Estela Cuellar Peraza
Mauldin,SC
Summary
Educator immersed in Spanish language and culture through experience and education. Dedicated to fostering student engagement and inspiring a love of language learning. Certified Spanish instructor with knowledge of Latin American culture in search of teaching opportunities; passionate about helping students develop essential language skills. Valued as an excellent communicator who delivers effective classroom instruction. Exceptional organizational and time management skills that support excellence in team work or in independent assignments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Spanish Teacher
Greenville Schools System
Lenoir, NC
08.2017 - Current
- Created safe and inclusive classroom environment to promote positive learning experience for youth with diverse backgrounds.
- Developed language acquisition curriculum based in speaking, reading, writing and auditory understanding of Spanish.
- Developed language resources to support and supplement instructional activities.
- Conducted formative assessments to evaluate student mastery of standards and learning outcomes.
- Integrated technology into classroom settings to engage students and diversify instruction.
- Able to handle 20-30 students in a classroom and different grade levels.
- Conducted foreign language exams to determine fluency and comprehension
- Spoke to students in non-native language to challenge students and introduce students to non-native speaking environments
- Conducted classes for adult immigrants desiring to learn foreign language
- Created supportive learning environment for foreign students to nurture budding language development
Parents Coordinator
Caldwell Country Schools
Lenoir , NC
08.2007 - 06.2017
- Provide students from kindergarten through all grade lessons that develop their comprehension, reading and communication skills in Spanish language.
- Collaborate as interpreter in IEP meetings and parent teacher's conferences.
- Facilitated a positive learning environment by using enthusiastic and energetic instructional strategies and consistent and how parents can support their kid's education.
- Created supportive learning environment for foreign students to nurture language development.
- Organized detailed list of resources to help students go beyond classroom environments.
- Immersed students in unfamiliar cultures by devising hands-on activities and organize educational activities during Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.
- Developed and wrote curricula in both Spanish and English, often sharing curriculum with other teachers.
Caldwell County Public Library
Caldwell County
Lenoir, NC
05.2014 - 06.2016
- Provided English and Spanish classes in adult literacy.
- Serving as resource person at library reference desk.
- Processed payments for overdue library materials.
- Provided computer skills classes
Education
Master of Arts - Education
North Greenville University
Tigerville, SC07.2020
Bachelor of Science - Human Services
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC12.2015
Skills
- Group and individual instruction
- Spanish instruction
- Progress Reporting
- Curriculum selection
- Classroom management
- Test Proctoring
- Faculty Collaboration and Support
- Educational Needs Assessment
- Lesson Planning
- Student Evaluations/Grading
- Technology Fluency
Affiliations
- Hispanic Alliance, Greenville SC
- National Honor Society 2020-2023
- Student Dreamers Association - Currently
Timeline
Spanish Teacher
Greenville Schools System
08.2017 - Current
Caldwell County Public Library
Caldwell County
05.2014 - 06.2016
Parents Coordinator
Caldwell Country Schools
08.2007 - 06.2017
Master of Arts - Education
North Greenville University
Bachelor of Science - Human Services
Gardner-Webb University
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