Experience

School System
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Teacher

  • Aug 2006 - Present


Caldwell County Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• High School Spanish Teacher (National Board Certified)

  • 2006 - Present

  Teach Spanish I, II, III, and IV to high school students, grades 9-12. World Languages Department Chairperson. Create lesson plans. Use music I have written and recorded to facilitate my lessons. I write my own short stories, in Spanish, for my classes. Create PowerPoint presentations to go along with my music and lessons. Use short stories I have written, in Spanish, to put the language into context and facilitate my lessons. Participate in on-going training. Apply concepts from my Master's degree and continuing education to my teaching. Integrate technology, such as Socrative.com, Kahoot, Quizlet.com, YouTube, PowerPoint, Prezi, etc., using ChromeBooks and regular school computers. Use TPR, SIOP, and other activities in my instruction. Integrate reading, listening, writing, and speaking (in Spanish) as key components in my instruction. Participate in ongoing education to improve my teaching strategies. Serve on various committees. Show less



TRIO/ETS

• Assistant Director, TRIO/ETS

  • 2005 - 2006

  Distributed college information to TRIO/ETS middle and high school students. Helped organize and lead college visits for TRiO/ETS students. Helped chaperon a trip to New York City for TRIO/ETS and TRIO/SSS students. Maintained student records for TRIO/ETS students. Distributed college information to TRIO/ETS middle and high school students. Helped organize and lead college visits for TRiO/ETS students. Helped chaperon a trip to New York City for TRIO/ETS and TRIO/SSS students. Maintained student records for TRIO/ETS students.



Broyhill Furniture

• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Corporate Training

  • 1998 - 2005

  Set up training for employees at local community colleges. Translated signs, documents, and hang-tags for plants Organized and led meetings, in Spanish, with Hispanic employees to get their ideas on how to improve the company. Led meetings with Hispanic employees, concerning insurance changes Organized the Corporate United Way Campaign. Recorded voice-overs, in Spanish, for instructional videos. Set up training for employees at local community colleges. Translated signs, documents, and hang-tags for plants Organized and led meetings, in Spanish, with Hispanic employees to get their ideas on how to improve the company. Led meetings with Hispanic employees, concerning insurance changes Organized the Corporate United Way Campaign. Recorded voice-overs, in Spanish, for instructional videos.



R. Homer Andrews Elementary School

• Spanish Teacher

  • 1997 - 1998

  Taught Spanish to grades K-5. Used TPR activities and speaking completely in Spanish to facilitate my lessons. Taught Spanish to grades K-5. Used TPR activities and speaking completely in Spanish to facilitate my lessons.



Whitnel Elementary School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Spanish Teacher

  • 1995 - 1997

  Taught Spanish to grades K-5. Facilitated my lessons, using TPR activities and speaking completely in Spanish. Taught Spanish to grades K-5. Facilitated my lessons, using TPR activities and speaking completely in Spanish.