Design and delivery of instruction, formative and summative assessments, communication with parents, building partnerships within the community to strength the world language program (ex. Spanish students internship with the newspaper Banda Oriental in Rahway, NJ), middle school and high school curriculum writing, differentiated instruction, highly effective implementation of the 21st century skills in the classroom (instruction, assessment and students creation of webpages).
My Teaching Philosophy
Open the power point link which summarizes in media format my teaching philosophy.
Samples of Student Work:
Connecticut State Department of Education Connecticut B.E.S.T. Program
World Languages BEST Portfolio Completion Standard approved and evaluated by highly trained and experienced teachers in my content area on September 5, 2005.
Their comprehensive evaluation was based on:
(1) The foundational skills and competencies of Connecticut's Common Core of Teaching (CCT) related to teacher knowledge, planning, instruction, assessment and reflection.
(2) The discipline based professional teaching standards.
My BEST porfolio is a 158 pages document with 1 CD's- one showing the teacher as a facilitator, and the students' interaction.
Certificates and Licenses
Connecticut State Department of Education
Connecticut Educator Certificate (2001-2014) Teacher of Spanish Connecticut Department of Public Health Designated Head Teacher for a Child Day Care Center for *School Age Children* Educational Testing Service- Ewing, New Jersey ETS Certified Rater of the Praxis II: Spanish: Praxis Teacher's Certification Exam (WPT and OP) since July 2010 New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Standard Teacher of Spanish Certificate New Jersey Standard Teacher of French Certificate New Jersey Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant Certificate (issued on June 12, 2014)