Michael D. Krauss
2807 N.E. Mason
Portland, Oregon 97211
Telephone: (503) 331-0776
Email: krauss@lclark.edu
Web: http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/home.html
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Summary
of Qualifications
- Twenty-two years experience
teaching English for academic purposes to non-native speakers,
with consistently superior evaluations by students and colleagues,
in the AES (Academic English Studies) department, Lewis &
Clark College--retired from AES in 2007. Currently providing
teacher training with the US. Department of State, Lewis &
Clark College Graduate School (Continuing Education Instructor)
and Concordia University (Adjunct Instructor).
- Conduct student orientation and
registration as well as develop, administer and evaluate placement
test results.
- Ongoing involvement in
curriculum development and assessment with a focus on an
integrated skills approach and content-based course
development.
- Specialized skills in CALL
(Computer Assisted Language Learning) as a teacher, teacher
trainer, software evaluator, materials developer and conference
presenter, from the local to international level.
- English Language Specialist,
U.S. Department of State, conducting online courses and in-country
training. Training
in Honduras, 2005; Russia, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008.
- Three years experience
providing legal services and community education to ethnically and
culturally diverse, indigent clients as an attorney for Oregon
Legal Services.
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English As A Second
Language Work Experience
Provide online instruction in CALL
(Computer Assisted Language Learning), specifically using Internet
tools for English language teaching and professional
development.
Adjunct Instructor - MATESOL
program. Teach Curriculum and Technology course to graduate students
and inservice teachers.
- Lecturer- Teach English
for Academic Purposes (EAP) to international students. Classes
focus on acquisition of linguistic, socio-cultural and study
skills needed to successfully function in a university setting.
Responsibilities include 15 hours of weekly classroom instruction,
course development, student advising and committee assignments.
Develop numerous content-based courses in areas such as Civil
Rights, Controversial Current Issues, Law & Society and
Computer Applications.
- Computer Resource Person
- Responsible for professional development materials and
training of staff; maintenance and set up of hardware; research
and purchase of software for departmental and student use;
collection and organization of WWW resources; ongoing revision of
departmental WWW home page; liaison to campus Information
Technology department. Develop and teach on-line courses on
integrating Internet resources into the classroom.
- As Technology Trainer -
Provide CALL training on both desktop and Internet-based
resources. Regularly train teachers for the Graduate School of
Education and Counseling (Continuing Education), Lewis & Clark
College. Direct workshops for area public and private schools on a
private contract basis. Have developed and implemented online
courses, originally for U.S. State Department, now offered as well
for the Graduate School, Lewis & Clark College. Online course
Web sites are Integrating
the Internet into the Classroom
and Exploring
Web 2.0: Tools for Classroom Teaching and Professional
Development. Work for
U.S. State Department overseas as an English Language Specialist,
most
recently in 2008.
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Concordia College English
Language School
Portland, Oregon
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Instructor
January 1983 - April 1985
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Taught E.S.L. to university bound
international students. Classes focused on acquisition of grammar,
writing , reading, and listening skills needed to successfully
function in a university setting. Duties included 15 hours of weekly
classroom instruction, student advising, and participation in
curriculum development and administration of the language program.
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Mt. Hood Community
College
Portland, Oregon
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Instructor
January 1983 - June 1984
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Taught E.S.L. to adult refugees
approximately six hours per week. Classes composed mainly of
Southeast Asians including Mien and Hmong. Focus was on acquisition
of written and oral survival and employment related skills.
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Centro Vacacional La
Trinidad
Santa Cruz, Tlaxcala, Mexico
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Instructor
June 1982 - August 1982
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Taught beginning, intermediate and
advanced level E.S.L. classes to adult employees of the vacation
center. Designed and implemented a curriculum to fit the
employment-related language needs of the students.
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English Language
Center
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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Instructor
January 1981 - April 1981
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Taught Mexican students aged nine
to twenty-five. Prepared E.S.P. materials for students working in
hotel management.
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Legal Work
Experience
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Oregon Legal Services
Roseburg, Oregon
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Staff
Attorney
April 1981 - August 1981
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As a staff attorney, provided legal
services to low income clients. Taught community classes explaining
how people could resolve legal problems without retaining a lawyer.
(Temporary position pending beginning of MAT program in TESL)
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Oregon Legal Services
Ontario, Oregon
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Staff
Attorney
November 1977 - March 1980
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As a staff attorney, provided legal
services to low income clients, half of whom were Hispanic.
Coordinated an extensive community education program. Created
materials for and taught numerous community classes on a wide range
of legal topics. Advised migrant farmworkers of their legal rights
during annual summer outreach programs to area migrant labor camps.
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Education
- MAT in ESL and Spanish - School
for International Training, 1982
- Juris Doctor - Southern
Methodist University School of Law, December, 1976
- Bachelor of Business
Administration - University of Texas, June, 1974
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Foreign
Languages
- Spanish- Working facility in
all four skill areas.
- Homestay: Cuernavaca,
Mexico. (October 1980 - March 1981)
- Language and culture
training: Cemanahuac Language Center, Cuernavaca, MX. Courses:
Intensive Spanish; Economic and Social Policies of Mexico
Today; Roots of Modern Mexico; Mesoamerican Civilization
(October - December 1980)
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Professional
Organizations/Committees
- ORTESOL (Oregon Teachers of
English to Speakers of Other Languages)
- Coordinator -
CALL
Workshop, Lewis &
Clark College - 2001
- Journal article reviewer
-1989
- Chair CALL (Computer
Assisted Language Learning) Committee -1988
- Member Executive Board
-1987
- Co-Chair Spring Conference
-1987
- TESOL (Teachers of English to
Speakers of Other Languages)
- Lewis & Clark
College
- Member Information Literacy
Team - 2001
- Wellness Committee-
1997-1999
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Conference
Presentations/Teacher Training
- From 1985 to present, more than
40 conference presentations and training sessions to local, state,
national and international audiences. A complete listing is
available upon request or can be seen on-line at http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/resume.html#conf
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Publications
- From 1985 to present, a variety
of publications, mainly dealing with CALL, have appeared in both
paper-based and on-line journals. A complete listing is available
upon request or can be seen on-line at http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/resume.html#pubs
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Computer Workshops
Attended
- From 1985 to present, more than
30 workshops (most through Information Technology at Lewis &
Clark College) on such topics as WebCT, HTML Editors, Web and
Desktop Graphics (PhotoShop, Illustrator), FileMaker Pro
Databases, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), PageMaker, Email
Attachments, Navigating the Internet, Using Hand-held Devices, and
On-line Library Research. A complete listing is available on
request or at http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/resume.html#wkshops
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Grants and Grant
Reviewing
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Community
Activities
- S.M.A.R.T. Reading Volunteer -
Sabin Elementary School
- Member parent support group, De
La Salle North Catholic High School
- Member of First Unitarian
Church
- Parent participant in Boy
Scouts: Troop 100, Den 9
- Volunteer for Habitat for
Humanity
- Volunteer tutor disadvantaged
youths at Portland Urban League's "Street Academy"
- Volunteer tutor for Mexican
Americans in the Galaxy Apartment project
- Participant in Portland "Big
Brother" program
- VISTA volunteer and CETA
worker
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Updated: 9/3/09