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Matthew Schulman

Santa Rosa

Summary

Award-winning English Teacher at Seoul Noil Elementary School, recognized for excellence in creating engaging learning environments and enhancing cross-cultural communication. Skilled in curriculum development and classroom management, with proficiency in Korean. Demonstrated ability to improve English abilities across different groups, including North Korean refugees. Excelled in both online and in-person teaching modalities.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

English Teacher

Seoul Noil Elementary School
08.2015 - 08.2024

Personally awarded the 2019 award for Native Speaking English Teacher of the Year by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.

Fostered a creative and interesting learning environment while planning and teaching 22 English classes per week.

Assisted with testing, grading, and assessment of student progress.

Held summer and winter English camps to increase English vocabulary.

Assisted Korean instructors with the improvement of their English abilities.

Gained proficiency with the Korean language.


Volunteer English Teacher

TNKR (Teach North Korean Refugees)
04.2019 - 11.2019

Volunteered with an organization helping North Korean refugees in South Korea.

Worked in one-on-one sessions to help adult refugees improve English abilities via speaking, reading, writing, and listening.

Created and curated materials to facilitate a comfortable and relaxed learning environment.

Created reports documenting lessons and progress.

Student Teaching Assistant

San Francisco State University
01.2012 - 12.2012

Helped facilitate two SFSU classes: Intro to Psychological Statistics and Aging in the 21st century.

Helped students improve their abilities with both English writing and mathematics while working towards their Psychology degree.

Assisted with clerical work, tutoring, and other duties.


Education

Master of Arts - TESOL With Specialty in English Language Teaching

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Seoul, South Korea
08-2021

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

San Francisco State University
San Francisco
05-2013

Skills

    Proficiency with Korean language

    Ability to understand and communicate in simple Spanish

    Cross-cultural communication

    Powerpoint, Word, and Excel

    Lesson Planning

    Online and in-person teaching

    Curriculum development

    Classroom management

Timeline

Volunteer English Teacher

TNKR (Teach North Korean Refugees)
04.2019 - 11.2019

English Teacher

Seoul Noil Elementary School
08.2015 - 08.2024

Student Teaching Assistant

San Francisco State University
01.2012 - 12.2012

Master of Arts - TESOL With Specialty in English Language Teaching

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

San Francisco State University
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