John Thompson

johnthompson1944@yahoo.com
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North Carolina Teacher Certifications
English (6th - 12th grades)
Math (6th - 9th grades)
Social Studies (6th - 12th grades)

Experience
Substitute Teacher (Fall 2013 - Present)
Rowan Salisbury Schools
English and Economics Teacher, 3/2012 - 8/2012
Dongtan Global High School, Dongtan, South Korea
Taught English Composition.
Taught Consumer Economics
Taught English Conversation to Korean Teachers
Taught one 2 week summer school class.

English Teacher, 11/2010 11/2011

Bongdam Middle School, Bongdam, South Korea
Taught English using textbook created by English teachers at the school. (Worked with 8 teachers.)
These co-teachers translated my English into Korean.
Taught Summer and Winter English Camps.
Taught after school English Conversation Class.

English Teacher, 03/2007 - 03/2010

Hwasung Middle School, Baran, South Korea
* Taught English as a Second Language (different levels of ability)
Taught students to use: Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing skills.
* Taught one English Camp each summer and two in January / February 2010
* Taught one English Club (NEST) each year.

Education
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, PA
M.A. English, 2006
ENG 482: COMPOSITION THEORY AND PRACTICE
Provides a systematic study of theory, and practice in the teaching of composition, conducted through
workshop methods. The course requires extensive writing and a major written project.
ENG 510: SEMINAR IN ENGLISH LITERATURE
This course provides students with critical strategies to apply to specific periods, figures, or problems
in English literature.
ENG 511: SEMINAR IN AMERICAN LITERATURE
This course provides students with critical strategies to apply to specific periods, figures, or problems
in American literature.
ENG 515: SEMINAR IN FILM
Film language views movies as a discourse medium, using a variety of formal structures: montage,
mise-en-scene, and narrative and non-narrative patterns.
ENG 520: SEMINAR IN WRITING: THEORY AND RESEARCH
Seminar in Writing explores important movements in rhetorical theory and recent trends in research as
conceptually applied to writing, education, and related fields.
ENG 530: SEMINAR IN LINGUISTICS
A study of the philosophical basis of present day generative-transformational theory and its relationship
to language acquisition and semantics.

M.S. Communication Education and Mass Media Technology, 2002

From School Catalog
The Master of Science in Communication Education and Mass Media Technology provides an
integrated program for individuals pursuing careers involving communication technology and
instructional design. Our goal is to provide a thorough theoretical base, coupled with production, to
enable students to design training programs using a variety of media, including multimedia, web-site
production, video, and audio.
COMM 545: THEORY AND APPLICATION OF MEDIA PRODUCTION
Develops an understanding of the basic principles of communication models and the production process and relates them to
the production of various media for educational and/or training purposes. Included are audience analyses, communication
theory, development of content, treatments, and strategies, and other techniques leading to the design of multimedia
productions.

COMM 548: DISTANCE LEARNING: MEDIA STRATEGIES

This course will explore the various media strategies used to deliver distance learning. Learners will examine the various
modes of delivering distance learning from printed correspondence courses to the newer media technologies. Media will be
analyzed to determine the best delivery system for specific audiences and various communication/educational goals.

COMM 556: TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND DESIGN

Investigates various theories of learning and instructional strategies used in training in corporate organizations and
educational environments.

COMM 559: MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS

Defines and applies the general principles of management-planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling-to the
design and administration of communication and education programs. This course relates behavioral variables to the
understanding and motivation of employees.

ED 523: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION

This course will focus on the processes of developing and evaluating school curriculum K-12. Practical application
experiences with curriculum models and management systems will be included.

ED 617: ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

This course is an advanced course for graduate students who have a background in computers or who have taken ED 217 or
ED 517 at Clarion University. The focus of this course is the development of knowledge and skills in the following topics:
hardware/software maintenance; instructional design; educational electronic networking; sophisticated applications of
integrated software; and educational applications of multimedia, including interactive video CD-ROM, sound, text, and
graphics. This course will focus on preparing teachers to make appropriate decisions regarding the use of technology in their
classrooms/schools.

ED 620: INTERNET APPLICATIONS FOR K-12 EDUCATORS

This three-credit hands-on computer course is designed to introduce K-12 educators to the Internet and assist them in using
this multi-faceted resource as an effective teaching tool in the classroom.

B.S. Education (Secondary Social Studies), 2000

INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION
Familiarizes students with education and the role of the school in a multicultural society. Topics covered include: historical
and philosophical perspectives of education; school organization, governance, and finance; teaching and curriculum in a
pluralistic society; and the implications of the schools as an agent for social change.

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Examination of instructional strategies and education environments in a multicultural society from the perspective of
educational psychology. Emphasis on learning theory and student characteristics, including development and motivation as
they impact on teacher decision-making. Consideration given to inquiry techniques and statistics in developing empirical
data and knowledge.

EXCURSIONS IN MATHEMATICS
A course designed to acquaint the student with the nature and scope of modern mathematics and its applications. Emphasis
is on concepts and understanding rather than the acquisition of techniques.

NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICS
The course will examine statistical methods for experiments that yield small samples and/or ordinal methods for dealing
with data from unknown or intractable distributions and the bases for a well-designed experiment.

ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATION

The course includes a survey of prehistoric cultures and civilization from its historical beginning to 1300. Its purpose is to
present a knowledge of the origins of the broad social, political, intellectual, and economic movements of the past from
which the student may gain an understanding of civilization today.

UNITED STATES HISTORY SINCE 1877

A survey of United States history from Reconstruction to the present.

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

An examination of the history, practice, and political ideas related to the institution of the American presidency. Special
attention will be given to the presidency's place within the constitutional system of separated powers and how that
institution has evolved into the office we see today.

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW--CIVIL RIGHTS/LIBERTIES

A study of the development of the Constitution of the United States through an examination of the decisions of the Supreme
Court in the area of civil rights and liberties. A very brief introduction to some legal terminology and the case method.

MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Political thought from the Reformation to the 20th century.