Renetta Herndon-Cintron
Rockville,MD
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Spanish Teacher
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
Olney, Maryland
09.1998 - Current
- Provided individualized assistance to struggling students to help them improve their understanding of the material.
- Organized and led interactive activities such as games, role-playing exercises, and other engaging educational materials.
- Developed and implemented a Spanish language curriculum to teach students grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and conversational skills.
- Utilized various resources such as textbooks, worksheets, audio recordings, and videos for teaching purposes.
- Encouraged students to use proper pronunciation when speaking Spanish by providing feedback during class discussions.
- Incorporated technology into lessons by having students utilize online programs for practice exercises or research projects.
- Designed projects that required students to apply their knowledge of the Spanish language in real-world scenarios.
- Maintained accurate records of student grades and attendance throughout the semester.
- Advised parents on how they can support their children's language development at home.
- Provided tutoring services after school hours for those who needed extra help mastering certain concepts.
- Attended professional development workshops related to teaching strategies for second language learners.
- Coordinated with other teachers in order to plan joint activities that incorporated multiple subject areas.
- Created safe and inclusive classroom environment to promote positive learning experience for youth with diverse backgrounds.
- Integrated technology into classroom settings to engage students and diversify instruction.
- Organized materials for daily instruction in compliance with national academic standards.
- Served as Department Chair for two years.
- Planned teacher schedules
- Advocated for teachers in the department.
- Observed teachers.
- Helped create budget for textbooks.
Education
Master of Arts - Spanish Language, History, And Culture
Middlebury College
Middlebury (village), VT06-1986
Skills
- Progress Reporting
- Classroom Management
- Lesson Planning
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Foreign Language Instruction
- Student Advising
- Student Engagement
- Faculty Collaboration
- Curriculum development
- Student Assessment
- Continuous Professional Development
- Activity Planning
Affiliations
- Served as Summer Camp Co-Director for four years at Camp Good Counsel, a free camp offered to campers on free and reduced lunch at their school. Planned the activities, accompanied campers, acquired free meals from the county, and served as liaison between the parents and the school.
- Lead mission trips to Kingston, Jamaica in June of 2019 and to Camden, New Jersey (the poorest city per capita in the United States) during the Summer of 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022,2023. These trips serve the poor and marginalized, and involve organizing, guiding, and ensuring the safety of students as they perform service to the poor and marginalized.
- Lived in Spain for a total of three years.
- Traveled to different countries, an experience that has contributed to my appreciation of the diversity of other cultures and people.
Accomplishments
- Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Teacher Mentor Award, November 2022, awarded to a teacher and professor who made an impact on a Senior award recipient at the University of Maryland.
- Xaverian Teacher Award, December 2021, the highest of award granted to a teacher of the Xaverian-sponsored schools.
- Accepted, on behalf of Camp Good Counsel, the 'Innovative Project Award for Total Community Involvement', 2013. This award was granted by Today's Catholic Teacher, a magazine for Catholic school teachers.
Certification
- CPR certified
- ACTFL(American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language) member
- Maryland Teacher Certification
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Spanish Teacher
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
09.1998 - Current
Master of Arts - Spanish Language, History, And Culture
Middlebury College
- CPR certified
- ACTFL(American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language) member
- Maryland Teacher Certification
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