High School College

Resumé: Sheila Patenaude November ****

Objective: To tutor part-time, either in Las Cruces, NM, or online.

Areas in which I am qualified and experienced:English, language arts, composition,ESL,

reading, or social studies: adult education, middle school, high school, or college

levels.

Address: 2119 Laredo Ave., Las Cruces, NM 88011

E-mail: *******@*******.***

Tel.: 575-***-****(H), 575-***-**** (C)

Educational background:

- M.A. in English from Boston College Graduate School

- B.A. (Magna cum Laude) in Sociology from Emmanuel College, Boston

Minors: Education and Psychology

- New York State Permanent High School Teacher's Certification

- Continuing education courses: Spanish; theology, biblical, and religious studies;

computer, online teaching, WebCT, Blackboard CE, and CANVAS Instructure

workshops; education workshops; Faculty Development workshops at NMSU Teaching

Academy, E l Paso Community College,and Univ. of Phoenix.

Languages spoken: English, French. Can understand Spanish and Italian. Formerly spoke

Dagbani, a West African language.

Tutoring Experience:

-2011 to the present: Student of Indian (Tamil) background in English (7th grade,

8th grade, currently freshman in high school).

-2009-2010 Rivers Academy, Las Cruces, NM. Tutored high school students

individually or in small groups (gifted home schooler in French, social

studies; at risk teenagers in language arts, world history, NM history).

- 1990-2003: Occasionally tutored individual adults in ESL: Vietnamese, Korean,

Mexican. Also tutored groups of senior citizens in ESL (Latino, Haitian)

- 1980: Tutored an African-American woman in adult literacy.

- 1977-1979: Tutored a group of Ghanaian young men in adult literacy.

Teaching Experience:

2003 to the present: Las Cruces, El Paso area:

English courses at Doña Ana Community College (2003-present)and El Paso

Community College (2003-2007)both regular and online courses. (Composition,

Business & Professional Communication, Technical & Scientific

Communication, Literature, Research)

Univ. of Phoenix (2003-2007): Santa Teresa, NM: World Religious Traditions,

Mediaeval and American history, English Communication, Literature.

ESL: Chaparral, NM: (2003-2004) Taught ESL Levels 3 & 4 and citizenship at the

Adult Learning Center affiliated to DACC and NMSU.

1992-2001: New York, NY: Taught and administered an English as a Second Language

(ESL) program at the Franciscan Community Center, New York City. Received two

grants from the Hilton Foundation for materials; taught ESL to Spanish and French-

speaking (Haitian) senior citizens at three levels: beginners, intermediate, advanced.

1985, 1982: School of New Resources, Bronx, NY (branch of the College of New Roc helle):

Taught working adults College Communication Skills and Essentials of Writing.

1982-1986: St. Pius V High School, Bronx, NY: taught English, language arts, psychology, and

health education.

1981-1982: Project Green Hope, Harlem, NY. GED and ABE to women ex- offenders.

1978-1979: Ghana, West Africa: Taught English at Tamale Workers' College to bi-lingual

young adults.

1971-1979: Field organizer for Christian Mothers' Association (funded by the German Konrad

Adenauer Foundation)and Dagomba Women's Credit Union

a) leadership courses for women group leaders of 3 dioceses in Northern and Upper

Regions of Ghana, West Africa.

b) worked directly with 14 groups of illiterate rural women near Tamale, Ghana (health

education, credit union, literacy, soap-making, etc.).

c) Peace Corps member 1976-1979, same work and trained Peace Corps and Dutch

volunteers during the summers.

1970-1971: St. Teresa's High School, Monrovia, Liberia, W. Africa: taught English,

history, and economics.

1965-1969: Vijayawada, India: Maris Stella College: Taught college English and French.

1960-1961, 1964: Taught 8th grade, then 4th grade at Espirito Santo School, Fall River, MA

Translation Experience:

- 1996 to the present: Written translations from Spanish or French to English:

four times in Rome during international meetings; ongoing-- oneline through E mail.

References: Can be provided upon request.

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