EDUCATION

Bachelor of Art Secondary Education
University of Missouri-Kansas City, May 2005
Certification: K-12, Spanish Language Education 

Associate of Art
Longview Community College, May 2003

        PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Student Teacher, Raytown High School               Spring 2005

• Work with Spanish levels I, II & III, 9th-12th grade

• Plan and implement all lessons and assessments

• Assume all responsibilities of mentor teacher

• Develop presentations for cultural activities

Student Teacher, Pleasant Lea Middle School    Winter 2005         

• Worked with Spanish I students, 8th grade

• Create lesson and unit plans

• Create learning experiences using technology

• Assume all responsibilities of mentor teacher, including extra duty supervision

Field observations:.

• Van Horn High School, Kansas City MO School District Spring 2004
  Worked with Spanish I class

• Lincoln College Prep Middle Academy, KCMSD Spring 2004
  Worked with Spanish levels I & II and 6th grade exploratory classes

• Hickman Mills High School, Hickman Mills C-1 School District Fall 2003
  Worked with Spanish levels II, III & IV

        EMPLOYMENT

Youth Development Worker, University of Missouri Extension       Summer 2004

• Provided educational leadership and supervision in the development, implementation and evaluation of programs that promote positive youth development.

• Designed curriculum for summer camp and after school programs.

• Created authentic learning experiences in the areas of science in collaboration with EarthWorks, and in marketing in collaboration with Mini-Society

                         Assistant Manager, Victoria’s Secret Beauty     Oct 2001-Jan 2004

• Sales and education manager, facilitated education meetings.

• Assumed other management responsibilities.

• Assisted with new hire training

        HONORS & ACTIVITIES

• Dean’s List Top 10% of Class University of Missouri-KC, January 2005

• Dean’s List Top 10% of Class University of Missouri-KC, May 2004

• Award of Excellence Foreign Language and Literature Dept., May 2004

• Education committee Association of Latino American Students, 2004-2005

• Missouri National Education Association, 2004

• International Honor Society Phi Theta Kappa, 2002-2003

        TRAININGS

• Center of Applied Linguistics, SOPI Rater Training Workshop, April 2005

• Susan Gross, Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling Workshop, Jan 2005

• YouthNet, Youth Development training, June 2004

• UMKC, Middle School Development training, May 2004

• Red Cross, CPR/First Aid, May 2004

• Educare, Child Abuse training & Autism and Attention Deficit Disorder, March 2004