate, creative, and effective subject teacher with fifteen years of experience in classroom administration, professional development, and project planning. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator, and motivational counselor. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies. Prides himself on being a team player and hard worker.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

Beijing New Talent Academy
08.2020 - Current
  • Taught 100 students AP economics, psychology, history, and geography.
  • Designed and implemented British Columbia curriculum. Taught BC Career and Life, Language and Literary Studies to three dozen students.
  • Served on school committees focused on curriculum development and community outreach initiatives.

Founding Partner

Wen Education
06.2019 - 07.2020
  • Co-founded Wen-Consultants.com, an online tutoring firm.
  • Did minor subject and ESL teaching for remote clients worldwide.
  • Created the-ielts-academy.com, a now free IELTS module.

Teacher

Beijing 18, Dayu High School
04.2018 - 06.2019
  • Taught 25 weekly English conversation classes for standard GaoKao.
  • Redesigned GaoKao Vocabulary for real-world situation curriculum.

College Admissions Counselor

Lizard Education
08.2016 - 03.2018
  • Facilitated introductions and information sessions between Chinese and other extra-national clients.
  • Co-authored book "What Your Agent Will Not Tell You About College Admissions."

Teacher

Beijing Public High School 80
08.2015 - 08.2016
  • Taught fifty students leadership, IGCSE English, and Global Perspectives.
  • Served for community service clubs and special needs.
  • Resulted in all 30 of my students getting into their top-choice colleges, often with scholarships.

History and Language Arts Teacher

SAIE Academy
08.2014 - 08.2015
  • Taught four courses in English Language Arts, world history, geography, American civics, and cultural studies for 30 international school students aspiring to study at elite universities worldwide.
  • Substitute teacher for psychology, world cultures, Western civilization, and English composition.

Assorted Long-Term Substitute Teaching Jobs

McGill University, ISE, Laureate Vocational
06.2012 - 07.2014
  • Conducted ten short-term, highly-paid substitute teaching contracts of 2-6 months in high-risk environments (petrochemical training centers, mining sites).

Teacher

The College Trail
06.2010 - 06.2011
  • Gave personal tutoring to twenty students in US History, World History, AP US, and AP World History.

Education

Master of Science - Career And Technical Education

California State University
San Bernardino, California
12.2024

Bachelor of Arts - History (3.8/4.0 GPA)

Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
06.2010

Certification - Ten Fields of Study: Math, Science, Social Studies

Coastline College
California
01.2000

Skills

  • TeachNow Teacher Certification (In Progress)
  • CELTA Certification (IGSE, Seoul, 2013)
  • University of California (Irvine) Independent Educational Consultant Certificate (40 GPA)
  • Managebac, Moodle, Canva, Office (PPT)

Timeline

Teacher

Beijing New Talent Academy
08.2020 - Current

Founding Partner

Wen Education
06.2019 - 07.2020

Teacher

Beijing 18, Dayu High School
04.2018 - 06.2019

College Admissions Counselor

Lizard Education
08.2016 - 03.2018

Teacher

Beijing Public High School 80
08.2015 - 08.2016

History and Language Arts Teacher

SAIE Academy
08.2014 - 08.2015

Assorted Long-Term Substitute Teaching Jobs

McGill University, ISE, Laureate Vocational
06.2012 - 07.2014

Teacher

The College Trail
06.2010 - 06.2011

Master of Science - Career And Technical Education

California State University

Bachelor of Arts - History (3.8/4.0 GPA)

Brown University

Certification - Ten Fields of Study: Math, Science, Social Studies

Coastline College
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