Experience Summary
I am a 12 year bilingual, veteran teacher, grades K- 12. It has lead me to my current position as a part time Adjunct ESOL Instructor for Quinsigamond Community College. Working and Advocating for students, regardless of their age, is my passion. Along with studying Abroad in Spain to further my Spanish skills, I have been providing ESL, Special Education and related services such as, Speech/language therapy, Social Skills and Spanish throughout my career. I am currently receiving my Master's Degree in the field of Special Education and have taken graduate courses in teaching ESL, while obtaining my SEI endorsement. I am familiar with teaching a diverse population of students. I have the experience in writing and implementing Individual Education Programs (IEP) and collaborating with Interdisciplinary Teams of professionals to enhance student progress and proficiency. I have also ran a summer tutoring program in Social Skills for students in the autism spectrum, as well as, tutoring Spanish, ESL and study skills for the drivers permit exam.
Teaching Style
My styles of teaching includes a multi-modal approach to learning. By providing lessons with audio, visuals, and hands on materials, is sure to meet abt learning style. I crate lessons that are uniquely tailored for each individual student's needs. I provide strategies and accommodations to enhance learning. I collect on going data to measure student's progress. In addition, I use a dual immersion approach for ESL students, providing instruction in both languages to assist learning and create lessons that drive academic and social success, within and out of the classroom setting.
My Hobbies
Besides Teaching and creating lessons, my passion is dancing. I took 18+ years of dance classes at Charlotte Klein's dance studio. I enjoy evry styles of dance such as, tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical and hip hop. I choreographed dances which landed me on the Varsity Cheering Squad at my high school. My senior year I won All-American Cheerleader and Dancer. I traveled to Hawaii to dance in the half-time of the Pro Bowl in Hawaii.
| Type |
Level |
Year |
Title |
Issued By |
| Degree |
Masters |
2018 |
Special Education Teacher of stu... |
University of Phoenix |
| Degree |
Bachelors |
2003 |
Speech/language Pathology |
Worcester State University |
| Degree |
Associates |
2003 |
Spanish |
Universidad de Salamanca, Spain |
| Certification |
Teaching English as a Second Lan... |
2007 |
ESL |
Cambridge College |
| Certification |
Certification |
2017 |
MA Speech/language Assistant Lic... |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Di... |
| Award |
Award |
1998 |
All American Cheerleader and Dancer |
Spirit and Talent representative... |
| Award |
Other |
2007 |
Who's Who amongst Executives and... |
Cambridge College |