Blair Churchill
Greensboro,NC
Summary
Professional Academic Skills Coach and Spanish Tutor with over 20 years experience helping students achieve real results. Highly trained in supporting students with severe learning challenges (ADHD, OCD, ODD, dyslexia, anxiety, language processing, etc.) Patient and creative teacher who motivates students through positivity and trusting rapport. Passionate about helping students meet goals and find success. Experienced international exchange student host parent.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Spanish Tutor & Academic Skills Coach
home setting
Greensboro , NC
08.1997 - Current
- Private tutor to high school students in the Greensboro area offering highly personalized instruction in Spanish 2,3,4 and AP as well as academic skills coaching to increase academic fluency, time management, task completion and test preparation.
- Assist students with difficult Spanish grammar topics and ensure mastery of structures, vocabulary and verb tenses needed for advanced Spanish.
- Help students to structure their time and set/meet goals to fulfill their academic potential.
Upper School Dean for Students
New Garden Friends School
Greensboro
07.2017 - 06.2019
- Oversaw student well being in three main areas of the upper school life: student learning needs in the classroom, advising program and student discipline
- Wrote and helped to implement "Choices Matter," NGFS Upper School discipline plan
- With the learning specialist, developed an integrated an online platform for student learning profiles, served as a daily liaison between faculty, students and administration to ensure student learning needs were met, advocated for students needs in the classroom setting, coordinated and directed NGFS Upper School Advising Program.
Spanish Teacher
New Garden Friends School
Greensboro
01.2015 - 06.2019
- Taught Spanish I, II Honors III, Honors IV to middle and upper school students
- The program grew to include Honors Spanish IV one year after I started, middle school students from the program regularly placed into Honors III and Honors IV in public high schools, surpassing the immersion students from Swan Spanish Immersion Middle School in Greensboro.
- Students who completed all levels of NGFS Spanish by sophomore or junior year, would typically place into fourth or fifth semester Spanish at Guilford College in their junior or senior year at NGFS.
Spanish Tutor
Jones Elementary Spanish Immersion Program
08.2010 - 01.2012
- Tutored small groups or individuals needing assistance with Spanish reading comprehension, language output, fluency and language retention
- Students ranged from first to third graders, tutoring in classroom or pull out, immersion setting
- Highly trained in learning differences, classrooms strategies, accommodations, modifications for students with special learning needs.
- Collaborated with classroom lead teachers to ensure students were progressing and achieving their personal best throughout the year.
Spanish Teacher
B'nai Shalom Day School
Greensboro
08.1997 - 06.2001
- Taught Spanish 1A and 1B to seventh and eighth grade middle school students, also taught a study skills class to sixth graders
- Students finished eighth grade prepared for Spanish II in their freshman year of high school.
- Assisted with organizing field trips related to Spanish culture or history.
- Attended professional development workshops related to teaching strategies for second language learners.
- Adapted teaching methods to accommodate various learning styles of students.
- Developed and implemented Spanish language curriculum to teach students grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and conversational skills.
Spanish Teacher
Southwest Guilford High School
High Point
08.1995 - 06.1996
- Taught Spanish I and Honors Spanish III to high school students
- Oversaw the Spanish Club, served on the student support team (a very early version of what is now called exceptional children EC in the public school setting)
- Adapted teaching methods to accommodate various learning styles of students.
- Promoted cultural awareness among students by introducing them to Hispanic customs and traditions through class activities.
- Conducted regular assessments of student progress in order to adjust instruction accordingly.
- Created lesson plans based on the school's standards for teaching Spanish language arts and literature.
Spanish Teaching Assistant
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
08.1994 - 12.1994
- Taught Spanish 101 to students at UNC while working on my Masters Degree in Spanish Linguistics at UNC.
- Tutored students one-on-one to help them improve their fluency in speaking Spanish.
- Created assessment tools to measure student progress in Spanish language learning.
- Developed Spanish language lessons for students aged 18 to 29, focusing on grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and writing.
- Facilitated small group activities to encourage student participation in class discussions.
Education
Master’s - Spanish Linguistics
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 12-1997
Bachelor’s - Spanish and Linguistics
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 05-1993
Skills
- Spanish group instruction
- Individualized Learning Plans
- Spanish language tutoring
- Spanish language assessments
- Spanish verb conjugation
- Academic Performance Improvement
- Learning techniques
- Homework Assistance
- Problem-solving abilities
- Establishing Learning Goals
- In-Class or At-Home Support
- Differentiated Instruction
- Student Motivation
- Task Prioritization
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Individualized leaning plans
- Homework Support and Assistance
- Student progress analysis
- Team Collaboration
- Bilingual communication
- MS Office and Google Suite
- RenWeb, PowerSchool, Canvas
Additional Information
- Exchange student host 2021-2022
- Married 31 years to a Spaniard, household is fully bilingual and bi-cultural
- Mother of two children living with type 1 diabetes, fully trained and experienced in the needs of diabetics and can act as a first responder in the event of a diabetic emergency.
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Upper School Dean for Students
New Garden Friends School
07.2017 - 06.2019
Spanish Teacher
New Garden Friends School
01.2015 - 06.2019
Spanish Tutor
Jones Elementary Spanish Immersion Program
08.2010 - 01.2012
Spanish Tutor & Academic Skills Coach
home setting
08.1997 - Current
Spanish Teacher
B'nai Shalom Day School
08.1997 - 06.2001
Spanish Teacher
Southwest Guilford High School
08.1995 - 06.1996
Spanish Teaching Assistant
UNC Chapel Hill
08.1994 - 12.1994
Master’s - Spanish Linguistics
UNC Chapel Hill
Bachelor’s - Spanish and Linguistics
UNC Chapel Hill
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