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Luis Alberto D'El a Betolaza

in CANADA: 3852 - 110 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6J 1E4, CANADA

in SPAIN: Calle Bisbe Serra 16, Bloque C Piso 4, Puerta 6, Benicassim CP 12560, SPAIN

in AREGENTINA: L.N.Palma 1281, Gualeguaychu, ER. Tel: 15531940 - ARGENTINA E-mail abp1xg@r.postjobfree.com

TEACHING

2000-present MINISTRY of ALBERTA EDUCATION. Pedagogical assessment and translation of

curricular material

2004-Present UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Faculty of Education, Edmonton, AB.

Adjunct Professor, Educational Policy Studies,. Researcher on science teaching.

Lecturer for undergraduate courses on educational policy studies.

2002-2009 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Faculty of Education, Edmonton, AB.

University Facilitator in Professional Field Experiences for Student Teachers.

2004-2006 EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD. Metro College. Edm., AB. Teacher

Continuing Education program.

2001-2004 EDMONTON HISPANIC BILINGUAL ASSOCIATION, Edmonton, AB.

Spanish Teacher, level I.

1998-2001 INNER CITY HIGH SCHOOL, Edm., AB.

(Full-time) Teacher of Biology, Science, Social Sciences and Fine Arts

1994/1995 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Faculty of Nursing, Edm., AB.

Co-Instructor in a Senior Health Course fielded in Guatemala. Facilitated travelling

health educational workshops across Guatemala with different groups of Canadian

nurses.

1994 RUNDAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and ST. BERNADETTE SCHOOL, Edmonton,

AB.Science Youth Worker. Created/implemented programs to help children stay in school by

using science incentive projects (funded by federal government).

1994 ALBERTA VOCATIONAL COLLEGE & ROYAL ALEX. HOSPITAL

Edmonton, AB.

Instructor. Training program on language interpretation in the

workplace for hospital personnel.

1993-1994 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of

Science, Edm., AB.

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1993-1994 Teaching Assistant. Microbiology laboratory courses: Microbiology 193 and

Microbiology 265.

1989 Teaching Assistant. Microbiology 370-immunology laboratory course.

1986-1988 MINISTRY OF PROVINCIAL EDUCATION, Colegio Nacional de Bariloche

and Escuela Comercial, RN, Argentina.

Chemistry Teacher for grade 11 high school.

ESCUELA DE HOTELERIA, TOURISM & ACADEMIA PERITO MORENO, Bche.,

RN, Argentina.

English Teacher. Designed the Hotel Personnel English language curriculum & taught it in

the hotel and gastronomy school, in tourism agencies as well as in the Academia.

BIOLOGICAL/ HEALTH SCIENCES

1990-1992 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of

Science, Edm., AB.

Full-time Research Tech. Assisted in researching bacterial-growth

conditions for the production of a biodegradable plastic. Published work

1989 Full-time Research Assistant, Worked in a virology project involving ozone

treatment of Infectious-Pancreatic-Necrotic-Virus-infected hatchery waters.

1985 LABORATORIO "PASTEUR" DE HERMOSO CAMPO, Hermoso Campo, Chaco,

Argentina.

Clinical Laboratory Manager. Set up and opened a small Clinical Laboratory

and extended it to 10-patients/day operation.

1977 LABORATORIO CLINICA DR. ZABALIA, Islas del Ibicuy, E.Rios,

Argentina.

Clinical Biochemist Operated small medical laboratory and attended isolated

communities. Established epidemiological screening tests.

1974-1976 MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE of the Province of E. Rios,

Hospital Gral. San Martin, Parana, E.R., Argentina.

Clinical Biochemist. Performed professional duties in different sessions of the

hospital's Central Laboratory.

TRANSLATION/INTERPRETATION (Spanish-English-Spanish)

2000-present MINISTRY of ALBERTA EDUCATION. Translation of curricular material

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CENTRALIZED INTERPRETING (& TRANSLATION) SERVICES (CIS), Edmonton,

AB, Canada. Translator of legal, educational, and medical documents. Interpreter in medical

interviews.

1980-present AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CANADA, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Translator of documents.

1995.1999 IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE BOARD (Federal Government Canada), Calgary, AB.

Interpreter/Translator. Legal interpretation/translation services at immigration

hearings/inquiries.

1995 CENTRALIZED INTERPRETING SERVICES, Edm., AB.

Spanish/English/Spanish Interpreter in health and community areas.

1994 TRANSGLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC., Edm., AB.

Proofreader/Editor of books on health--English to Spanish.

1987 LAKE TRAVEL, Bariloche, Argentina.

English/Spanish Tour Guide Interpreter. Covered three water & land tour circuits

in the lakes & mountains of the South Andean region of Bariloche in Argentina.

LOCAL/INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT and ADVOCACY

2003 SOMBRILLA REFUGEE SUPPORT SOCIETY, Canada-Guatemala. Volunteer Director.

Also liaison with Caritas Argentina-Sombrilla Canada project

1996-1997 THE SUPPORT NETWORK, Edm. AB.

Project Coordinator. Coordinated the training of 11 Latin American leaders in

Mental Health Crisis Prevention Intervention and Postvention.

1996 THE MENNONITE CENTER FOR NEWCOMERS, Edm., AB

Project Coordinator. Conducted and followed up a population research on

relevance & accessibility to Mental Health Crisis Services by the Latin American

Community. Organized and co-facilitated Suicide Prevention workshops.

1993-1995 PUEBLO PARTISANS, Edm., AB.

Volunteer. International community development.

Mayan indigenous community partnership projects.

1992-1994 CHANGE FOR CHILDREN, Edm., AB.

Volunteer project liaison. Secured initial funding from different organizations

in Canada for a Day Care/Training project in an Argentinean shanty-town.

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1994 WECAN COOPERATIVE, Edm., AB.

Science youth worker. Worked in a community -project aimed at decreasing the student drop-

out rates in two elementary schools of the northeast in Edmonton.

HUMAN RIGHTS

1998-2010 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CANADA (English Speaking), Ottawa.

(National) Police & Human Rights Team Coordinator. Responsible for the coordination of

the work on prevention of international police human rights violations, and promotion of

human rights in Canadian police and some international police.

1993-1996 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CANADA (English Speaking), Ottawa.

Brazil/Uruguay/Paraguay/Argentina Coordinator. Responsible for the overall

coordination of the works undertaken by Amnesty International Canada

on those countries.

1982-1985 AI EDMONTON. Local Andean Regional Action Network Coordinator.

Organized and delegated work on human rights issues on countries of the Andean region to a

group of 20 AI members. Newsletter Editor. Responsible for gathering, processing and

editing information for publication in the monthly Amnesty International (AI)-Edmonton

Group Newsletter.

Selected CONFERENCES

(in all conferences I have presented my research work)

2008 *CANADA: Edmonton, University of Alberta, Educational Policy Studies. Research Poster.

Science Teaching for Youth at Risk

2007 UNIVERSITY of ALBERTA. Research Poster on Educational Professional Development

Design (New Research Findings)

2006 * SPAIN: Granada, Comparative Education Soc 2006 (International) Conference. Research

Findings on Educat. Professional Models.

* ITALY: Prato, (Education) Management (International) Conference 2006. Police

Educational Program Planning Research Findings.

* CANADA: University of Alberta: Poster on Educational Program Planning- Research

Day, April 2006.

2004 * CANADA: ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY, Education for Human Rights. Peace

Education Conference

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2003 * CANADA: MONTREAL: LAW COMMISSION of CANADA, International Conference

on Security. Police Education & Human Rights.

* CANADA: UNIVERSITY of TORONTO, OISE, Lifelong Citizenship Learning

Conference. Adult Education for Human Rights.

ALBERTA SOCIAL FORUM, Professional Development Models. U. of Alberta

2002 UNIVERSITY of ALBERTA, Educational Policy Perspectives Conference. Comparative

Studies on Educational Prof. Development Program Planning Designs.

BUSINESS

1994-1996 FEED 5000 AMIGOS, Edm., AB. Manager. Created and ran a home-

based company to employ people with language barriers.

ARTS

2000-2009 LATIN AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC GROUP ( Musicasur ). Musician.

1995-2009 Painting exhibits and expositions from 1995 to the present, in Edmonton, Alberta: ECSTT

exposition, JURAS Gallery, LATIN AMERICAN ART Exposition, and ART WALK

Exhibit

1990-1994 TUPAC LATINAMERICAN DANCING GROUP, Edm., AB.

Dancer of Latin American folk music. Performances in Alberta and BC, Canada.

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

2003

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Edmonton, AB, CANADA.

Master of Education, Adult & Higher Education.

1998

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Edmonton, AB, CANADA.

Bachelor of Education, Biological Sciences/Spanish.

1989

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, Edmonton, AB, CANADA.

Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences.

1970

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF Sta MARIA, Rio Grande do Sul, BRAZIL.

Philosophy and Theology.

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1975

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA, Cordoba, Cba., ARGENTINA.

Clinical Biochemist.

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Selected PUBLICATIONS:

Microbiology Dept, U. of Alberta, Canada, Edmonton: on Azotobacter sp bacteria. University of Toronto, OISE, Canada on

Professional Development Programs & Human Rights. International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change

Management, Italy and Australia,, on Educational Program Planning & Human Rights, Law Commission of Canada,

Montreal, on Police Education & Human Rights, Commission for Educational Studies in Europe, Spain, on Professional

Development Planning Models & Human Rights. University of AB, Dept. Educational Policy Studies, Canada: Journal of

Contemporary Issues in Education, On the Education of Argentineans in the Post-economic collapse era. Chapter of Book:

Global Perspective on Adult Education. Palgrave Macmillan Publishers: NY, USA.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Alberta Vocational College, Alberta, CANADA. Training to train community interpreters.

Royal Life Saving Society, Alberta, CANADA. National Lifeguard.

Canadian Red Cross Society, Alberta, CANADA. Water Safety Instructor.

BGS Incorporated, Edm. AB, CANADA. Home-based enterprising training.

University of Alberta, Department of Biological Sciences, AB, CANADA. Transmission Electron Microscopy. Basic TEM and

microphotography.

American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Advanced Clinical Immunology workshop.

Professional Development Education (to be updated)

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