Kanako Suwa[B i l i n g u a l E du c a t i o n , E S L P r e K - 6 ] phone:857-333-7199

email:kana7121@bu.edu

Skype:kanakosuwa

Twitter:@KanakoSuwa

DOB:January21st,1995(Age22)

CItizenship:Japan

L A N G U A G E S

Japanese–nativespeaker

English–native-likeproficiency(TOEFLiBT112,TheEIKENTestinPracticalEnglishProficiencyGrade1)

Mandarin–conversational(TestofChineseProficiencyGrade3)

EM P L O YM E N T

Am e r i c a n I n t e r n a t i o n a l S c h o o l , H o C h i M i n h , V i e t n a m

A u g u s t 2 0 1 7 –

J u n e 2 0 1 9

EnglishLanguageDevelopmentTeacher

E D U C A T I O N

B o s t o n U n i v e r s i t y

2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 7

S c h o o l o f E d u c a t i o n , B A C H E L O R O F A R T MajoringinBilingualEducation/ESLPreK-6ESLK-6LicensefromthestateofMassachusettsCurrentGPA(December2016):3.29Dean’sList:Fall2015,Spring2016,Fall2017

D o s h i s h a I n t e r n a t i o n a l H i g h S c h o o l 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 3

H i g h S c h o o l InternationalschoolinKyoto,Japan.CoreclassesfollowtheJapanesecurriculumframework,withEnglishclassescateredtothestudents’proficiencylevel.

T a i p e i A m e r i c a n S c h o o l 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 1 0

5 t h g r a d e – 9 t h g r a d e AmericanschoolinTaipei,Taiwan.ReceivedPull-OutESLservicesin5thgradeandfirstsemester6thgrade.Push-InESLserviceforsecondsemesterof6thgrade.

E X P E R I E N C E

D o n a l d M c K a y K - 8 S c h o o l S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 6 – M a y 2 0 1 7

S t u d e n t T e a c h e r StudentteacherwithanESLspecialist,bothpush-inandpull-outforGrade4&5classrooms,withWIDALevel1-5ELLs.Smallgroupinstructionsandplanningforbothgrade-levelcontentandESLlessons,aswellashelpingouttheclassroomteachersinpreparingforlessonsandprovidingaccommodationsandscaffoldingfortheELLsintheclassroom.

G a r d n e r P i l o t A c a d em y S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 – M a y 2 0 1 6

C l a s s r o om V o l u n t e e r

Volunteeredinanallinclusion(specialeducation/ELLs)3rdgradeclassroomattheGardenerPilotAcademyinAllston,onceaweek.Workedwithsmallgroupsofstudentstocompleteclassworksuchasmathworksheets,readingandwritingprompts.

T r o t t e r E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 4 – M a y 2 0 1 5

T u t o r i n g

Visitedtheschoolonceaweekasapartofarequiredcourse.Workedwithasecondgraderonpoetry.

A l c o t t E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4 - M a y 2 0 1 4

S a t u r d a y S c h o o l 2011-2013

F i e l d P l a c e m e n t E x p e r i e n c e PlacedwithanESLpulloutteacherattheAlcottElementarySchoolinConcordforarequiredcourse.Workedwithasmallnumberofstudentsinapull-outsetting,andpushedintoamainstreamclasswithELLs.

S w i mm i n g T e a c h e r / A s s i s t a n t

Saturdayschoolforelementaryschoolbilingualsofalllevelsand/oroverseareturneeslivinginJapan.AllclassesareconductedinEnglish.TaughtswimmingtostudentsinK-6.

J u s t F o r K i d s ! 2011-present

S w i mm i n g T e a c h e r / A s s i s t a n t

SummerprogrammeinOsaka,Japanforelementaryschoolbilingualsofalllevelsand/oroverseareturnees.AllclassesareconductedinEnglish.TeachingswimmingtostudentsinPreK-6.

S w i m Z o n e

2 0 0 8 - 2 0 1 0

S w i mm i n g T e a c h e r VolunteerswimmingteachingprogrammeattheTaipeiAmericanSchool,forchildrenages3-7andofvariousswimminglevels.

E X T R A C U R R I C U L A R

B U S c h o o l o f E d u c a t i o n U n d e r g r a d u a t e S t u d e n t G o v e r n m e n t ( S E D S G )

2014-2015schoolyear:Secretary/Provosts’Representative2015-2016schoolyear:President/Provosts’RepresentativeSEDSGactsasthebridgebetweenthestudentsandthefaculty,staff,SED,andthebiggerBUcommunity.Weorganiseeducationalandinformationaltalksfor

our studentson various topics that arenotdiscussed indepth inour coursessuch as transgender issues in education, student teaching experiences, anddiversityineducationtalkswithourDean.Wehostasilentauctioneveryyeartobenefitmembersofourcommunityandtheeducationcommunity,suchasDonors Choose for ‘14-‘15 year and contributed the fundraising of a BostonMarathonrunnerfortheBrooklineTeenCentrefor‘15-‘16year.

T e a c h i n g A s s i s t a n t

2015-2016schoolyear:TeachingAssistantforCASSO210–ConfrontingPersistentSocialInequalitiesinAmericanSchools:EducationalandSociologicalPerspectivesCASSO211–ConfrontingRacial,Cultural,Gender,andSocialIdentitiesinUrbanClassrooms:EducationalandSociologicalPerspectives

• Tookclassnoteseveryclass(fall/springsemester)• Kepttrackofattendance,participation,andassignmentsubmission• Recordedallgrades• Organisedsomeoftheextracreditopportunities• Liaisonbetweenthestudentsandtheon-sitesupervisors

I n d e p e n d e n t R e s e a r c h P r o j e c t F a l l 2 0 1 6 I n d e p e n d e n t R e s e a r c h P r o j e c t S p r i n g 2 0 1 7

AnindependentresearchprojectonThirdCultureKids(TCKs)andinternationalschoolstudentsandtheirtransnationaltransitionexperiences.Methodsincludeliteraturereviewandinterviews,withaconclusionofhowinternationalschoolscanprovidesupportfortheirstudentswhoareexperiencingmovingintoanewcountryandculture.AnindependentresearchprojectontheeducationsysteminVietnaminpreparationforworkingataninternationalschoolinVietnam.

T r a n s i t i o n a l M e n t o r P r o g r a mm e 2014-20152015-2016

AmentoringprogrammeforSchoolofEducation.Incomingstudents(mentees)arepairedupwithanolderstudent(mentor),assistingtheirtransitiontoSED,BU,Boston,and/ortheUnitedStates.