Andrea Cooper
Vero Beach, Florida, USA

Email: andreacooperTEFL@gmail.com
Telephone/Text: (323) 247-1798

TEACHING EXPERIENCE          

English Language Instructor
ICI (Instituto de Comunicacion Internacional) de Mexico, Guadalajara, MX

Planned and taught a wide variety of engaging, interactive, student-centered English language classes onsite and online including:

• Private and group lessons for students at all levels, from complete beginners to advanced speakers
• Business English at corporate locations, including Herbalife, HP, and Oracle
• TOEIC exam preparation

English Writing Tutor 
Pearson Smarthinking

Provided college students with online coaching to help them improve their written English. Focused on high-level skills such as organization and content development as well as lower-level skills such as grammar and punctuation

Student Teacher
IMAC (Instituto Mexico-Americano de Cultura) Ingles Total, Guadalajara, MX

Prepared lessons and taught all levels of group English classes to teens and adults

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assessment Development Writer
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ
Develop materials for the TOEIC and TOEFL English proficiency exams

Marketing Manager
Optum (UnitedHealth Group), Glendale, CA, USA
Supervised marketing communication efforts for a suite of health care products at one of the largest US corporations.

• Designed and managed email marketing campaigns, using testing and analytics to maximize results
• Wrote and produced newsletters, seminars, press releases, and print collateral of all types

Senior Writer/Project Manager
Transamerica Worksite Marketing (AEGON)  Los Angeles, CA, USA
Developed insurance marketing collateral for consumers, employers and brokers

Marketing Writer
Wescom Credit Union, Pasadena, CA, USA
Lead writer at one of the USA’s largest credit unions. Wrote and produced newsletters, brochures, press releases, annual reports and other materials

Senior Education Editor
The Galef Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Wrote, edited, and managed development of an arts-based social studies curriculum for grades K-6

Writer/Instructional Designer
Final Copy Group,   Los Alamitos, CA, USA
Created corporate communications materials for clients including Taco Bell and Mitsubishi Motors

Manager of Instructional Video
National Roofing Contractors Association, Rosemont, IL, USA
Created multimedia worker training and business management materials

Education Writer/Producer
Society for Visual Education, Chicago, IL, USA
Developed, researched, wrote and produced educational media for grades K-8 on a wide range of curriculum topics

EDUCATION

TEFL Certificate                                                                                  
International Teacher Training Organization (ITTO), Guadalajara, MX
Intensive 140-hour course, incorporating 10 hours of observed teaching practice with students at different levels of proficiency; one-on-one teaching; leadership of conversation workshops; research assignments on teaching skills and methodologies; and successful completion of grammar and phonetics exam.

Master of Arts Degree, Radio/Television/Film
Northwestern University, School of Communication, Evanston, IL, USA

Bachelor of Arts Degree, Classical Civilizations
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA