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Alicia Wallace

Summary

Accomplished ESOL Teacher at Ocean City Elementary School, recognized for enhancing teacher capacity in ESOL strategies and promoting multilingual success. Adept in vocabulary building and collaborative curriculum development, with a notable achievement as Teacher of the Year (2015). Fluent in Spanish, excels in fostering inclusivity and cultural awareness, significantly improving learning outcomes for multilingual learners.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

ESOL Teacher

Ocean City Elementary School
Ocean City, MD
08.2008 - Current
  • Facilitate annual professional learning to increase new and veteran teachers' capacity in effective ESOL instructional strategies to ensure ML success in the content area classroom and community. Topics include:

- Spanish for Educators

- Cultural Awareness and Multilingualism

- WIDA Language Standards and Can-Do Descriptors

- Teaching Science Through Inquiry

- ESOL 101/ 102: language Acquisition and Differentiation

- EETCHY: Engagement and Productive Language Skills

  • Enhanced personal professional development by attending workshops, seminars, and conferences focused on best practices in English language teaching methodologies. Served as secretary for Delmarva ESOL Teacher's Association (2008)
  • Served as an advocate for ESOL students within the school community, promoting cultural awareness and inclusivity among staff and peers.
  • Supported the integration of newly-arrived immigrant students into mainstream classrooms by providing resources and guidance for both teachers and learners.
  • Conducted assessments to monitor student progress and used data-driven instruction for continuous improvement of learning outcomes and language development.
  • Contributed to a positive school climate by actively participating in staff meetings, committees, and collaborative initiatives aimed at improving overall student achievement.
  • Currently serving on both school and county administrative school improvement and PBIS teams. Currently member of Dynamic Impact (WIT TOT) for WCPS.
  • Served on WCPS Disproportionally team (2023)
  • WCPS interpreter (2008-present)

Education

Master of Arts - Education

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD
12.2009

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish And ESOL

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD
05.2006

High School Diploma -

Stephen Decatur High School
Berlin, MD
05.2002

Skills

    -Vocabulary building

    -ESL teaching methods

    -Parent Communication

    -Grammar Instruction

    -WIDA ACCESS Test Preparation

    -Language Immersion

    -Faculty Collaboration

    -Language scaffolds

    -English Curriculum Development

    -Compliance of Title III Reporting Requirements

Certification

  • Certified ESOL Kindergarten-12
  • Certified Spanish 7th-12th
  • Certified Administrator I

Languages

Spanish
Full Professional

Accomplishments

  • Named "Teacher of the Year" at Ocean City Elementary (2015)
  • Selected to participate in the Leads Teacher Program (2023)

Timeline

ESOL Teacher

Ocean City Elementary School
08.2008 - Current

Master of Arts - Education

Salisbury University

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish And ESOL

Salisbury University

High School Diploma -

Stephen Decatur High School
Alicia Wallace