James G. Buttram

Experience

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  Drew University

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2013

  Library Assistant

  Responsibilities included assisting students in research methods and execution, navigating the stacks, and overseeing student employees on the weekend.

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  Montclair State University

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2015

  Teacher Gifted

  Seasonal: full-time in the summer and part-time through the school year. Conducted classes on a variety of topics in the humanities, utilizing coursework of my own design. Subjects included philosophy, current events, creative and nonfiction writing, and analog strategy games. The classes were structured to meet the unique intellectual and social needs of high achieving students, K-12. Classes taught were generally at the 5-6th grade or high school level.

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  Varsity Tutors

  Sept 2014 - Aug 2015

  Private Tutor

  Established rapport with students through an ongoing relationship. Often, scheduling, planning, and study skills were the focus of our sessions. While primarily working with high school students, I also met with younger children and university students.Subjects included History, English, and basic Spanish.

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  EF English First

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2017

  Teacher

  Engaging and teaching adult learners of English as a second language, through a communicative approach. Responsibilities include giving regular feedback to students, supplementing EF course materials, and implementing classes of my own design, tailored to foment application of language skills learned previously.Class sizes ranged from 1 student to 25 or more.Additional responsibilities included public education lectures on a variety of topics, such as "The History of Halloween," in order to promote the EF brand. Show less

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  Shenzhen Technology University (深圳技术大学)

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2019

  Foreign Teacher

  Primary responsibilities: designing and teaching classes, such as Oral English, Practical Applications of English, and American History and Culture. Further responsibilities: proofreading translated documents, facilitating or supervising extracurricular English language-oriented activities, such as the "Second Class," and acting as faculty representative of the Cycling Club.

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  Veritas Christian Academy

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

  Omnibus Instructor

  Primary responsibilities: designing and teaching a high-school humanities class, preparing Chinese students for the American university experience. Omnibus is essentially a combination history / literature class with a British and American focus, anchored around Western classics. Classes contained from six to twenty Chinese high school students. Due to Covid-19, the classes migrated online, where they were taught remotely using Zoom, WeChat, and email. I could not return to China and was replaced with an on-campus teacher. Show less

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  Rover.com

  Aug 2021 - now

  Dog Sitter

  Responsibilities: feeding and exercising pets, reinforcing trained behavior, administering medication, and "sitting" houses while clients are away, while maintaining relationships with owners.

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  Vail Resorts

  Jan 2022 - May 2023

  Mountain Activities

  Responsibilities include maintaining ramps, operating chairlifts and conveyors, and ensuring safe loading and unloading of guests, while providing the "experience of a lifetime."