Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Teaching Certifications
Volunteer Experience
Websites
Personality
References
Timeline
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May Myat Thu

May Myat Thu

ESL Teacher
Bangkok

Summary

Energetic ESL teacher with over 7 years of experience teaching early years and primary students in international schools across Myanmar and Thailand. Highly enthusiastic, creative, and dedicated, with a proven record of success in multicultural environments.

Over 2 years of experience as an ESL teacher at Wells International School in Bangkok, recognized for milestones in student progress and other achievements. Positive educator patient with students, consistently dedicating for one-on-one teaching for extra support.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

EAL/ESL Teacher

Wells International School Bangkok
8 2022 - Current
  • Support language development for students with additional needs, focusing on accessing the English based on IB curriculum.
  • Collaborate with the Homeroom teacher and Learning Support team to create and plan individualized learning goals.
  • Track and monitor student progress to set and adapt future learning objectives with input from relevant teachers.
  • Lead parents-teacher meeting to discuss student progress and provide learning assessments and reports every 6 weeks.
  • Monitor student learning, conduct lesson planning, monitoring, assessments, provide reports and feedback.
  • Provide One-on-one assistant teaching for students aged 5 to 9 years, teaching jolly phonics and essential literacy skills.
  • Support students learning English and Maths in Homeroom class and teach required literacy skills on one-on-one learning.
  • Upload Student Learning Evidence to See Saw and manage parents communications.
  • Increase student proficiency in English by designing engaging and interactive classroom activities.

Achievements

  • Received appreciation from the Principal, parents, and colleagues.
  • Recognized for teamwork and leadership in yearly performance evaluations.
  • Maintained a positive rapport with parents, receiving no complaints.
  • Led and emceed a Halloween event for the entire school.
  • Served as a Focus Group Leader for a data-driven practices committee in preparation for IB and WASC accreditation.
  • Contributed as a Focus Group Member to the IB PYP Curriculum team.


Founder & Lead Teacher

Happy Language Club (Online School)
05.2021 - Current
  • Develop strong partnerships with other businesses to allow for collaboration and more significant opportunities for growth.
  • Establish a successful business by identifying market needs and developing innovative solutions.
  • Guide team members through change by setting clear communication and objectives.
  • Develop lesson plans and applied current, effective teaching methods.
  • Train and mentor other teachers in instructional strategies.
  • Deliver student-centered learning experiences with a commitment to each student's growth and well-being.
  • Contribute to the school’s leadership team, participating in strategic planning for continuous improvement.

Achievements

  • Cultivated a positive organizational culture that fostered creativity, innovation, and staff engagement.
  • Achieved long-term sustainability through responsible decision-making processes.
  • Developed an innovative system to maintain smooth school operations with minimal direct oversight.

Senior HR Manager

Horizon Telecom International Co., Ltd.
04.2019 - 04.2021
  • Report directly to Director and Canadian CEO
  • Develop, recommend and implement HR Policies
  • Ensure all managers and employees practice all statutory Company’s policies
  • Conduct surveys for salary & benefits to determine competitive wage rates on a yearly basis
  • Supervise sourcing, CV screening, shortlisting, interviewing and select the candidates
  • Work closely with head of departments to understand different workforce segments
  • Establish an in-house employee training system including training needs assessment, new employee onboarding or orientation, management development and sales training
  • Conduct weekly and monthly HOD and departmental meetings to build the effective internal communication
  • Multinational Internet Service Providers with over 300 Manpower through Myanmar

Senior HRBP

WinCom Solutions Co., Ltd.
01.2017 - 03.2019
  • Report directly to Indian Executive Director
  • Conduct weekly meetings with business units and work closely with Management
  • Prepare the weekly and monthly performance report for Business Units
  • Responsible for on boarding, orientation and induction of new hires as per the company SOPs
  • Handle all confidential filling duties and preparing Power-point presentations, documents for meetings
  • Multinational Business Solutions Company with over 100 staffs in Myanmar

Young Learner English Teacher

NIEC International School
01.2014 - 12.2016
  • Responsible for lesson plan, student progress report, correct the students’ books and do administrative tasks related to teaching
  • Maintain students happy, make them interest in learning, participate in group activities
  • Prepare question forms for exam and make sure them with supervisor and keep ready
  • Train the creative thinking of children, their behavior, manner, attitude, confidence
  • Be in charge of teaching the course and make children progress in their communication, presentation and public speaking skills
  • Being promoted to YLE Teacher after one year working as an assistant teacher

Education

Master of Education - Advanced Teaching

University of The People
08.2024 - Current

7 Modules Teaching License -

Teachers' Council of Thailand, Khurusapha
09.2024 - Current

Diploma in Business Law - undefined

University of Yangon

Bachelor of French -

Yangon University of Foreign Languages
01.2012 - 01.2015

Teaching Certifications

  • Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion in Education, University of Glasgow, 10/2024
  • 150 TESOL Specialization Certificate, Arizona State University, 09/2024
  • Disability Inclusion in Education, University of Cape Town, 08/2024
  • Teaching Students with Special Educational Needs, Alison, 08/2024
  • Teaching Specialization Certificates, British Council, 02/2024 - 07/2024
  • PYP Evidence Learning Category.2, International Baccalaureate IB, 11/2023
  • Jolly Phonics Teacher’s Training, Jolly Phonics Workshop Thailand, 08/2023
  • Certificate in TEFL 120 Hours Course, Henry Havin University, 05/2022
  • Certificate in the Crucial TEFL Guide, Alison, 04/2022

Volunteer Experience

  • Liaison Officer in 27th SEA GAMES (Dec-2013)
  • Leader at White Human Friendship Donation Group (June-2011 to Aug-2013)
  • Participant at YUFL University Activities for Impromptu talk, Role Play, Librarian Volunteer (2012 - 2015)

Personality

  • Passionate participating in Community Social Works, Learning and Thinking, Training and Development, Social Networking, Teaching & Sharing
  • Passion for making an impact in student’s academic & personal progress
  • A sense of humor, energy and flexibility
  • Excellent negotiation, communication and leadership skills
  • Highly responsible and self-motivated personality
  • Strong passion for the development and education of youth
  • Teaching is life and being ready to teach any level of students with self-confidence

References

Available upon request

Timeline

7 Modules Teaching License -

Teachers' Council of Thailand, Khurusapha
09.2024 - Current

Master of Education - Advanced Teaching

University of The People
08.2024 - Current

Founder & Lead Teacher

Happy Language Club (Online School)
05.2021 - Current

Senior HR Manager

Horizon Telecom International Co., Ltd.
04.2019 - 04.2021

Senior HRBP

WinCom Solutions Co., Ltd.
01.2017 - 03.2019

Young Learner English Teacher

NIEC International School
01.2014 - 12.2016

Bachelor of French -

Yangon University of Foreign Languages
01.2012 - 01.2015

Diploma in Business Law - undefined

University of Yangon

EAL/ESL Teacher

Wells International School Bangkok
8 2022 - Current
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