Spanish Teacher
Current• Instructs conversational Spanish and culture for 7th and 8th grade• Collaborates with colleagues to plan cross-disciplinary studies of Latin American culture• Designs curriculum for Spanish with an emphasis on authentic materials and task-based activities • Creates online practice materials and quizzes on Quia, Dropbox, Quizlet and Google Classroom• Maintains blog to communicate assignments to parents and students and to foster interest in Hispanic culture • Assigns and grades weekly diary entries by students in Spanish on a range of topics• Utilizes SmartBoard technology as a visual aid to comprehension• Assists Spanish-speaking parents by translating written correspondence and interpreting in meetings • Arranged and monitored an email pen pal partnership with classes in Spain and Peru• Works on Five Year Committee, collaborating with colleagues and members of the Board of Education to identify needs and trends within the school district (September 2016 – present)• Manages goals, data and artifacts related to teacher evaluation on EdReflect• Participates in weekly data team meetings to analyze student performance and determine effective teaching strategies• Guides RTI/SRBI classes in mathematic computation and reading fluency, utilizing online databases such as AIMSweb to track student progress (September 2011 – present)• Served on the Positive Behavior Committee, planning discipline policies and organizing assemblies and school-wide informational materials (September 2011 – June 2013)• Co-directed student teams in Service Learning program (January 2012 – June 2013)• Guided 7th grade students in Service Learning project to plan activities for teaching ESL to elementary students (October 2012 – May 2013)• Taught enrichment classes in exploratory French language and culture (September 2011 – May 2012)• Coached traveling Quiz Bowl team (September 2008 – February 2010)• Supervised two students on summer volunteer trip to Peru (2009)
