Tatsuya Yoshino
Palo Alto
Summary
Dedicated to delivering inclusive, high-quality care and support for every child, emphasizing a respectful and patient environment that honors diverse backgrounds, cultures, and unique abilities. Proven track record in nurturing growth while maintaining high expectations, ensuring all children feel valued and respected. Specialized in low-pressure second language acquisition, committed to creating supportive, stress-free settings that promote natural language development. Expertise in designing flexible, goal-driven learning schedules that balance academic rigor with personal connection, motivating students to thrive while continuously adapting teaching strategies based on effective assessments of progress.
Overview
2
2
Languages
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching English as a Second Language
Shinshu Language Services
Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
12.2025 - 07.2026
- Developed my own curriculum to teach English as a second language to native Japanese speakers who were in upper elementary school students and working professionals.
- Utilized knowledge of English and Japanese grammar to plan and execute multi-lesson sequences for upper elementary school beginner students
- Provided specialized English instruction to a Shinshu University professor, facilitating academic discussions on the comparative legal frameworks and constitutional monarchies of the UK and Japan.
Teaching English as a Second Language
Global Village in Chino City
Nagano Prefecture, Japan
12.2025 - 06.2026
- Taught English as a Second Language to native Japanese speakers who were primarily in upper elementary school or junior high school drawing on my experiences teaching Japanese as a Second Language.
- Utilized diverse educational resources including English Times 2-3 Textbooks, Get Ahead 1-3 Textbooks, and etc. to help students increase their English listening and reading comprehension.
- Taught the intricacies and history of how the English language came to be, how English became a global language, how English is used in different nations and regions across the world, and how English is viewed or perceived by native English speakers and people in various communities across the world
- Discussed staff discussions regarding how to effectively teach English and Japanese as a second or additional language and measured the effectiveness of activities and materials for teaching these languages.
Single Subject Social Studies Methods Course
UC Riverside Extension
09.2025 - 11.2025
- Designed 2 lesson plans and 1 comprehensive unit plan for the California 11th-grade US History curriculum, focusing on global denuclearization within the context of the Cold War and US-Japan relations.
- Collaborated, analyzed, and evaluated how the California curriculum or textbook materials were created, how much these textbooks included culturally responsive pedagogy, and how well these curriculum or textbook materials catered to diverse student populations
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Single Subject San Jose State University Internship Program: Japanese Language Teaching
San Jose State University
08.2023 - 05.2025
- Designed and taught engaging Japanese lesson plans for diverse high school programs across the Bay Area.
- Successfully executed the CalTPA project by designing and delivering a comprehensive, standard-aligned Japanese World Language curriculum.
- Developed a thematic unit plan focused on driving in Japan, integrating real-world cultural contexts into language acquisition.
- Facilitated student-led manga activities to promote high engagement, creativity, and peer-to-peer collaboration.
- Designed and taught targeted lessons on casual, daily-life Japanese dialogues to improve high school students' conversational fluency.
Teaching Elementary School Students Japanese as a Second Language
Kurumi Gakuen
Pleasant Hill, CA
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Coordinated with teaching staff and faculty to design engaging lessons that enhanced students' Japanese language learning experience
- Developed arts and crafts activities, games, and videos to facilitate interactive learning of the Japanese language
- Created lesson plan slides to reinforce vocabulary acquisition and basic grammar comprehension in the Japanese language
Assistant Elementary School Therapist
Social Thinking
San Jose, CA
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Observed and engaged in many Speech-Language pathology and therapy sessions with many children on the autistic spectrum
- Collaborated with therapist to review methods and tools used in therapy sessions and addressed parental concerns communicated during discussions with parents
- Ensured the safety of children by sanitizing the therapy session room with disinfectants before and after every therapy session so that these children could work in a healthy and clean environment
- Read and investigated many of the books, guides, and materials that the therapy clinic was using after every therapy session
Middle School Assistant Teacher
Peninsula Bible Church
Palo Alto, CA
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Prepared lecture materials, tools, and room environment aligned with topic-day lesson, activities, and games.
- Facilitated group discussions supporting over three students with lesson-based questions to strengthen active reading comprehension and listening skills.
- Managed Google Drive, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Apple Calendar, Zenefits, and other applications to coordinate effectively with teaching volunteers and the supervisor for smooth lesson delivery.
- Promoted social communication between children through structured interactions with middle school students during dinner, classroom pre-teaching, fun warm-up games, and discussion periods.
- Established structures for safe, constructive dialogue and disagreement across differing perspectives.
Teacher's Club Coordination
Santa Rita Elementary School
Los Altos, CA
08.2017 - 05.2018
- Liaised between the lead teacher and support staff to identify daily classroom needs and coordinate volunteer tasks efficiently.
- Empowered ESL students to transition from automated translation tools (like Google Translate) to bilingual dictionaries, significantly improving their grammatical and syntactic autonomy.
- Guided students through creative brainstorming frameworks to overcome writing blocks, leveraging their unique cultural backgrounds and personal interests to develop original essay topics.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communicative Disorders and Sciences
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA05.2021
Associate of Arts - Minor, Japanese Language Studies
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA05.2021
Secondary Standard Teaching License - Social Studies
Nevada Department of Education
San Jose, California08.2026
Secondary Standard Teaching License - World Languages-Japanese
Nevada Department of Education
San Jose, CA08.2026
Nevada Standard Middle School Teaching License - World Languages-Japanese
Nevada Department of Education
08.2026
California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential for Teaching Elementary School - Elementary Education
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA10.2026
Skills
- Curriculum Development
- English: Native Level
- Japanese: Intermediate Business-level Japanese
- Proficient in Google Documents
- Proficient in MS PowerPoint
- Proficient in Excel
Languages
Japanese
English
Coursework
- CHAD 60, Child Development
- EDSP 102, Language Development in Children
- EDSE 102, Typical and Atypical Development, Speech and Language Development
- JPN 101B, Advanced Japanese Writing
- FLED 380, Teaching Foreign Languages
- EDEL 108 D, Elementary Education Curriculum: Mathematics
- EDEL 108A, Elementary Education Curriculum: English Reading/Language Arts
Activities
- Creating California Native Garden with Irrigation System, Boy Scouts of America, 2015-08-01, 2017-05-01
- Completion of Full Eleven Year Curricula, San Jose Secondary Japanese School / Hoshuko Japanese School, 2006-03-01, 2017-04-01
Test Scores
- Praxis Secondary Social Studies (5881), 177
- Praxis Secondary PLT GRADES 7-12 (5624), 179
- 890 Foundations of Reading Exam (National Evaluation Services), 266, 240
Full Name
Tatsuya Yoshino
Phone Numbers
- US, +1-650-996-6942
- JP, +81-263-32-2965
Addresses
- Home, US, 2857 Bryant Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94306
- Home, JP, 1 Chome-7-6 Metoba, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-0806
Links
linkedin, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatsuya-yoshino-2256581a4/
Timeline
Teaching English as a Second Language
Shinshu Language Services
12.2025 - 07.2026
Teaching English as a Second Language
Global Village in Chino City
12.2025 - 06.2026
Single Subject Social Studies Methods Course
UC Riverside Extension
09.2025 - 11.2025
Single Subject San Jose State University Internship Program: Japanese Language Teaching
San Jose State University
08.2023 - 05.2025
Teaching Elementary School Students Japanese as a Second Language
Kurumi Gakuen
01.2023 - 05.2023
Assistant Elementary School Therapist
Social Thinking
01.2020 - 05.2020
Middle School Assistant Teacher
Peninsula Bible Church
06.2019 - 08.2019
Teacher's Club Coordination
Santa Rita Elementary School
08.2017 - 05.2018
California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential for Teaching Elementary School - Elementary Education
San Jose State University
Bachelor of Arts - Communicative Disorders and Sciences
San Jose State University
Associate of Arts - Minor, Japanese Language Studies
San Jose State University
Secondary Standard Teaching License - Social Studies
Nevada Department of Education
Secondary Standard Teaching License - World Languages-Japanese
Nevada Department of Education
Nevada Standard Middle School Teaching License - World Languages-Japanese
Nevada Department of Education