Silver Spring Childhood Education

MONICA NAZARINE WILLIAMS-TITRE

Silver Spring and Gwynn Oak Maryland, USA, 20904 & 21207

Email: ad5pmy@r.postjobfree.com

Tel: 443-922- 3645

SUMMARY

An autonomous and resourceful professional with over 23 years in adult and childhood education. A trustworthy, proactive and goal-oriented leader who can drive the success of any organization that recognizes and values my experience and skills. Flexible and adaptable team player with an excellent work ethic and great interpersonal skills, useful to any work environment.

SKILLS

Instructing Adult ESL literacy

Training educators online and in person

Leading school reviews

Supporting learning efforts in district schools

Referring students for additional support

Diagnosing reading difficulties

Preparing literacy plans for individuals and class

Teaching primary and secondary school English

Mastery in speaking French Creole

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ESL Instructor Dominica State College, University of Texas at Arlington, Dona Ana Community College, New Mexico State University, January 2004 - June 2023

Contract

Assessed students, prepared curriculum, and lesson plans, instructed and provided feedback to students and the supervisor.

Recorded and reported students’ grades, attendance, attitudes, and behavior to the supervisor.

Improved the English proficiency of over 100 Ecuadorian teachers in Go-Teachers ESL Program, 20 Haitian students, 40 Cuban professionals & other international students.

Improved English competencies of over 30 Latino students at Dona Anna Community College

Literacy Course Instructor New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM January – May 2013

Contract

University of the West Indies School of Continuing Studies, Dominica September – Dec. 2009

Co-facilitated the master’s Course: RDG:530 - Socio psycholinguistics of Reading, online

Reviewed and graded students’ work

Provided support to students upon request

Facilitated the online course: FOUN1001- English for Academic Purposes Increased the English

Worked with 15- 20 students in each program

Senior Education Officer Secondary Schools Ministry of Education– Dominica Oct.2014 – Dec. 2023

Supervised and appraised 7-15 principals at secondary schools throughout Dominica

Initiated training 14 principals, 15 vice principals and 35 year-level supervisors for over 9 years in the following areas: Instructional leadership, succession planning, differentiated instruction, school reviews and Strategic planning.

Succeeded in convincing 15 Principals to produce School Development Plans (SDP) that spanned 3-5 years

Prepared and initiated the implementation of an appraisal instrument for School Counselors

Analyzed internal and external assessment results and raised school achievements in core subjects by at least 7–20%

Determined weighting for new appraisal instruments for new positions of Deputy Principals, Assistant Principals, Heads of Departments, Senior Graduate teachers and Schools Counsellors

Wrote a project approved by UNICEF and the Dominica Association for Secondary School Support (UK) for the acquisition of 900 copies of a manual- Entering Secondary School: a survival kit for students with helpful tips for parents; for the transitioning of new entrants to secondary school and the training in the use of the manual for School Management, School Counsellors, and HFLE teachers of the 1st Form of 15 secondary schools.

Learning Support Adviser for Southern District – Dominica October 2001 - October 2014

Mandated and assisted principals in Preparation of literacy plans as part of their School Development Plans

Boosted school performance through School Reviews

Observed and trained teachers in efforts to improve English literacy instruction.

Prepared ‘Literacy Manual for New Teachers’

Diagnosed reading difficulties and prepared successful group and individual literacy plans for students

Organized and coordinated 15-week Parenting Program at Grand Bay,

Reading Reading Specialist for Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training (CCETT) Dominica

September 2007 - August 2009

Intensified training of teachers in literacy instruction through consistent teacher supervision, training, instruction, testing, and re-teaching

Organized Study Tour for CCETT Teachers in Southern District – Dominica

Conducted Training workshops for teachers in reading diagnosis, planning and delivery of literacy instruction.

District Education Officer/ South – Ministry of Education Dominica September 2009 – December 2010

Supervised elementary principals molding them into effective school leaders

Appraised principals

Reviewed Teacher appraisals

Organized Southern District Literacy Festival & Elocution Contest

Organized first Literacy Day in the district.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PhD Candidacy: Curriculum & Instruction, Language, Literacy & Culture with Minor:

Educational Management & Development – New Mexico State University (NMSU)

M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction with Literacy Emphasis – University of Texas at Arlington

B.Ed. Language Education: Literacy Studies – Honors (UWI, Jamaica)

Certificate ESL Instruction—UWI, Barbados

Certificate in Education: Language Education – Literacy Studies (UWI, Jamaica)

Certificate in Teacher Education – UWI Endorsement

Certificate in Primary Teacher Education – Dominica Teachers’ Training College

Certificate in Managing and Facilitating Online Courses (UWI)

Certificate in Credit Union Essentials – UWI Open Campus, Dominica

Certificate in Financial Monitoring & Evaluation – UWI Open Campus, Dominica

Policy Development – Establishment Department, Dominica

Fundamentals Quality Customer Care & Quality Service Leadership – Establishment Dept.

Project Proposal Writing – Establishment Department, Dominica

Basic Project Management – Establishment Department, Dominica

Monitoring & Evaluation – GPE Project

Occupational Health & Safety – Establishment Department, Dominica

Hazard, Vulnerability & Capability Assessment – UNICEF & IsraAID

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