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Sol Gonzalez

Aberdeen,WA

Summary

Bilingual professional, teacher, tutor & trainer specialized in the languages of Spanish (MX) and English (US) with over 13 years of experience working in private and public educational institutions as an Early Childhood Educator and School Administration, and with over 15 years of experience specializing in Information Technologies, Computer Systems and E-learning.

I have lived and worked in Mexico and in the United States so I posses an excellent understanding of culture diversity and inclusion across Latin America and North America.

Personally, I have a strong desire to succeed and lead others to succeed. I have the ability to multitask and resolve issues in a deadline driven environment. I am responsible, focus, disciplined and committed to work always as a professional. I am a team player who can adapt easily to new situations and changes at work; sincere and trustworthy always open to learn.

Furthermore, I am an advanced user of new technologies and internet with high skills in software and hardware as being completely literate in Mac OS, Windows, iOS and Android operating systems.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Resource Connection Center Specialist/ Peer

The Moore Wright Group
11.2023 - Current
  • The Moore Wright Group (TMWG) is a 501(c)3 non. profit organization. Their mission is to break the cycle of poverty, abuse, and abandonment in our community by providing hope. Their vision is to create communities where everyone can thrive
  • Responsible for conducting an intake with each new client to assess the client's not legal needs, including housing, case management, recovery services, employment, family reunification services, transportation, communication technology support, and education.

Bilingual Program Support/ Peer

The Moore Wright Group
07.2023 - 10.2023
  • The Moore Wright Group (TMWG) is a 501(c)3 non profit organization
  • Their mission is to break the cycle of poverty, abuse, and abandonment in our community by providing hope
  • Their vision is to create communities where everyone can thrive
  • My role is to serve as a peer specialist and recovery coach for our clients seeking services from the organization.

ECEAP Lead Teacher

Lake Quinault Preschool
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Bilingual ECEAP Lead Teacher directly responsible for the care and education of children and to provide developmentally appropriate early childhood education and ensure a safe learning environment for all ECEAP hours regardless of the model type (Part-Day, Full School Day or Extended Day)
  • Demonstrating competency to observe and assess children's development; plan children's curriculum based on child development knowledge, design the learning environment, implement and supervise developmentally appropriate learning activities, build positive relationships with children, plan guidance strategies for children, involve parents while honoring differences
  • Using Teaching Strategies GOLD in ECEAP: All ECEAP Children Are Assessed Quarterly Using Teaching Strategies GOLD Online
  • This allows DCYF to report statewide ECEAP child assessment results and increases alignment with the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS).

English Program Coordinator/ Teacher

Instituto Tepeyac Campus León
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • English Language Program Coordinator/ Teacher working with children aged 6 to 7 years old in charge of creating and implementing learning scenarios in which English is much more fun, maintaining a level of teaching in the student
  • Managing various teaching methods that facilitate learning and that involves the school's constructivist philosophy.

Learning Coach

K12 Inc. California Virtual Academies
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • With K12-powered personalized learning and online school to provide to the child academic support, motivation, and guidance throughout the school year
  • Ensure the child is on track with assignments and coursework
  • Communicate with teachers
  • Report daily attendance if required by your school.Help your young learner understand what to do each day and how to do it
  • Lead offline activities and help your child develop foundational reading and writing skills
  • Make sure your student attends all required Class Connect sessions.

Spanish Translation and Localization Specialist - Remote

LynkBio
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Translate or bar-raise time sensitive projects to ensure that projects are adhered to the quality standard and delivery SLA
  • Conduct periodical quality checks by proofreading/ reviewing lingüistic work performed by external vendors
  • Drive the standardization of tone and style for the marketing content style with agency language quality assurance experts
  • Provide feedback and linguistic clarifications to the translation and language quality agencies and act as an arbiter for quality improvements when needed
  • An expert resource for the quality language program to investigate quality variations.

Preschool Teacher

Íkalo International School
01.2015 - 01.2019
  • Preschool/Kindergarten teacher working with children from 2 to 5 years old, in charge of implementing the same curricular learning contents seen in the Spanish class; collaborating directly with children to facilitate the acquisition of a second language (ESL-ELL) thus facilitating their understanding in the English language
  • Use of the educational methodology and constructivist philosophy of the UNOi System and its preschool learning resources, also implementing the theory of constraints TOC thinking tools that are part of the institutional philosophy
  • Making use of technological resources and integrated instruction of computer tools (iPad) and new technologies.

Educational Assistant

Canadian School Leon
01.2018
  • Preschool Teacher Assistant in charge of developing appropriate learning environments at classrooms and assuring that lesson plans fulfilled the school program's philosophy
  • Working in collaboration with the Head Teacher in a full english immersion program inspired by the educational philosophy of the Reggio Emilia approach.

Program Director, Preschool Teacher

Mi Casa Preschool: Family Daycare Home
01.2012
  • Program coordinator and preschool teacher in charge of the administration of the educational site offering a preschool program at home, based on the interest of children to learn: inspired by the philosophy of the Reggio Emilia method.

Computer Science Teacher

Salinas City Elementary School District
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Computer teacher and tutor of information technologies
  • Promoting the learning of basic computer skills when using Mac computers and their operating system; including your full domain in keyboard use, word processing, spreadsheets, slide shows, web browsing: email, social networks and more
  • Tutor and administrator in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) by the Rosetta Stone language learning program.

Preschool Teacher

Hartnell College Child Development Center
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Bilingual preschool teacher responsible for the social-emotional, physical and academic development of students by promoting collaborative learning between parents and students, offering appropriate experiences according to their learning needs
  • Philosophy inspired by the Reggio Emilia learning method
  • In charge of lesson planning, assessment and evaluation of learning and developmental progress on each child.

Childcare Provider/ Mentor

Foster & Kinship Care Education, Family to Family
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Child development mentor and caregiver for children aging 0 to 12 years old, in most cases coming from abusive family environments and were established in temporary homes or with adoptive families
  • Principal evaluator and responsible for meeting the individual needs of each child for improvement in their development, implementing appropriate activities for their emotional and social growth
  • Individualized attention to each child under supervision.

Education

TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test) Modules 1, 2 & 3 -

University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
01.2019

A.S. Early Childhood Education and Teaching -

Hartnell College
Salinas, California
08.2012

Diploma: Elementary Education & Teaching - Elementary School Teaching

CEB General Francisco J. Múgica
07.2007

Skills

  • Responsible, disciplined and committed to work as a professional
  • Honest and trustworthy, always willing to learn
  • Flexible and able to meet the needs required by the educational system of the present institution
  • Excellent supervision skills
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Mastery in new technologies with advanced software and hardware skills in Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android operating systems
  • Meeting planning
  • Logistics Coordination
  • File Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Travel Coordination
  • Documentation And Reporting
  • Social Media Management
  • Document Preparation
  • Quality Control
  • Business Correspondence
  • Administrative Support
  • Executive Support
  • Office Administration
  • Strong Problem Solver
  • Resourceful

Extra Academic Training

  • CPC. Certified Peer Counselor Training. 2023.
  • Recovery Coach. CCAR Training. 2023
  • Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families. Qualified Center Lead Teacher. STARS ID: 4031923022.
  • ParaPro Assessment. Scaled Score 465. (October 7th, 2022)
  • Child Development Teacher Permit. CCTC. Credential ID 180213938 (2018 - 2023)
  • Child Development Teacher Permit. CCTC. Credential ID 110198556 (2011 - 2016)
  • Child Development Associate Teacher Permit. CCTC. Credential ID 110162823 (2011 - 2016)
  • Family Daycare Home License. California Department of Social Services. Facility number: 274412782 (2012)

References

Available upon request.

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Resource Connection Center Specialist/ Peer

The Moore Wright Group
11.2023 - Current

Bilingual Program Support/ Peer

The Moore Wright Group
07.2023 - 10.2023

ECEAP Lead Teacher

Lake Quinault Preschool
01.2022 - 01.2023

English Program Coordinator/ Teacher

Instituto Tepeyac Campus León
01.2021 - 01.2022

Learning Coach

K12 Inc. California Virtual Academies
01.2020 - 01.2022

Spanish Translation and Localization Specialist - Remote

LynkBio
01.2018 - 01.2019

Educational Assistant

Canadian School Leon
01.2018

Preschool Teacher

Íkalo International School
01.2015 - 01.2019

Program Director, Preschool Teacher

Mi Casa Preschool: Family Daycare Home
01.2012

Computer Science Teacher

Salinas City Elementary School District
01.2010 - 01.2012

Preschool Teacher

Hartnell College Child Development Center
01.2009 - 01.2011

Childcare Provider/ Mentor

Foster & Kinship Care Education, Family to Family
01.2009 - 01.2011

TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test) Modules 1, 2 & 3 -

University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations

A.S. Early Childhood Education and Teaching -

Hartnell College

Diploma: Elementary Education & Teaching - Elementary School Teaching

CEB General Francisco J. Múgica
Sol Gonzalez