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Brisa Del Bosque-Byrnes

San Antonio,TX

Summary

Bilingual Spanish Teacher experienced teaching both English and Spanish to foreign nationals. Nurtured students struggling to learn foreign language and tailored teaching to best enhance competency.

Have been researching bilingual education and how to better apply second language acquisition and to support heritage language students to become successful bilingual adults.

Have been homeschooling, training bilingual teachers and supporting bilingual organizations to promote the use of Spanish in the USA.

Overview

22
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Self Employed

Spanish Instructor
08.2015 - Current

Job overview

  • Spanish tutoring: college and high school, all levels.
  • Spanish teachers curriculum planning: help Spanish teachers (middle school and high school) plan curriculum and improve their spelling and pronunciation skills; develop proficiency test.
  • Private school teacher.

CMRH Soluciones

English Consultant and Bilingual Interpreter
01.2018 - Current

Job overview

  • Interpreter and Translator
  • Developed and applied English language placement test
  • Determine English proficiency level

Self Employed

ESL Instructor
01.2017 - Current

Job overview


  • One-on-one tutoring to improve student classroom performance
  • Group and individual ESL lessons, adults and high school levels
  • Help English teachers in Mexico developing their classroom plans and improving English pronunciation
  • TOEFL preparation tutor

Spanish Tutor
01.2011 - Current

Job overview

  • Teach private lessons, individual and group settings
  • Teach Spanish at private schools and homeschool groups
  • Curriculum planning
  • Tutor high school and college students
  • Teach Spanish teachers to improve their writing, spelling and oral skills
  • Tutor and editor to Spanish teachers in the US and Mexico

Self-employeed

Bilingual Curriculum Planner
01.2015 - Current

Job overview

  • Help private bilingual schools plan curriculum for elementary and middle school

Community Academy

Spanish Teacher
01.2010 - 01.2011

Job overview

  • Taught and planned curriculum - Spanish Pre-K-3rd grade

Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts

Spanish Teacher and Advisor
07.2006 - 03.2007

Job overview

  • Taught High School Spanish 9th-12th grades (Level 1, 2, and Spanish as Heritage Language)
  • Developed their Spanish curriculum
  • High school students advisor

Denver School of Science and Technology

Spanish Teacher and Advisor
01.2004 - 01.2006

Job overview

  • Taught High School Spanish 9th-12th grades (Level 1, 2, 3 and Spanish as Heritage Language)
  • Developed and applied Spanish curriculum
  • High school students advisor
  • Developed and applied Spanish placement proficiency test

Compass Montessori Secondary School Golden

Spanish Teacher
08.2002 - 07.2004

Job overview

  • Taught Middle School and High School Spanish 7th-11th grades
  • Started Spanish program and developed Spanish curriculum

Red Rocks Community College

Spanish Teacher
04.2003

Job overview

  • Taught Spanish 101 to College Students.

Red Rocks Community College

Spanish GED Teacher
01.2002 - 01.2004

Job overview


  • Taught a GED Preparation Course for Spanish Speaking Immigrants, including US History, Math,
  • Recruited students, created publicity, and contacted the media to make the program known among the Spanish speaking community in Denver and metro area.


Evergreen Mountain School

Spanish Teacher
07.2001 - 07.2003

Job overview

  • Taught Spanish 5th-8th grades, beginner and intermediate levels


Education

New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM

Master of Arts from Spanish (Spanish Linguistics, Hispanic Literature)
05.2023

University Overview

Monterrey Institute of Technology And Advanced Studies (ITESM)
Monterrey, México

Bachelor of Arts from Communications Science
12.1997

University Overview

University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England

from British Literature
2000

University Overview

Colegio Mexicano De Grafología
Mexico City, Mexico

08.2024

University Overview

Skills

  • Spanish as Heritage Language instructor and class development
  • Group instruction
  • Volunteer leader
  • Bilingual school support
  • Parents, faculty and administrators collaboration
  • IEP development
  • Bilingual education development

Certification

TOEFL Results: 109 November 2022

Co-founder of NESAH (North East San Antonio Homeschoolers)

Founder of Coro Infantil de San Antonio

Founder of Ayudemos Bilingual Community Group in San Antonio, TX

ACTFL language training

Total Physical Response Certified

Certified to teach Spanish as a Foreign Language from FAEBI, ITESM

Core Knowledge Training

Montessori Training

Spanish PLACE Test - Denver, 2005

Wal-Mart Teacher of The Year Award - 2005

TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certificate

Expeditionary Teaching Training

Grafología y Grafoscopía Certificate (2024)


Timeline

English Consultant and Bilingual Interpreter
CMRH Soluciones
01.2018 - Current
ESL Instructor
Self Employed
01.2017 - Current
Spanish Instructor
Self Employed
08.2015 - Current
Bilingual Curriculum Planner
Self-employeed
01.2015 - Current
Spanish Tutor
01.2011 - Current
Spanish Teacher
Community Academy
01.2010 - 01.2011
Spanish Teacher and Advisor
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts
07.2006 - 03.2007
Spanish Teacher and Advisor
Denver School of Science and Technology
01.2004 - 01.2006
Spanish Teacher
Red Rocks Community College
04.2003
Spanish Teacher
Compass Montessori Secondary School Golden
08.2002 - 07.2004
Spanish GED Teacher
Red Rocks Community College
01.2002 - 01.2004
Spanish Teacher
Evergreen Mountain School
07.2001 - 07.2003
New Mexico State University
Master of Arts from Spanish (Spanish Linguistics, Hispanic Literature)
Monterrey Institute of Technology And Advanced Studies (ITESM)
Bachelor of Arts from Communications Science
University of Cambridge
from British Literature
Colegio Mexicano De Grafología
Brisa Del Bosque-Byrnes