LAURA WALTON - Teaching House
|DAVID MARKS |
|280 Riverside Drive #1E |
|New York, NY 10025 |
|marksdave@ |
|(734)727-6946 |
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|TEACHING EXPERIENCE: |CELTA: Teaching House at St. John’s University, New York, NY |Fall 2007 |
| |Taught pre- and upper-intermediate multilingual classes of 3-12 students in English as a Second Language | |
| |Tailored lessons according to research and analysis of student needs | |
| |Employed original and authentic texts; created activities targeting receptive and productive skills and language | |
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| |Used and adapted materials from American Inside Out, English File 2, Reward Resource Pack, and Learning Teaching | |
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| |Private Instruction in Writing, Boston area | |
| |Currently tutoring high school seniors in college admission and expository essay writing, with focus on essay | |
| |structure, prose style, and editing skills | |
| | |Summer 2007 –present |
| |Instruction in Jazz Saxophone and Improvisation, Michigan, Wisconsin, Chicago area | |
| |Coached middle and high school student rehearsals in disadvantaged areas during University of Michigan Jazz | |
| |Ensemble 2005 Midwest Tour |Winter 2005 –Spring 2007 |
| |Led masterclasses and managed adjudications for Detroit area youth at annual University of Michigan Jazz | |
| |Festivals | |
| |Taught private lessons to high school students | |
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|EDUCATION/ |University of Cambridge ESOL Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), PASS B, New York, NY |Fall 2007 |
|HONORS: | | |
| |University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| |Bachelor of Arts with Distinction | |
| |Concentration: English Language and Literature; GPA: 3.71/4.0 |Summer 2007 |
| |Bachelor of Fine Arts with High Honors | |
| |Concentration: Jazz Studies (saxophone); GPA: 3.97/4.0 | |
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| |Undergraduate Hopwood Award in Fiction | |
| |Prize won in university-wide literary contest at University of Michigan | |
| | |Summer 2005 |
| |New England Scholastic Publication Award | |
| |Recognition for outstanding sports article in newspaper The Denebola | |
| | |Spring 2002 |
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|WORK HISTORY: |Freelance Musician, Detroit Area |Fall 2002 – Spring 2007 |
| |Performed at various concerts, fund-raisers, and social events; venues include The Ark, Hill Auditorium, State | |
| |Theatre, and The Firefly | |
| | |Summer 2004, Summer 2006 |
| |Palio Ristorante, Ann Arbor, MI | |
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| |Provided food and wine service in dining room and outdoor caffè | |
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|LANGUAGE SKILLS: |Basic Spanish, Intermediate Italian | |
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