John Keith Shoulders

Address – 236 Au Co, Tay Ho District Hanoi

Phone – (84) 1646152922
Email - johnkshoulders@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE AS AN EDUCATOR:

Head of Studies Middle School, Singapore International School, Hanoi,

Vietnam August 2016-Present

  Providing leadership and support for twenty-five middle school teachers.

 Leading the English department in the creation of improved English curriculum
documents and course organizers based on the Singapore Ministry of Education
outcomes and standards.
 Coordinating curriculum and overseeing curriculum documents for all Grade 6-9
subjects.
  Overseeing and coordinating the school’s system wide assessment process.
 Providing pastoral care for over 300 middle school students and holding weekly meetings
to provide guidance for troubled students.
  Holding lesson observations and providing positive and meaningful feedback to teachers.
 Fostering a positive work environment and organizing department meetings where
teacher collaborating and reflection are highly encouraged.

English Secondary School Teacher, Singapore International, Hanoi,

Vietnam August 2015-Present
 Teaching Year 8 English classes made up of students with extremely diverse ability
 levels.
 Guiding classes full of English language learners in mastering native speaker content to
 prepare for university track high school courses.
  Differentiating instruction to support a variety of learning styles and ability levels.
  Consistently improving student results on system wide assessments.
 Setting and vetting system wide English exams where students are assessed on their
 reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
  Founding and coaching a highly successful Gaelic Football program.
 Coaching our school’s World Scholar’s Cup team.

English Elementary School Teacher, Singapore International, Hanoi,

Vietnam February 2012-July 2015

  Serving as the homeroom and English teacher for classes in grades 2, 3 and 5.
 Regularly integrating technology into the classroom to support student learning.
  Consistently improving student assessment results from previous school years.
 Coaching boys and girls soccer teams at school.
 English Teacher, Xi Nan Vocational School, Shanghai,
China February 2011-June 2011

  Working as the foreign English teacher at a Shanghai vocational high school.

 Endeavoring to gain maximal student interest and participation by basing classes around
content that connected to students’ prior knowledge and interests.

Substitute Teacher, throughout Sonoma County, CA

November 2008-Janruary 2011 and August 2013-December 2013

 Working throughout the county and developing a reputation as a dependable and

professionally substitute teacher.
 Substitute teaching extensively at Analy High School, where I was the preferred
substitute teacher for multiple teachers on campus.

Student Teacher, Analy High School, Sebastopol,

CA August 2010-December 2010

 Teaching two eleventh grade English courses under the guidance of supervising teacher.
 Assisting in an on campus ESL course for language learners in which I worked with
groups of students in improving their writing, speaking and grammar skills.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Volunteer Football Coach, Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, Hanoi

Vietnam January 2014-December 2016

Volunteer English Teacher, Humanitarian Services for the Children of

Vietnam September 2013-June 2015

 Volunteering on weekend to teach English classes at a home for young Vietnamese girls
who had been relocated from their families due to poverty or abuse.

American Football Coach, Analy High School, Sebastopol, CA

August 2008-November 2010 and August 2013-November 2013

 Volunteering up to 20 hours a during football season to serve as an assistant coach for the
freshman, junior varsity and varsity teams over a total of four football seasons.

EDUCATION:

BA in History and American Literature and Culture, UCLA, 2008

Single Subject Teaching Credentials in English and History, Sonoma State University, 2010