Carissa

Profession: EMU Bright Futures, Assistant Site Coordinator
Education, Teaching, Training and Development
Design, lead and support academic, post-graduation, recreational, and social activities on a weekly basis for high school students in a virtual/remote learning environment; develop and facilitate student engagement and leadership
opportunities

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR, DONGHAI PRIMARY ATTACHED TO SHENZHEN FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL + CHINA SOUTHERN UNI OF SUSTAINABILITY
Education, English Language Instruction, Environment, Teaching
Coordinated and launched Donghai Primary School’s first Roots & Shoots (Jane
Goodall Institute) chapter; trained science teachers to become program mentors;
ongoing recruitment and supervision of student membership for 16 activity
classes; provide

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR, NANSHAN CHINESE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE (NCIC, SHENZHEN)
Education, English Language Instruction, Environment, Teaching
Coordinated and launched NCIC’s first Roots & Shoots (Jane Goodall Institute)
chapter; initiated partnership and training program with the Mangrove China
Foundation for high school student volunteers; ongoing recruitment and
supervision of student

ESL INSTRUCTOR, ACCESS INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE INSTITUTE (ANN ARBOR, MI)
English Language Instruction, Education, Teaching
Instruct beginning, intermediate and advanced ESL lessons; designate lesson curriculum and lead classroom activities based on the communication method; assess student progress and process individual at the end of each term; create lesson plans and

Interests: I'm an avid nature-lover who is fascinated by an endless array of art and artists. I enjoy laughter and eagerly welcome opportunities to have fun, especially if it involves creativity.

Education: SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNVIERSITY, CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES, BACHELOR OF ARTS DIPLOMA 2003
Education
Senior Thesis: The Commodification of Culture, Today’s Tang Dynasty
Dean’s List 2001 – 2003

Curriculum Development, Commonwealth Education Trust, 2014
Education
This course provided the basic pedagogy and various approaches for course design.

Jane Goodall Institute Empowering Young Leaders Course, 2016
Education, Environment
This course provided the model, structure and skills for Roots & Shoots mentors and student project development.

United Nations Module on Children and Climate Change, 2018
Environment, Education
This course focused on how children and youth can be impacted by climate change, how their resilience can be strengthened, and resources/tools they can use to address this challenge.

Spoken Languages: English (Native), Chinese (Conversational), French (Basic), Spanish (Basic)

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