High School Spanish
Resume:
MARIA G. HERNANDEZ RIOS
Valencia, CA 91354
Mobile: 661-***-**-** Home: 661-***-****
Home email: ******.***.****@*****.***
Teaching Skills
Communication, I actively give my students everyday life examples related to most common
Spanish phrases and idioms to make it easier to understand, and complemented with classic
literacy Spanish short stories or abstracts of the Spanish literature to increase and improve their
vocabulary from basic to college level.
I am currently versed in the delivery of classes using technology such as Power Points and
presentations from IPAD or using smart board to make it more accessible and friendly to
students.
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I have the versatility to teach teenagers, young adults, and adults, as I demonstrated by teaching
all levels of high school all the way to Community College.
Knowledge of Hispanic Culture and literature,, I was born and raised in Mexico, and I am
currently US citizen; I studied my bachelor in Political Science and Public Administration degree
in the UNAM one of the most prestigious in Latin America, which attracts also students from other
Latin American countries, especially Central America. I also hold a MA in Spanish from California
State University Northridge.
My Bachelor degree and my MA provided me the knowledge and historical perspective to
understand Hispanic culture in its development as a language from the antiquity to the 4 th most
spoken language in the world.
I am always close to Latin America news by following CNN en Español and Radio Formula to be
knowledgeable of current events under the Hispanic perspective.
Grammatical structure knowledge, The majority of my education since elementary to graduate
provide me the grammatical knowledge and tools to help students to only communicate in
Spanish; but also, to do it according to the standard of the Real Academia de la Lengua Española
or Royal Academy of the Spanish Language.
Other transferable skills:
Diversity Awareness: Being teacher at Saint Genevieve and COC has giving me the opportunity
to interact with different academic, economic and nationalities in a single class by the use
different approaches to help students succeed.
Coaching and Personnel Management, During school calendars’ 2013 and 2014, I
was designated as Foreign Language chair, which shows my leadership skills and its ability to get
along with others.
Chronological Resume
Feb.-2014 to Present College of The Canyons
Part Time Adjunct Faculty Professor in Spanish
I am currently assigned to continue teaching Spanish 150 “Beginning conversational Spanish:
and Spanish 101 “Elementary Spanish”, both courses teach students to reach proficiency in
the four skills at the Novice Mid Level according to the ACTFL guidelines.
Sept.-2013 to Dec. 2013 College of The Canyons
Spanish Teacher Assistant Volunteer
To start my transition from high school to College teaching, I volunteered to transfer and enrich
my skills, especially from my AP class, into the college environment.
July-2007 to June 2014 Saint Genevieve High School
Full Time Spanish I, II, III and AP Spanish Teacher
After a year of teaching Spanish I and II, I was in charge on Spanish III (three groups) and AP
Spanish (two groups).
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July-2012 to July 2014 Saint Genevieve High School
Full Time Language Department Chair
Coordinate efforts for the overall improvement of the teaching of languages and interdisciplinary
learning including horizontal and vertical planning.
Other previous jobs:
Six months teaching Spanish in Berlitz, 2005
Four years preparing and reviewing budgets in Banamex, a Mexican bank from 1990 to 1994.
Education
California State University Northridge, MA in Spanish August 2008 - December 2010.
Major in Literature, GPA 3.7
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Acatlán Campus
Bachelor in Political Science and Public Administration
September 1987- April 1991, Major in finance and economy, Graduated with honors
Courses and Seminars
2nd Annual World Language Symposium, Oct 2013 (Course for City College professors)
AP Spanish Summer Institute, 2012
AP Spanish Summer Institute, 2010
Best Practices in Technological Media Language Learning, 2009
July 15th, 2014 Handling Classroom Emergencies, COC
July 16th 2014 Information Technology Compliance, COC
July 18th, 2014 Excel Phase I
July 18th, 2014 Blackboard Face to Face
July 19th, 2014 Syncronous Online (Video Conferencing)
I look forward to further discuss the possibilities for me to be part of your team of tutors, consider
me for a personal informational interview at your convenience.
Sincerely, Maria G. Hernandez, MA in Spanish
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