Paul O riley Teacher Al Diar Hotel, Mina Abu Dhabi , The United Arab Emirates 971 - 58 - 301 - 5623 (SMS and Voice ) poriley.edtech@gmail.com Elementary Classroom Teacher , Middle School Teacher , High School Teacher Social - emotional learning, D a ta - driving teaching , E nvironmental E d u cation Educational Technology, Syn chronous and Asynchronous Learning High School English Teacher September 2018 to July 2019 The Gulf International Private Academy – Al Ain , U.A.E. Private American School, U.S. Common - Core Curriculum, K - 12 Taught 10th and 11th grade English Language Arts and Social Studies Students explored American and W orld L ite rature with keen interest and great enthusiasm ! Students measurably improved their writing, including informative essays, narratives and poetry Designed daily - lesson plans and conducted an array of awareness - raising activiti es Managed c areer - readiness activities such as practice interviews, resume building and field trips Middle School Teache r and Head of English September 2017 to August 2018 Al Yahar Private School – Al Ain , U A E P rivate School, Cambridge English Curriculum, K - 8 Held workshops and departmental meetings to drive mission, goals and values of the school Served and co - led senior leadership team to implement standards set by the Ministry of Education Planned and conducted te acher - training workshops and activities f or n ewer t eachers. Taught 7 th and 8 th grade English Language Arts according to Cambridge International Standards. 397 Moffett Street Watertown, New York, U S A 1 - 315 - 782 - 2502 poriley.edtech@gmail.com Elementary Classroom Teacher September 20 15 to June 201 7 Ajyal International Private School - Abu Dhabi , U A E P rivate School, Cambridge English Curriculum, K - 8 Served as a Year 6 classroom teacher for 2 4 students of various nationalities. Managed learning with state - of - the - art practice s & positive - be haviour management strategies Taught English l anguage arts , i nformation t echnology , a rt, h istory , g eography , p honics and r eadi ng Sh ared planning responsibilities in all subjects and activities. Imple mented whole class, group and diff erentiated, personalized, individualized le ar ni ng Education Master's Degree in TESOL in English Language Teaching April 201 5 to Present ( To be co mpleted ) SIT Graduate Institute - Brattleboro, V ermont, U.S.A. C ourses Completed : Intercultural Communication for Language Teachers ; Teaching the Four Skills Language Analysis for Lesson Planning ; Approaches to Teaching Second Languages ; Second Language Acquisition , English Applied Linguistics; Curriculum Design and Assessment Conference L ecture S peaker on the Topic of “Student - Teacher Motivation.” Course s Remaining: Curriculum Design Part 2, Master ’ s The sis CELTA - Cambridge University ESOL Certification May 2007 to June 2007 The Higher College of Technology – Ras a l Khaimah , U A E C ourses Completed : L anguage S kills: reading, listening, speaking and writing ; P lanning and R esources for D ifferent T eaching ; L earners and teachers, and the teaching and learning context ; L anguage A nalysis and A wareness C ontexts , D eveloping T eaching S kills and P rofessionalism Bachelor's Degree in African American Studies October 1997 to March 2004 The State University of New York at Buffalo , N ew Y ork , U.S.A. Graduated, Certified, Attested Degre e General Skills Cr eativity Leadership Intercu ltural Communication Organizatio n Cognitive and Be havioral P sychology P roble m solving Ex ecutive Function Time Management Flexible Thinking Project Management Driving and Navigation Networking Public Speaking and Presenting Creative Development Computer Skills Help Desk, Technical Sup port (Apple and Microsoft) Hardware and Software Networking , Connectivi ty, Basic Secu rity and Infras tructure Zoom , Google Meet, Microsoft Teams Microsoft Windows, Office, Excel, Word , Power Point , Outlook, Exchange Google: Classroom, Gmail, Sheets, Docs , Slides , Chrome, Chromebook OS Typin g, Photo Edi ting, Basic Programming Educational Skills Elementary Education / Early - Childhood Education : Social Emotional Learning, Reading, Writing, Grammar, S p e aking , Handwriting, S cience, Math, Social Studies, I nformation Technology, Art , P .E. , Parent Communication and Involvement , Teaching Exe cutive Function Middle School Education: English Language Arts and Social S tudies High School Education: English Language Arts S pecial Educational Needs and Disability Learning S ocial Emotiona l Learning , Classroom Management , P ositive Be havior M anagement Coope rative Learning, Personalized Learning , Individual ized Learning , Differentiated Instruction Classroom Learning , Distance Learning , Bl ended Learning, Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Data - Driven Learning , Choice - Based Learning, Student - Centered Learning Standards - Bas ed Education Project - Based Learning Envi ronmental Education I nformatio n Technology in Education S ubject - Integration, Multidisciplinary Le arning Technology Integration, Educational Applications Comm unity Involvement, G lobal Citizenship Educational Leader ship, Teacher Training and Development Curriculum Development , Curriculum Design, Instructional Design , Educational Content Writing Mentoring , Tut oring and Exam Preparation Teaching Writing – Ideas, Revis ing , Editing, Proofreading and Presenting Adult Education: E A L / ESOL, SAT , IELTS, College Prep, College Bridging, University and Graduate Course W riting , Academic Writing , Technical Writing , Bus ine ss Writing, Writing for Various Purposes