MARIA MILAGROS GARCIA
E-mail: ************@*******.***
Bella Vista, Panama city, Panama
Phone: +507********
To obtain a position in an ESL training environment both as staff member and teaching
Professional Experience
Demonstrated systematic, innovative and creative problem solving capabilities with respect to the parent/institution and student/institution relations.
Experience teaching young adults, kids and adults.
Able to multitask and prioritize assignments
Used to work in multicultural environments.
Wide knowledge of events coordination (graduations, social days, workshops, teachers’ meeting).
Work Experience
May 2015 – Present Quality Leadership University, Panama City (Panama)
Coordinator- General English Programs/ESL teacher
●Coordinated several English Programs for undergraduate students, toefl participants and kids and teens.
●Taught English to adults in the program for professional success with a different group monthly.
●Tracked teachers schedules, methodologies, punctuality and development, in order to give feedback and possible improvement ideas.
●Interview and hire personnel for our classes.
●Created and applied surveys for self-evaluation, and students’ evaluation for teachers.
●Organized and assist events such as end of term activities, group outdoor activities for kids and teens, social nights, workshop, graduations.
●Participated in the enrollment process of students, applied level tests.
●Designed attendance sheets, term organization, lab schedule, etc.
●Designed curricula for each level according to the national curriculum for ESL learning and suggested best methodologies for teaching.
July, 2014 – March, 2015 Panama City (Panama)
Private ESL Teacher
■Taught English as a second language to adults in particular classes in their homes.
■Organized lesson plans and classes according to levels.
■Applied English level test to measure starting level.
■Tutored teens and kids in school assignments, preparation for exams, etc.
■Tutored one student that needed to pass the toefl exam.
■Tutored thesis correction related to advanced, academic writing.
■Self-employed
June, 2013 – April, 2014 A.R.O.C.A, Puerto Cabello (Venezuela)
Coordinator- Training Courses
■Coordinated courses, workshops or any other program that employees might have needed to improve their professional capabilities.
■ Requested quotations from different institutions to get the best quality/price combo.
■Coordinated personnel availabilities to schedule the best time for the courses.
■Welcomed lecturers, teachers. Prepared their previous requested materials.
■Organized coffee breaks, printed diplomas.
■Kept records of attendance.
■Taught English Courses for the personnel
■Reported to the human resources department all events, results, issues, etc.
Professional Development / Education:
2010 Bachelor of Education: Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela
Courses & Workshops:
Managing conflict by Linkedin learning May 2018
Panama TESOL annual congress, September 2017
Personal Branding conference, February 2017
Sales workshop,
Cooperative Learning structures to engage all learners October 2016
Panama TESOL annual congress, September 2016
International Workshop: Effective methods of teaching English September 2015
21st century learning (teacher learning workshop) August 2015
International Certification in Professional Hootsuite Software July 2015
Publication and research on: Mistakes analysis: Incorrect interpretation of Complex noun phrases from English to Spanish in academic and scientific texts.
Personal Interests
I love Reading, blogging, being outdoors, visiting new places and sharing quality time with my baby boy.