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
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(910) - 582 7915 (work) (910) - 417 1544 (cell)
Melvin Ingram, Ellerbe Middle School Principal
Richmond County Schools
128 Ballard St. Ellerbe, NC 27607
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(910) - 582 7925 (work) or 910-***-****(cell)
Ronnie McLean, Senior Pastor
Freedom Baptist Church
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910-***-**** (home) or 910-***-**** (cell)
Marcia Lambeth, Mentor at Ellerbe Middle School
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(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