Desiree Portes
Elementary School Teacher at Singapore International School (SIS)- Claim this Profile
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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Italian Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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GA Level 3 Award in Teaching English to Young Learners (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) (TEFL) 30 Hours
i-to-i TEFLSep, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Teaching With 21st Century Skills in Mind
Beijing BISS International SchoolAug, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Making the PYP Happen in the Classroom Category 1
International BaccalaureateSep, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
GA Level 3 Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) 120 TEFL
i-to-i TEFLJan, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Teacher of Spanish as a Second Language (ELE) course
Instituto Cervantes beijingJan, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Singapore International School (SIS)
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Vietnam
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Elementary School Teacher
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Aug 2022 - Present
Y2 International
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4th Grade Homeroom Teacher
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Dec 2021 - Feb 2023
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Private Tutor
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Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
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Beijing BISS International School
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China
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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PYP 3rd and 4th Grade Homeroom Teacher
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Aug 2019 - Jul 2021
All aspects of teaching Grade 3 and 4 in a PYP environment.Inquiry based learning curriculum planning.Assessments, formative and summative, providing feedback, and evaluating students learning process. Maintain daily communication with the families.Maintain all appropriate daily records. Arrange and update classroom environment to meet the program goals.
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PYP ESOL Support
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Aug 2018 - Jul 2019
All aspects of teaching ESOL in a PYP environment.Design and prepare carefully differentiated lessons and materials, which support the specific language needs.Develop Push in lessons cooperatively with their homeroom teacher to support and address their homeroom classes learning based on the Units of Inquiry (UOI).Develop Pull out lessons independently to cover and address their specific language needs (development of their language skills).
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Kids R Kids Learning Academies
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United States
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Individual and Family Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Pre Kindergarten Teacher
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Sep 2016 - Jul 2018
Plan, learn, and administer the appropriate curriculum for children in my care, lessons in the classroom and outdoor activities. Maintain daily communication with the families. Asses and record process in all areas of growth. Maintain all appropriate daily records. Arrange and update classroom environment to meet the program goals. Plan, learn, and administer the appropriate curriculum for children in my care, lessons in the classroom and outdoor activities. Maintain daily communication with the families. Asses and record process in all areas of growth. Maintain all appropriate daily records. Arrange and update classroom environment to meet the program goals.
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Colegio Internacional de Carabobo
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Venezuela
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Grade 5 Teacher Associate
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Aug 2015 - Jul 2016
• Helping the Main Teacher during the whole process of teaching, all aspects and subjects, in a 5th Grade classroom at an International School. Being involved in teaching the whole range of classes in 5th Grade. Fully interact with the whole evaluating and grading process. Working everyday with the Common Core State Standards Initiative, Skyward and Journeys Series. Provide all students with an excellent student-centered education. • Helping the Main Teacher during the whole process of teaching, all aspects and subjects, in a 5th Grade classroom at an International School. Being involved in teaching the whole range of classes in 5th Grade. Fully interact with the whole evaluating and grading process. Working everyday with the Common Core State Standards Initiative, Skyward and Journeys Series. Provide all students with an excellent student-centered education.
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U. E. Los Naranjos
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Caracas Area, Venezuela
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ESL and Spanish Teacher
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Jan 2011 - Oct 2015
All aspects of Teaching ESL and Spanish in Middle school, and Secondary level. Student Support Teacher, for a whole group of a minimum of 35 students, each school year. Make weekly and monthly planning, for both of the subjects, in each level (7th, 9th, and 11th Grade). Evaluations, test and checking the learning process. Report Cards, comments and every aspect of the grading process for both subjects. Presenting personal and professional development workshops to teachers and students in the community. Show less
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CEUJAP (Centro de Extensión de la Universidad José Antonio Páez)
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Venezuela
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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ESL Teacher
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Sep 2013 - Feb 2014
Provide the students with the teacher support they needed to develop the four Skills, in the English as a Second Language, learning process. Implement different strategies to teach English at a multilevel classroom. Create more engaging and inclusive lessons, as well as, tailoring assessments to further foster their acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes. Designed classroom activities to facilitate assessments and ensure learning of the curriculum. Provide the students with the teacher support they needed to develop the four Skills, in the English as a Second Language, learning process. Implement different strategies to teach English at a multilevel classroom. Create more engaging and inclusive lessons, as well as, tailoring assessments to further foster their acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes. Designed classroom activities to facilitate assessments and ensure learning of the curriculum.
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Colegio Sagrado Corazon C.A.
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Caracas Area, Venezuela
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ESL Teacher
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Sep 2009 - Jan 2011
All aspects of Teaching ESL in a Middle school, and Secondary level. Make weekly and monthly planning in each level (7th, 8th, 9th, and 11th Grade). Creating all types of evaluations, test and constantly checking the learning process. Report Cards, comments and every aspect of the grading process. Designed classroom activities to facilitate assessments and ensure learning of the curriculum. All aspects of Teaching ESL in a Middle school, and Secondary level. Make weekly and monthly planning in each level (7th, 8th, 9th, and 11th Grade). Creating all types of evaluations, test and constantly checking the learning process. Report Cards, comments and every aspect of the grading process. Designed classroom activities to facilitate assessments and ensure learning of the curriculum.
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Big Kids Learning
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1 - 100 Employee
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ESL Teacher
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Sep 2008 - Mar 2010
All aspects of Teaching ESL at an academy for children from two and a half years to seven years. Develop learning outcomes based on students' abilities and zone of proximal development. Understand the students' cultural backgrounds. Implement any creative and fun active, to help the kids embrace and clearly understand the language, in the teaching-learning process. Modify instructions and make accommodations to meet individual student needs. All aspects of Teaching ESL at an academy for children from two and a half years to seven years. Develop learning outcomes based on students' abilities and zone of proximal development. Understand the students' cultural backgrounds. Implement any creative and fun active, to help the kids embrace and clearly understand the language, in the teaching-learning process. Modify instructions and make accommodations to meet individual student needs.
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Universidad de Carabobo
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Venezuela
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Statistics and Data Analysis Teacher aide
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Mar 2007 - Jul 2009
Provide teaching support to students that needed help understanding how to execute all of the statistic, and data analysis processes. Strategically design enriching classroom activities tailor to address diverse interests and needs. Use formal and informal assessments to assess retention and improve instructional techniques. Evaluations, test and checking the learning process. Provide teaching support to students that needed help understanding how to execute all of the statistic, and data analysis processes. Strategically design enriching classroom activities tailor to address diverse interests and needs. Use formal and informal assessments to assess retention and improve instructional techniques. Evaluations, test and checking the learning process.
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Education
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Universidad de Carabobo
Education Majoring in English, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor