Robert Sinnott

Teaching Experience

5/14-Current Position: Samakkhiwitthayakhom School—Chiang Rai, Thailand. Position Held: Grade 7--ESL Instructor (Listening & Speaking Focus). Grade--8 ESL Instructor Reading Focus). Grade--9 ESL Instructor (Writing). Grade--9 Social Studies Instructor (North/South American Geography, Civil & Criminal Law, Economics).

4/05-3/14: Amnuay Silpa School—Bangkok, Thailand. Position Held: Social Studies Teacher grades 8 through 12.

6/03-4/05: Siam International School-Thanyaburi Pathumthani, Thailand. Position Held: ESL Teacher for grades 4 through 8, and Social Studies Teacher grades 6 through 8.


5/01-5/03: Thai Christian School-Bangkok, Thailand. Position Held: English and Social Studies Teacher grades G/5, G/6, G/8 and G/9. Head Teacher, overseeing development of curriculum, selection of new texts and training and supervision of new teachers.

6/96-2/01: Noda High School--Yamaguchi, Japan. Position Held: English Conversation Teacher. Responsibilities: Team teaching conversation classes for all grade levels. Preparation and evaluation of written, spoken and aural exams, development of curriculum, selection of texts and teaching materials.

6/96-2/01: Shunan English School--Yamaguchi, Japan. Position Held: English Grammar and Conversation Teacher. Responsibilities: Teaching English as a foreign language for levels ranging from absolute beginners to college professors of English. In addition to teaching conversation forms, instruction focused on the STEP test in Japan and the North American based TOFEL test.

4/97-2/01: Yamaguchi Junior High School-Yamaguchi, Japan. This Junior High School is attached to the Faculty of Education at Yamaguchi University. Responsibilities: Team teaching conversation classes for all grade levels, development of curriculum and teaching materials, training and evaluation of student teachers in coordination with the Faculty of Education at Yamaguchi University.

9/93-3/95: Lowell High School--San Francisco, California U.S. Completed student teaching observation and classroom instruction. Taught American Government, U.S. History and World Studies as a long-term substitute teacher.