Experience Summary
I have teaching/tutoring experience in classrooms, one on one and in small groups of students. I have worked with K-12 students and adults in public and private schools. I have taught subjects that include Spanish, Math and Reading. In addition to this I have over ten(10)years of teaching experience in the General/Special Ed; subjects like Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, ELD/ESL students, GRE, SAT, APA preparation. I have over ten years of teaching experience in Subjects like Spanish. Also in tutoring for the PRAXIS/SAT in Spanish preparation. In addition I am a TESOL Teacher. To brief you in the teaching philosophy and background experience in the subject of Spanish/Dance/Math, Reading, I had implemented and developed lessons with appropriate school core curriculum in each of these subjects matters(for example: in Spanish: in each of the four major language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Clearly, these skills are closely interrelated and cannot easily be separated or learned without incorporating work on grammar, vocabulary and culture. I am knowledgeable and worked in the preparation for an AP Spanish Examination of the AP Spanish as well.
Teaching Style
I enjoy teaching children and adults. I want to make sure that instruction is appropriate to the students' level of proficiency in each skill area. I take into consideration that students perform in a wide range of culturally different situations. I offer the students
lessons that are challenging to them with an increased demand for academic context. For example, when teaching Spanish, I use paralinguistics(visual objects, etc), modify my speech, slow my speech until the input is comprehensible and use cognates. I employ useful tools for classroom management, including planning activities and collecting assessment information. I like to highlight the strengths and areas in which help is needed to ensure meaningful learning. Monitoring students' progress helps me to tell how well the students are understanding new material while helping students create and maintain an atmosphere conducive to learning.