Highlights:World Language Teacher

Skills:Bilingual, Education, Spanish, IB Educaiton, Cultural Ambassador, Multilingual, Elementary Education

Goal:ESL Teacher Spanish Teacher World Language Teacher

Certification:English as a Second Language K-12 Spanish K-12 Elementary Education (K-6)

Elementary School Spanish Immersion Teacher 07/2020 - current
Cabarrus County Schools, Concord, NC United States
Industry: Education
Elementary School Spanish Immersion Teacher
• Manage all aspects of the classroom experience for 40 students in second grade. • Link language learning with integrated curriculum and cultural immersion while inspiring and empowering students. • Create meaningful and engaging learning environments using inquiry-based instruction to expand students’ intercultural understanding and international-mindedness through language learning. • Foster deep relationships among students while encouraging them to take risk and help shape them into socially responsible citizens. • Collaborate with teachers, administrators, and International Baccalaureate Coordinator to develop, implement, and evaluate school programs including transdisciplinary and cross curricular activities.--
Elementary School World Language Spanish Teacher 07/2018 - 06/2020
Cabarrus County Schools, Concord, NC United States
Industry: Education
Elementary School World Language Spanish Teacher
• Manage all aspects of the classroom experience for all grade levels in elementary school. • Developed most of the Spanish curriculum for the school incorporating a variety of authentic instructional resources, materials, strategy, and diverse technology in accordance with the World Language Curriculum. • Link language learning with integrated curriculum and cultural immersion while inspiring and empowering students. • Create meaningful and engaging learning environments using inquiry-based instruction to expand students’ intercultural understanding through language learning. • Foster deep relationships among students while encouraging them to take risk and help shape them into socially responsible citizens. • Collaborate with teachers, administrators, and International Baccalaureate Coordinator to develop, implement, and evaluate school programs including cross curricular activities.--
Elementary ESL Teacher 06/2011 - 06/2018
Universidad Eafit, Medellin, Antioquia Colombia
Industry: Education
Elementary ESL Teacher
• Managed all aspects of the classroom experience for 100 students in grades nursery school through kindergarten. • Planned, created, and implemented dynamic activities to bring the language experience to life. • Developed interactive lesson plans for effective assessment of the students’ progress.--

Universidad de Antioquia 06/2004 - 11/2010
Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Foreign Language Teaching
Bachelor of Education Degree in Foreign Language Teaching English and French

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