Industry:EducationEmployment Period:November 2016 to January 2022 (62 Months)Duties and Responsibilities:● Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
● Recognize variations in student backgrounds, abilities, and learning styles.
● Interact in a friendly and patient manner with students from different cultural backgrounds, students of all levels of language proficiency, and students who may have disabilities.
● Present standard American English language clearly and serve as a linguistic model for students.
● Talk in front of a large group (Online Group Class).
● Communicate effectively with students by articulating clearly, selecting vocabulary, and assessing comprehension by varying methods.
● Tutor all language skills areas.
● Explain grammar in an easy-to-understand way without overwhelming tutees.
● Respond to student writing both holistically and analytically.
● Listen actively and effectively in order to identify and solve problems, facilitate learning for students, and build student confidence.
● Help/guide students without doing the work for them.
● Acquire deeper understanding of both course material and tutoring techniques and be open to new ideas on how to help students.
● Operates office equipment including computers, data projector, and printer and supports word processing, spreadsheet, database management, network management, desktop publishing, and Internet navigation applications.
● Adapt to changing technologies and learn functionality of new equipment and systems.
● Work independently and collaboratively.
● Perform general clerical functions including maintaining accurate records and compiling information and statistics.
● Plan and organize work to meet changing priorities and deadlines.
● Learn and apply applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations as well as administrative and departmental policies and procedures.
● Establish and maintain rapport, credibility, and working relationships with those contacted in the course of work and be a role model for students.
● Articulate clearly the information listed in the "Knowledge of" section below Knowledge of:
1. correct pronunciation
2. parts of speech
3. noun morphology
4. verb morphology
5. subject / verbs agreement
6. rules for basic verb tenses
7. basic writing conventions
8. coordination and subordination
9. fragments, comma splices, and fused sentences
10. punctuation marks
11. confusing words
12. spelling errors
13. topic sentences; thesis statements; introduction/body/conclusion paragraphs
14. rhetorical modes
15. writing processes
16. writing evaluation standards and techniques
17. vocabulary and language expression
18. computer-aided instruction techniques
19. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) methodology
20. office procedures, methods, and equipment including applicable software applications such as word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, and database management
Strongest Behaviors
A very conscientious and disciplined person; particularly careful, thorough, and accurate in their work. This individual is exacting and strives to produce results that precisely meet the established goals. Works best where there are clear standards, expectations, reporting relationships and measurements for the work. Glen Mark will depend upon professional training, their own experience, or management leadership, to provide those standards and the structure needed for their work.