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Learning support and English language teacher for international schools.

Over a decade of teaching, most of it in the Asia Pacific. I help every student reach the curriculum, and I help teachers make that happen.

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Teaching
10+ years
International schools in China
7 years
Teachers trained
50+
Students in the literacy and EAL program I led
300+

Programmes IB PYP IB MYP IB DP US special education

Teaching philosophy

Every learner has the right to meaningful learning.

Whatever their learning needs, students deserve a curriculum they can access. I design for that from the start, in three ways.

  1. Engagement

    I learn what my students care about and present content in ways that feel relevant to them.

  2. Access

    I plan around each student's language profile and strengths, and I present ideas through more than one mode.

  3. Agency

    Students choose how to show what they know. The goal is joy and confidence in lifelong learning.

Experience

Where I have taught

  1. 2026 to now

    Founder and Principal Consultant

    Vargus Advisory LLC

    • Building tools that turn MAP Growth data into student-level support plans.

  2. 2022 to 2026

    Secondary Learning Support Teacher

    Shekou International School, Shenzhen, China

    • Built the school's first formal intervention program, with data collection and reporting.
    • Co-designed a schoolwide support framework with teachers, leaders, and families.
    • Trained faculty on instructional design and educational technology.

  3. 2019 to 2022

    English Literacy Coordinator and Learning Support Teacher

    Zhuhai International School, Zhuhai, China

    • Managed the literacy and EAL program for 300+ students across PYP, MYP, and DP.
    • Trained 50+ teachers in workshops on literacy instruction and differentiation.
    • Led a data-driven program review that shaped policy and budget decisions.

  4. 2018 to 2019

    PYP EAL Teacher

    International School Stuttgart, Germany

    • Taught English language acquisition to primary students from many language backgrounds.

Credentials and training

Qualified to teach and lead support

Credentials and degrees

  • Clear Education Specialist Credential, CaliforniaEnglish Learner Authorization and Autism Spectrum Disorder added authorization
  • Master of Business AdministrationCalifornia State University Channel Islands
  • Bachelor of Business AdministrationRitsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan. Bilingual program in English and Japanese.

Training

  • Universal Design for Learning, Level 3CAST, 2023
  • IB Category 1: MYP Language AcquisitionInternational Baccalaureate, 2023
  • IB Category 1: Making the MYP HappenInternational Baccalaureate, 2023
  • Child safeguarding certificate2025

Languages English, native. Japanese, professional fluency. Spanish, pre-intermediate. Mandarin, basic.

Selected work

Samples from my classroom

Full versions will live on the Resources page. Every sample is a template, with no student or teacher names.

  • English · Writing

    PEAL paragraph organizer

    Color-coded steps and sentence starters for literary analysis.

    View sample

  • Teacher training

    Academic vocabulary across subjects

    A workshop activity teachers use to plan key words and discussion questions.

    View sample

  • Business · Collaboration

    Internal Assessment organizer

    A three-part organizer built with a subject teacher for a research essay.

    Coming to Resources

  • English · Speaking

    Individual oral planner

    Planning support for a spoken assessment.

    Waiting on file

  • Science

    Science sample

    One differentiated science resource.

    Waiting on file

  • Math

    Math sample

    One differentiated math resource.

    Waiting on file

Hiring for next school year?

I am glad to share my full CV, references from school leaders, and more samples. Please contact me for more information.

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References available on request.