Peter Maximilian HM
Academic Development --programs pursued and completed at,
M.A. > Spanish Language & Applied Linguistics (Completed
Program in 1985)
- Florida Atlantic University
B.A. > Languages & Linguistics (Completed Program in 1982)
Languages
Conversational skills in German,
Portuguese, & Papiamento
Residential Experiences
Asia > Indonesia, Iraq, The UAE
Europe > Holland, Germany,
Spain, Sweden, Finland
The Caribbean > Aruba, Puerto
Rico
North America > The USA
South America > Venezuela
Professional
Development
2006-Present
TESOL Facilitator
/ TEFL Training & Certification
Curriculum Specialist / TOEFL Preparation / ESOL Teacher
- Consultancy &
assessment of the MEES (HEADSTART) Migrant ESOL Program in Florida and the
implementation of a modified ESOL program via The ICLA Curriculum©: 2008 &
2009 (ECMHSP Centers in Okeechobee, Dundee, Wauchula, and Bowling Green,
Florida)
- The delivery of TEFL
Certification Courses and TOEFL Preparation at Lynn University via The
Language Exchange in Boca Raton, Florida (2007-present)
- Implementation and
teaching of an ESP course for pilots (Aviation English) via The Language
Exchange (LEI) at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
- ESOL teacher at LAL in
Fort Lauderdale, FL (includes TOEFL
& CAE preparation courses)
Summer of 2006 Center Director ELS,
Melbourne, FL
(Primary function was to resolve the Saudi ~ ELS-Management
~ Florida Tech issues)
2000-2006 Director of Language
Programs and Teacher Training
at The Language Academy in Fort Lauderdale,
FL
Included marketing, training, curriculum implementation & development, and accreditation
1998-1999 TESOL Facilitator
of California School Teachers
(K-12, for their ESOL Certification, via C.L.A.D.
@ The University of California, Riverside)
Taught the following core TESOL Courses (Jan. ’98-Dec.
’99):
- Language Acquisition
& Development
- History of TESOL
Methodologies
- Standard English Usage
- Introduction to
Linguistics
Language Teaching
English
for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL > including ESP, TOEFL
preparation)
ICLA Educational Services, Hollywood,
FL
1990-1996
Florida International University
1988-1996
EF Language Schools, Miami, FL
1988-1992
Spanish
as a Foreign Language (SFL)
University of CA,
Riverside
1998-1999
ICLA Educational Services, Hollywood,
FL
1990-1996
Florida International University
1993
Palm Beach County School Board, PBGHS
(9-12) 1986-1987
Collier County School Board, Everglades City
(7-12) 1985-1986
University of
Florida
1983-1985
Various private schools in Florida (Grades
K-12)
1978-1983
State of Florida Professional
Certification (1987-1992)
TESOL/TEFL Certificate Issuer (2000-present)
Professional Accomplishments
- · Create, Develop,
& Implement The ICLA Curriculum© (a non-traditional yet very
successful perspective on teaching foreign languages: ESOL/SFL, etc.)
- · Prepare a
language school -The Language Academy, Fort Lauderdale, FL- for accreditation,
with The ICLA Curriculum at its foundation (school was accredited by
ACCET
in August of 2002 and re-accredited in 2005)
- · Present aspects
of The ICLA Curriculum at six TESOL Conferences (2003-2007)
- · Serve as the
MEES ESOL Consultant for the East Coast Migrant Head Start Project; train
teachers & implement the ICLA Curriculum for ESL evening classes (2008-09)
- · Create, Develop,
& Implement a definitive TESOL Certificate Program entitled, LAT-TESOL
(Language Acquisition Teacher-TESOL), for those who wish to Teach in English
as a Foreign or Second Language
- · Serve as a Multicultural
Language Consultant for Broward County Schools, FL (2000 & 2005)
- · Build a language
business from scratch and viably sustain it for 6 years (1990-1996)
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
EXPERIENCES
Aspect International Language School, at Whittier College, CA
>Manage & direct the non-curricular aspects of a language school
ELS Language Schools in The United Arab Emirates
>Manage, market & direct 3 language centers: Abu Dhabi, Dubai,
& Al Alain
- Director of ICLA
Educational Services, Hollywood, Florida
- Create & Develop
the ICLA Curriculum© for ESOL & SFL Programs
- Create the ICLA
Multicultural Language Programs (MLP)
- Implement the ICLA MLP
at local elementary schools
- Teach ESL, SFL
& Language Arts
- Translate &
Interpret (ENG/SPN/DUT/GER/FRE/POR)
- Train
Teachers & Market ICLA Ed. Services locally and internationally