Sheila Corwin

Background

About Sheila Corwin

Sheila Corwin earned her Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Psychology from California Coast University (CCU) in January 2017. She also holds a Master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), awarded in December 2008 by the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS), now a Middlebury College affiliate, in Monterey, California. Her involvement in TESOL and TEFL education began in 1989. She completed a year-long TESL teaching certificate through the Linguistics Department at Sonoma State University and holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies with a concentration in French Language and Culture. Sheila has taught English in private language schools in California and Florence, as well as at the university level in Oaxaca, Mexico. Based in Florence, Italy, she works as an expert teacher trainer, designing and delivering professional development courses on teaching methodologies and approaches for mostly primary and secondary school teachers from across the European Union through the Erasmus+ program. In previous years, she led Weekend TEFL courses in collaboration with Europass Teacher Academy. In 2021, Sheila became Course Director of ICAL TEFL, a teacher training organization formerly based in London, England, after many years of experience as an online tutor with the company. She has also taught online courses for the TESOL International Association for many years. Specialties: Teacher Training, Curriculum Design, CLIL, PBL, and Classroom Management along with past Weekend TEFL and Advanced TEFL courses in Florence, Italy.