Doria J. Garms
Hwaseong City, Korea
dgarms_2000@yahoo.com
010-8693-1974

DEGREES
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, March 2002
DeVry University, Atlanta, Georgia

Associate of Arts in Fashion Design, March 1995
American Intercontinental University, Atlanta, Georgia

Certificate in Fashion Design, March 1993
Institute of Fashion and Design, Colombo, Sri Lanka

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Gubong Elementary School		Hwaseong City				04/2009 – 04/2010
•	Taught grades 1 to 6.
•	Encouraged students to compare answers in class and do role playing.
•	Arts and crafts were introduced.
•	Games in English were played to encourage the students to speak more English to each other.

 Sun Moon University			Asan, Korea				03/2008 – 03/2009
•	Taught international students.   
•	Current events were debated on.  
•	Different places of the world were talked about as well as the different kinds of food.
Asan Project
•	Taught at a boy’s middle school.
•	Students were taught reading, writing, and conversational English.
•	Students were put in groups and encouraged to work together.
•	Every effort was made to make the class fun and excellent in English.

Pochon CHA University			Pocheon, Korea				02/2007 – 03/2008
•	Taught University level to medical school students.
•	Students were taught conversational English, listening (lab), and reading and writing.
•	Explained how to write a good essay.
•	Encouraged students to work in groups and compare answers with each other.
•	Team worked with other English teachers to write the syllabi’s, exams and picked out the text books.
•	Provided advice on the scripts for the English Performance.

Brighton English School			Jeonju,Korea				08/2006 - 01/2007	
•	Taught students how to make puppets and put on a puppet play.
•	Educated students on how to use a compass and to find countries on the map.
•	Explained how to write a resume and research on the web.
•	Provided advice on how to write better resumes.
•	Provided advice on how to write better essays.
•	Explained how to use Microsoft Word and instructed how to use the spell checker.
•	Provided tips on saving money and investing. 

Doria J. Garms
010-8693-1974
dgarms_2000@yahoo.com

Peace Corps Training			The Republic of Georgia			03/2003 – 05/2003
•	Persuaded English teachers to initiate lesson plans to achieve schools’ goals.	
•	Expedited team teaching of grades 3 to 6.
•	Provided advice on better ways students can learn more effectively.
•	Translated Georgian to English for host family to become more familiar with the language.

Fulton County Public Schools		Atlanta, Georgia			08/2001 – 10/2001
Drama Teacher
•	Directed various children’s plays performance for grades 1 to 5.
•	Trained students hoe to act out parts in Little Red Riding Hood and Three Little Pigs.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Children’s Museum			Atlanta, Georgia			2006
•	Administered safe learning experiences for Elementary school children.

DeVry University				Decatur, Georgia			03/1998 - 03/2002
Tae Kwon Do President		
•	Managed the Tae Kwon Do club, interviewed instructors, organized and facilitated meetings.

LifeLink Network for Children			Atlanta, Georgia		12/2000 - 03/2001
Internship	
•	Administered donations and repaired as well as installed hardware and software for computers to be donated.  
•	Provided training on hardware and software.

AWARDS
Computer City				Atlanta, Georgia			1994 - 1995
•	Accomplished employee of the month in 2 times a row for giving superior customer service to customers in helping them pick out the right computer machine for them.

Photographers Forum				Atlanta, Georgia			1993
•	Achieved the honorable mention award for taking a picture of a man on the side of the road repairing shoes taken in Sri Lanka.
•	Picture was published in the annual Photographers Forum yearbook.			

Women’s Association 				Colombo, Sri Lanka			1992
•	Pictures of Asian elephants were published in the annual calendar.

Model United Nations				Colombo, Sri Lanka			1990 - 1991
•	As part of my high school’s debate team, I represented Iceland.
•	Traveled to Indonesia and The Netherlands to discuss peace keeping and the world’s environment.

REFERENCES FURNISHED UPON REQUEST

Teacher position updated 06/29/2010