Good teaching begins with connection.

I'm currently teaching at Shane English Corporation in Tokyo. I'm a TEFL-certified English teacher with experience at BCA in Saitama, KIFL in Kanda, Tokyo, and online with Panda ABC. I also served as a full-time U.S. Army classroom instructor in Hawaii from 2000 to 2004.

My background also includes customer-facing work across several U.S. cities. I have also pursued web development studies at Harvard Extension School since 2022, with my certificate in progress.

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HELLOLearn.
Connect.
Grow.

TOKYO · ENGLISH EDUCATION

02 / TEACHING MINDSET

What matters
in the classroom.

Three principles guiding this portfolio's teaching approach. These are guiding ideas, not claims about past employment.

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Confidence

A welcoming classroom gives learners room to try, make mistakes, and keep going.

02 /

Clarity

Strong lessons have a clear goal, useful language, and activities that build toward it.

03 /

Connection

Language becomes meaningful when learners can use it to communicate in real situations.

03 / NEXT UP

A profile backed by real work.

Explore my English teaching roles in Japan and online, and my classroom instruction experience in Hawaii. My résumé is available to view and print.