English Teacher

Posted on: 2007-03-03

Lisa Blackwood 161 Wigwam Circle ♦ Whitesburg, GA 30185 ♦ (803)960-9191 ♦ [email protected] Objective Seeking a position in fundraising or marketing with an organization that is dedicated to improving the lives of others Education University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 12/2005  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration  Double Major: Marketing and Real Estate, Minor: Advertising and Public Relations GPA: 3.6  Dean’s List: 2002, 2003 and 2004; President’s List: Spring 2004 Experience Jishui Middle School Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China, 2/2006 – 12/2006 Middle school with enrollment of 800 students ranging from grades 7-9; one of the few middle schools in Jiaxing that is licensed to have a foreign teacher. English Teacher  Focused on improving the students’ listening and oral skills of the English language  Prepared weekly lesson plans for 18-19 classes a week; Integrated Chinese and American culture  Developed and executed an Open Class lesson in which teachers from other schools came to observe my teaching style; Received excellent reviews for the class lesson, organizational skills, and diligence from the teachers and administration at the school.  Sponsored one student’s yearly school tuition and participated in a fundraising event that helped raised money to pay for students’ tuition to attend school.  Successfully assimilated into Chinese culture and customs; Developed basic to intermediate Chinese language skills S.C. Press Association Columbia, SC 5/2004 – 7/2005 Organization that promotes the welfare of the newspaper industry by offering legal advice, workshops, conferences and contests to its members that include 17 daily and almost 70 weekly newspapers in the state. Marketing Intern/ Assistant  Assisted the Executive Director in developing an Open Government marketing campaign in South Carolina’s newspapers; Organized and managed the timeline of tasks needed to be accomplished for the campaign; Developed a summary report that outlined the objectives, steps, goals and outcome of the campaign after completion.  Assisted in setting up and organizing workshops, conferences and fundraising events held by the association; Registered participants to the workshops and completed clerical tasks. B. Moss Clothing Company Douglasville, GA 6/2003-8/2003 Retail clothing store targeted towards young to middle age women providing casual and career style clothing. Sales Associate  Assisted customers in store purchases, implemented price changes of merchandise and floor set up  Developed customer relationships and personal selling goal; Created marketing techniques to increase sells. Skills/Interests  Basic skills in Microsoft programs, InDesign, Photoshop and Publisher  Volunteer for the Ronald McDonald House in Columbia, SC—Spring 2004  Volunteer English teacher at West Central Technical College, Douglasville, GA—January 2006 References available upon request