Work Experience
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You can access my CV here: CV link
Frankfurt International School
2021-Present
Grade 2 Teacher
– Collaborated with EAL department to begin collaborative teaching models
– Represented school at the Anti-Discrimination Taskforce in Geneva
– Helped initiate affinity group spaces for marginalized identities
– Collaborated with teaching and leadership team to implement and modify new schedules
Chiang Mai International School
2021-Present
1st grade teacher, ELD Coordinator
– Devised a co-teaching and coaching model school wide
– Administered and analyzed WIDA assessments to determine language needs of students.
– ELA team leader for elementary school
– Trained new teachers on how to deliver ELA curriculum.
– Trained instructional assistances on how to support ELA curriculum
– Facilitated elementary school team meanings
American School of Kuwait
2014-2017
1st grade teacher
– Taught primarily EL students in the mainstream classroom
– Implemented Writers’ and Readers’ workshop in daily instruction
– Provided in house PD for staff
Younghoon Elementary School
2013-2014
Grade 3 Teacher
– Taught all ML students in the mainstream classroom
– Co-Taught with Korean teacher in a bilingual setting
– Implemented Cambridge English Language standards
– Co-designed curriculum materials with teammates
Canadian Private International School
2012-2013
KG Teacher
– Taught English to 3-4 year old students
– Co-Taught with Korean Co-Teacher
Professional Development
Workshop Presenting and Public Speaking
TESOL Thailand 2019
Presenting workshop: Co-Teaching from Scratch: Creating an Action Plan
AISA Global Issues Summit
Collaboration Amongst Classrooms
– Shared method of collaboration between G9 English and G1 classrooms
AIELOC 2022 WoC in ELT Conference
– Beyond Zoom Pronouns
VirtuEL
2019: Facilitated online PD “Sign With Me!” about using Sign Language to facilitate language development.
2020: Facilitated online PD “Using FlipGrid as an Assessment Tool”.
CIS 2023 Conference
ML Summit
2021: Creating Inclusive Classroom Libraries
iDEIJ Continuum Workshop
Workshops Attended
Center for Inspired Teaching
Attended two day workshop about student engagement and equity.
PTC EAL in the Mainstream Certificate
Pursuing Our Collective Leadership ad Pathways for DEIJ
Creating and Sustaining GSAs in Elementary Schools
Story Based Strategy
AIELOC 2022 Summer Institute
Successfully completed the PTC course facilitated by Gini Rojas.
Transforming our Institutions to Defend and Empower Student Identities
Nurturing Multilingual Ecology in Our Classrooms
CLIL Workshop
Unearthing Biases and Effective Pedagogy
Translanguaging: Designing Equitable Spaces for Multilinguals
The 4th Box
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Responsive Classroom
Making the PYP Happen: Implementing Agency
Community Engagement
Co-Founder of Chiang Mai Community Garden
Community members can rent space to plant/harvest fruits and vegetables of their choice.
Co-Founder of Good Neighbors Chiang Mai
We focus on combatting racism through education and fundraising for organizations that address systemic racism in the United States.
AIELOC
– 2022-2023 AIELOC Fellow
– Assisted in organizing the virtual AIELOC/WOC in ELT Conference
– Represented AIELOC as the Recruitment facilitator at the Anti-Discrimination Taskforce
– Co-organized AIELOC 2023 conference
Anti-Discrimination Taskforce
– Co-facilitated Recruitment group
– Established equitable recruitment guidelines for international schools
For any questions, please contact me via email at jmgarc25@gmail.com or on Twitter!