Mia Helman
Winchester,CA
Summary
Bilingual Spanish Teacher with 10 years of experience teaching and fluent in speaking Spanish and English. Educated students using forms of teaching such as communication in only foreign languages, immersive instruction, written exercises and written and verbal exams. Used performance reviews and literacy tests to gauge competency. Focused on maximizing student learning potential through diverse instructional strategies and classroom management techniques. Skilled lecturer, discussion facilitator and hands-on leader focused on student success. Excels at meeting and exceeding district standards.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
High School Spanish Teacher
Woodcrest Christian High School
Woodcrest, CA
08.2019 - Current
- Used written exercises to test and develop reading and writing foreign languages.
- Helped students develop important learning skills and good study habits useful in trade school or college education.
- Explored and implemented innovative use of technology in language education.
- Spoke to students in non-native language to challenge students and introduce students to non-native speaking environments.
- Consulted with teachers in other disciplines to identify and adopt successful instructional strategies.
- Explained concepts and assignments in both native and non-native languages.
- Conducted foreign language exams to determine fluency and comprehension.
- Served as languages department member and attended meetings to develop and update course curricula.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Teaching
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA05.1996
Skills
- Individualized Support
- Assigning and Grading Work
- Learning Modalities
- Group Assistance
- Instructional Techniques
- Spanish Speaking
- Interactive Media
- Lesson Planning
- Teacher Education
- Academic Standards
- Online Databases
- Instructor Support
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 25 high school teachers in the development of Google Classroom during the Pandemic .
- Achieved Online instruction turn around in one week's time through effectively helping with training in the Google Classroom suite.
- Achieved passing scores for my Spanish level 3 students in the CLEP Spanish examination with a 100% pass rate.
- Integrated an entire college level system to the Language department curriculum standards.
Affiliations
ACSI- Association of Christian Schools International
Certification
ACSI certification
ACSI continuing education
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
High School Spanish Teacher
Woodcrest Christian High School
08.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Teaching
Point Loma Nazarene University
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