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KIRK FLEMING

KIRK FLEMING

Indianapolis,IN

Summary

Master's degree in TESOL level ESL Teacher with 3 years of experience equipping adults and children to function confidently in English-speaking world. Creative and flexible teacher focused on adapting curriculum and methods to students' needs, including online and in-person instruction. Passionate about teaching English to students with any native language and any starting level of proficiency.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

second language Instructor Assistant

Northview Middle School, Washington Township Schools
Indianapolis, Indiana
08.2010 - Current
  • I instruct and assist in instructing English as a second to students whose first language isn’t English
  • I teach grammar, conversation, culture, reading, and listening skills.

second language Instructor

Asian Help Services
Indianapolis, Indiana
08.2009 - Current
  • I’m an Instructor in English as a second language to students whose first language isn’t
  • English
  • I teach grammar, conversation, culture, reading and listening skills.

Work Crews Instructor

Noble of Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
02.2001 - 07.2009
  • I was a Work Crew Instructor at an agency that served adult persons with disabilities
  • First, I would supervise the safe arrival of approximately thirty clients to our agency .Secondly, I would conduct educational and life skills enrichment classes with them
  • Thirdly, I would decide which clients would be best suited to the work at the three to four various jobsites for that day
  • Fourthly, I would transport a crew of about twelve clients safely to the chosen jobsite
  • Once at the jobsite, I would train, instruct, make necessary adjustments for optimal physical work environment ergonomics, do quality control and generally supervise the crew at various jobsites throughout Indianapolis
  • At the end of the day I would make sure all of the tasks, quotas and duties of our contract with the particular jobsites were correctly completed
  • Then, I would make sure the clients were safely transported back to the agency
  • Back at the agency, I would then teach and conduct more educational and life skills enrichment classes
  • Lastly, make sure that the clients were picked up safely by their caretakers
  • In addition, I had case worker duties with a caseload of six to seven clients
  • The case worker duties involved arranging , participating and conducting meetings with other caretakers in the field, setting goals for the client, discussing medicine changes, progress on work performance and duties of the client, setting wage rates, behavior plans, etc
  • The third major area of my duties as a Work Crew Instructor was filing and computer work
  • I had to maintain all of the files of the six-seven clients on my caseload, enter in all of their hours of pay each week, make sure they had all appropriate health and safety skills training, and do monthly reports on their overall job performance and progression.

Supply Clerk

U.S. Army
Fort Hood, Texas
04.1987 - 04.1989
  • I was a Supply Clerk in the U.S
  • Army
  • I assisted in the supply office of a medical unit in the
  • Army
  • I made sure all of the supplies were present, stocked and accounted for in the medical company supply office and armory.

ISTEP Evaluator

Kelly Services
Indianapolis, Indiana
01.2000
  • I was an ISTEP grader for,
  • I would evaluate and grade high school senior essays from the ISTEP test.

Education

Master of Arts - TESOL

University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME
05.2023

Bachelors Degree - Liberal Arts, History and Psychology

Indiana University, Monroe County public
08.1999

Skills

  • Abilities
  • Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, general computer literacy
  • Computer Skills
  • Academic Assessment Methods
  • Creative Learning Strategies
  • Reporting Requirements
  • Personalized Instruction
  • Individual Instruction
  • English as a Second Language (ESL)

References

References Marilynn Garvey, ESL School Teacher at Northview Middle School, Washington Township Schools-H Dean Evans Community and Education Center, 8550 Woodland Crossing Blvd., 317 645-5591 Sungboon Baik, ESL Director at Asian Help Services, 609 E. 29th St., Indianapolis, IN46205, 317 924-4827 Andy Harrell, Mail Carrier U.S.Post Office, 1301 Younger Rd. Bedford, IN 47421 812-320-5206 Personal reference known for 20 year(s).

Languages

  • Two years of French in High School. Two years of Spanish in University.
  • Can converse in Spanish at Elementary (A2) level.
  • Additional Information

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    Work Availability

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    Timeline

    second language Instructor Assistant

    Northview Middle School, Washington Township Schools
    08.2010 - Current

    second language Instructor

    Asian Help Services
    08.2009 - Current

    Work Crews Instructor

    Noble of Indiana
    02.2001 - 07.2009

    ISTEP Evaluator

    Kelly Services
    01.2000

    Supply Clerk

    U.S. Army
    04.1987 - 04.1989

    Master of Arts - TESOL

    University of Southern Maine

    Bachelors Degree - Liberal Arts, History and Psychology

    Indiana University, Monroe County public
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