Briana Stierling
McHenry,IL
Summary
Experienced teacher who has taught in multiple grade levels in the field of education. Experience includes Classroom Teacher, Spanish as a World Language Teacher, EL Teacher and Bilingual Teacher. Background includes instruction in a multicultural setting with students from diverse languages and backgrounds. Student advocate with an in depth understanding of students needs and strengths.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Bilingual LBS 1 & Long-term Substitute
Woodstock Community Unit School District 200
Woodstock, IL
08.2021 - Current
- Taught homebound students remotely in grades K-5th.
- Prepared lessons for synchronous and asynchronous learning.
- Worked as a long-term LBS1 substitute in Grades K-5th.
- Implement direct instruction curriculum for students with IEPs and students in WIN class.
- Used the push-in and pull-out models of instruction.
Multilingual Learner Specialist
Sheridan School *Leave Of Absence 2021-2022
Lake Forest, IL
07.2020 - Current
- Developed and delivered remote lessons based on student academic needs and English language proficiency levels
- Collaborated with classroom teachers in grades K-4 in order to deliver effective lessons and support core academic content
- Utilized multiple virtual platforms to deliver remote lessons
- Developed lessons to encourage multimodal student engagement .
Bilingual Education/ELL Teacher
Fremont Elementary School
Mundelein, IL
08.2016 - 06.2020
- Delivered bilingual instruction to English Language Learners in primary grades
- Designed lessons and implemented curriculum in the content areas of Science,
- Social Studies and Literacy
- Implemented Reading Recovery training as an intervention
- Facilitated student-designed learning pathways and personalized learning
- Lead school-wide Professional Development based on best practice in consideration of
- ELLs
- Participated in Parent Involvement Nights to foster a home-school connection
- Administered state-mandated assessments and compiled state required data in order to monitor student progress
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Teacher, Spanish Teacher
Lake Bluff Elementary School
Lake Bluff, IL
08.2002 - 06.2016
- Who has taught multiple grade levels in the field of Elementary Education
- Experience includes: Classroom Teacher, Spanish as a World Language Teacher, and ELL/Bilingual Specialist
- Background includes instruction in multicultural settings with students from diverse languages and backgrounds
- Student advocate with an in depth understanding of students' specific needs and strengths
- Played an integral role in researching and designing the K-8 World Language
- Curriculum
- Delivered Instruction in a 90% immersion setting
- Developed and implemented lesson plans with an emphasis on interpretive, interpersonal and presentational communication
- Supported acquired language advancements from Novice-Low level to Intermediate-
- Low level of Spanish in the areas of Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing
- Implemented standards-based grading .
1st Grade Teacher, Spanish Teacher
Fremont Elementary School
Mundelein, IL
08.1995 - 08.2002
- Implemented lesson plans in the areas of Language Arts, Math, Science and Social
- Studies
- Collaborated with team members about the curriculum, student progress, and best methods practice
- Differentiated instruction based on wide range of developmental needs
- Taught Spanish as a World Language to 7th grade students
Education
Reading Recovery Certificate - Reading Recovery
National Louis University
Chicago, IL03.2020
Master of Arts - Curriculum And Instruction
Concordia University Chicago
River Forest, IL05.2005
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education, Spanish
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL05.1995
Study Abroad - Spanish
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico12.1994
Skills
Fluent in English and Spanish
Trained in Reading Recover and Desubriendo Lectura
Experienced with educational remote and classroom technology Familiar with a wide variety of educational Apps
Timeline
Bilingual LBS 1 & Long-term Substitute
Woodstock Community Unit School District 200
08.2021 - Current
Multilingual Learner Specialist
Sheridan School *Leave Of Absence 2021-2022
07.2020 - Current
Bilingual Education/ELL Teacher
Fremont Elementary School
08.2016 - 06.2020
Teacher, Spanish Teacher
Lake Bluff Elementary School
08.2002 - 06.2016
1st Grade Teacher, Spanish Teacher
Fremont Elementary School
08.1995 - 08.2002
Reading Recovery Certificate - Reading Recovery
National Louis University
Master of Arts - Curriculum And Instruction
Concordia University Chicago
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education, Spanish
Northern Illinois University
Study Abroad - Spanish
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico
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