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Gabriel Metzger's Portfolio

Gabriel Metzger

 

Lumpini Condotown, 292/D2, 272 Moo 4, Tambon Bansuan, Ampur Mueng, Chonburi, Thailand  20000

 

Profile_____________________________________________________________________

Creative and passionate teacher dedicated to fostering student-centered classroom environments based on mutual respect and collaboration.  Committed to helping students identify and develop their own passions while becoming successful, confident students.  I have 11 years of teaching experience in a foreign country.

Education___________________________________________________________________

Michigan State University, U.S.A           

M.A. in Education, with a focus on educational and technology leadership

April 2016

California State University at Monterey Bay, U.S.A

Started winter of 2012 and continued until spring of 2013 (school said I could finish abroad)

California Primary School Multiple Subject Teaching credential program

I.T.T.T. TESL School

Teaching English as a Foreign Language Teaching Credential              

April, 2004

University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A

B.A. in English

Graduated:  1994

 

Teaching Experience__________________________________________________________

Art, English, Work Education Teacher, Grades 2-4 October 2014-present

Piboonben Demonstration School Bangsaen, Thailand

  • Plan own curriculum based on Thailand’s board of education requirements and texts given

  • Complete proper syllabi for each course

  • Adapt each lesson to include all types of learners and students that present educational deficits in speech, listening comprehension, language acquisition, sudden mood swings, autism

  • Design art projects that allow students to see that art and projects can reflect real life projects outside of school such as animation and doing cultural art and murals

  • Create personal exams to check status of progress for students to encourage higher achieving students and students who need improvements

  • Write reading materials that for students of all reading levels

  • Write proper lessons with differentiating learning, developmental, behavioral goals

  • Run educational camps and provide structure and support for camps

  • Manage and develop school projects to promote Thai culture and common holidays

  • Grade appropriately using personalized rubrics based on the Thai curriculum of goals and standards

Homeroom Grade 3 Teacher     May 2013-October 2014

Anuban Watpitula School Chanchoengsao, Thailand

  • Wrote syllabus for all student subjects:   maths, science, P.E., and English

  • Wrote and administered all exams and graded using proper rubrics that covered proper assessments

  • Created Webpage for students to comment and contribute on weekly study topics in Science and maths

  • Used 12 student books to create the best lessons that were engaging and interesting

  • Wrote lessons using multimedia resources which included, videos from YouTube, personal video uploads, personal photographs, Wikipedia.org, etc.

  • Interviewed new teachers about proper teaching methods and focus in teaching

  • Used behavioral management Application to work on improving student’s focus and behavior

  • Created all exams based on Thai curriculum

Teacher Assistant                        September 2012-April 2013

Rodeo Hills Elementary Rodeo Hills, California, U.S.A.

  • Helped students with reading and writing and math difficulties in a diverse urban American school

  • Helped with student discipline and classroom management and specifically listening and writing skills

  • Worked with students with special needs especially in focusing on lessons, talking out of line, throwing objects

  • Co-led classes in literature and managed class while teacher was absent

Extra-Curricular Pursuits and Interests-planning and running dramatic performances, computer software based learning projects; incorporating art into science, math and English.

 

My resume in Pdf format for you to read or print.
Here is a short introductory video of myself talking about my education /experience so click to hear me talk about my experiences.  Click on the video link.

Education and my schools of higher learning. Click each button to go to that University site.

'Reputation is greater than Resume'

Leslie Bradshaw gives some insights into the flaws of a digital resume and resumes in general which I agree.  I do understand this is all we have to go on at this time.  I like speaking and performing your skill list.  -Gabriel

My Testimonials about my teaching character and performance

Websites retrieved for universities on 4/3/2016
 
Website for 'Reputation vs. Resume' from:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO9FRusn1KM
Now I will post some visuals of the places I gained work and vital experience in the teaching field.  The first school is Rodeo Hills Elementary, in Rodeo, California, across from San Francisco, where I earned experience and studied for my California teaching license.
This is a snapshot of Watpitula primary school where I was a homeroom teacher.
Lastly this is my current school Satit Burupha.
Websites retrieved 4/13/16 from Google.com via its images.
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