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< p align="center">Avery Gray-Leckrone 3413 Kildare
Cleveland Heights, OH, 44118
(216) 543-1834
avery@issyink.com
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Educator Skills |
- Highly experienced in managing a classroom and maintaining a fun, disciplined atmosphere
- Extensive experience in lesson planning and creative material presentation
- Strong leadership and team building skills
- Good attention to detail
- Ability to accommodate multiple student learning styles
- Good speaking voice and delivery
- Experienced at remaining cool under stress
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Teaching Experience |
March 2004-August 2005 Kundae BCM Seoul, South Korea
English as a Second Language Instructor
- Teach
English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and culture to students of
varying ability levels from elementary school to postgraduate.
- Use a variety of texts and classroom materials provided by the institution
- Provide supplemental material as necessary for lessons
- Devise curriculum for new classes and follow curriculums for continuing classes
- Maintain a cordial but professional relationship with students, other instructors, and office staff
- Prepare students for TOEIC exams
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October 2003-Present Institutes of Karate Wooster, OH
Self Defense and Karate Instructor
- Lead
classes for beginning and intermediate level students in Awase Kenpo
Karate, Kenko-Na Kenpo, Awase Goshin Jutsu, and Shiho-Karano Kenpo
Jitsu
- Provide private instruction for students as time and space permits
- Student in Awase Kenpo Karate from August 2000 to present
- Ranked shodan (black belt) in Awase Kenpo Karate October 2003
- Ranked Sankyu in Shiho-Karano Kenpo Jitsu
- Belt rankings in Kenko-Na Kenpo and Awase Kenpo Kobudo
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March 1999-January 2002 Salvation Army Wooster, OH
Tutoring Aide
- Supervised program from March to November, 2001
- Supervise internet and computer use
- Make sure children leave on time and either go home or to activity center
- Open and close the learning center
- Drive children home at night
- Have knowledge of elementary through high school level subject
matter in English, math, computer science, natural sciences, and social
studies
- Develop rapport with students, other tutors, and instructors
- Discuss students' academic progress with parents and teachers
- Tutor between five and ten students in grades 3-9
- Communicate complex subject matter and instructions in a readily assimilated form
- Provide one-on-one tutoring in basic computer skills
- Help students interpret teachers' instructions
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Education |
August 1996-December 2003 University of Akron Akron, OH
BA-Secondary Education, Integrated Language Arts
- Deans List for part time students
- Deans list for full time students
- Deans list for students in the College of Education
- Golden Key Honors Society
- National Merit Scholar
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August 1992-May 1995 College of Wooster Wooster, OH
English Major
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March 2004-Present Korea Hapkido Federation Seoul, South Korea
Ildan in Jeongmu Cheyuk Kwan Hapkido |
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August 2000-Present Institute of Karate Wooster, OH
Shodan in Awase Kenpo Karate-Do |
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Community Activities |
Choir:
I sing tenor in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County
choir. We perform in regularly scheduled services at the UUFWC as well
as in services for churches in the surrounding area. |
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Coffee
House: I perform twice a year in the choirs biannual coffee house,
coordinating with other performers as necessary to develop entertaining
segments. |
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Volunteer Experience |
Religious
Exploration: I taught religious Exploration at the UUFWC for two years.
I worked with a group adults and a coordinator to set the schedule for
instruction, then we designed and presented lessons for a group of 5-10
students aged 7-10 years old. |
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UUFWC
Board of Directors: I was a member of the UUFWC board of directors from
2002-2003. Our responsibilities included attending a number of
regularly scheduled meetings, setting the annual budget for the
Fellowship, and acting as liaisons between different committees and the
board. Additionally, I was involved in the building project directed at
creating a new Fellowship hall to accommodate our growing congregation. |
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Other Work Experience |
March 2003-January 2004 Wal-Mart Wooster, OH
Sales Associate
- Understand and carry out instructions in either verbal or written form
- Help with the store remodel project from March 2003-May 3003
- Unload freight from trucks, sort it by department, and move it to the sales floor
- Stock freight from pallets to the shelves
- Arrange inventory to maximize sales
- Check and maintain my working environment in a safe and orderly manner
- Clean my department every night
- Lift and carry 50-100 pounds repeatedly
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May 2003-June 2003 Muddy Fork Farms Wooster, OH
Temporary Farm Hand
- Understand and carry out complex verbal instructions
- Distinguish between different varieties of plants based on leaf-and-stem structure
- Operate various tools and equipment
- Plant various vegetables and berries
- Weeding vegetables and berries
- Harvest vegetables and berries
- Lift and carry 25-50 pounds repeatedly
- Deliver weekly harvest to buyers
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July 2002-March 2003 Café Woo Wooster, OH
Baker
- Understand and carry out complex written and verbal instructions
- Order and take inventory of raw materials
- Have full and complete knowledge of the baking process and product life span
- Make bagel dough
- Develop and modify new recipes for a variety of bagel products
- Identify and correct inconsistencies on dough
- Monitor baking process
- Bake bagels and pastries in the morning
- Clean and maintain equipment used in the store
- Lift and carry 50-100 pounds repeatedly
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December 1995-July 2002 Woogles, Inc. Wooster, OH
Baker
- Understand and carry out complex written and verbal instructions
- Understand inventory system and ordering processes
- Order and take inventory of raw materials
- Stock, order, and inventory soda
- Make bagel dough
- Develop and modify new recipes for a variety of bagel products
- Identify and correct inconsistencies in dough
- Monitor baking process
- Clean and perform basic maintenance of equipment used in the store
- Take breakfast and lunch deliveries
- Lift and carry 50-100 pounds repeatedly
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March 1999-January 2002 Salvation Army Wooster, OH
Assistant Shelter Supervisor
- Understand various forms and written instructions
- Function effectively during any shift as necessary
- Fill in for regular shelter supervisor when regular staff is unavailable for work
- Plan and prepare food without instructions
- Prepare a meal for shelter residents during shift
- General upkeep and maintenance of shelter during shift
- Fill out intake, exit, and incident report forms for shelter residents
- Make certain residents are assigned chores and that they complete them
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