Josiane Verity

jmcverity@gmail.com
www.myeslcorner.weebly.com
416 997 2956

ACCREDITATION & EDUCATION

Accredited Language Instructor
TESL Ontario
2012 - Present

Certificate, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
University of Toronto, Woodsworth College
September 2011 - May 2012

M.A. in English
University of Toronto
September 2010 - May 2011

Specialized Honours B.A in English
Discipline of Teaching English as an International Language (DTEIL) certificate
York University, Glendon College
September 2006 - April 2010


PUBLICATIONS

Ebonics, the Oakland Resolution, and Using Non-Standard Dialects in the Classroom

The Past Perfect Tense


LANGUAGES

Perfectly bilingual in French and English
Competent in basic oral and written Spanish


TEACHING EXPERIENCE


Connect School of Languages, Toronto ON
Adult Education ESL Teacher
January 2013 - present

Teach Academic Preparation, Conversation and Grammar courses to classrooms of 2-20 students
from various backgrounds across all levels of student proficiency
Develop lesson plans, teaching materials and student projects to serve a communicative, task-based,
and integrated approach
Implement a weekly project-based evaluation rubric
Incorporate technology and online multimedia into the classroom using iPads, iBooks and various
apps to support the schools entirely paperless approach

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Teaching Practicum TESOL Certificate Program
COSTI Immigrant Services, Toronto ON
Student-teacher in basic-level ESL classroom
February - April 2012

Taught basic-level ESL to a group of 15-25 students from various backgrounds, made up
predominantly of newcomers to Canada
Created lesson plans and materials to support the host teachers language points and taught these
independently or participated in co-teaching with host teacher

Teaching Practicum DTEIL Certificate Program
Universidad Pedaggica Jos Enrique Varona, Havana, Cuba
Guest Instructor in a first-year university classroom
April - May 2010

Taught English as a Second Language to a group of 20-25 students in a first-year university classroom
Developed lessons based on curriculum requirements and particular classroom variables and taught
these independently
Created classroom aids and appropriate learning materials from limited available resources

Adult Learning Centre
La Cl dla Baie en Huronie, Barrie ON
Counsellor for Learner Support (French position)
Summer 2008

Performed one-on-one lessons as well as classroom-style teaching for a group of adult learners
seeking to improve their French and computer skills in an employment-oriented adult learning centre
Researched government guidelines about necessary skills for various careers and adapted lessons to
suit both these guidelines and each learners individual level and career goal
Designed task-based learning activities and evaluations to cultivate and assess learner progress
Supported each learner in setting short- and long-term goals and establishing a learning plan for
continuous advancement

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

Shepell-FGI, Toronto ON
Quality Assurance Bilingual Training Agent
June 2010 - January 2013

Acted as liaison between training department and staff as needed, performing either one-on-one
or classroom style training
Created training communications and documents
Identified gaps in current training procedures and processes and submit requests for updates as
required
Isolated trends in agent performance as a means of promoting continuous improvement
Provided feedback and support for improvement on monitored calls and test calls

REFERENCES

Available upon request