Kay Yoshida
142-2 2F Oksu dong, Seoung dong
Seoul, South Korea 133-838  
 kaysensei@gmail.com  +82 10 8062 1537

________________________________EDUCATION____________________________
Saint Mary’s College of California School of Education		                          Moraga, California 
	Multiple Subject Credential for Kindergarten to 8th grade			                         October 2005
	Early Childhood Montessori Certificate					   	                                May 2002
Saint Mary’s College of California						                Moraga, California
	Bachelor of Arts     Major: Liberal Arts Minor: Montessori Thought		                                 May 2001

________________________PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE____________________
Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education 						      Seoul, South Korea
Native English Teacher, Okjeong Elementary School					September 2008 - present
Co-teach with two Korean English teachers for grades 3rd through 6th.
Design original lessons with Korean English teachers.
Evaluate a speaking test for third to sixth graders (approx. 700 students)
Conduct weekly English club reading and writing activities.
Execute a monthly English storytelling accompanied with activities for students.
Planned and executed a week long English camp for 4th to 6th grader in the winter and summer.

Japan Exchange & Teaching Programme (JET)					                Sanmu City, Japan
English Teacher, Sanmu City Naruto Higashi Junior High School and
 Sanmu City Midorimi, Naruhama, and Nango Elementary School.	              August 2004 – August 2007
Selected as the only non-Japanese English teacher at a public Jr. HS and elem. school as a member of one of Japan’s largest cultural exchange programs, directed by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with local government.
Created original English lessons targeted for 1st through 9th graders (approx 1,000 students).
Planned weekly team-teaching lessons, activities, and games according to grammar from English textbook with Japanese English teacher.
Planned lessons for an Adult English class every other Thursday at a local community center.
Organized a Key Pal group for 20 7th to 9th grade students to exchange English written letters to students in America via email.
Coached with 7th to 9th grade students who participated in a local annual English speech contest in which two 7th graders placed 5th, one 9th grader placed 2nd and a second 9th grader placed 1st.
Reviewed and critiqued English mid-terms and final exams.
Wrote for a monthly local newspaper about similarities and differences between America and Japan.

Nia House Learning Center								Berkeley, California
Montessori Preschool Teacher							   January 2000 – April 2004
Observed children and teachers in the classroom in January 2000.
Interned during the 2001 – 2002 school year.
Prepared new materials for children’s development in all curriculum areas such as Practical Life, Sensorial, Math, Language, Science, and Art.
Documented the progress of five children, ages 3-6 years old, throughout the course of the school year in Practical Life, Sensorial, Math, Language, Science, and Art.
Presented information (i.e. curriculum, discipline, classroom management,) in monthly Parent meetings.
Engaged with parents in the development (physical, mental, and cognitive) of their child by using theories and applications of Early Childhood theorist, such as Piaget, Montessori, and Erikson.

						ADDITIONAL							
P.E.P.Y. (Protect the Earth, Protect Yourself) Participated in a 10 day volunteer program at an elem. school outside Siem Reap, Cambodia teaching about the environment, health education and English in March 2006.  In March 2007 I co-led a second trip to NE Cambodia to build a second school for PEPY.  We fund raised over $15,000 to build the school, collected school supplies, outdoor play equipment and did a 10 day volunteer program traveling throughout Cambodia.