Melvin Douglas Dixon Jr.
#202 Dream House Nonhyundong Gangnamgu Seoul 125-10 (010)-3140-0911 meldoudix@aol.com	

Professional Experience:	

Deokjeong Elementary School, Yangju-si ; Daehyun Elementary School, Gangnam-gu 
2006-present
English Teacher
·	Selected as a lecturer for Gangnam-gu Korean teacher training course in English/EFL 
·	Authored the Health and Social Studies portions of the Gangnam-gu District summer/winter camp curricula
·	Implementing authentic English lessons that offer students opportunities to communicate with classmates and American students  

New Hanover County Schools, Wilmington, NC, USA			2001- 2006 Director, Middle School Alternative Pathways to Success/ Language Arts & Social Studies Teacher
·	Designated “Highly Qualified Educator” as both Language Arts and Social Studies teacher by the state of North Carolina 
·	Enrolling a revolving population of students into an alternative setting while  
          having 80% of students pass the North Carolina End of Grade tests 
·	Successfully transitioned over 100 students back into traditional middle schools and spearheaded overhaul of the program to better aid the students

Carrington Middle School, Durham, NC, USA				1998-2000
Classroom Teacher
·	Named as New Influential Teacher while teaching the North Carolina Standard Course of Study
·	Organized and moderated conferences and committee meetings to help school achieve “School of Distinction” award from the state of North Carolina
·	Coached boys and girls soccer teams

Education:	
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
B.A. in English, 1996

Activities:	
Member, Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Volunteer fundraiser for the Dong Myeong Welfare Center 
Volunteer for Cucalorus Film Festival and Contributor to festival program guide