Onelio Aguilar Mencho
Alexandria,VA
Summary
Skilled English teacher with background in both secondary and post-secondary education. Experienced in curriculum development, student engagement strategies, and classroom management techniques. Strong skill set includes communication, leadership, and innovation in teaching methods. Demonstrated positive impact on student learning outcomes through creative lesson planning and individualized instruction.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ELL English Teacher
Alexandria City High School, International Academy
Alexandria, USA
08.2015 - Current
- Developed curriculum for a heterogeneous, multilingual class based on strategies formed in interdisciplinary learning committees and modeled on the Internationals Network approach
- Team member in cross-curricular, multi-grade level initiative to create English language standards for the entire academy, which allowed teachers to target specific language skills measured by WIDA
- Oversaw consistent student growth in the domain of linguistic complexity at the discourse level; these results also were demonstrated on the end-of-the-year WIDA test
- Served as a cultural liaison for Alexandria City School and the International Academy to the local immigrant community, including city-wide features, after-school activities, translation, and cultural advice
Intern for Post-Release Services
US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
Arlington, USA
06.2014 - 08.2014
- Compiled statistics from Case Managers to include in grant proposals and to update the Federal Government on the Organization’s progress in accomplishing its objectives
- Created a Fact Sheet on Guatemala to educate Case Managers on cultural and linguistic points
- Lobbied US Senators to act in response to an influx of Central American immigrants
Program Assistant
Casa Chirilagua
Alexandria, USA
02.2013 - 05.2013
- Assisted Program Director of the after-school program serving a low-income immigrant population
- Compiled and tracked data on the children and volunteers to help the Organization measure its performance and to enable to report such items to donors
Education
M.Ed - ESL Curriculum and Instruction
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA05.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Literature
Marymount University
Arlington, VA12.2014
Associate of Science - Psychology
Northern Virginia Community College
Alexandria, VA08.2012
Skills
- Academic advisement
- Testing administration
- Substitute teaching
- Lecturing
- TESOL certification
- Online teaching
Certification
- English K-12
- English as a Second Language PreK-12
Awards
- Scholarships: Foster Care to Success, Beat the Odds, Alexandria Scholarship Fund
- 2012 NOVA Community College Service Excellence Academic Leadership Award
Languages
Trilingual - Mam (Native Guatemalan language); Spanish (Fluent); English (Fluent)
Timeline
ELL English Teacher
Alexandria City High School, International Academy
08.2015 - Current
Intern for Post-Release Services
US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
06.2014 - 08.2014
Program Assistant
Casa Chirilagua
02.2013 - 05.2013
- English K-12
- English as a Second Language PreK-12
M.Ed - ESL Curriculum and Instruction
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts - Literature
Marymount University
Associate of Science - Psychology
Northern Virginia Community College
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