Biography
I have been an educator for about 16 years. I am a full time District coordinator with the Assessment Department in Clark County School District ( CCSD), and an adjunct faculty with GCU, teaching ESL and Special Education classes. I have worked in multiple grade levels as a teacher, Part-Time Instructor in Adult Literacy and Language Program| College of Southern Nevada, and Unviersity of Nevada, teaching ESL classes.
Worked as an ELL Project Facilitator for the Clark County School District supporting Elementary and Secondary school administrators, teachers , and staff with professional development, ELL strategies, and instructional practices to foster the language acquisition and academic excellence among all students. Main responsibilities included:
• Developed and tailored professional development and training for Elementary and Secondary school staff, including teachers, admin, and counselors to build SSA's and teachers' capacity in leveraging ELLs' language development and content area learning.
• Engaged in Leadership opportunities and facilitated Region 3 and District-wide professional learning pertaining to the Language Acceleration Programs, Purposeful Planning, Achieve 3000, and Spring Education Meet-Up for new teachers.
• Trained and coached teachers of ELL students, including Student Success Advocates with lesson planning and QTEL strategies to accelerate the English language development and knowledge of the disciplinary content of ELLs.
• Mentored Newcomer students and used WIDA data to purposefully plan and develop rigorous, effective, and standard-based lessons.
• Shared ELL/Newcomer instructional and socio-emotional resources with administrators, teachers, and parents of ELLs to promote student motivation, engagement, and achievement.
Currently work as a full time District coordinator with the Assessment Department in CCSD in Nevada, and an Online Adjunct Instructor at GCU teaching undergraduate ELL and graduate Special Ed courses to preservice teachers, teaching two classes: ESL-440 N Methodologies of Structured English Immersion for Elementary Education
• Teach, mentor, and guide prospective teachers, who are culturally diverse undergraduate students in preparation for completing the Clinical Field Experience by the end of the course.
Additionally, I work full time as a Learning Strategist | K-5 Gene Ward Elementary School leading and supporting RTI grade-level teams with lesson planning, mentoring teachers in analyzing and utilizing assessment data to inform their instructional practices, leading school-wide initiative pertaining to mentoring teachers of English Language Learners, sharing differentiated lesson plans, discourse structures, and strategies to effectively prepare ELLs for WIDA assessments.
• Directed and implemented ELL tutoring after-school program for Ells at our school. Tutored ELLs and small groups of students to increase their English language development, reading, and mathematical skills.
• Serve as the Vice-President of our School Organizational Team and in collaboration with the school principal facilitate meetings during which we discuss the school budget, and propose and make changes to the plan in alignment with the school’s vision and mission statement, discuss community partnerships and involvement, and other school-related events.
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