High School Assistant

Teresita María Ronquillo Díaz

**** ** ** **. *****, FL 33165

Email: *******@*******.*** Phone: 786 443 665 SPANISH & ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER

Creative Engaging Skillful Hard-working

Versatile and dedicated teacher with extensive experience teaching Spanish & English to native and non-native students. Skilled in addressing individual student needs and creating a supportive learning environment that encourages an appreciation of global perspectives. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on developing a strong rapport with colleagues, families, and the community.

Areas of Expertise Include:

Culturally responsive teaching

Comprehensive literacy development

Technology integration

Student-centered learning

environments

Phonetic and linguistic awareness

Advanced Placement Spanish test

preparation

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Curriculum alignment with national

and state standards

Ongoing assessment and

instructional planning

Multicultural curriculum

development

Spanish instruction for native

speakers

December 2005 Doctorate of Philosophy: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Major: Bilingual Education and Second Language Acquisition Minor: Educational Learning Technology, Linguistics and Spanish December 2002 Master of Art: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Major: Spanish Linguistics

Minor: Education

June 1999 A.B.D. Universidad Nacional Autónoma Mexicana, Mexico City, Mexico.

Major: Hispanic Linguistics

Minor: Phonetics and Phonology of Spanish

June 1984 Bachelor in Education: Higher Pedagogic Institute “José Martí,” Camagüey, Cuba.

Major: Spanish and Literature

RELEVANT TEACHING TRAININGS

October 25, 2015 Online Literacy Assessment Training: Comprehension MAZE

(2015 to 2016)

January 12, 2016 Literacy Assessment Training: Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) January 26, 2016 Differentiated Literacy Instruction. RELEVANT TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Fall2015, Spring 2016 Literacy Coach, Project RISE (Reading English). Teaching children to Improve Oral Reading Fluency and Comprehension with Children Trust organization. Technology implementation.

Fall 2013, Spring 2016, Spanish private teacher and tutor with WyzAnt Company, teaching and Summer all Spanish levels: children, adults, from beginners, intermediate, high school, and Advanced Programs. .

Fall 2012-Fall2015

Adjunct faculty, University of Miami Adult education experience as part of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Continuing Education Division Fall 2010- Fall 2011 Adjunct instructor, University of Arizona As professor of Spanish major and minor.

Fall 2008- Spring 2009 Visiting Assistant Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies Developed online Spanish Language Resources at Moodle. It is an open web for the institution with resources to support Spanish specialties on Latin American studies, business, international politics and ecology. Taught Latin American Studies for undergraduate and graduate students. Fall 2007- Spring 2008 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin Developed an electronic magazine, Spanish Writers, where the best papers were published motivating students success on writing second language Spanish.

Fall 2006 - Spring 2007 Adjunct professor, Florida International University Taught second language methodology and authentic assessment on English (TESOL) for undergraduate and graduate students. June 2006-2016 AP Reader of College Board of Education (E.T.S) As expertise, scoring AP exams of Spanish language: conversational and presentational. Participated on several training regarding AP Spanish program at the United States. Hold 362 professional development hours.

Spring 2003-Fall 2005 Adjunct Faculty, Dona Ana Branch Community College Taught Spanish as second language for beginners and for heritage and native speakers.

2003-2004 Co-teacher on Bilingual program at Public Schools at Las Cruces, NM. Taught Spanish language art at bilingual program in an Elementary school (first grade). Practicum conducted by Dr. Hernan García

(researcher)

Spring 2003-Summer

2005

Adjunct Faculty, El Paso Community College (EPCC)

Taught intermediary and advance Spanish for heritage and native speakers, an independent study on Latin American Literature and Hispanic Culture. Mexico City,

1998-1999

Visiting Assistant Professor, Higher Institute Anglo-American Developed curricula on Applied Linguistics for specialties: translation, business and education. This program had proved by SEP (Public Secretary of Education) at Mexico. Taught several classes (literature, writing, grammar, and sociolinguistics) on Spanish language. Camagüey, Cuba.

August 1984-1995

Assistant Professor, Higher Pedagogic Institute “José Martí” Developed curricula on Spanish Linguistics for specialty of education (K-12) and Special education (applied linguistics for speech pathology specialty). Teaching Hispanic linguistics for Spanish specialty (undergraduate and graduate). Developed a graduate course on Lexicology and Semantics to improve vocabulary usage, reading comprehension, and writing skills on K-12 students. Workshop about language methodology for teachers of middle and high schools.

1974-1981 Teacher, Camaguey, Cuba

Teacher of middle and high school of Spanish, (all levels morphology and syntax) and literature (Pre-Colombian, Ancient literature and from Middle East, Latin American and Caribbean, Spaniard literature, Cuban literature, General Literature.

1982 Methodological Supervisor of Spanish and Literature. Camaguey, Cuba Worked for Public Schools. Conducted workshops to support academic community and designing and checked Final Standard Exams for Public Schools (Spanish and Literature) middle and high school. 1983 Academic Principal, Camaguey, Cuba

Worked for Special Sport School, “Cerro Pelado.” Developed academic schedule for middle and high school for all classes. Supervisor of quality of classes, assessment exams and teachers’ performance team. RELEVANT

June 14 2014

October 2012

CONFERENCES

2014 Conference on Spanish Language and Culture: Theory, Practice and Instructional Strategies. “How cultural profile improve learning Spanish as L3 in 9th grade students.” College Board of Education. Cincinnati, Ohio. MDTESOL/BAF Fall Symposium. MDC Inter/American Campus, Miami, FL. April, 2005

Fieldwork in Latin America and the Borderlands: Challenges and Opportunities.

“A phenomenological study of bilingual college students’ lived experiences as bilingual speakers (Spanish/English) in the Southwest.” NMSU. Las Cruces. January 19-22,

2005

NABE 2005, San Antonio, Texas. “Issues for ELLs and Technology integration.”

AFFILIATIONS

Fall 2006-2016

Bilingual Association of Florida & Miami-Dade, TESOL Council June, 2006 - 2016

College Board & Educational Testing Service as AP Reader of Spanish Language and Cultures.

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