Russell Bernstein

Current

• Chair - Seoul Local Council at Association for Teachers of English in Korea
• Volunteer Water Polo Coach at Korean National Team & KNSU
• Instructor at Chungdahm Learning

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Education

• Loyola Marymount University
• University of California, Berkeley
• La Canada High School

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

E-Learning

Websites

• Chungdahm.com (Korean)
• Chungdahm.com (English)
• ATEK.or.kr

Russell Bernstein’s Experience

• Chair - Seoul Local Council

  Association for Teachers of English in Korea

  (Non-Profit; Education Management industry)

  June 2009 — Present (6 months)

  English teachers in Korea need support in a variety of ways, and ATEK offers a wide range of services that benefit both individuals and the field of English education. ATEK is a self-serving group dedicated to providing direct services to its members, such as:
  - Employment Resources (such as an employer rater)
  - Information Resources (such as local social events)
  - Advocacy Resources (such as a listing of lawyers)
  - Teaching Resources (such as sample letters to parents)
  - Emergency Resources (such as a Couch Network)
  
  Become a member today! It's free! And, you don't have to be a teacher!
  ATEK.or.kr

• Volunteer Water Polo Coach

  Korean National Team & KNSU

  (Sports industry)

  March 2009 — Present (9 months)

• Instructor

  Chungdahm Learning

  (E-Learning industry)

  February 2009 — Present (10 months)

  Chungdahm Learning KOSDAQ (KDQ:096240) is Korea’s foremost leader of English education. CDL has over 125 locations throughout Korea (and new locations in the Philippines and Vancouver, Canada), over 60,000 students, over 1,300 trained and certified instructors, over 390 corporate employees, and a comprehensive pre-developed curriculum and teaching methodology (which is published globally through publishing giants Longman, Scholastic, Pearson, Cengage, and Cambridge).
  
  CDL is setting the standard for ESL and Critical Thinking in today's Digital Learning Society by integrating in-class time with supplementary out-of-class e-Learning and m-Learning platforms and products. Through its in-class Socratic teaching methodology, CDL also takes ESL a step further by primarily focusing on learning and using Critical Thinking Skills in an English-speaking environment, which provides a more efficient and longer lasting development of the connection between the Wernicke (nouns) and Broca (verbs) areas of the brain (whereas rote memorization develops each area separately). Most proudly, through its in-class group projects with group leaders, CDL is also fostering the development of tomorrow's Global Leaders.

Russell Bernstein’s Education

• Loyola Marymount University

  MBA , Finance & International Business , 2006 — 2007

  BusinessWeek ranked LMU MBA 4th in nation Nov. 2007 among part-time MBA programs. Completed 24 mo. FT program (equiv.) in 18 mo. w/ 3.41 GPA (3.54 GPA Intl. Business) and 6 mo. unpaid internship. Student Assoc. Member with seat on Philanthropy Committee. Designed / Proposed 2-year plan to implement Toastmasters Chapter, which was accepted by MBA Program Staff and rolled out Fall 2007. Lead group that wrote year-long, 100-page group thesis based on business in Asia versus in the US.

• University of California, Berkeley

  BA , Digital Media, I.S.F. , 1998 — 2002

  MPSF Champs. 2nd NCAA Finals. Captain’s Council. 2X All-American. 2X All-Academic. Studied Spanish, French, Italian, & Hungarian to prep for pursuit of pro water polo contract in EU. Self-designed degree in Information Technology, the Internet, Web Design, Photography, & Film with core focus on International Relations, Psychology, & Political Science. Thesis based on Erikson’s 8-Stage Child Development Cycle.

• La Canada High School

  1994 — 1998

  CIF Div III Champions. 2X All-CIF. 3X All-Rio Hondo League. Regional All-Star Team MVP.

Additional Information

Russell Bernstein’s Websites:

• Chungdahm.com (Korean)
• Chungdahm.com (English)
• ATEK.or.kr

Russell Bernstein’s Groups:

Association for Teachers of English in Korea (ATEK), Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (KOTESOL)

•    University of California Alumni (Berkeley)
•    University of California, Berkeley Alumni of Los Angeles
•    The Korea Society
•    Publishing Professionals
•    Digital Asset Management
•    Digital Marketing
•    ESL Educators
•    Teachers Networking Group
•    Technology in Education
•    Water Polo in Finance
•    Discovery Educator Network
•    INTERACTIVE & DIGITAL MEDIA GROUP
•    Loyola Marymount University Alumni
•    Professional English Teachers Network
•    Business Korea for Americans
•    ESL Instructors
•    ESL International
•    E-Learning 2.0
•    Edubloggers
•    ESL Professionals
•    CTIA Wireless 2008 participants
•    New Media BC
•    Future Social Media
•    Expat and Korean Professionals in Korea
•    ESL Excellence
•    KOTESOL
•    Textbook Publishing Professionals
•    Digital Media Technologies
•    Invest KOREA
•    Korea - Germany Investment Club
•    Teachers of English to Natives and Speakers of Other Languages
•    Water Polo in Education
•    Emerging Markets Exchange
•    Web2Asia - Market Entry & Acceleration in East Asia
•    Asia Alternative Investment Association
•    UC Berkeley Korea Alumni Group
•    Private Equity Korea
•    Association for Teachers of English in Korea (ATEK.or.kr)