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Carlotta Arnold, Ed.S.

Christiana,TN

Summary

Expert in planning and curriculum construction. Certified Virtual educator with 20 years experience focused on maximizing student educational potential by applying diverse instructional strategies and classroom management techniques. Skillful in communicative language teaching methodology, TPR, task-based learning, delivering lectures, facilitating discussions and planning hands-on activities to enhance learning. Expert in Communicative Language teaching approaches. Experienced as an online Spanish Teacher and virtual classroom educator via Motlow State Community College. Has also taught as a graduated teaching assistant at Middle Tennessee State University. Has the 18 graduate hours required to teach Spanish on the college level; Has a Masters in English and have taught freshman composition courses. Is ready to make the transition to college level teaching full time.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Spanish Teacher, Standard, AP, & Honors

Rutherford County Schools
Rockvale, TN
07.2019 - Current
  • Served as PLC Leader languages department member and facilitated PLC meetings to develop and update course curricula
  • Developed Curriculum for AP Spanish Course.
  • Served on Rutherford County Spanish Curriculum Team and helped to develop county wide curriculum and resources for Spanish levels 1 and 2
  • Taught Standard Spanish Classes and helped students develop important learning skills useful in trade school or college education
  • Maintained 85% L2 through Comprehensible Input Strategies.
  • Managed Tardy Station for Languages Hallway
  • Monitored Cafeteria overflow holding area during Pep Rallies and Assemblies.
  • Managed Large scale bus duty in gymnasium.
  • Kept detailed discipline records and reported to Dean.
  • Consistently de-escalated chronically disruptive students.

Honors and Standard Spanish Teacher

Rutherford County Schools Oakland High School
Murfreesboro, TN
08.2017 - 07.2019
  • Collaborated with teachers and administrators to develop and evaluate school programs including PLC and Spanish Honors and Standard Classes by sharing student success data and insights. Increased student writing skills by 15%.
  • Helped students develop important learning skills and good study habits useful in trade school or college education.
  • Consulted with teachers in Spanish and ESL disciplines to identify and adopt successful instructional strategies. Increased cross departmental collaborations by 20%.
  • Served as languages department member and attended PLC meetings to develop and update course curricula.
  • Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
  • Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
  • Worked with parents to understand student needs and provide solutions.
  • Worked with administrators to understand needs and provide services.

Spanish Teacher

Franklin County Schools
Winchester, Tennessee
08.2012 - 05.2017
  • Developed Spanish Courses using TPR and Communicative Methods. IIncreased writing skills by 25%.
  • Created and executed various daily assignments to prepare 150 students for final exam. Increased intra-departmental collaborations by 50%.

Spanish Teacher

Manchester City Schools
Manchester, TN
08.2005 - 05.2012
  • Taught Spanish, English and Reading Courses to students and Westwood Middle School. Increased student writing skills by 25%.
  • Consulted with teachers in various disciplines to identify and adopt successful instructional strategies. Increased cross- curricular collaboration by 20%.
  • Communicated and participated with homeschool programs and tutored homeschoolers in foreign languages. Increased cultural and poverty awareness by 50%.

English Intern

MTSU
Murfreesboro, TN
05.2003 - 05.2004
  • Taught English 101; Tutored in the Writing Lab
  • Helped students develop important writing skills for success in college education

Spanish Teacher

Moore County School District
Lynchburg, TN
08.2000 - 05.2003

Taught Spanish and English classes.

  • Expanded student understanding of texts by spearheading in-depth discussions and assigning exploratory essays to help students articulate knowledge
  • Immersed students in unfamiliar cultures by devising hands-on activities

Spanish Teacher

Franklin County Schools
Cowan, TN
08.1999 - 05.2000
  • Taught Spanish classes to middle school students
  • Sourced optimal curricula and developed lesson plans to fully cover target material for each course

Education

Certified Virtual Educator

Logical Operations
07.2020

Ed. S. - Foreign Language Instruction

Auburn University
Auburn, AL
2018

Summer Abroad UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA -

Universidad De Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain
2017

Summer Abroad UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN JOSE COSTA RICA -

Universidad De San Jose Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica
2015

Masters Of Arts - English

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
2001

Masters Of Education - Curriculum And Instruction

Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
1997

Bachelor of Arts - English

The University of the South
Sewanee, TN
1995

Skills

Test and quiz creation

  • MS Office
  • Team management
  • Teacher collaboration
  • Relationship development
  • Records Maintenance
  • Learning style assessment
  • Curriculum Development
  • Communicative Language Teaching
  • TPR
  • Task Basked Instruction
  • Lesson Planning
  • Resource Management
  • Certified Spanish and English
  • Certified Virtual Educator
  • Progress Reports
  • Skyward manage
  • Class Instruction
  • Academic Research
  • Online Learning Tools
  • Post-Secondary Education
  • Technology-Based Curriculum

Awards & Honors

Niswonger Foundation Scholarship for AP Spanish Teachers Summer 2022

Timeline

Spanish Teacher, Standard, AP, & Honors

Rutherford County Schools
07.2019 - Current

Honors and Standard Spanish Teacher

Rutherford County Schools Oakland High School
08.2017 - 07.2019

Spanish Teacher

Franklin County Schools
08.2012 - 05.2017

Spanish Teacher

Manchester City Schools
08.2005 - 05.2012

English Intern

MTSU
05.2003 - 05.2004

Spanish Teacher

Moore County School District
08.2000 - 05.2003

Spanish Teacher

Franklin County Schools
08.1999 - 05.2000

Certified Virtual Educator

Logical Operations

Ed. S. - Foreign Language Instruction

Auburn University

Summer Abroad UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA -

Universidad De Salamanca

Summer Abroad UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN JOSE COSTA RICA -

Universidad De San Jose Costa Rica

Masters Of Arts - English

Middle Tennessee State University

Masters Of Education - Curriculum And Instruction

Lipscomb University

Bachelor of Arts - English

The University of the South
Carlotta Arnold, Ed.S.