Andrea Grana

Well-qualified Spanish Interpreter with 25 years of experience in educational settings. Easily translates conversations and maintains original meaning. Personable and professional with focus on providing accurate translations for diverse projects. works to improve the diverse learner student experience and skills growth by providing clear communication around instructional support and improving parent engagement, monitoring systems, and analyzing program data. Bilingual educator fluent in Spanish and English. Adept at keeping original emotion, style and content of messages. Well-versed in cultural context of conversations with an in-depth understanding of cultural nuances to effectively bridge communication. Dedicated to accuracy and reliability and transition easily between languages without losing focus. Always pursuing additional linguistic and cultural learning opportunities.

• Responsive Classroom focus on Special Area Teachers, 2018
• ACTFL Annual Convention for the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2015
• Montessori Toddler Certificate, 1995

• Knowledge of prenatal and child development as per the Montessori Method
• Knowledge of children's educational development theories and corresponding practices
• Cultural awareness: understanding of diverse cultural environment of individual children
• Communication skills and flexibility: communicates and listens to children, parents, and administration in an exceptional manner
• Strong work ethic: teambuilding, supervision, decision making and problems solving skills
• Knowledge of emergency procedures

• Community outreach and nontraditional grass roots communication
• Strategies used in community organizing
• Parent advocacy, parent organization, empowerment, and community engagement
• Experience in parent advocacy, community organization, or related areas
• Proficient, specialized duties, computers and other office equipment
• Effective oral and written English communication techniques
• Specialized record-keeping techniques
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Telephone techniques, systems and etiquette
• Ability to plan, develop, and conduct meetings and professional development and effectively transmit knowledge and skills to others
• Ability to gather, generate, track and analyze data to evaluate program effectiveness and communicate findings effectively and in a timely manner
• Ability to be creative and innovative