Amanda Barragan Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Teach the Spanish language and culture to students in Pre-School to 3rd grade. Organize and develop the Spanish curriculum, and lessons. Use developmentally appropriate teaching strategies, technology and instructional materials to make learning interesting. Implement formal and informal assessments. Communicate and interact with students, parents and staff. Collaborate in campus events: winter festival, black history, parents-curriculum nights. Meet weekly with coach and other colleagues at professional development meetings. Translate for parents and staff.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Taught Spanish I and II. Incorporated educational activities that engage students in meaningful learning experiences. Identified, selected and modified resources to meet student’s diverse needs. Integrated multicultural units and materials to vary lessons and consolidate concepts. Administered quizzes and exams to assess areas on need of improvement. Offered after-school support to make certain that each student is able to grass the content and develop the necessary skills. Met regularly with colleagues and coach to plan, solve problems and to support one another. Maintained communication with parents through Open Curriculum Nights, Start Nights, telephone contacts, letters, and the Internet.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Taught Spanish I and II. Organized and developed the Spanish program in the school. Introduced and strengthen language with supporting materials in Spanish to develop a high level of proficiency in the foreign language. Collaborated with school multi-cultural world event (Healing Haiti Festival). Met regularly with classroom colleagues to plan, solve problems and to support one another once a week. Implemented variety of different teaching and learning practices: cooperative and individual learning, and informal and formal assessment. Communicated with parents through Curriculum Nights, telephone, letters, and the Internet.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Taught Spanish to students in Kindergarten to 8th grade. Organized and developed the Spanish program. Organized school multi-cultural world language events, contests, and a dance group. In addition, met regularly with classroom colleagues to plan, solve problems and to support one another on a daily basis. Used a range of teaching strategies and instructional practices including the use of computer, and other multimedia tools in the classroom. Developed family-school relationships that fostered the academic and social development of the child through telephone contacts, letters, personal meetings and the Internet. Developed, administered and graded test.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Planned, supervised, and implemented educational and recreational activities for students in first grade. Provided support to Site Director and report student’s behavior and unusual incidents. Conducted parent conferences on each child’s school adjustment, classroom behavior, and developmental progress.

Foreign Language, 3.87

Completed 24 credits on the Master of Education at George Mason University (Fairfax- Virginia). Major: Curriculum and Instruction.

Spanish Language And Civilization, Foreign Languages And Literatures, General, 3.33

Overseas Studies: Spanish Language and Civilization for North American Teachers. July, 2000. Program designed for Spanish speaking teacher.

Bachelor Of Education: Educational Psychology And Administration, Education, 3.6