Andrew F.

Santos

Curriculum Vitae
__________________________EDUCATION__________________________
The Monterey Institute of International Studies
~A Graduate School of Middlebury College

Monterey, CA Fall, 2010-present Providence, RI May, 2004 Warwick, RI May, 1999

MA TESOL Program

Rhode Island College

Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude

Majored in History (Asian History and Culture concentration), GPA: 3.67

Associate in Fine Arts, High Honors

Concentration in Jazz Piano, GPA: 3.58

Community College of Rhode Island

_______________LANGUAGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE____________

MIIS Intensive English Program

English Oral Communication Instructor

Monterey, CA 2011

Chosen from a pool of applicants consisting of graduate level peers and colleagues to teach Advanced Oral Communication in the Monterey Institutes Summer Intensive English Program, which aims to prepare learners for English use in academic settings Assessed entering student oral proficiency using dynamic assessment methods based on ACTFL guidelines Designed and operationalized a student-centered project-based curriculum for 11 students with 4 distinct linguistic backgrounds Incorporated numerous elements of peer and self-assessment through the use of voicethread and google sites Collaborated with students to assess linguistic needs, personal interests, and set individual and class goals

ELS Language School

English Language Teacher

Bristol, RI 2009-2010

After a short period working as a substitute, attained a permanent position on the teaching faculty of a Berlitz language school, an international chain of private Intensive English Programs Taught 4 English classes per day to groups of 5-18 students from Saudi Arabia, Korea, Taiwan and China Developed lesson plans based on ELS monthly course curriculum and assisted students in advancing through a 10-level program Created lessons for all student language levels ranging from Beginner to Advanced Responsible for all grading and student evaluation

Classical High School

Japanese Language Teacher

Held a position as the only Japanese language teacher at a multi-cultural, inner city, under-funded public high school that offers students a choice of 5 foreign languages Taught 25 classes per week of High School-level Japanese 1, 2 and 3 Adapted curriculum and maintained academic records for over 100 students Instructed and tested students in Japanese writing, speaking, listening, and reading Developed innovative lessons using PowerPoint, GOM video player, internet based Kanji translators, to engage students in alternative learning Volunteered for after school tutoring and taught an advanced Japanese class for two AP level students who scored a 4 and a 5 on their AP exams at the end of the year

Providence, RI 2008-2009

Japanese Language and Culture Center

Japanese Language Teacher

Worked as a private and semi-private Japanese Language teacher at an inner city non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Japanese culture and language in the Providence area Taught 10 Japanese language classes per week, including private lessons, of varying levels and demographics (intermediate and beginner) Planned and directed curriculum for four 10-week High School group lessons (a total of 40 students) Assisted other instructors from Japan with curriculum design, student evaluation and class material selection Volunteered at the Rhode Island Blackships festival and Heritage festival as a calligraphy teacher

Providence, RI 2007-2008

Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)

English Teacher (ESL), Ogaki Kita High School

Selected to participate as the only non-Japanese English teacher at a public senior high school as a member of one of Japans largest and most selective cultural exchange programs run by Japans Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with local governments Created original English lesson plans and team taught with Japanese colleagues to deliver 12-14 lessons per week to high school sophomores and juniors Wrote the scripts and made recordings for a daily 5-minute English test taken by every student at 8:30am (topics included the following: cultural differences between Japan and America; American high school life; conversational English; music; and current events) Assisted a Japanese teacher in managing and planning activities for the school English club which included participation in English language competitions, internet based research on foreign countries followed by presentations and organized volunteer fundraising events for UNESCO, Building Communities and KI-Care Coached two 1st place and two 3rd place students in the local Lions Club English Speech contest Joined the school chorus as a tenor , prepared students for local choir competitions, occasionally conducted, and assisted the choir director in producing 3 English musical medleys at the yearly school concert

Ogaki, Japan 2004-2007

_________________MUSIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE______________

Church of the Epiphany (Formerly St. Michaels and Grace)

Organist and Choir Director

Rumford, RI 2002-2004

Worked as an interim director of music ministry at a local Episcopal church that wanted to expand its musical repertoire into the 20th century Planned, in consultation with the rector and choir president, and performed music for all weekly services as well as special religious day services (Holy Week, Christmas, etc) Conducted and directed the church choir Ran 2 rehearsals per week for the choir Played organ and piano accompaniment for weddings and funerals

Dougs Music World

Private Piano and Guitar Teacher

Rented a lesson room at this music store and worked as an independently contracted private music instructor Created curriculum for beginner and intermediate level piano and guitar students of varying ages Incorporated not only repertoire expansion but also technique, theory, ear training and sight-reading exercises to flush out individual student musicianship Taught over 20 private lessons per week

Seekonk, MA 1996-1998, 2000-2002, 2009-2010

Chepachet Music

Private Piano Teacher

Rented a lesson room at this music store and worked as an independently contracted private music instructor Created curriculum for beginner and intermediate level piano students of varying ages Taught over 14 private lessons per week Coordinated all students participation in the annual store piano recital Incorporated not only repertoire expansion but also technique, theory, ear training and sight-reading exercises to flush out individual student musicianship

Chepachet, RI 2002-2004

_________________ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE______________
MIIS Intensive English Program

Cross Cultural Coordinator

Monterey, CA 2011

Held a position as a bi-lingual counselor between Shimane University and the Monterey Institute in an exchange program for 34 Japanese college students studying English in a 4-week program Assisted in learner training, cultural Q&A, campus tours, and extra-curricular activities Remained on-call for 28 days to mediate relations between host families and students by translating dialogue in person and over the phone Consulted with teachers and activity guides and composed weekly reports of student conditions academic and emotional conditions

MIIS Digital Learning Commons

Digital Media Consultant

Worked as a graduate assistant with a small group of colleagues in the MIIS digital media lab which assists students and faculty in attaining professional technological skills and individual academic goals Assisted walk-in graduate students with software-based projects in movie editing, data visualization, presentation design, web design and blogging Planned, ran and facilitated workshops on cloud computing, sound design software and digital storytelling Created paper and digital advertising materials for workshops utilizing social media

Monterey, CA 2010-2011

_________________________ LANGUAGES__________________________
Japanese
Conversationally proficient in Japanese Passed Japanese Language Proficiency Test, level 2 (taken in December 2009) Worked as an informal translator for non-Japanese visitors and students at Ogaki Kita High School in Japan

English
Native Speaker

________________________TECHNOLOGY _________________________
Literacy
Literate in both Mac and Windows operating systems and their associated productivity software (MS Office, Keynote, and Pages) Experienced in audio and video editing as well as file conversion applications Worked with on-campus web designer adding content to the MIIS site and blog, audio editing and podcasting over iTunes U, and moving content across servers Interested in collaborative learning software for language students such as Elluminate and Kizoa

Artifacts https://sites.google.com/site/discoveryinoc/

http://asantosesl.wordpress.com/

A site created as a resource and content aggregation point for my Oral Communication class in 2011 My personal digital portfolio, complete with samples of presentations, projects, and teaching videos A visual outline of a presentation on loan words in the Japanese language

http://prezi.com/ewnblui5nze2/language-change-gairaigo-in-japan/ Workshops Given

Cloud computing: Emphasis on numerous storage and collaboration applications Animation: Walkthrough and tutorial of X-tra Normal Sound/music Production: Editing and producing in Garageband, Mixcraft, Indaba, and Audacity Video editing: Editing and production in iMovie, JayCut and Windows Movie Maker Social bookmarking: Evernote, Diigo and Delicious

________________PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS_______________
TESOL
Member of TESOL, inc: a global education association of students, teachers and profession organizations in the field of English Language Learning and Teaching

JREX
Member of the Japanese Resource Exchange (JREX), Boston: A non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating Japanese entrepreneurship and cultural exchange in the Boston area (http://xoops.jrex.us/) Volunteered as a Japanese-English translator and event facilitator

__________________VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE___________________
Relief Volunteer: Volunteered with the start-up NPO Building Communities in Kavali, India (Dec. 06-Jan. 07) for 10 days building homes for victims of the 2004 tsunami Start-up volunteer project: founder and manager of KI-Care, a fundraiser for medical care in India- (This project has now been rolled into Longitudes Survival Fundraiser which can be found at http://golongitude.org/uncaste-india/why) Volunteer Teacher: Taught English lessons twice per month as a volunteer at Ogaki City Hall to 15 city employees Former Assistant Organizer of the Japanese Language Meetup in Boston

______________________SPECIAL ABILITIES_______________________
Musician: Professional Performance experience in piano, guitar and voice Martial Artist: Practiced Japanese martial arts for 6 years and currently hold black belts in 2 different martial arts