Barbara Jean Allen

Developed, planned and organized creative language based lessons and provided a supportive environment to maximize student learning. Delivered instruction to a wide swath of different leveled learners. Taught at main sites and off site locations in Santa Cruz, Capitola and Watsonville. Maintained and submitted records for state EL Civics program on a semester system. Initiated and introduced IELCE (Integrated English Literacy and EL Civics Education) classes. Differentiated curricula based on the needs and abilities of students. Continued to innovate instruction appropriate to class needs. Taught a variety of distance learning classes on Zoom and Google Meet. Taught Citizenship to students naturalizing and supported students with services through community based Immigration Project nonprofit. Continuously improved instructional materials by maintaining fresh and interesting text books and equipment. Provided a supportive learning community that fostered participation and interaction.

• Expanded students' vocabulary knowledge through targeted activities, increasing their ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Tailored lesson plans to accommodate differences in learning styles and speeds.
• Delivered and developed lesson plans by using broad range of teaching techniques and strategies.
• Taught classes daily with advanced,intermediate and beginning levels of students.
• Implemented creative curricula and language stimulation lessons to foster and develop oral communication fluency.
• Honed listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

• Promoted a positive ESL learning environment by establishing clear expectations and maintaining consistent classroom management techniques.
• Tracked student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and identifying root causes of problems.
• Boosted student performance by providing individualized support and targeted feedback with CASAS and EL Civics.
• Initiated innovative learning methods, eliminating instructional gaps and improving comprehension with realia and creative instructions.
• Wrote and taught Calif. State approved ESL Creative Writing class for Adult ESl learners.
• Launched successful state approved Vocational ESL classes in Healthcare and Childcare. Introduced new content to intermediate leveled ESl students.

• Built positive relationships with international summer students and Santa Barbara team members to achieve smooth and productive program experience.
• Planned engaging language activities and field trips in local Santa Barbara community for Summer Program.

• Educated students in basics of English grammar and conversational speaking.
• Provided targeted instruction on pronunciation, intonation, and accent reduction to enhance students'' overall communication skills in English.
• Enhanced students' speaking skills through regular practice and focused feedback during group conversation sessions.
• Increased student proficiency in English by creating engaging and interactive project activities.
• Designed and taught American Literature, Creative Writing, The Short Story, English through Film, Business Communication and a Literary Journal course.
• Directed and supervised weekly cultural activities for the ESL program that included outdoor excursions and trips to local venues.