Heather Maclean

• Teach UC/CSU transferable academic reading, writing, listening, and speaking courses.
• Experienced and certified to teach in all modalities: online, onsite, and in hybrid formats.
• Review and revise existing curricula and student learning outcomes on a regular basis.
• Write new curricula.
• Design instruments to assess SLOs, conduct analyses and close assessment loops.
• Collaborate within and across disciplines to explore teaching methodologies and practices to promote student success.
• Create a positive, respectful learning environment.
• Cultivate collaborative and innovative learning environment to meet each student's unique educational needs.
• Integrate technology into courses - Apps used include Socrative, Remind, Kahoot. LMS used include Desire2Learn, Blackboard, Canvas, Schoology. Moodle.
• Designed and led Faculty Inquiry Groups (FIGs) to elicit faculty input and decisions.
• Advise students on academic issues and career paths.
• Actively participate in college, state, and national professional development workshops, and conferences.
• Participate in college-wide committees that address curriculum development, assessment strategies or technology initiatives.

Departmental Leadership

• Lead and manage two distinct college departments: Credit ESL and Non-Credit ESL Departments.
• Oversee the daily functions of the departments.
• Envision the short- and the long-term growth.
• Lead program planning review and budgeting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the campus including faculty, deans, and administrator, to set and meet departmental goals.
• Create pathways between courses and departments.
• Establish new programs and courses as needed - 15 successful new Language and Culture Courses.
• Collaborate with Tutoring Learning Center in the creation of supplemental workshops and guided learning activities, the training of tutors, and the elevation of ESL students on campus.
• Work with district representatives to implement state laws restructuring adult education (AB 86, AB 705). This involves collaboration with all community organizations and partners offering adult education in any form.
• Conduct outreach to promote ESL program, courses, department and college.
• Prepared reports using academic or institutional data and information.
• Participated in meetings with other department chairs to discuss issues pertinent to higher education institutions.
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• Provided leadership in curriculum design, assessment, and program evaluation.

Instructional Leadership

• Oversee, mentor, and evaluate 20-30 adjunct faculty members in two departments.
• Conduct 5 to 10 faculty observations and evaluations each semester.
• Coordinate, supervise, and support activities of faculty members.
• Hire and mentor new faculty.
• Lead department retreats and meetings.
• Hold professional development workshops within and beyond the department.
• Invite and organize guest speakers to conduct professional development training.

• Implemented successful English language training initiative at a local vitamin organization.
• Conducted assessments
• Tailored materials to cover both life and workplace.
• Provided regular feedback and reports to company.
• Oversaw three faculty.

• Designed, wrote, and implemented a workplace on-ship curriculum for employees. 
• Trained trainers on using the curriculum; revised materials as needed.

• Designed, wrote, and implemented specialized curricula including Practical Business English, English for Arts Management, English for Nurses, High School English Program.
• Established on-site workplace English program with companies.
• Organized site visits to companies/industries.
• Hired, trained, evaluated, and led faculty. Liaised with leadership.

• Designed, wrote, and implemented academic English program for pre-Masters students.
• Taught English for Academic Purposes including reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
• Implemented reading and writing circles for academic students.
• Trained new teachers in academic English preparation.
• Taught IELTS and TOEFL preparation courses.

• Taught EFL to children, teenagers, and adults at all levels.
• Designed and taught pronunciation workshops.
• Managed the streamlining of the curriculum across age and level.
• Conducted teacher training workshops at YMCAs in Japan.

• Taught EFL to children, teenagers, and adults at all levels.
• Taught Cambridge test preparation - Preliminary (PET), First (FCE),Advanced (CAE) and Proficiency (CPE)
• Taught TOEFL, TOEIC, and IELTS test preparation courses.
• Lead teacher at school responsible for training teachers at other schools.
• Examiner for Greek English Language exam.