Nick Gagne

NICHOLAS

Lee Ik-Hoon Language Institute Research Assistant

GAGNE

Putting students first. Phone: 010-4732-8091 [email protected]

E D U C AT I O N

A F F I L I AT I O N S

• BA, English, University of Minnesota, 2005 • AA, Liberal Arts, North Hennepin College, 2003

• KOTESOL, Active Member • APA CALL, Active Member

ACHIEVEMENTS

S K I L LS & E X P E R I E N C E

• Trained and managed employees at UPS and dealt with problem solving, task delegation, and overall quality control. • Chosen for the Dean's List at Heneppin College for outstanding academic achievement. • Empowered students and enabled them to achieve higher scores standardized tests. • Designed TOEFL and TOEIC reading and grammar passages for use in commercial test-prepbooks. • Volunteered with pediatric patients at Hennepin County Medical Center.

• Teaching academic writing, reading and conversation to all ages (children through adults) and experience levels. • Willingness to use and familiarity with innovative approaches, including project-based, content-based, communicative, and experiential learning curricula. • Sensitivity to the unique needs of Korean learners, having written published sample TOEFL/TOEIC passages, and having taken the TEPS test. • Proficient at curriculum and test creation.

E M P LOY M E N T • January 2007 - Present

• June 2006 - December 2006

• October 2005 - May 2006

• July 2002 - September 2005

H I S TO RY Research Assistant/Instructor, Lee Ik-Hoon Institute • Taught adult and university age classes, edited and wrote grammar and reading comprehension passages for TOEFL/TOEIC test-prep books. Teacher, Jung Chul Junior English Institute • Taught children's class in a promising institute that unfortunately encountered unforeseen financial issues and closed. Parting was friendly, amicable,and mutual. Patient Care Advocate, Express Scripts Inc. • Interpreted client database information, advised of alternatives for costly medications,explained and educated patients about their prescription plans. Manager/Operations Specialist, United Parcel Service • Coordinated daily tasks for employees, investigated and solved problems with customers, assisted in diplomatic mediation, conducted monthly safety examinations.

REFERENCES • Joshua Davies MS Ed TESOL (Faculty) Sungkyunkwan University [email protected] 010-5238-3373 • Woo-lee Chang (TEPS Instructor) Lee Ik-Hoon Language Institute [email protected] 010-9160-7807

• Jung-hwa Seo MA TESOL (TOEIC Instructor) Lee Ik-Hoon Language Institute [email protected] 010-4737-2981

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