Cristina Isabel Fernández

• Plan and conduct Spanish language classes applying the teaching methodological principles of the 4 strands in order to develop fluency in the four components of language.
• Adjust teaching techniques and approaches to the student's individual learning styles and professional needs.
• Provide weekly written reports of the student's progress to the supervisor
• Participate in intensive professional development.
• Use of instructional technology and online learning resources in teaching.
• Student centered instruction.
• Task based teaching - learning where students use the target language to complete an objective.
• Enhanced cultural understanding by incorporating diverse perspectives and materials into the curriculum.
• Subject of interviews, where students asked questions about current political, economical and social events.

• Served as an essential resource during emergency situations involving non-English speaking patients, providing life-saving information in realtime.
• Assisted healthcare professionals in delivering culturally sensitive care to Spanish-speaking patients.
• Enhanced patient understanding by providing accurate and timely translations during medical appointments.
• Provided interpretation services during telemedicine consultations, enabling remote access to critical healthcare services for Spanish-speaking patients.
• Bridged language barriers, allowing Spanish-speaking patients to have equal access to healthcare services.
• Maintained strict confidentiality when handling sensitive patient information following HIPAA guidelines.
• Facilitated effective communication between healthcare providers and patients, ensuring proper diagnosis and treatment plans.
• Collaborated closely with nursing staff to provide essential information about patient conditions, ensuring proper care delivery.
• Served as medical interpreter for patients and staff clinical encounters by delivering accurate, skilled interpretations to facilitate effective communications.
• Interpreted services to families during process of scheduling initial visit and coordination of ongoing treatment.
• Translated documents about treatment directions and helped non-English speaking patients fill out medical forms.
• Converted written materials from one language to another such as books, publications or web pages.
• Explained hospital policies and procedures to provide assistance to patients with limited English proficiency.
• Created new text in target language to reproduce content and style of original text.
• Maintained message content, tone, and emotion as closely as possible.

• Incorporated diverse instructional techniques to accommodate various learning styles within the classroom setting.
• Managed course materials through an online learning management system for easy accessibility by students and colleagues alike.
• Established positive relationships with students, fostering a supportive and inclusive learning environment.
• Advised and mentored students on academic progress, career goals, and personal development.
• Enhanced student comprehension by creating interactive lectures and incorporating multimedia resources.

• Developed lesson plans to teach the language accommodating different learning styles.
• Developed students'' language proficiency through targeted speaking, listening, reading, and writing exercises.
• Utilized differentiated instruction methods to accommodate various learning abilities within the classroom, ensuring all students made significant progress toward language goals.
• Promoted global awareness by organizing cultural events and inviting guest speakers from different countries to share their experiences with students.
• Collaborated with other teachers to create interdisciplinary units, reinforcing connections between world languages and other subjects.
• Enhanced classroom experience with the use of multimedia tools to support diverse learning styles.
• Implemented project-based learning assignments that allowed students to explore real-world applications of language skills while fostering creativity and collaboration.
• Increased student interest in world languages by incorporating cultural activities and real-life scenarios into lesson plans.
• Assessed student progress regularly using formative and summative assessments to ensure appropriate instructional strategies were applied.

• Instruction of grammar and vocabulary.
• Fluency development in all language components.
• Create a safe learning environment.
• Lesson planning and student assessment.
• Integrating culture.
• Use of new technologies with educational purposes (smart board and LMS)
• Faculty meetings.
• Collaborative teaching.
• Implementation of teaching practices according to the responsive classroom approach.

• Small group adult education.
• Communicative method and task based learning activities.
• Integration of different topics: Spanish Art, Literature, News, politics, geography, culinary, travel and sustainability.
• Boosted student engagement with interactive activities that incorporated authentic materials from Spanish-speaking countries.
• Enhanced cultural awareness in students by incorporating Spanish customs, traditions, and history into lessons.
• Contributed to curriculum development, ensuring alignment with state standards and incorporation of best practices in foreign language instruction.

• Transcription of different seminars.
• Editing and proofreading of scientific articles.
• Management of the Keystone Web Portal.
• Participation in the Keystone Mentoring Program.
• Organization of different Libraries.
• Cooperation with the Department of Environmental Services.
• Development of SOP for implanting a Chemical Hygiene Plan for different University Laboratories.
• Cooperation with the building department for modification of building plans applying Auto-Cad (2007 version).

• Creation and implementation of lesson plans appropriate for each grade level.
• Encouragement of student interaction for developing verbal fluency in Spanish.
• Organization of interactive activities that encouraged student participation.
• Organization and management of the Spanish Cultural Festival.

• Developed and implemented lesson plans for different content areas: English Grammar, Geography. (K-4th).
• Implementation of interdisciplinary lessons combining Spanish and Social Studies.
• Implementation of the differentiated instruction method.
• Parent Teacher conferences.
• Quarterly assessments.

• Taught English as a Second Language.
• Different levels of proficiency.
• Lesson planning.
• Differentiation.
• Classroom management.
• Content creator.

I taught English as a Second Language to children in the rural community areas.