DAVE MARRINSON
ENGLISH TEACHER 6-12
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a secondary English
teaching position with the
opportunity to coach cross country
running, track, or baseball, sponsor
a literary magazine, and lead
extracurricular activities
CONTACT
david.marrinson
davidjmarrinson79@gmail.com
+1 224.901.2021
/dave-marrinson
EDUCATION
The College of New Jersey
Master of Education in Global
Secondary Education - 2013
Western Illinois University
Bachelor of Arts in Secondary
English Education - 2002
CERTIFICATION
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
Secondary English
Secondary art
Secondary sociology and
anthropology
Middle school social science
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH AND IBDP ENGLISH A
American Cooperative School of Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia
2018 - PRESENT
Built curriculum for IBDP Language and Literature classes
in order to ensure success for all learning levels
Provided students with a variety of methods to learn
including Socratic Seminars. collaboration, and lecture
Collaborated to rewrite the ELA grade 8 and 9 curriculum
based upon CCSS
Followed and prepared lessons implementing the
Readers and Writers Workshop Model
Created standards based learning scales, formative
assessments, and summative assessments
Facilitated lessons following Second Step's Social-
Emotional Learning curriculum
Crafted and instructed lessons for EAL learners in grades
K-5 in summer school
TEMPORARY PYP VISUAL ARTS
United Nations International School of Hanoi
Hanoi, Vietnam
MATERNITY LEAVE, SPRING 2017
Carefully followed lesson plans and classroom procedures
provided by the full-time art teacher
Helped arrange and showcase art for the yearly art show
celebration
Coached T-ball to grades 4-5 athletes for two seasons
LEADERSHIP TEACHING EXPERIENCE
CONTINUED
Grade level leader (grade 8)
Tunisian Studies Trip leader
Week without Walls trip leader
IBMYP AND IBDP ENGLISH A
MUN teacher and advisor
GEMS World Academy - Dubai
PROFESSIONAL United Arab Emirates
DEVELOPMENT 2013-2015

Constructed curriculum and selected appropriate texts for

all learners in MYP Language and Literature: Year 3, 4, and 5
IB DP TRAINING                         
Cooperated and worked together with a colleague to
Extended Essay training with Brad
assemble our syllabus for IBDP Language and Literature
Philpot
Assisted teaching team to align the MYP curriculum by
Language A: Lang & Lit, Cat. 3 in
using ManageBac to help build units, unit questions, and
English (2019)
statements of inquiry
Language A: Lang & Lit, Cat. 1 in
English (2012)
IB MYP TRAINING
Subject Specific Sem: Lang & Lit, HIGH SCHOOL, IB ENGLISH A, AND CREATIVE WRITING
Cat. 3 (2013) Ruamrudee International School
ACTIVITIES Bangkok, Thailand
2011-2013
Collaborated with DP educators while preparing students
SPORTS for Parts 1-4 of assessment
Varsity Cross Country Coach Fully discussed text and literature based on various
Varsity Track and Field Coach contextual levels
Freshman Baseball Coach Designed lessons and units from web-based content
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES including blogs, wikis, and media sites
Creative Writing Club Revised and rewrote curriculum for semester long Creative
Music Videos Club Writing course
Literary Magazine Advisor Focused student development on forms of poetry, creative
Set-Building essays, short narratives, screenplays, vignettes, dialogue
Tutoring for English A writing, and short-short stories
SUPERVISING Practiced with and prepared students for college interviews
DP Extended Essay
MYP Personal Project
DP CAS Advisor
REFERENCES HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH
Marian Central Catholic High School
Woodstock, Illinois, U.S.A.
KEVIN THOMAS 2003-2011
Secondary School Principal at ACST Developed British Literature curriculum focusing on
kthomas@acst.net Shakespeare and drama studies
LUCIE LECOCQ Produced Honors American Literature curriculum focusing
IB Coordinator at ACST on "characters in conflict"
llecocq@acst.net Crafted year-long study of vocabulary from context and
CAROLE NICKLE implementing Sadlier-Oxford source text
Head of Middle School Emphasized study skills, note taking, summarization,
International School Hannover paraphrasing, and analytical writing
Region (ISHR)
carole-nickle@is-hr.de