English Language Arts Teacher, English Language Learner Teacher,
Orchestra and Band Teacher

The Website
This website contains my Teaching Philosophy, several college level English syllabi, and high school lesson plans in ESL and English. It also contains my qualifications listed in my resume.

This site has been prepared by me to promote my skills and abilities with respect to employment in the areas in which I am endorsed on my teaching licenses. I would be pleased to work in a college or middle or high school setting teaching English, Rhetoric and Composition, ELA, ESL K-12, or Orchestra or Band 5-12, as I am licensed to teach in these areas.

In addition, I have done research involving pedagogy and assessment in the above teaching areas (other than music teaching), and these research proposals are also included in the portfolio.

About Me
Natalie Johnson, MA, MSED recently completed a Masters’ Program in English Teaching Secondary from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH (December, 2019). She also holds a Master of Arts in English Language Learners through Western Governors' University, Salt Lake City, UT. She recently began pursuing the Specialized Certificate in Online Teaching through the University of California, San Diego Extension Program. She also recently obtained Qualified Teacher Status to teach in the United Kingdom in the areas of English Studies and Music Education.

She has taught middle and high school English and ESL students from elementary through adult. In addition, her Bachelor of Arts in Music Education/Instrumental allows her to continue to teach private violin, flute and piano lessons online and in the community. Her teaching interests are in curriculum design and pedagogical research. She also enjoys her family, the arts, playing violin in a local symphony, playing flute in a local concert band, teaching private music lessons, nature walks with friends, her two cats, travel, food preparation and dining.

MY RESUME

Resume for Natalie S. Johnson 2024 | Tel: 612-286-4182 | Email: nataliejohnson.mn@gmail.com

SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS:
Teacher of English Language Arts Secondary, English Language Learners K-12, and Adult ESL, and Instrumental Orchestra/Band K-12.
Member of Phi Delta Kappa Honor Society, SAI International Music, MNTESOL, American String Teachers Association, Northern Symphony Orchestra, violin.

OBJECTIVE:
I am seeking a teaching position in English Secondary, ESL, or Instrumental Music.

EMPLOYMENT:
Substitute Teacher, 2023-24. Anoka Hennepin School District. Substitute teacher full time.
English Learners Teacher and ELA Teacher, 2022-23. St. Anthony School District. Teacher of middle and high school ESL beginners to levels 4 and 5. Prepare lessons, develop extensive literacy curriculum, grades, collaboration.
English Language Arts Teacher, 2021-22. St. Francis High School, St. Francis, MN. British and American Literature study. Novel study, short stories, literature analysis and composition. Information literacy and research essay composition. Edmentum online ELA grades 9-12.
English Language Arts Teacher, 2020-21. Parnassus Preparatory School, Maple Grove, MN. Teacher in Middle School ELA and Rhetoric and Composition. Developed novel study literary analysis, essay writing, and grammar study for in-class and online study.
Substitute Teacher, 2019-20. Substitute teacher full time in school districts in the Greater Minneapolis area.
English as a Second Language Teacher and Band Teacher, 2018-19. Columbia Heights Public Schools. Developed student-centered curriculum, project-based learning, and whole-class/group music classes.
Music Teacher, Summer 2018. Centennial School District, Circle Pines, MN. Music Specials.
Substitute Teacher, 2011-2015, 2016-18. Seattle Public Schools, WA, Bellevue Public Schools, WA. Anoka-Hennepin Schools, MN (2017-18).
English Language Arts and Study Skills Teacher, 2015-16. Bellevue Public Schools, Bellevue, WA. Reading and writing strategies and novel study, 11-12th ELA, reading and Study Skills team teaching.
English as a Second Language Teacher, 2013 to 2017. Global Language Partners, Bellevue, WA. Developed and taught English language curriculum for visiting student high school programs. Assisted with tours.
Private Music Teacher, 2007 to present. Teacher of classical violin, flute, and piano.

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts in Music Education, Orchestra/Band, 1982. Minnesota State University–Moorhead, MN.
Master of Science in Education, Reading 2014, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN.
Master of Arts in English Language Learners, 2016. Western Governor’s University, Salt Lake City, UT.
Master of Arts in English Teaching Secondary, 2019. Bowling Green State University, OH.
Cambridge University, UK CELTA, English Language Teaching, 2014, ELS Tacoma, WA.
Certificate in Teaching Online, UC-San Diego, in progress.
Qualified Teacher Status, 2021. United Kingdom, English Studies, ongoing.
Enrolled PhD Program in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 2023-24.

PUBLICATIONS AND WEBSITES:
ESL Activities for the Classroom, Natalie S. Johnson, author, 2018. Tredition, Hamburg, Germany.
Published in EFL magazine 2018, Working with Diverse Adult ESL Students.
Online store with Teachers Pay Teachers: Literacy and Learning by Natalie Johnson. Study Sets on Quizlet, and Challenge Activities on Kahoots.com, Quizzes, and Blooket.com. Experience in Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, Infinite Campus, Google Suite, Synergy, Smart Music, and Zoom.

VOLUNTEER WORK:
Adult ESL Teacher, Hope-link Services, Kirkland, WA (2011-13).
Lead facilitator, ESL Conversation Class, Anoka County Library, MN (2018).
-Qualified Teacher Status, 2021, United Kingdom, English Studies.

ePORTFOLIO and websites: Bowling Green State University, OH, MA English Teaching Secondary.
Natalie Johnson Publications BGSU;  Teacher ePortfolio,  My Music Studio 

VOLUNTEER WORK:
Adult ESL Teacher, Hope-link Services, Kirkland, WA (2011-13).
Lead facilitator, 2018. ESL Conversation Class, Anoka County Library, MN