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Silver Spring and Gwynn Oak Maryland, USA, Street Address
Email: EMAIL AVAILABLETel: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLESUMMARYAn autonomous and resourceful professional with over 23 years in adult and childhood education. A trustworthy, proactive and goal-oriented leader who can drive the success of any organization that recognizes and values my experience and skills. Flexible and adaptable team player with an excellent work ethic and great interpersonal skills, useful to any work environment.SKILLSInstructing Adult ESL literacyTraining educators online and in personLeading school reviewsSupporting learning efforts in district schoolsReferring students for additional supportDiagnosing reading difficultiesPreparing literacy plans for individuals and classTeaching primary and secondary school EnglishMastery in speaking French CreolePROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEESL Instructor Dominica State College, University of Texas at Arlington, Dona Ana Community College, New Mexico State University, January 2004 - June 2023ContractAssessed students, prepared curriculum, and lesson plans, instructed and provided feedback to students and the supervisor.Recorded and reported students grades, attendance, attitudes, and behavior to the supervisor.Improved the English proficiency of over 100 Ecuadorian teachers in Go-Teachers ESL Program, 20 Haitian students, 40 Cuban professionals & other international students.Improved English competencies of over 30 Latino students at Dona Anna Community CollegeLiteracy Course Instructor New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM January May 2013ContractUniversity of the West Indies School of Continuing Studies, Dominica September Dec. 2009Co-facilitated the masters Course: RDG:530 - Socio psycholinguistics of Reading, onlineReviewed and graded students workProvided support to students upon requestFacilitated the online course: FOUN1001- English for Academic Purposes Increased the EnglishWorked with 15- 20 students in each programSenior Education Officer Secondary Schools Ministry of Education Dominica Oct.2014 Dec. 2023Supervised and appraised 7-15 principals at secondary schools throughout DominicaInitiated training 14 principals, 15 vice principals and 35 year-level supervisors for over 9 years in the following areas: Instructional leadership, succession planning, differentiated instruction, school reviews and Strategic planning.Succeeded in convincing 15 Principals to produce School Development Plans (SDP) that spanned 3-5 yearsPrepared and initiated the implementation of an appraisal instrument for School CounselorsAnalyzed internal and external assessment results and raised school achievements in core subjects by at least 720%Determined weighting for new appraisal instruments for new positions of Deputy Principals, Assistant Principals, Heads of Departments, Senior Graduate teachers and Schools CounsellorsWrote a project approved by UNICEF and the Dominica Association for Secondary School Support (UK) for the acquisition of 900 copies of a manual- Entering Secondary School: a survival kit for students with helpful tips for parents; for the transitioning of new entrants to secondary school and the training in the use of the manual for School Management, School Counsellors, and HFLE teachers of the 1st Form of 15 secondary schools.Learning Support Adviser for Southern District Dominica October 2001 - October 2014Mandated and assisted principals in Preparation of literacy plans as part of their School Development PlansBoosted school performance through School ReviewsObserved and trained teachers in efforts to improve English literacy instruction.Prepared Literacy Manual for New TeachersDiagnosed reading difficulties and prepared successful group and individual literacy plans for studentsOrganized and coordinated 15-week Parenting Program at Grand Bay,Reading Reading Specialist for Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training (CCETT) DominicaSeptember 2007 - August 2009Intensified training of teachers in literacy instruction through consistent teacher supervision, training, instruction, testing, and re-teachingOrganized Study Tour for CCETT Teachers in Southern District DominicaConducted Training workshops for teachers in reading diagnosis, planning and delivery of literacy instruction.District Education Officer/ South Ministry of Education Dominica September 2009 December 2010Supervised elementary principals molding them into effective school leadersAppraised principalsReviewed Teacher appraisalsOrganized Southern District Literacy Festival & Elocution ContestOrganized first Literacy Day in the district.EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTPhD Candidacy: Curriculum & Instruction, Language, Literacy & Culture with Minor:Educational Management & Development New Mexico State University (NMSU)M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction with Literacy Emphasis University of Texas at ArlingtonB.Ed. Language Education: Literacy Studies Honors (UWI, Jamaica)Certificate ESL InstructionUWI, BarbadosCertificate in Education: Language Education Literacy Studies (UWI, Jamaica)Certificate in Teacher Education UWI EndorsementCertificate in Primary Teacher Education Dominica Teachers Training CollegeCertificate in Managing and Facilitating Online Courses (UWI)Certificate in Credit Union Essentials UWI Open Campus, DominicaCertificate in Financial Monitoring & Evaluation UWI Open Campus, DominicaPolicy Development Establishment Department, DominicaFundamentals Quality Customer Care & Quality Service Leadership Establishment Dept.Project Proposal Writing Establishment Department, DominicaBasic Project Management Establishment Department, DominicaMonitoring & Evaluation GPE ProjectOccupational Health & Safety Establishment Department, DominicaHazard, Vulnerability & Capability Assessment UNICEF & IsraAID |
