High School Teacher

Dara Gay Shaw, Ed.D.

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Philadelphia, PA 19119 +1-304-***-****

Accomplished, respected, Spanish –English bilingual international educator who mentors and connects people across cultures to accomplish their personal goals. Versatile and experienced teacher from pre-K to doctoral levels.

Education

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Doctorate of Education: Curriculum and Instruction, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Master of Arts, Foreign Languages/TESOL, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Bachelor of Arts Spanish/Secondary Education, Antioch University, Yellow Springs, OH

Interpreter Certification- Nationalities Services Center, Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Medical Interpreter Training -Bridging the Gap- Certification, Nationalities Services Center, Philadelphia, PA

Teacher Certification (Permanent) in Spanish, ESL K-Adult, French, West Virginia

Professional Experience

Adjunct Professor – English Language Institute 2010 – 2011

University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware

Taught a variety of Intensive Academic English Classes including Speaking and Listening, Reading and Writing, Advanced Oral Business.

Consultant 2008-Present

Intercultural Language and Education Resources, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Current consultancy projects include, EFL language program analysis, ESOL curriculum design, teacher training workshops, master’s thesis advising and evaluation and translation

o College of the Redwoods in Humboldt County, California: ESOL program design,

o Universidad Técnica de Ambato in Ambato, Ecuador: Teacher training workshops

o Universidad Casa Grande, Guayaquil, Ecuador: Master’s Thesis advising

o Jefferson County Schools, West Virginia: Translation of Student-parent handbooks from English to Spanish

Visiting Professor, Master’s of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) 2003- Present

Escuela Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Responsible for teaching Master’s level courses in EFL Curriculum and Syllabus Design, EFL Reading and EFL Writing. The courses are taught both on-site and on-line. I travel for short times to Ecuador to teach the face-to-face portions of the modules, and for the defenses of the Master’s theses of my students. Primary thesis advising.

Adjunct Professor – English and Linguistics Department 2006 – Present

Baha’i Institute of Higher Education (BIHE), an International University serving a religious minority prohibited from enrolling in Iranian universities

Lead instructor for Essay Writing and Report Writing semester-long courses via Internet. Lead a team, which develops and currently deliver credit courses online. I participate on the EFL curriculum development team, and recently participated in another team, which rated 500 essays and developed test items for placement in the five-level EFL program

Fulbright Lecturer/Researcher - Master’s of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language Fall 2006

Escuela Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Directed the research of twelve Master’s students in the field, developed and implemented a Master’s Thesis Seminar, co-taught Academic and Scholarly Writing to professors and master’s students, and initiated a qualitative research project.

ESL Teacher 2004 -2007

Ranson Elementary Jefferson County Public Schools, Ranson, WV

Responsible for teaching Pre-K through fifth grade ESOL pullout classes, and coordinating parent involvement and multicultural programming.

Spanish Teacher 2003 – 2004

Musselman High School, Inwood, WV

Responsible for teaching Spanish I and II

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