Carren-Ruhter
500 Lunalilo Home Rd, apt 24N, HNL, Hi 96825
h: 808-2609230 cp: 808 3588472 nanette48@gmail.com
Summary of Qualifications
Over three decades of classroom experience in top Asian international schools
Fourteen years of leadership in Language Arts/ English research and development
Writing Consultant for the East Asia Writing Project
University of California at Berkeley Extension teacher, BAWP
Seventeen years of administration in student activities and co-curricular development
Passion for life, for teaching, and for learning
Professional Experience
Singapore American School | 40 Woodlands Street 41, Singapore 738547
High school English teacher 2003 2012
Tragedy and Comedy, Contemporary Asian Literature, Speech, 11th and 12th grade
9th grade English, 10th grade English--US literature, Western literature
Forensics Coach: Oral Interpretation 2003 2012
IASAS Cultural Convention: 3 Gold medals,2 Silver medals,5 Bronze medals
Wish for Kids Sponsor 2003 2012
Established an outreach program propagating literacy in barrios of Cebu, Philippines,
brining high school student and teacher volunteers annually to Tabuelan, Maravilla,
San Jose, Luyang barrios in Western Cebu.
East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS) Representative 2003 2008
Planning of the spring conferences together with 12-14 other representatives from
EARCOS schools
Attendance in Computer Literacy Classes at SAS 2009 2012
Member of 10th Grade Professional Learning Community (PLC) 2010 2012
Creating common core curriculum for American Literature
Taipei American School | 800 Chung Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan ROC 11152
Fifth grade teacher: 1992 1993
Piloted Growth in Personhood, with a team of six teachers, a program for gifted
learners with a strong emphasis on academics and character education
Sponsor, Student Government 1969 1972
Chairperson, English Department 1972 1976
Director of Student Activities 1974 1976
Revamped extra and co-curricular activities with a service orientation
Education
Citations/Awards
University of Chicago
Outstanding Teacher Award, December, 2001
References:
Robert Gross
Superintendent of Schools
Brainerd Public Schools
Former Head of school
Singapore American School
American International School in Vienna
robert.gross@isd181.org
rlgross@gmail.com
Darin Fahrney
HS Principal, Singapore American School
dfahrney@sas.edu.sg
Edwin Ladd
Head of School, American School of Japan
eladd@asij.ac.jp
Julie Crane-Cory
Punahou Junior School, Grades 2-5 supervisor
jcrane-cory@punahou.edu
Additional References (addresses to be furnished if required)
James Handrich ( former high school principal at HKIS)