Spanish Teacher
Resume:
Curriculum Vitae
José Ben-Kotel
Silver Spring, Maryland 20901
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EDUCATION
Secondary Education: Instituto San Mateo, Osorno, Chile
Teaching Institute of the University of Chile, Santiago
Metropolitan University Educational Institute, Santiago, Chile (Graduation: 1992)
Degrees U.S. evaluated as equivalent to Bachelors and Masters Degrees
University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, Grado de Salamanca
Summa Cum Laude for Preliminary Thesis and Diploma de Estudios Avanzados (July, 2005)
University of Maryland English Institute: Advanced English as a Foreign Language (1996)
University of Maryland Teachers’ Training for graduate student teaching assistants (1996)
Prince George’s County Public Schools: Course in Special Education (1996)
Ph.D. program at the University of Maryland in Spanish Literature (1996-1999)
Complutense University, Madrid, Spain, Graduate Course, Teaching Spanish to Young Students (July 2002)
University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, Ph.D. Candidate (ABD) in Literature of Spain and
Hispanoamericana (June 2009-Present)
PROFESSIONAL TITLES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Profesor de Castellano
Equivalent to Professional Title/License/Certification as Spanish Teacher/Professor
Provisional teaching Certificates for Maryland Public Schools and D.C. Public Schools
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
César Chávez Public Charter Schools, Washington D.C. (2000-2010)
Developed the curriculum for Advanced Spanish and Literature, AP Spanish Literature, Spanish Language on various levels.
Extra-curricular Activities (Founder of High School Cultural Program, "Don Quixote Cafe," Soccer Coach)
Educational Voyages to Spain: Program of Learning on-site at various locations in Spain, Program design and curriculum development (March 2006; March 2007)
United States Department of Agriculture Graduate School (1999-2003, part-time)
Spanish Language and Hispano-American Literature
Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, District of Columbia Public Schools (1998-1999)
Spanish Language.
Oxon Hill High School, Prince George’s County Public Schools (1996-1998) Spanish Language.
University of Maryland (1996 part-time) Spanish Language, Teaching Assistant
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, LATINO STUDENT-SPECIFIC
Developed and implemented curriculum for teaching Spanish Language and Literature to Spanish-Speaking students. Emphasis on the development of academic proficiency and intellectual curiosity through knowledge of Hispano/Latino culture and literary heritage. Teaching the Spanish Language through creative writing and reading the great writers of Spanish literature.
TEACHING AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy, Recognition Senior Class Assistance (2010)
Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy, Service Award (2009)
Award for Excellence in Teaching, Fellowship for Spanish Teachers, Awarded by The Washington Post and The Embassy of Spain (2002)
Named in "Who's Who" of Chilean writers, Diccionario de la Literature Chilena (1998)
Oxon Hill High School Student Body Award as Hall of Fame Teacher (1997)
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