Linda Luna

z1hypo@r.postjobfree.com **** E Los Santos Dr Long Beach, CA 562-***-****

Education

Tufts University Masters in Applied Teaching, Graduated May, 2011

Initial License: PreK-2, Massachusetts, Passed MTEL exam

California Child Development Program Instructor Permit

Pitzer College, Claremont, Ca, B.A. Theatre Performance. Graduated May 2007. Thesis: “Replaying Greek Drama”, researched and performed ancient and modern Greek tragedies.

Study Abroad Experience

London, England (September 2005-December 2005)

Larnaka, Cyprus (June 2005-August 2005)

Tests

LAST- Passed (November 2007): New York State Teaching Exam

Content Multi-Subjects test- Passed (July 2008): New York State Teaching Exam

Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure Exams-Passed

Teaching Experience:

On-Line English Teacher for Tora English (6/11-present)

Currently teaching children ages 6-12 from Korea English

Devised curriculum suitable for Korean children to learn English at their level

Graduate Teaching Assistant Eliot-Pearson Children’s School Medford, MA (9/09-6/11)

Teaching Assistant in a multiage first-second-grade classroom and preschool classroom

Implemented inclusive program for children with special needs through a team teaching model, collaborated in school wide inquiry, antibias education, and focused on developmental curriculum

7th Ave Head Start for Family Services Group Teacher New York, NY (8/07-08/09)

A group teacher for 30 three-year olds (15 students in the morning and 15 students in the afternoon) preparing them to enter Kindergarten.

Worked with families to enrich their child’s social, cognitive, and emotional learning by using Creative Curriculum.

After-school Spanish Teacher New York, NY (8/07-08/09)

Taught Spanish to children who were in the 1st and 2nd grade who were both English and Spanish speakers

Collaborated with parents to integrate Latino culture into the program.

Student Teaching:

The Healey School in Somerville, MA (9/10-12/10)

Student taught in a Kindergarten

Implemented lessons and units throughout the semester while collaborating with a team of teachers to implement curriculum

Relevant Experience

Theater Teacher Welcome Projects in Somerville, MA (2/10-5/11)

Wrote and earned $800 in grants for the Mystic Wizards Theater group for theater performances

Worked with the Welcome Project leaders and Tufts Professors to create appropriate theater projects for children aged 6-12 at the Somerville Welcome Projects

Pearson Teacher Fellowship (6/07-8/09)

The Pearson Teacher Fellowship selects high-caliber college graduates to teach preschoolers in low-income communities. The program provides additional early childhood education training, job placement assistance, financial support, and mentoring.

Training Completed

Certified ChildLight Yoga Instructor- 2.5 days training Concentration on children 2-12 yrs. (June 2011)

RAVE-O Training- completed 20 hours of a reading intervention program

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) conference. Texas, November 5-8, 2008.

Emotionally Responsive Practice Classroom Project (ACS/Bank Street). 27 hours. May 2008.

Early Childhood Summer Training Institute (provided by the Pearson Teacher

Fellowship), 100 hours. Start June 16, 2007

Early Childhood training (Provided by Jumpstart for Young Children), 340 hours.

Sept. 2003-May 2004, Sept. 2004-May 2005, Sept. 2006-May 2007.

Skills

2010 MS Office Suite, including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Language

Spanish; American Sign Language-beginning

Affiliations/Awards

Member- National Association for Education of Young Children, Since 2007

Fellow- Pearson Teacher Fellowship, 2007-2009

Tisch Civic Engagement Fund Award at Tufts University, 2009

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