Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
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NAHUM Saint-PREUX

Tamarac,FL

Summary

Patient and dedicated Reading and English as a Second Language teacher skilled and experienced working with children and adults from wide array of cultural backgrounds to teach language skills. Successful in building engaging lesson plans and communicating ideas to foster student comprehension. Expert in adapting course materials to meet established standards and individual academic capabilities. Well-versed in motivating students to meet learning objectives.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Volunteer President, Board of Directors

A Dream For Borgne, Inc.
07.2019 - Current


  • Focused teams on developing innovative and cutting-edge approaches with effective resource allocation and strategic planning.
  • Determined and monitored organization's programs and services.
  • Implemented S. Fl. Migrant Scholarship.
  • Implemented Rural Teacher Education Grant.
  • Engaged in digital and direct fundraising activities


Adult Education ESL Instructor

Broward County School Board
03.2013 - Current
  • Improved instruction methods by using various assessment tools and strategies.
  • Attended workshops to learn about student motivation and engaging learning activities.
  • Created new lesson plans based on course objectives.
  • Administered and graded tests and assignments to evaluate student progress.
  • Designed seasonal programs emphasizing vocabulary, pronunciation and reading comprehension.
  • Developed and taught ESL curriculum to improve students' conversational abilities.
  • Gave one-on-one attention to each student while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
  • Educated students in basics of English grammar and conversational speaking.
  • Personalized instruction based on needs, interests and capabilities of individual students.

Teacher

Broward County School District
01.2003 - Current
  • Experienced in using Townsendpress college reading series.
  • Taught ACT/SAT English/Reading Prep
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
  • Fostered team collaboration between students through group projects.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
  • Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
  • Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
  • Developed and implemented lesson plans that addressed general students and those with individualized 504 plans as part of an integrated classroom.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies
  • Increased student literacy rates by implementing targeted reading strategies in individualized instruction plans.


Substitute Teacher

Broward County School Board
08.2002 - 01.2003
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
  • Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs and recordkeeping.
  • Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Nonprofit Management

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Master of Education - Curriculum And Instruction

American College of Education
Indianapolis, IN
04.2014

Bachelor of Science - Physical/Health Education

Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL
04.2001

Skills

  • Student Engagement
  • Cultural Sensitivity
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Grammar Teaching
  • Reflective Practice
  • Fluency Development
  • Vocabulary building
  • Classroom Management
  • Faculty Collaboration
  • Positive Reinforcement
  • Building rapport
  • Cross-cultural communication
  • Project-based learning
  • Teaching strategies
  • ESL teaching methods

Accomplishments

Fort Lauderdale High School Teacher of the year 2012.

Certification

  • ESOL Certified
  • Reading Endorsed
  • Health/Physical Education
  • Elementary Education

Languages

Haitian-Creole
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Volunteer President, Board of Directors

A Dream For Borgne, Inc.
07.2019 - Current

Adult Education ESL Instructor

Broward County School Board
03.2013 - Current

Teacher

Broward County School District
01.2003 - Current

Substitute Teacher

Broward County School Board
08.2002 - 01.2003

Some College (No Degree) - Nonprofit Management

Florida Atlantic University

Master of Education - Curriculum And Instruction

American College of Education

Bachelor of Science - Physical/Health Education

Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University
NAHUM Saint-PREUX