Establish clear goals and objectives related to the World-class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Standards, English Language Acquisition curricula, and School Improvement Plan.
Prepare language objectives, design English language development lessons, conduct assignments, and develop instructional materials that are differentiated to meet the needs of English Learners at all proficiency levels.
Prepare, administer, and score screenings and assessments.
Maintain student data records, including a grade book.
Provide instructional leadership to school teams to support linguistically and culturally responsive teaching practices.
Employ instructional strategies that reflect best practices in second language acquisition and literacy development.
Evaluate student progress using appropriate second language assessment techniques including the WIDA Speaking and Writing Rubrics, formative assessments, state and local mandated assessments
Spanish Teacher
Matapeake Middle School, Queen Anne’s County Public Schools
09.2014 - 06.2018
Developed, selected and adapted instructional plans and learning materials using a variety of instructional techniques to teach written and spoken Spanish to 6th to 8th graders from diverse populations.
Provided classroom atmosphere appropriate for the social, emotional, physical and intellectual needs and development of students.
Established definite goals and objectives according to the curricula.
Prepared lesson plans, assignments, and instructional materials to comply with required pacing guides and county and state standards.
Selected and employed a variety of language acquisition strategies including total physical response and cooperative learning, to present and teach subject matter to students with different learning styles.
Conferred with guardians and students concerning student progress and participate in teacher-parent or teacher-student conferences.
Bilingual Customer Relations Analyst
Nielsen Holdings
01.2004 - 01.2014
Collected, managed and provide data of 16,000+ radio stations including
Handled all department’s bilingual calls and written correspondence
Supported customer service line with hundreds of calls a week including Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Education
Doctor of Education - Curriculum And Instruction
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
05-2022
Master of Arts - Education
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
06.2017
Bachelor’s - Psychology
Bristol University
United Kingdom
06.1989
Skills
Classroom management to keep students focused and on task
Relationship building to maximize effective classroom environment
Critical thinking
Lesson planning to address all levels of English Proficiency
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
English Language Development Teacher
Wiley H. Bates Middle School, AACPS
01.2018 - Current
Spanish Teacher
Matapeake Middle School, Queen Anne’s County Public Schools