Experienced ESL & Literacy Education Leader

MONICA NAZARINE WILLIAMS-TITRE

Silver Spring & Halethorpe, Maryland, USA 20904 & 21227

& Bronx New York, USA, 10473

Email: ************@*****.***

Tel:443-922- 3645

SUMMARY

An autonomous and resourceful professional with over 23 years in adult and childhood education. A trustworthy, proactive and goal-oriented leader who can drive the success of any organization that recognizes and values my experience and skills. I have taught students from Pre-K to University and have had a legacy of success, particularly in Language instruction, reading, literacy/ ESL as well as educational management and Development. As a flexible, adaptable team player with an excellent work ethic and great interpersonal skills, I am valuable in any work environment.

My clear communication, leadership, people management skills and problem solving abilities have aided in the assessment, analysis and necessary intervention required at the district level, school leadership level and classroom instructional levels.

SKILLS

●Teaching primary and secondary school English

●Instructing Adult ESL literacy

●Training educators online and in person

●Leading school reviews

●Diagnosing reading difficulties

●Supporting learning intervention efforts in district schools

●Supervising Educational Districts

Other Core Competencies

●Referring students for additional support

●Preparing literacy plans for individuals and class

●Mastery in speaking French Creole

●Use of Microsoft and Google suit

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ELA Teacher - A military-like school in New York August 4 - October 9, 2025

Pre-K Teacher- Easter Seals in Maryland (onboarding stage) July -August, 2024

ESL Instructor – Contract at University of Texas at Arlington, Dona Ana Community College,

Dominica State College & New Mexico State University 2011- 2023

●Assessed students, prepared syllabi, lesson plans, instructional aids, instructed and provided feedback to students and supervisors.

●Recorded and reported students’ grades, attendance, attitudes, and behavior to the supervisor.

●Improved the English proficiency of over 100 Ecuadorian teachers in Go-Teachers ESL Program, 20 Haitian students, 40 Cuban professionals & other international students.

●Improved English competencies of over 30 Latino students at Dona Anna Community College

Literacy Course Instructor New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM January – May 2013

University of the West Indies School of Continuing Studies, Dominica -- September – Dec. 2009

●Co-facilitated the master’s Course: RDG:530 - Socio psycholinguistics of Reading, online

●Reviewed and graded students’ work

●Provided support to students upon request

●Facilitated the online course: FOUN1001- English for Academic Purposes Increased the English

●Improved the English language competency of 15- 20 students in each program

Senior Education Officer Secondary Schools Ministry of Education– Dominica Oct.2014 – Dec. 2023

Supervised and appraised 7-15 principals at secondary schools throughout Dominica

Initiated training of 14 principals, 15 vice principals and 35 year-level supervisors for over 9 years in the following areas: Instructional leadership, succession planning, differentiated instruction, school reviews and Strategic planning.

Succeeded in convincing 15 Principals to produce School Development Plans (SDP) that spanned 3-5 years

Prepared and initiated the implementation of an appraisal instrument for School Counselors

Analyzed internal and external assessment results and raised school achievements in core subjects by at least 7–20%

Determined weighting for new appraisal instruments for new positions of Deputy Principals, Assistant Principals, Heads of Departments, Senior Graduate teachers and Schools Counsellors

Implemented a successful orientation project for new entrants to secondary school (6th grade) for 15 secondary schools: funded by UNICEF & DASSS (Dominica Association for Secondary School Support-UK)

OTHER PREVIOUS POSITIONS:

Learning Support Adviser for Southern District Dominica

Reading Specialist: Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training (CCETT) Dominica

Education Officer/ South – Ministry of Education Dominica

Teacher - Pierre Charles Secondary School Dominica

Teacher - Castle Bruce Primary School, Grand Bay Primary School Dominica

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PhD Candidacy: Curriculum & Instruction, Language, Literacy & Culture with:

Minor - Educational Management & Development NMSU

(New Mexico State University)

M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction with Literacy Emphasis UTA

(University of Texas at Arlington)

B.Ed. Language Education: Literacy Studies – Honors UWI, Jamaica

(University of the West Indies)

Certificate ESL Instruction UWI, Barbados

Certificate in Education: Language Education – Literacy Studies UWI, Jamaica

Certificate in Teacher Education – UWI Endorsement UWI, Jamaica

Certificate in Primary Teacher Education DTTC

(Dominica Teachers’ Training College)

Certificate in Managing and Facilitating Online Courses UWI Jamaica

Policy Development – Establishment Department Gov. of Dominica

Project Proposal Writing – Establishment Department Gov. of Dominica

Basic Project Management – Establishment Department Gov. of Dominica

Monitoring & Evaluation – GPE Project Gov. of Dominica

Quality Customer Care & Quality Service Leadership - Estab. Dept. Gov. of Dominica

Occupational Health & Safety – Establishment Department Gov. of Dominica

Hazard, Vulnerability & Capability Assessment UNICEF & IsraAID

Certificate in Credit Union Essentials UWI Open Campus, Dominica

Certificate in Financial Monitoring & Evaluation UWI Open Campus, Dominica

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