DORA KARINA ABAD

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Lima **, Peru

+511-***-****

+511-***-***-***

acpej8@r.postjobfree.com

Professional educator with over 20 years of work experience. Experience combines teaching,

training, curriculum development and educational business management. Passionate about

education and

continuous self-development.

P E R S O N A L I N F O R M AT I O N

Born April 1st, 1972 in Lima (Peru)

Citizenship: Peruvian

Marital status: single

W O R K H I S TO RY

09. 2012 – 11.2014 lANGUAGE STARS – WASHINGTON, DC USA

REGIONAL TRAINING DIRECTOR

Oversaw the quality of teaching in 7 language centers and

responsible for the education of over 2,500 children

Trained and developed over 40 multi lingual teachers and 10

trainers

Developed training plans for all foreign language teachers

Strategic planning of a renewed recruiting process to select

potential teachers

01. 2011 – 08. 2012 LANGUAGE STARS – WASHINGTON, DC USA

Spanish Master Teacher

Led training for new teachers and followed up on their development

Conducted Spanish classes for children between 1 to 10 years old

in Language Stars centers as well as public and private school in

the metropolitan area.

Led the development of teaching strategies to improve the quality of

instruction in all 7 language centers

Led recruiting initiatives to select potential new teachers

02.2010 – 12.2010 TRENER SCHOOL – LIMA, PERU

Elementary School English Teacher

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Developed appropriate material according to the students’ needs

Provided differentiated instruction based on students’ learning styles

Kept track of students’ progress and communicate with parents and

homeroom teachers timely

01.2009 – 07.2009 BERLITZ CENTERS – LIMA, PERU

SPANISH AND ENGLISH TEACHER

Taught Spanish and English to children, teenagers and adults

Selected and created appropriate materials to ensure students’

acquisition of the target language

Worked in a variety of settings teaching in-center and at-home

sessions

09.2005 – 08.2008 LANGUAGE STARS – CHICAGO, iL USA

ASSISTANT CENTER DIRECTOR

Built and trained a strong team of teachers

Key leader in growing the centers based on high quality programs

and a strong, creative marketing campaign

Managed the finances, marketing, program quality and growth of

the center along with the Center Director

11.2004 – 07.2005 INSTITUTO DE IDIOMAS UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA – LIMA, PERU

ENGLISH TEACHER

Planned lessons according to the language level of the participants

Created a wide range of materials and activities to meet the class’

needs

09.2001 – 08.2004 LANGUAGE STARS – CHICAGO, IL USA

SPANISH LEAD TEACHER

Developed curriculum to instruct students in the Spanish language

Recruited and trained the new team of teachers

02.2001 – 06.2001 JOHN STANFORD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL – SEATTLE, WA

USA

SPANISH INTERN TEACHER

Provided support to weaker students in the First Grade Spanish

Immersion program

Assisted in the preparation of teaching materials

06.1998 – 01.2001 EUROIDIOMAS – LIMA, PERU

ENGLISH TEACHER

Taught English to children, teenagers and adults

Worked in a variety of settings teaching in-center, business and at-

home sessions

03.1997 – 12.1997 NUEVO MUNDO PRIVATE SCHOOL – LIMA, PERU

ENGLISH TEACHER

Taught English to Elementary school children, 1st to 6th grade

Lesson planning and materials design according to the age group

and class dynamics

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03.1990 – 02.1997 SAN JUAN DE DIOS PRIVATE SCHOOL – LIMA, PERU

ENGLISH TEACHER

Taught English to pre-school, elementary and high school students

Selection and preparation of appropriate material

E D U C AT I O N

04.2007 – Present UNIVERSIDAD DE PIURA

Major in Education

Focus on Teaching of English as a Foreign Language

04.2007 – 06.2007 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Linguistics

Professional development course for teachers

03.1992 – 12.1993 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SAN IGNACIO DE LOYOLA

Computer and Information Technology

Mathematics, Accounting, Operating Systems

Administration and Projects

Spreadsheets and systems implementations

Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S

Education Academic Equivalent of Bachelor’s Degree in Education/Teaching

based on evaluation of academic and work experience in the US

Curriculum design Experience developing curriculum and materials for the teaching of

Foreign language programs

Recruiting Creation and implementation of recruiting systems

Training Ability to manage and work collaboratively with a large team

Commitment to professional development and best practices in

education

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