High School Teacher
Resume:
Maria Silvestre
Bensalem, PA *****
Education:
Master of Education
Major Academic Development
University of Porto
Porto, Portugal, EU
Bachelor of Arts degree in
Education
Major Social Studies
(Degree in Geography)
University of Porto
Porto, Portugal, EU
Languages:
Primary
Portuguese: Fluent (Native)
Secondary:
English: Advanced - ESL
Certificate - Completed 100+
hours of English as a Second
Language Course
Vita Education Services
Doylestown, PA
Months of Teaching Experience:
Portuguese- since 9/2009
Geography (Econimic and
Political)- since 9/1995
Professional Awards and
Publications
Editora Asa Publishing Company,
Porto, Portugal, 10/2007 to 10/2008
Co-Authored 3 Academic
Publications for 7th, 8th, and 11th
grades in the field of Social Science,
Geography, and Political Science.
These are currently used for
academic instruction and are widely
distributed in Portugal.
Honorary title for the participation
at the Área- Escola competition with
the educational project “Os Sem
Abrigo” (The Homeless) awarded
by Plátano Editora, July 1998.
SUMMARY: More than 20 years of teaching/language industry experience, presently working at The Philadelphia School of Languages. Using language support tools, videos, Skype and books+CD including: Ponto de Encontro Portuguese as a World Language and Novo Avenida Brasil 2 and Falar Ler e Escrever Português. American Citizen since 2014. o
o TEACHING and LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE
Berlitz Virtual Classroom, Portuguese Language Teacher since 4/2014
• European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. Up until November 2015. The Philadelphia School of Languages, Portuguese Language Teacher Philadelphia, since 3/2014
• Teaching European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. Up until present.
• Notary Services. Up until present.
• Translations (English/Portuguese and Portuguese /English). Up until present. Berlitz Language Inc, Portuguese Language Teacher
Philadelphia, since 1/2013
• European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. Up until March 2015. Dr. Manuel Laranjeira High School, High School Teacher – Social Studies (Geography) Espinho, Portugal, 9/2006 to 8/2008
Esmoriz High School, High School Teacher – Social Studies (Geography) Esmoriz, Portugal, 9/2005 to 8/2006
SINDEP
Porto, Portugal, 09/2003 to 8/2005
§ Help new teachers in their integration in the teaching career, by analyzing and interpreting the Portuguese legislation.
(Full work experience available upon request)
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
• Pennsylvania Notary Public Law of 1953 – Certificate number NE-769662 – 12/14/2015 Notary ID 1295159 – Expiration date 12/14/2019
• U.S. Criminal Law Course, August 2013, from Canvas.net Course content includes an exploration of criminal defenses, including self-defense, consent, and insanity. Most of the coursework is an analysis of criminal offenses.
• O Professor na Sociedade da Informação - Short Course (The Teacher in the Information Society) presented by Centro de Formação do Sindicato dos Professores da Zona Norte - November 1998 (1 credit hour)
• A Dinâmica Interdisciplinar do Director de Turma e Delegado de Grupo na Gestão Curricular - Short Course (Interdisciplinary Dynamics for Course Leaders) awarded by Centro de Formação Abel Salazar (2 credit hours) 1997
• Human Services and Social Work - Certification, from Union of Non-Profit Human Services and Social Welfare Organizations / Porto, Portugal, EU, December 1987 MISCELLANEOUS
• Lived in Angola, from 1962 to 1975 and lived and worked in Portugal, from 1975 to 2008
• Computer skills: PC Operating Systems, Mac OS, MS Office, Internet Explorer, Safari. Maria Silvestre
Bensalem, PA 19020
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