Andry Paz

ESL/EFL/Spanish Teacher

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Rockingham, NC 28379 910-***-****

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE

• Teacher of English as a Second Language

• Teacher of Spanish

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

I would like to obtain a full time position teaching English as a Second Language in a school where I am able to utilize my expertise, knowledge and experience teaching with the WIDA Standards and SIOP Model to culturally diverse students at different grade levels. Likewise, I am deeply committed in improving my students’ lives by reaching out to parents as well as the community.

CAREER QUALIFICATIONS

• Over 15 Years in teaching

• Have an extensive experience in teaching different age groups from distinctive cultural surroundings.

• Have fluency in Spanish and English language both oral and written forms.

• Have experience organizing Culturally Diverse Students’ Parent meetings.

• Obtained specialized cognitive developmental training in the use of WIDA English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards, Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP), and Expediting Comprehension for English Language Learners (ExC-ELL).

• Have experience as an Academic Coordinator at a Language Center in Peru.

• Organized, responsible, and self-motivated

• Computer – literate: windows, Microsoft word, Excel

• Passed Computer based Test Examinee for the TOEFL with score of 240

• Passed University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, First Certificate in English

• Member of TESOL in North Carolina

• Active member of Freedom Baptist Church

• Won a few singing contests Elementary through College

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

August, 2008 – Present date Richmond County Schools, North Carolina

Base School Ellerbe Middle

ESL Teacher for 3 Middle Schools and 9th Grade Academy

August, 2007 – June 2008

Richmond County Schools, North Carolina

Ellerbe Middle School

Spanish Teacher

ESL Teacher

January, 2006 – July, 2007

Peruvian American Cultural Language Center Tacna – Peru

English as a Foreign Language Teacher and Academic Coordinator:

• Programmed Classes

• Interviewed and trained faculty

• Wrote Curricula

• Selected Textbooks and learning materials

• Taught English as a Foreign Language to children,

teenagers and adults in basic, high intermediate and

advanced English proficiency levels.

March, 2006 – July, 2006

Alexander Von Humboldt, Private High School, Tacna- Peru.

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

Taught English as a Foreign Language to High School students.

January, 2005 – December, 2005

Peruvian-American Cultural Language Center,Tacna – Peru

English as a Foreign Language Teacher and Academic Coordinator:

• Programmed Classes

• Interviewed and trained faculty

• Wrote Curricula

• Selected Textbooks and learning materials

• Taught English as a Foreign Language to children, teenagers and adults in basic, high intermediate and advanced English proficiency levels.

May, 2005 – June, 2005

John Von Newmann, Private Professional Institute of Business, Tacna – Peru.

English as a Foreign Language Teacher with an emphasis on business English.

Taught English as a Foreign Language for specific purpose to adults on the basic level.

January, 2004 – December, 2004

Peruvian-American Cultural Language Center,Tacna – Peru

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

• Taught English as a Foreign Language to children, teenagers and adults in basic, high intermediate and advanced English proficiency levels.

June, 2003 – January, 2004

Jorge Basadre Grohomann National University in Peru, Tacna – Peru

English as a Foreign Language Teacher in the School of Education and School of Business Administration (with an emphasis on business).

• Taught: Teaching Methodology, Teaching techniques, Phonetics, Introduction to the American Literature, Didactics, English Teaching Materials, English Grammar and English for specific purposes.

March, 2003 – December, 2003

Peruvian-American Cultural Language Center,Tacna – Peru

English as Foreign Language Teacher

• Taught English as a Foreign Language to children, teenagers and adults in basic, high intermediate and advanced English proficiency levels

February, 2002 – February, 2003

EF AU PAIR International Exchange Program,Boston, MA.

Placed in Los Altos California and Dillon, Colorado, USA.

Took care of host parents’ children and taught Spanish.

June, 1998 – December, 2001

Peruvian-American Cultural Language Center,Tacna – Peru

English as a Foreign Language Teacher and Academic Coordinator:

• Programmed Classes

• Interviewed and trained faculty

• Wrote Curriculum

• Selected textbooks and learning materials

• Taught English as a Foreign Language to children, teenagers and adults in basic, high intermediate and advanced English proficiency levels

April, 1999 – December, 1999

San Luis Maria de Montfort Private Institute of Business, Tacna – Peru

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

Taught English as a Foreign Language to Adults in the basic level.

June, 1998 – July, 1998

Mariscal Caceres, Public School, Tacna – Peru

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

Taught English as a Foreign Language to High school students.

April, 1997 – December, 1997

Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Private School, Tacna – Peru.

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

Taught English as a Foreign Language to Elementary and High School students.

June, 1997 – July, 1997

Francisco Antonio de Zela, Public school, Tacna – Peru

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

Taught English as a Foreign Language to High School students.

EDUCATION

June, 2008 – May, 2011

Greensboro College in North Carolina

Degree: Master’s in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

June – July 2002

Stanford University, Stanford, California, U.S.

Courses from continuing studies: “Strategies for Realizing your Organizational Vision” and “The Art and the Science of Forgiveness”.

April, 1994 – December, 1998

Jorge Basadre Grohomann National University in Peru

Degree: Bachelors of Education with Specialization in Foreign Language, English

REFERENCES

Sandra Smith, ESL Coordinator, Richmond County Schools

1426 Green Lake Rd Ellerbe, NC 28338

onjmi8@r.postjobfree.com

(910) - 582 7915 (work) (910) - 417 1544 (cell)

Melvin Ingram, Ellerbe Middle School Principal

Richmond County Schools

128 Ballard St. Ellerbe, NC 27607

onjmi8@r.postjobfree.com

(910) - 582 7925 (work) or 910-***-****(cell)

Ronnie McLean, Senior Pastor

Freedom Baptist Church

onjmi8@r.postjobfree.com

910-***-**** (home) or 910-***-**** (cell)

Marcia Lambeth, Mentor at Ellerbe Middle School

onjmi8@r.postjobfree.com

(910) - 995 6082 (cell)

HONORS

• 2011-2012 “Teacher of the Year” at Ellerbe Middle School at Richmond County School, NC

• 2011 – Passed Praxis II in English as a Second Language

• 2011 – Passed Praxis II in Spanish

• 2009, 2010, 2011 Attended CAROLINA TESOL in

• 2009 Successfully completed the 30 hour online course “Lesson Planning for ELLs Using the WIDA/ELP Standards.”

• 2009 - Passed Computer based Test Examinee for the TOEFL with score of 240

• 2009 – Successfully completed the 30 hour course “Literary for English Language Learners” (DPI).

• 2006 - Passed University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, First Certificate in English

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