Kiki Jin

Experience

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  Pennsylvania International School

  Jun 2011 - Sept 2013

  Teacher Trainer; SAT, IELTS, iBT Trainer

  • Planned and implemented lessons about American History and Literature to the SAT students • Taught TOEFL and IELTS oral English and writing one-on-on classes and summer classes which contained more than 20 students • Daily classroom management, monitored student behavior and individual student progress• Responsible for teacher training of new teachers. Duties involved assessing and aiding teaching skills, evaluating progress and conducting training sessions.Achievements:• Helped more than 100 students successfully achieve good grades in TOEFL and IELTS• Instructed over 60 students to obtain 27 in writing test of TOEFL, and more than 40 students to achieve 6.5 in the writing test of IELTS. Show less

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  Golden Arrow

  Sept 2011 - Jun 2012

  University Admission Counsellor

  • Worked on the students’ application letter for university, to help them prepare the required documents, and aided their transition to studying abroad• Translated documents from Mandarin to English• Responsible for the training of new employees

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  Fort Hays State University

  Sept 2011 - Jun 2012

  Tutor

  • Assisted professor to correct students’ essays, and helped the students grasp and master accurate writing techniques • In-class tutored the students and played a role as a professional TA• Instructed the students to allow them to utilize their creativity in essay writing and helped them pass their writing class

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  Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

  Sept 2012 - Jun 2013

  University Lecturer

  • Daily classroom management, monitored student behavior and individual student progress• Instructed students reading comprehension and IELTS writing classes• Helped students get satisfying grade for IELTS after their freshman yearAchievements:• Planned, developed and initiated a Short Story Club which brought together foreign teachers in Liaoning University to discuss famous English short stories in order to enhance students’ reading ability and illustrate creative ways of thinking. Duties involved scheduling, facilitating student-teacher integration and developing class syllabus. • Trained 20 students to attain 6.5 in the IELTS test in their first semester• Awarded the prize “My Favorite IELTS Teacher” at Liaoning University in 2012 Show less

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  Surrey International Institute, Dongbei University of Finance & Economics

  Sept 2013 - Jan 2016

  University Lecturer

  • Developing lesson plans, necessary syllabus, quizzes and tests for diverse courses (e.g. Writing, Oral English Skills, Public Speaking, and Practical Business Skills, and EAP Listening and Speaking) to make teaching more effective, evaluating the assignments and tests and providing feedback to students • Designing and utilizing effective teaching tools and techniques to accomplish the teaching objectives and make teaching easy and interesting, and providing regular workshops with effective instructions• Developing students’ intercultural awareness, their understanding of Business and management concepts, and their effective communication strategies integrating the four language skills of reading, writing, listening and speakingAchievements: • Trained and helped 100+ students in the Final Contest of CCTV English Outlook Competition, held in Beijing. Personally coached four students who won the ‘Second Prize Award’ and one student who ranked top 20 among over 500,000 contestants. • Won a Top Grade Coach Award in the 2014 “FLTPR Cup” English Public Speaking National Final Contest, trained a student to win the runner-up in this contest, and attended IATEFL Conference in Manchester, UK. • Coached a student who won First Prize in 2015 “21st Century Cup” English Speaking National Grand Final Contest (Among 200,000 contestants).• Judged the Liaoning Province Finals of the CCTV English Outlook Competition in 2015. Show less

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  Newstars Education Counsellor Pty Ltd

  Mar 2016 - Aug 2016

  Educational Consultant

  • Counsel oversea students regarding educational issues such as course and program selection, school adjustment, and career planning.• Counsel individuals to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws• Confer with parents or guardians, other counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral, academic, and other problems• Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools Show less

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  CIRCLE - The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education

  Mar 2017 - Jan 2018

  Education Associate; Research Assistant; Program Coordinator

  • Consulting with teachers, principals and administrative officials of educational institutions to coordinate educational programs and provide advice on academic performance of schools, welfare of pupils and performance of teachers• Developing and reviewing courses for Postgraduate Study in School Leadership Program that Circle offers in partnership with University of Tasmania • Conducting educational research projects on behalf of schools and school associations locally and globally• Gathering, reviewing, analyzing and presenting schools’ performance data and providing guidance on ways to improve schools’ performance by offering research-based solutions utilized in top performing institutions• Consulting and supporting the work of the schools in Australia, New Zealand and abroad in school strategy, leadership, performance and professional learning • Conducting focus group interviews and observations within schools to note down areas for improvement in school strategic goals, teaching pedagogies and professional learning needs of teachers• Applying knowledge of learning processes and school structures to develop online operational and training programs for education institutes in Indonesia and Singapore Show less

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  University of Technology Sydney

  Mar 2018 - Apr 2023

  University Lecturer

  Offshore Business Courses of University of Technology Sydney in Shanghai University

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  St. Nicholas School

  May 2023 - now

  University and Career Advisor