Argelia Miranda
High School Spanish Teacher at Herbert Hoover High School- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Herbert Hoover High School
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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High School Spanish Teacher
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août 2014 - - aujourd’hui
• Teach Spanish 1-2• Teach Immersion Level 5-6 (Foreign Language Academies of Glendale)• Honor class time and maintain a positive rapport with students, with high expectations• Creatively facilitate learning to address all modes of communication and assess in various modalities• Include history, art, and literature in the curriculum• Provide student support via tutoring, and bridging opportunities• Bring current community topics and events into the classroom, such as Armenian Genocide Commemoration, Human Rights, cultural celebrations such as Day of the Dead• Organize trips to theatre with other colleagues (Man of La Mancha, Bodas de Sangre)
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Advisor, Ascencia Service Awareness Program
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août 2017 - - aujourd’hui
• Advise student club that works with Ascencia, a non-profit organization assisting homeless families and people in Glendale and Burbank• Assist in the interview process of officers for the student organization
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Department Chair, World Languages
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janv. 2017 - déc. 2019
• Coordinated the yearly meetings dates• Gathered agenda topics• Hosted monthly meetings• Liaisoned with Professional Development Team• Liaisoned with Curriculum Studies Committee for World Languages, district-wide• Addressed curriculum, program, student learning • Participated in district-wide textbook selection and adoption process• Attended the Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute
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Glendale Unified School District
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Chair of Curriculum Studies Committee, World Languages
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févr. 2017 - déc. 2019
• Planned, coordinated, conducted meetings• Reviewed curricula and textbooks for the various languages in the district• Facilitated approval for the UC approval of the Honors German Course• Addressed concerns from the various school sites • Planned, coordinated, conducted meetings• Reviewed curricula and textbooks for the various languages in the district• Facilitated approval for the UC approval of the Honors German Course• Addressed concerns from the various school sites
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Crescenta Valley High School
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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High School Spanish Teacher
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août 2011 - juin 2014
• Taught levels 1-2 and 3-4 • Developed lessons and performance tasks• Modified assessments to address Common Core standards• Offered tutoring • Taught levels 1-2 and 3-4 • Developed lessons and performance tasks• Modified assessments to address Common Core standards• Offered tutoring
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Education
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California State University, Northridge
Master's Degree in Spanish -
Loyola Marymount University
Secondary Teaching Credential, Education -
Loyola Marymount University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Spanish Language and Literature -
Loyola University Chicago
Rome, Italy, Art History -
Coaching Tools and Mindfulness Practices for Work and Life, World Language Project, Occidental College, Los Angeles
Professional Coaching Competencies -
Southern California School of Interpretation, Santa Fe Springs, CA
Criminal Interpretation -
Prajna Yoga, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Yoga 500 Level Intensive: The Art of Teaching, Yoga Instruction -
Yoga House
Yoga Teacher Training Certification, 200-hour certification program, Completed in 2013