1. Ryan Burr_
Current address
4925 24th Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98108
Native Speaker of English
Mobile phone: 206-858-3788
Email: rmburr79@gmail.com
Skype ID: soylatte21
Date of birth: 03/21/1979
Place of birth: Tiffin, OH, USA
Nationality: American, USA passport holder
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:
TEFL WORLWIDE, Prague Czech Republic Graduated April 2016
TEFL Certification Accredited by IatQuo
Completed an accredited on-site, 4-week,120-hour TEFL program that included 10 hours of
actual, hands-on experience teaching in classrooms with actual ESL learners at levels including
Elementary, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Upper-intermediate. Program focus consisted of
teaching methodology and language awareness. I delivered two full grammar presentations on
reported speech and the past perfect simple form, expressing regret. Also conducted an individual
learner case study. Topics of program coverage included: vocabulary, grammar, phonology,
business English, young learners English, methodology, authentic materials and course books,
EFL testing and other EFL components.
Bachelor of Arts (B.A) in Journalism and Mass Communications, Dec. 2000
Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:
Rogers English Academy, ESL Teacher May 2016 – May 2017
Yangmei, Tayoun Taiwan
English teacher for night “cram” school with Taiwanese students in elementary to high school,
plus some adult classes. Levels ranged from beginner to advanced, including teaching two
summer phonics classes.
TutorGroup, online ESL Teacher
Remote Feb. 2017 -- present
Leading online tutor sessions for adult students learning English, mainly from China.
Seattle Public Schools, Special Education Instructional Assistant,
Seattle, WA, USA Oct. 2010 – March 2016
2. Worked in special education classrooms ranging from elementary to high school, assisting lead
teacher with academic, behavioral and physical/health needs and challenges of students. Took a
lead role in documenting, scoring, and commenting on social and academic output.
Emerald City Smoothie, Lead Sales Associate
Seattle, WA, USA July 2011 – Nov. 2015
Longest-serving employee for the store. Promoted and sampled product near the store, drawing in
customers. Up-sold product.
The News Herald, News Reporter,
Panama City, FL, USA Feb. 2005 - March 2009
Reported 1 – 2 print news stories per day on a variety of news topics, such as city government,
housing development, lifestyle trends, and breaking news.
LANGUAGE/SKILLS: Microsoft Office, Power Point, Excel, exceptional communications
skills, creative problem solver, proficient with event planning on social media
INTERESTS: Hiking, camping, baseball, standup comedy, planning social events, travel
