Steven R. Schuit
29 Pleasant Ave., Peaks Island, Maine, USA 04108
Tel: 207-712-2581 Email: Schuitstephen33@gmail.com
PERSONAL
Citizenship: USA
Native Language: English
Marital Status: Married
Health: Excellent
EDUCATION
-C.A.G.S., Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies, Educational Leadership, Boston University
-M.Ed., Education, Texas Tech University
-B.S., Education, Boston University
-TESL Certificate, Oxford Seminars, Boston, MA
EXPERIENCE
2024-2025 English Language Fellow (ELF), Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia
2022-2023 ESL Native Teacher, Informatics Technical High School, Egressy-Gabor High School, Budapest, Hungary
2019 ESL Teacher, Instituto De Idiomas Y Computacion Maryland, Zihuatanejo, Mexico
2018-2019 ESL Native Teacher, Informatics Technical High School, Egressy-Gabor High School, Budapest, Hungary
2012-2017 ESL Associate Professor, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea
1994-2011 Adjunct Professor of Human Resources, University of Southern Maine
1993-2011 International Teacher & Consultant. Projects included:
-Teaching Facilitation skills to AIDS Educators in Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, Georgia
-Training technical managers and leaders worldwide
2003-2010 Facilitator and Dialogue Leader for international NGO, Seeds of Peace
2007 Visiting Professor to Nursing Students, Tel Aviv College, Tel Aviv, Israel
1998-2000 Adjunct Professor, Antioch New England Graduate School
2-years Peace Corps University ESL Instructor, Keimyeung University, Daegu, Korea
STEVEN R. SCHUIT (continued)
SKILL AREAS
Extensive international teaching experience, including public schools through university level and corporate settings. Specializes in ESL with experience teaching in South Korea, Hungary, Mexico, Israel and Latvia. Unique ability to actively engage students and adults. Excellent classroom, presentation, design, curriculum development, written and oral communication skills. Ability to work well with people from all cultures. Dedicated, passionate, energetic, creative and flexible teacher, facilitator, and coach.
EXPERIENCE CONDUCTING TEACHER TRAINING
-Conducted teacher training workshops in Wroclaw, Poland, Tartu, Estonia, Riga, Latvia and Daugavpils, Latvia, during 2025
-Designed and led intensive teacher training workshops entitled “Best Practices for Teaching Critical Thinking,” and “Advanced English for Teachers” during 2024-25
-Led Facilitation Skills Workshops in the corporate sector.
-Conducted Facilitation Skills Workshops for AIDS Educators.
TOPICS CAPABLE OF CONSULTING ON AND/OR GIVING EXPERT PRESENTATIONS
-A New ESL Teaching Methodology, “The Emotional Values Auction.” Introducing a new, highly interactive, engaging, fun, and effective ESL approach. Audience: English teachers and/or teachers in training.
-Critical Thinking, Best Teaching Practices. An introduction to the teaching of critical thinking skills. Why it’s essential. What skills are critical, and how to teach the skills. Audience: English teachers and/or teachers in training.
-Academic & Creative Writing. An introduction to both academic and creative writing and related resources. Audience: University English students
-Technology Use in the ESL Classroom: All That Glitters is Not Gold. An interactive overview of salient and timely issues related to the use of technology in ESL classrooms and beyond. Audience: English teachers
-Business English Workshop. Highly interactive presentation on essential business vocabulary, concepts and tools. Audience: business and graduate students who are also studying English.
-Facilitation Skills. A comprehensive presentation on how to lead workshops in the business, education or NGO sectors. Audience: Anyone who has, or will have, the responsibility to lead or deliver effective workshops or classes to others.
RECENT PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES
– LATE (Latvian Teachers of English Association) 32nd Annual Conference, “Teaching and Learning in the Digital Era,” Riga, Latvia, Aug. 22, 2024
– “The Emotional Values Auction Teaching Model, Where Skills Meet Emotions,” Conference in Wroclaw, Poland, Professional Development for Polish Teachers, Jan. 25, 2025
– University of Riga Teachers’ Training Conference in Riga, “The Emotional Values Auction Teaching Model, Where Skills Meet Emotions,” April 5, 2025
STEVEN R. SCHUIT (continued)
– University of Tartu, Teachers’ Training Conference in Tartu, Estonia, “The Emotional Values Auction Teaching Model, Where Skills Meet Emotions,” April 26, 2025
– Daugavpils University sponsored, International Academic Conference, entitled “Language, Society and Culture,” “The Emotional Values Auction Teaching Model, Where Skills Meet Emotions,” Daugavpils, Latvia, June 9, 2025
OVERSEAS LIVING AND TRAVELING
Teaching Locations:
Daugavpils, Latvia
Budapest, Hungary (2-years)
Daegu, Korea (7-years)
Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Travel: To over 80 countries from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Northern Africa, South Asia and North America
PUBLICATIONS & BLOGGING
• Blogging on Global Travels, “Short Talks Through a Wide World”: Shorttalksworld.com
• Blogging on Korea, “Korean Bookends”: KoreanBookends.blogspot.com
• Blogging on Hungary, “American in Budapest”: AmericaninBudapest.org
• Published articles:
– “The Emotional Values Auction: A New English as a Second Language (ESL) Teaching Method, Where Skills Meet Emotions,” article accepted by peer reviewed journal, published in The Journal of Comparative Studies in Feb 2026.
– “The Importance of Professional Development,” Steven Schuit, John Healy and Katie Connors, KOTESOL Journal, Volume 20, Issue 2, Summer 2016.
– “Self-Access Centers in Korea Universities, A Status Report,” Steven Schuit and Peter Thwaites, KOTESOL Journal, Volume19, Issue 2, Summer 2015.
– “The Grapes of No Gun Ri,” The Humanist, July/August 2000.
REFERENCES
1. Jennifer Uhler
Regional English Language Officer
U.S. Embassy, Riga, Latvia
+371 26 293 877 | +1 (771) 207 7970
Email: UhlerJL@state.gov
STEVEN R. SCHUIT (continued)
2. Ilze Kacane
Professor, Daugavpils University
Editor of “Journal of Comparative Studies”
Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
Daugavpils, Latvia
+371 2 6293877
Email: ilze.kacane@du.lv
3. Jusztina Pap-Mednyanszki
Teacher of Literature and English,
ELTE Apaczai Csere Janos Gyakorlo Gimnazium es Kollegium
Budapest, Hungary
Email: papmednyanszki@gmail.com
