TOBY YIM
Lebanon,TN
Summary
Exceptionally talented Tutor with over 26 years of teaching experience. Passionate about working with youth and adult learners. Strong commitment to enhancing and supporting education. Outstanding communication and problem-solving skills. Demonstrated to deliver one-on-one service focused on learning and skills development. Foster positive learning environment by encouraging students to develop individual skills. Specializing in 1:1 instruction, team collaboration and relations with students, parents and support staff.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Educational Policy and Private Educational Consultant
TOBY T. YIM M.Ed & ASSOCIATES
Nashville, Tennessee
08.2011 - 10.2021
- Private consultant to gifted middle and high school students, advising them on all aspects of their academic careers, including class selection, extracurricular development salient and tailored to the individual, as well as standardized test preparation.
- Also assisted in selecting which elite universities and colleges to apply to, along with consulting on their applications, including essays, wording of short answers, as well as consulting on portfolios and other non-traditional supplementary material submissions.
Headmaster and Head Teacher
THE HARKNESS SCHOOL
dong, Seoul
04.2008 - 08.2011
- Founder and Headmaster of The Harkness School, a nascent alternative academy whose mission was to introduce and promote the Harkness System and dialectic educational principles in South Korea, with the purpose of encouraging academic individuality and critical thinking over Korean-style rote memorization
- Responsible for the formation and management of all curricula offered at the school, inclusive of materials selection, syllabus creation, test administration, and admissions
- Additionally responsible for the hiring, management, and the comprehensive training of teachers and teaching assistants.
English Teacher and Standardized Test Preparation Specialist
CHUNGDAHM LEARNING
dong, Seoul
06.2002 - 03.2008
- Classroom instructor for students grade 5th-11th, providing English instruction in listening, reading, speaking, essay writing, SAT and CBT/IBT preparation, as well as grammar and novel reading
- Head of the SAT Program and creator/writer of all materials and contents used in the course.
Private Tutor
IVY WEST EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Burlingame, CA
01.1999 - 05.2002
- Test Preparation Tutor
- Private instructor to 8-12th grade students, providing test preparation for all standardized tests (SAT I, SAT II, SSAT, ISEE, ACT, etc.), content writing and textbook development for the institute, as well as general academic tutoring in all high school subjects.
Assistant Worldwide Director of Information Services
THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
San Francisco, CA
01.1998 - 12.1998
- Responsibilities included account management of online information services to all 43 offices worldwide, local office management of information resources, as well as providing direct research assistance to consulting teams.
Cavalry Scout (19D)
UNITED STATES ARMY
01.1994 - 01.1998
- Developed, resourced and executed squad's various strength and training strategies to improve mission readiness in tactical fields.
- Directed platoon tactical movements, platoon security operations and platoon route and zone reconnaissance.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Music Performance
Tufts University
Medford, MABachelor of Arts - Contemporary Improvisation
The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, MAMaster of Education - International Education Policy and Management
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN05.2013
Skills
- Performance Tracking and Evaluations
- Interrogation Techniques
- Employee Coaching and Motivation
- Distribution of Combat Fire
- Troop Discipline
- Casualty Evacuation
- Educational Strategies
- Creating Customized Learning Plans
- Student Evaluation and Needs Assessment
- Individualized Instruction
- Lesson Planning
- Teacher Training
Timeline
Educational Policy and Private Educational Consultant
TOBY T. YIM M.Ed & ASSOCIATES
08.2011 - 10.2021
Headmaster and Head Teacher
THE HARKNESS SCHOOL
04.2008 - 08.2011
English Teacher and Standardized Test Preparation Specialist
CHUNGDAHM LEARNING
06.2002 - 03.2008
Private Tutor
IVY WEST EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
01.1999 - 05.2002
Assistant Worldwide Director of Information Services
THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
01.1998 - 12.1998
Cavalry Scout (19D)
UNITED STATES ARMY
01.1994 - 01.1998
Bachelor of Arts - Music Performance
Tufts University
Bachelor of Arts - Contemporary Improvisation
The New England Conservatory of Music
Master of Education - International Education Policy and Management
Vanderbilt University
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