micahwhite

address: 465 45th St. #2, Brooklyn, NY 11220 phone: 347.501.0159 email: micahjwhite@gmail.com web: http://www.linkedin.com/in/micahjwhite

Profile Editor of English Language Teaching textbooks and textbook components Primary author and editor of 40+ student textbooks for South Korean ESL students in grades 1 9 Research and development manager able to set and work under deadlines from a projects conception to its final manuscript and effectively communicate project-specific concerns to a team of writers and designers ESL instructor with 3+ years of experience teaching overseas to multiple grade levels English composition instructor for university students learning the fundamentals of academic and non-academic writing, the MLA Style Manual, research procedures, and English grammar Education Master of Arts in English Language and Literature University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 2007, 3.9 GPA Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 2005, 3.3 GPA Graduated with honors Experience Oxford University Press, New York, New York Development Editor, English Language Teaching, 2012 Present Promoted to Development Editor in June of 2012. Assumed responsibility for all components including student books, teachers books, workbooks, audio programs, and interactive student multi-ROMs of multiple levels of a new series being developed for primary EFL students in key global markets. Maintained and expanded upon responsibilities listed below. Oxford University Press, New York, New York Associate Editor, English Language Teaching, 2011 2012 Assumed position of Associate Editor in September of 2011. Worked closely with a team of managing editors, development editors, designers, media producers, and freelance authors in order to develop English Language Teaching materials to meet international market needs. Collaborated with domestic and international authors and editors in the UK on various components of educational packages that include student textbooks, student workbooks, teacher guides, parent guides, interactive classroom materials, and interactive student multi-ROMs. Worked closely with a digital media production company in the UK to develop educational game templates along with a unique user interface. Copyedited freelance author manuscripts. Developed layout guidelines and style sheets for freelance authors. Coded manuscripts to correspond to the design departments style sheets.

Kangnampoly Returnee Academy, Seoul, South Korea Curriculum R&D Managing Editor, 2010 2011 Assumed the role of Managing Editor in March of 2010 and led a team of seven employees that handled curriculum selection from publishers in the United States, the design and production of propriety textbooks, and the development of an e-learning classroom management system. Developed a wide variety of K-9 curriculum, including literature guides, debate textbooks, speaking textbooks, social studies textbooks, and more. Developed, designed, wrote, and edited a unique set of grammar textbooks to be used in all grade 1 through grade 5 classrooms. Kangnampoly Returnee Academy, Seoul, South Korea English Instructor, 2008 2011 Taught English through multiple subjects from a North American curriculum to a diverse range of students from grade 1 to grade 9. Subjects taught include reading, novel studies, language arts, science, social studies, American history, world history, speaking, listening, economics, society through film, and TOEFL speaking and writing. Developed and modified lesson plans to engage a wide range of students with various ESL education experiences. Diversified classroom management techniques and teaching practices by working with students with various behavioral conditions, cultural backgrounds, and English abilities. Provided constructive, personalized assessment on all student work. The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio English Composition Instructor, 2005 2007 Taught English Composition 1 and 2 to classes of 24 students. The primary goals of these courses were to improve students fluency with spoken and written English and to impart to them an understanding of compositional styles in both academic and non-academic writing. Initiated and moderated group discussion on published compositional theory and the students own arguments on literature, poetry, and film. Created detailed syllabi, in-class exercises, exams, and exam evaluations. The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio Research Assistant, 2006 2007 Worked directly with Dr. Russell Reising in order to conduct research for his upcoming academic publications regarding religion and the Cold War and the Beatles and psychedelic culture. Since that time, the latter topic has been published as an essay by Dr. Russell Reising and Dr. Jim LeBlanc entitled Magical Mystery Tours and Other Trips: Yellow Submarines, Newspaper Taxis, and the Beatles' Psychedelic Years (Womack, Kenneth, ed. The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.). Skills Awards, Honors, and Publications Microsoft Office Suite Adobe Acrobat Adobe Photoshop Chicago Manual of Style Adobe InDesign MLA Style Manual

TEFL certification, i-to-i TEFL, January, 2008 Annual fiction contest winner, The City Paper, October, 2006 White, Micah. Somnambulists Wake. The City Paper [Toledo, OH] 18 Oct. 2006: Print. The University of Toledo Trustees Scholarship, 2001 2005