Kerensa Schantz
Spanish/English GED Tutor, ESL Tutor at Mt. Hood Community College- Claim this Profile
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Mt. Hood Community College
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United States
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Higher Education
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500 - 600 Employee
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Spanish/English GED Tutor, ESL Tutor
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Oct 2014 - Present
Academic Support and Reinforcement • Created a new tutoring center at the Maywood Park Campus, for ESL and GED students • Tutor for all GED Subjects in both English and Spanish, and all levels of ESL • Personally coached and tutored 4 Spanish-GED students, who have recently graduated • Market Scholarship and FASFA opportunities, including the Foundation Scholarship, in GED and ESL classrooms. • Encourage, and assist students to apply for Scholarships and Financial Aid • Present “Jump Start!” information to incoming GED students, aid in running GED Orientations • Collaborate with Spanish-GED, lead instructor, Laura Kutner, to develop and implement effective lesson plans for our most advanced, math students. • Devise creative strategies to address the unique, learning needs of each student, including using computer software, apps, and videos to supplement learning materials • Process tuition waivers and administer placement-tests Show less
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Oregon Department of Human Services
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Clackamas, OR
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Personal Support Worker
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Sep 2014 - Present
Personal Support and Life Coaching for a Client with Autism • Encourage, coach, and assist client to find opportunities and achieve his personal goals • Empower my client by locating, arranging, and participating with him, in all kinds of volunteer opportunities, which increases his confidence and motivation • Counseled and helped client to apply for, interview for, and eventually obtain his first paid position • Tutored and aided client to pass his College Placement Test, and begin college classes • Assisted my client to apply for FASFA and Scholarships with MHCC and OSAC • Advised and facilitated my client in joining TRIO and the AVID Learning Community at MHCC. Ensure he uses other campus resources, including Career Services and Disability Services. • Currently Assisting client with diet, nutrition, and exercise Show less
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Trash for Peace
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Portland, Oregon Area
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Education Coordinator
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Jan 2015 - Aug 2015
Implementation of Waste Reduction Programming • Interfaced with schools and community members to schedule Trash for Peace programming • Designed and delivered fun and engaging curricula, inspiring youth to reduce their waste Implementation of Waste Reduction Programming • Interfaced with schools and community members to schedule Trash for Peace programming • Designed and delivered fun and engaging curricula, inspiring youth to reduce their waste
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Energize Corvallis
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Corvallis, Oregon Area
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Outreach Intern
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Jan 2012 - Jun 2012
Marketing/Implementation of Energy Efficiency Programming • Personally recruited over 50% of our participants, outranking 15 other interns with the same outreach goal • Delivered 25 presentations, promoted at 3 events, and marketed online • Created an extra-credit incentive, at Oregon State University, to complete our program, which increased participation by 18% Marketing/Implementation of Energy Efficiency Programming • Personally recruited over 50% of our participants, outranking 15 other interns with the same outreach goal • Delivered 25 presentations, promoted at 3 events, and marketed online • Created an extra-credit incentive, at Oregon State University, to complete our program, which increased participation by 18%
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Education
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Oregon State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Environmental Science