Resume

 

Degrees and Education

1998 -2002      University of Arkansas      Fayetteville, AR

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish

 

Work experience

2004-present  Spanish Teacher at Prince-      Farmville,VA                  Edward County Middle School

2003-04           Substitute Teacher at PrinceFarmville,VA                  Edward County Schools

 2003              Director of the After School      Farmville, VA               Program at Saint John’s Lutheran Church

 2003              Spanish Instructor at Southside Keysville, VA             Virginia Community College

 2003             Private Tutoring                           Farmville, VA

2002              Washington Regional Dialysis    Fayetteville, AR
                      Clinic

2000-2002   Willow Creek Woman’s Hospital  Johnson,AR

1996-2000   Northwest Medical Center            Springdale, AR

Spanish Teacher

§     Taught fifth through eighth grade Spanish levels (1 and 2)

§     Used several techniques to test the four skills in the learning of any foreign language (listening, reading, writing and speaking)

Director

§     Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the after school program, development of program and activities, hiring, firing, supervision, training and scheduling of staff and volunteers, enrollment of new children, maintenance of files, record keeping, purchasing of supplies, marketing, and in collaboration with the board, fund raising and grant writing.

Spanish instructor

§     Created a Spanish program (beginning level) for non- traditional students.

§     Used several techniques to test the four skills in the learning of any foreign language (listening, reading, writing and speaking)

Tutor

§     Created a Spanish program involving beginning and intermediate levels

§     Used several different learning techniques such as listening activities, tests, the internet, and oral presentations

Substitute Teacher

§     Substitute teacher for the levels of k-12

§     Provided a working atmosphere for the students

§     Maintained discipline during class room instruction

Patient Care Tech

§     Translated information to Spanish speaking patients such as understanding medical procedures and assisting them with appointments.

§     Performed tasks such as drawing lab and placing patients onto the dialysis machines.

§     Assisted nurses in labor and delivery rooms.

§     Provided care to children such as bathing them, watching them while their parents were not in the hospital, and creating activities for them.

Recent seminars

 

Foreign Language Conference

FLAVA (Foreign Language Association of Virginia)

Richmond, VA, November 5,6, 2004

 

Interests

 

Languages

 

 

Organizations

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Spanish literature, topics related to feminism in Latin America, playing the saxophone, visiting Mexico and Colombia

 

English, Spanish

 

 

 

 

2004-present

Foreign Language Association of Virginia (FLAVA)

 1998-2002
Participated in the Latin American Club at the University of Arkansas    

 1997-1998

President of the Medical Youth Apprenticeship program

 

1998

Involved with the students’ government association           

 

 

Dr. Luís Fernando Restrepo,University of Arkansas, Department of Foreign Languages , Kimpel Hall # 425, Fayetteville, AR 72701(479) 575-7580
E-mail:
lrestr@uark.e
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Mr. Germán Salinas, Hampden-Sydney College, Department of Modern Languages, Gilmer 107, Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943
(434) 223-6887 / (434) 223-7588
E-mail: gsalinas@hsc.edu

Mrs. Odessa Pride, Prince Edward Middle School, Acting Principal
Farmville, VA 23901
(434) 315-2100