Event Details - Fords on Friday with Marcus Williams '12

Fords on Friday is an opportunity for students to chat with alumni about their career path and industry trends. Alumni offer career advice and field questions from students. Join us for an informal chat! Marcus Williams '12 High School Japanese Teacher, New Heights Academy Charter School East Asian Studies Major Co-sponsored by the Bi-College Education Program, the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the Hurford Center for Arts & Humanities, and the Office of International Student Support Marcus returns to his role at New Heights Academy, teaching Japanese language and culture to students in New York City's District 6. Before returning to this role, he worked as the Assistant Director of International Outreach Support at College Board, where he supported colleagues in strategy implementation, managed various databases for international secondary and higher education institutions, training and building resources for his colleagues. He has been a part of events such as their 2019 Chinese Bridge Delegation to connect US district and school leaders to Chinese schools, and a summer workshop series in Abu Dhabi to support the instructors of Advanced Placement. Moving into his sixth year of teaching, Marcus has developed teaching materials to support students of various learning styles and levels to explore Japanese language and culture. Over the summers he has also taken high school students on one month overseas exchanges through organizations such as World Learning's The Experiment in International Living and CIEE's High School Summer Abroad. Outside of work, Marcus is an avid student of world languages and dabbles in music, he also mentors a number of former students and current college-aged alumni to support their post-collegiate goals. He previously has participated in a panel for Multicultural Alumni Action Group's (MAAG) panel on networking. He is passionate about world language instruction in classrooms, and exploring methods to increase better awareness for students of color to be supported in cross-cultural opportunities in their secondary and collegiate careers. Register in Handshake