High School Design
Resume:
DARA L. BROWN
***** ********* ****. *******, ** 77042
Phone: 832-***-**** email: **********@*****.***
INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST
Accomplished professional with experience in Technical, Creative Writing and Instructional support.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Developed curriculum for Spanish and French language learning
Developed and applied curriculum and training methods for learning support to both adults and youth
Developed interactive and technology based instructional curriculum to facilitate learning and incorporated
cross content involvement.
Developed training and assessment materials based on individual learning needs, and conducted performance
evaluations to confirm all learning objectives and state learning requirements have been met.
Developed and edited technical and creative documentation for community, private and public sectors.
Created dynamic hands on minds on curriculum that foster language acquisition and engage students in cross
content learning.
Knowledgeable of appropriate training and learning strategies for various learning levels.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
JANUARY 2012 PRESENT
TESTING ADMINISTRATOR & EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
Kelly Educational Services
Administer and proctor standardized testing in the areas of Linguistics & ELAR.
Provide an enriched learning environment promoting problem solving.
Enforce and develop effective lessons that increase cooperative learning.
Follow course objectives to achieve state learning objectives and standards.
APRIL 2011 PRESENT
BEI
ESL Linguistics Instructor
Evaluated and designed additional materials to enrich instruction using instructional design techniques to
assess and aid cooperative language acquisition.
Provided instruction for public, corporate and private clientele.
RUBY REED ACADEMY DECEMBER 2007 – AUGUST 2010
Spanish Linguistics Instructor – Grade 5
Provided & created assessment measures involving cooperative language acquisition.
Developed thematic units around instructional goals in accordance with State objectives.
Designed language assessment materials using instructional design techniques.
Wrote & developed structured techniques for teaching and assessing language levels.
INTERACTIVE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY MAY 2006 – FEBRUARY 2010
ESL Linguistics Instructor
Evaluated and designed additional materials to enrich instruction using instructional design techniques to
assess and aid cooperative language acquisition.
Provided instruction for public, corporate and private clientele.
HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS AUGUST 2007 – DECEMBER 2007
Linguistics Instructor – Spanish and French
Developed thematic units around instructional goals.
Wrote and developed structured techniques for teaching and assessing language levels.
Designed language assessment materials using instructional design techniques.
Administered state testing.
National Honor Society advisor
SHELDON ISD – C.E. KING HIGH SCHOOL August 2006 – August 2007
Linguistics Instructor Spanish and ESL
Provided rich learning environment focused on language acquisition.
Collaborated interdepartmentally to develop planning according to State objectives.
Evaluated and designed additional materials using instructional design techniques.
Administered state testing
TECHNICAL SKILLS
LANGUAGES: Spanish (Native), French (Conversational), Italian (Conversational)
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY: MS Office, Photoshop, Lightroom,
EDUCATION & AFFILIATION
MASTER OF ARTS, In Progress
University of New Orleans, Department of Linguistics, New Orleans, LA
Concentration: Linguistics specializing in Spanish, French, and Italian.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, June 1999
University of Cincinnati, DAAP & College of Arts & Sciences Cincinnati, OH
Concentration: English Literature, Art and Graphic Design
Texas Teachers ACP Program, (In progress) Spanish, ELAR, and ESL Houston, TX
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