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Kim Carroll, B.A., M.Ed. Candidate Founder and Academic Director, ENGLISH for Life TESOL Training and Language Academy Graduate Certificates in TESL/TEFL, and Teacher Training and Education   Worked with local NGO's to collect and produce oral histories (Oral Histories of Women Leaders of Indigenous and Ethnic Communities of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua) for URRACAN University, Bluefields, Nicaragua Co-wrote, The English Literacy Teacher Resource Guide, South Carolina Guest lecturer, Graduate Studies Education Department and ESL teacher for International Student Athletes, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina  Teacher and curriculum developer for adult intermediate and advanced ESL classes ESL Teacher Trainer and "Train the Trainer" instructor for the State of South Carolina BEST Plus administrator and administrator trainer Workshops, courses, and conferences developed and taught include: Help! I have ESL students in my class!, Service Learning Semester for U.S. Government Class (Furman University), Second Language Acquisition, Culture in the Classroom, Hearing Voices: Oral Histories in the Language Classroom, Creativity in the Classroom, Music in the Classroom, BEST Assessment Training, and TESOL Certification Program Hones Spanish language skills by singing in a salsa band Amanda K. Booker, Ph.D. Candidate Five years experience in curriculum development and instruction in university level English literature, composition, rhetoric, principles of grammar, and communication Taught reading enrichment program to students from pre-kindergarteners to adults with strong emphasis on phonics, word attack skills, vocabulary, comprehension, reading speed, study skills, and reading enjoyment Experienced in integrated curricula, emphasizing the use of music and women's issues in the classroom Worked with university level ESL students on academic and composition skills Although strangely drawn to English grammar, spends a considerable amount of time working on yogic headstands and chasing after dog, but not at the same time Brenda Burlingame, MAT ESOL 11th and 12th grade ESL teacher at Independence High School, Charlotte, North Carolina Secondary ESL social studies and literature teacher with IB accredited bilingual William Shakespeare School, Tumbaco, Ecuador Intern with ELL secondary high school students at Portland High School, Portland, Maine Secondary voluntary teacher with Jamaican Advancement for Adult Literacy, Kingston, Jamaica ESL instructor with Berlitz Language School [Columbus, Ohio], Inlingua and Transemantics, Inc., Washington, D.C., and Key Language Services in Quito, Ecuador AmeriCorps VISTA in ESL Program with the Greenville Literacy Association, Greenville, SC SIT sandanona conference presenter on "Storytelling in the ELL Classroom," 2005 Certificate in TEFL from LADO International College, Washington, D.C. Hiked the Appalachian Trail (but not the whole thing because she got tired) and once dug her buried school out of volcanic ash (something that wasn't in the job description) Lara Lavery, MAT TESOL and French Current instructor of high school ESOL in the Washington, DC, metro area Former ESL and Basic Adult Education Program Manager at Greenville Literacy Association, ESL teacher for international student athletes at Furman University and EFL instructor in Tallinn, Estonia Workshops and publications include: Volunteer Tutor Training, Training the Trainer, and Multiple Intelligences Speaker of English, Estonian, French, and Spanish Areas of interest include learner autonomy, intercultural communications, and illiteracy in second language learners Presenter at TESOL Conference 2002 Prudence Kohl, M.A., Communication President of KohlQuest, a marketing and corporate communication agency serving national and international clients in both the public and private sectors Director, Hoophole Life Survival Learning Center, dedicated to changing existing attitudes and beliefs in order to build more dynamic, compassionate relationships between and among human beings Former Professor of Communication and Faculty Woman of the Year, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio Founder and Principal of the HoopHole Life Skills Learning Center  Author of Hole in the Garden Wall, Human Values and Organizational Cultures, eXpress Yourself newZletter, and numerous articles on interpersonal communication and conflict dynamics in human relationships Makes the most incredible apple pie this side of the Pecos Kathryn McLaughlin, M.A. TESOL and Foreign Languages and Literatures TESOL Instructor and Assistant to the Director of International Studies, USC Upstate, Greenville, South Carolina Developed content for online curses and presented online lessons and lecturres, Seoul, South Korea Additional education in Principles and Practices of Online Teaching Languages: French (advanced), Spanish (intermediate), Italian (intermediate), and Korean (basic) Look for her on the salsa dance floor Jon Ory, TESOL Certificate, B.A., Business Administration and Political Science ESL Instructor for English & More and Trident Technical College, Charleston, South Carolina Developed ESL program for low-income English learners in conjunction with Trident Technical College Director of Global Works, leading service learning study abroad trips for high school students in New Zealand and Fiji Five years experience leading international service learning and adventure travel for teens, including work with language, diversity training, acculturation issues, and responsible travel Surfer extraordinaire Kelly Criscitiello, TESOL Certificate, SC Teaching Certificate, B.A. Spanish Founder and Academic Director of English & More: The Language School of Charleston Lead ESL Instructor for Berkeley County Adult Education Seven years of foreign language teaching experience in the United States and abroad (Spanish and ESL) Provided Business English courses to clients at international organizations in Belgium, including Deutsch Bank, Coca Cola, and the European Union Offered intensive English programs and private instruction to adults and children Taught students with a variety of language proficiency levels (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced) Practicing yogi and world traveler Arturo Castellanos, B.A., Teacher's Certificate/Teaching Spanish Certificate University EFL Instructor of basic, intermediate, and advanced levels at Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus, Guadalajara, Mexico Advanced Levels Program Coordinator, including curriculum design and implementation, and teacher observation and feedback Experienced teaching EFL, ESP, and Business English Bad-ass bass player Catherine Dillon, B.Ed. TESOL, M.A. Elementary Education ESOL Lead Teacher with Greenville County Schools, South Carolina Over 10 years experience as ESOL teacher in public schools in the United States and Canada Participant in the Visiting International Faculty Program and the Innovative Learning Educational Exchange between the United States and China Presenter of numerous workshops on effective strategies for teaching English language learners Travels to a new destination every year Karina Rodegra, Ph.D. Roman Languages, M.A. Linguistics, TESOL Certificate President, The Language PROS Instructor of English, French, Spanish, and German language and cultural development for children and adults in Spartanburg and Greenville, South Carolina, Paris, France, and Geneva, Switzerland Read her novel     Centro de Lenguas e Intercambio Cultural Learn Spanish abroad at the leading Spanish Language School in Seville, Spain -- CLIC IH. 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