ResumeChristian R. Thompson
W O R K H I S T O R Y
Education Technologies Integrator, K. International School Tokyo, Japan 2009-Present
- Train staff members in software use, LMS use, and tech integration in the classroom
- Manage school web presence including school website and LMS (Moodle)
- Head of IT Working Party & IT Integration Committee
IT Consultant, Team Thompson Online 2007-Present
- Train clients how to maintain, update, and manage online CMS
- Manage domain registration, web hosting, and website maintenance
- Network, printer, and hardware and software troubleshooting
Middle School Teacher, Aoba-Japan International School, Japan 2004-2007
- Taught ICT and English / EFL to students from grade 4 to grade 9
- Assisted staff in computer instruction and held training seminars for staff members
- Created custom software for school scheduling needs
High School Teacher, Columbia International School, Japan 2003-2004
- Taught a variety of courses including ICT, Maths, and EFL
- Advised students regarding study skills, goal-setting, and personal growth
Full-time EFL Instructor, Sungshin Women’s University, South Korea 2000-2003
- Taught a variety of courses including Conversation, Composition, Business English, and Teaching English Reading Skills at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
EFL Instructor, Lykeion Language Forum, South Korea 1996-1997 1999-2000
EFL Instructor, YBM Sisa-yong-o-sa, South Korea 1995-1996
- Taught English Conversation to a variety of students at various levels.
E D U C A T I O N
- MA TESL, West Chester University, USA 1999
- BS Secondary Education, Pennsylvania State University, USA 1994
C O M P U T E R S K I L L S
- MS Word, MS Excel, MS Publisher, MS PowerPoint, SharePoint
- VBA, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
- Software evaluation, training, installation, and updating
- Hardware troubleshooting, upgrading, and repair
- Basic knowledge of servers and networking
- Familiar with Windows, Linux, and to a lesser extent, MacOS
C O N F E R E N C E P R E S E N T A T I O N S
- "The Guitar and the Smartphone" - TEDxTokyoTeachers, Japan
- “Creating Internet-based ESL Materials" - Penn TESOL East Conference, USA
P U B L I C A T I O N S
- Coauthor of “TOEFL Test of Written English and Essay Writing” - ParkMunGak Publishing 2002, South Korea
P R O F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T
- Jim Moulton, Tokyo - Beyond Could, Past Should, to Must: The Role of Digital Technology & Project-Based Learning in a Student-Centered Classroom
- Kathy Gardner, Tokyo - Instructional Strategies That Work
- Mike Barney, Tokyo - Step Up to Writing
- Julie Lindsay & Kim Cofino, Tokyo - Create the Future
- Apple Education Summit, Singapore
L A N G U A G E S K I L L S
- Native speaker of English
- Lower-intermediate conversational skills in Japanese
- Basic conversational skills in Korean and Spanish
- Survival Romanian