SIT Graduate Institute TESOL Certificate and Best Practices in TESOL

Meet Our Trainers

Caroline Gear

Caroline Gear has been at the International Language Institute of Massachusetts located in Northampton, MA since 1986 as teacher, administrator and teacher trainer. She has been the Director of Programs at the school since 1989. Caroline is a co-developer and co-facilitator for an on-line hybrid course "Rethinking Supervision" and New Hampshire's Adult Basic Education ESOL Certificate Program. She is a Trainer of  Trainers for the SIT Graduate Institute's TESOL Certificate Course. Caroline has written articles on assessment and evaluation and presented in the area of teacher training and supervision both regionally and nationally. She continues to teach ESOL and Spanish to various adult populations. Caroline has lived and worked in Peru, Mexico and Spain and has a Masters in Spanish Literature from Michigan State University. She has served as secretary on the Executive Board of Directors for AAIEP (American Association of Intensive English Programs). She is currently serving on the Executive Board of the Northampton International Rotary Club and is the ELTA (English Language Training and Administration) network leader for NAFSA's Recruitment, Admissions and Preparation KC.

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