SHANGHAI, Jan. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/KOREA IT TIMES -- The "Most Valued Teacher" competition, sponsored by the domestic K12 online English education institute DaDaABC, has come to a successful end. Lynn Mallory, vocational development manager of Oxford University Press in China, and Chris Tomes, vocational development advisor, were invited as professional judges to select the most talented candidates.
There were three rounds of the competition to gradually select the most qualified and skilled teachers to move to the next round. Candidates were asked to select one of their 1-on-1 English classes for judging. They were also asked to host a lecture class to hundreds of students to evaluate their skills. In the final round, four professional Native English teachers from Europe and the United States won the extraordinary prizes which ranged from $10,000 cash, a paid trip to China and new iPhone X handsets.
This ground-breaking competition represents the new style of online English education and showcases the extraordinary strength of the teachers' abilities.
The Symbol of "Most Valuable Teacher" Competition
LaShundra Wigfall, a senior English teacher with a master's degree in Education and five years of teaching experience, won the first prize. She promotes the idea of diverse and practical education. Nicola Payne, an advocate for online TPR methodology has been at DaDaABC since 2015, very much deserved the second prize. Kristian Ross, is a bilingual teacher of English and Spanish from Brighton in the UK and took home the third prize. Jade Hodgkiss focuses on teaching children the integral listening skill and she took the special prize.
Winners of "Most Valuable Teacher" Competition
This competition began in the mid-October until the end of December, so lasted for nearly three months. As the first international online competition organized and sponsored by an China K12 Online English Education Institute, it effectively raised the quality of foreign teachers in the online education industry. And as the organizer of this competition, DaDaABC's emphasis on faculty has always been an important part of its development strategy. The founder of DaDa ABC and its CEO Ms. Zhi Hui said: "DaDaABC is committed to creating an online international school without borders, and high-quality teachers are one of the most crucial elements in this school. This competition of Most Valuable Teacher Foreign Teacher Selection we held also serves as a powerful measure to control the quality of foreign teachers from the source."
The two professional judges in this competition -- Lynn Mallory, vocational development manager of Oxford University Press in China; Chris Tomes, vocational development advisor, are all experienced professionals in the field of education. Ms. Lynn holds a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in English education from North Carolina State University. She is also a certified second-language English teacher by the U.S. National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, a trainer of Oxford Teacher Institute authorized by Oxford University and a teacher trainer recognized by Arab National English Education Association and Mongolia Education Ministry Vocational Development Institute. Chris, also as a course trainer of Oxford Teacher Institute authorized by Oxford University, has more than ten-years teaching and training experience in China. In each round of competition, the two professional judges all gave pertinent suggestions and guidance to the competitors.
A Canadian foreign teacher said: "I am very grateful to DaDaABC for offering such opportunity for me to present myself. And thanks for the professional advices from the judges which make me feel more confident about my occupational planning and devoting into the field of education."
The competition has received enthusiastic responses of foreign teachers from the United State, Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other countries since started. DaDaABC said that the success of this competition cannot be separated from the support of all parties, and the stringent selection criteria for foreign teachers has always been the principle of DaDaABC. In the future, DaDaABC hopes to host more activities like this to provide a platform for foreign teachers to demonstrate their abilities and share experience, and to better help those who wants to have a career in online English education to achieve their aspiration.
About DaDaABC
Founded in 2013, DaDaABC is the most innovative English training institution in China and has become one of the country's most successful intelligent English learning platforms for children. Winner of over 15 awards and recognitions in 2016, DaDaABC has developed a leading English training system focused on one-on-one online tutoring and encouraging youngsters to learn and practice while having fun with instructors. The company has announced a total of 500 million RMB raised in Series B and Series B+, which will be used for market expansion, curriculum development and learning experience improvement. DaDaABC helps students from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, France, Germany, and other non-English speaking countries. For more information, please visit: http://www.dadaabc.com/teacher/job
