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Thomas Woods

A Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages 

521 Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 442-7124


WORK EXPERIENCE



Retired from teaching                                                                                                                             June 2004
 Sacramento U.S.D. sweetened an early retirement for many of us (to cut down on salary expense)
 by adding an additional pension to our retirement moneys.


John F. Kennedy Senior High School, Sacramento, California                                                 March 2000 to June 2004 
German, ESL, and Social Science Teacher. Taught German, Economics, U.S. History, & Level 1 ESL.


Old Marshall Adult School, Sacramento, California                                                                       1999 - August 2000
English As A Second Language Teacher. Taught beginning ESL levels in Adult School.


Washoe High Adult School, Reno, Nevada                                                                                          1997 - 1998
English As A Second Language Teacher. Taught beginning ESL levels in Adult School.


John Marshall Senior High School, Los Angeles, California                                                                 1993 - 1997 
English As A Second Language and Social Studies Teacher.
Taught all ESL levels and sheltered courses (Geography, Reading, Education & Career Planning).

Member of the Parent Involvement Committee and attended the Bilingual Advisory Committee.
                                                                                                                                    John Marshall High School 

Alhambra High School, Phoenix, Arizona
1992 - 1993
English As A Second Language Teacher 
and Department Chair.Taught beginning 
ESL levels and ancillary courses.  
Worked with Sheltered and Bilingual 
class faculty to develop cross-subject 
communication and coordinate school-
wide curriculum of ESL students.














                                                                  
 
Nogales High School, Nogales, Arizona                                                                                                1991 - 1992
English As A Second Language Teacher.Taught ESL and English Nine.
     

        Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts                                      1989 - 1991
    Assistant Director English as a Second Language
    Programs. Responsible for financial aspects of a 
    $1.5 million program,instructional logistics, 
    program publicity, and daily faculty interface.

           
        Roxbury Community College, Boston, Massachusetts                                  1989
    English As A Second Language Teacher for GED Program.


        Babson College, American Language Academy, Wellesley,
       Massachusetts                                                                                               1989

    English As A Second Lang. Teacher.Taught all levels
    of ESL in a Summer program.      





    Sever Hall
 Harvard University









Nogales High School, Nogales, Arizona          
1986-1989
 
English As A Second Language &
German Teacher. 
Taught ESL, German, and Sheltered
Sophomore English.  Chaired one of 
the North-Central Accreditation 
Committees.
















Nogales High School              




Bank of California, San Francisco, California                                                                                     1979 - 1984
 
Assistant Vice President. Responsible for tracking a $14 million budget. Provided financial 
analysis on down-sizing and efficiency. Managed a staff of eight analysts.
EDUCATION 
 
University of California, Berkeley, California                                               1960 - 1963

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and German awarded June, 1963. Honors 
Program in Anthropology.

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona                                                        1985 - 1986 
Masters of Education with emphasis in ESL awarded August,1986.

CREDENTIALS


State of California, Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Professional Clear Single Subject Teaching Credential: authorized fields Social Science and Foreign Language German, valid February 1, 2000 to February 1, 2005.

Supplementary authorization: English as a Second Language.

Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development (CLAD), no expiration date.




State of Nevada, Commission on Professional Standards
Secondary License in German and Special License in TESL (K-12), valid May 23, 1997 to February 13, 2003.




State of Arizona, Department of Education

Standard Secondary Certificate in German with English as a Second Language Endorsement, expires February 13, 2004.

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