Jeremy D. Slagoski
N232 Lindquist Center, College of Education, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52240
jeremy-slagoski@uiowa.edu
N232 Lindquist Center, College of Education, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52240
jeremy-slagoski@uiowa.edu
Academic Background Research Interests Graduate Appointments International Fellowships Publications University Teaching International Teaching Experience Internship Presentations Languages | Ph.D. Foreign Language & ESL Education, anticipated May 2013, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa M.A. ESOL/Bilingual Education, 2002, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County B.A. English, Creative Writing, 1998, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin Intercultural Competence of EFL Instructors Multiliteracies in the English of Academic Purposes Classroom Promoting Skeptical Thinking Graduate Assistant, Project RELEVANCE, The University of Iowa, 2010-2012. Assisted ESL and foreign language instructors in Iowa public schools with creating, maintaining, and publishing their ePortfolios. Assisted professors and online students by managing and supervising distance education technology including Adobe Connect. Teaching Assistant, Education Technology Center, The University of Iowa, 2009-2013 Technology in the Classroom Integrated the latest and most practical technology, such as Adobe Premiere, WS-FTP, and Microsoft SharePoint Designer, in an interactive classroom. Graduate Assistant, Education Technology Center, The University of Iowa, 2009-2013 Assisted professors and online students by managing and supervising distance education technology including Adobe Connect. Assisted graduate students with creating, maintaining, and publishing their ePortfolios. Research Assistant, College of Education, The University of Iowa, 2009-2010. Analyzed data on foreign language and ESL integrated assessments. Resource Center Aide, Resource Center for Language & Culture, UMBC, 2001-2002. Assisted ESL instructors and students with finding classroom materials. Provided ESL-related journals and catalogs for graduate students. Organized ESL-related books, videos, magazines, and job postings. English Language Fellowship, Senior English Language Fellow, Samara, Russia, 2006-2007. Provided seminars, workshops, and master classes focused on TEFL methods, teaching American studies, and English for specific purposes for teachers and institutions in Samara and the Greater Volga Region. Organized events at the American Center, giving hundreds of teachers in the region opportunities to learn first-hand about U.S. life and institutions. Created a website for Russian teachers to find access to information and materials regarding my presentations and teaching English in general. Created a blog to answer frequently asked questions that required more time than was allotted at the seminars. Slagoski, Jeremy D. (2009). Practice what you preach. English Teaching Professional, issue 64, September 2009, page 34 Slagoski, Jeremy D. (2007). Practicum: microteaching for non-native speaking teacher trainees. English Teaching Forum, volume 45, number 4, page 23 Associate Lecturer, ESL Institute, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, 2007-2009. Taught courses on reading, speaking, and essay writing with students of various linguistic levels and cultural backgrounds. Designed courses to meet the needs of each student to enrich their linguistic skills and university experience. Collaborated with other instructors on various classroom practices and theories. Piloted a lab course for up to 70 students, building their academic and testing skills in addition to vocabulary and pronunciation skills using words from the Academic Word List. Lead EFL Methodology Instructor, SMU-TESOL, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea, 2003-2006 Developed curricula for 3 graduate-level intensive English as a Foreign Language courses: Methodology 1, Methodology 2, and Practicum. Conducted instructional and curricular articulation discussions to meet the educational needs and support of limited Englsih speaking students. Trained numerous native and non-native speakers of English to teach English. Assisted with proposal development, project maintenance, and performance reporting. Summer Camp Instructor, Power Academy, Ellicott City, Maryland, 2002 Taught English as a Second Language to Korean children ages 11 to 14. Readily designed own curriculum, lesson plans, and quizzes. Successfully created a cooperative community of learners. Full-Time English Instructor, Nova Corporation, Kumagaya, Japan, 1998-2001 Taught students ranging from novice-low to native-like oral proficiency. Produced own materials to teach idioms, vocabulary, and pronunciation skills. Assisted in orientation, assessment, and enrollment of students. Conducted guided conversation lessons with students of all ages and proficiencies. Listening & Speaking Proficiency Rater, English Language Center, UMBC, Baltimore, Maryland, 2002 Rated international students' proficiency according to the Interagency Language Roundtable scores. Provided feedback to students, instructors, and administrators. Assisted English Listening & Speaking instructors in their classes. International TESOL Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2011 "Incorporating Skeptical Thinking into the Classroom" MIDTESOL Conference, Dubuque, Iowa, October 2010 "Ideas for Incorporating Multiliteracies into the Classoom" MIDTESOL Conference, Springfield, Missouri, October 2009 "Incorporating Skeptical Thinking into the Reading Classroom" Summer Institute of English, Elista, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2007 "Content-Based Instruction" master classes "Communicative Writing Activities" National Association of Teachers of English Conference, Voronezh, Russia, April 2007 "Successfully Conducting Role-Plays in the English Classroom" "Celebrating Russian and American Relations: Materials for Teachers" Foreign Language Teaching Marathon, Saratov, Russia, February 2007 "Successfully Conducting Role-Plays in the English Classroom" "Total Physical Response - A Unique Approach to Communicative Teaching" "Cooperative Learning Activities" "Promoting Critical Thinking in the Classroom" Asia-TEFL International Convention, Beijing, China, 2005 "Practicum - Microteaching for Non-Native Speaking Instructors" KOTESOL International Convention, Seoul, Korea, 2005 "Practicum - Microteaching for Non-Native Speaking Instructors" Spanish, German, Japanese, Korean, & Russian |