CASCADE DUSEL
Virtual Teacher
TIGARD,OREGON
Summary
Passionate Virtual Teacher with almost 2 decades experience developing and implementing diverse virtual and hybrid curriculums covering wide range of subjects including World Language (Spanish), LA, Middle Grades, Social Studies, PE and Family and Consumer Science. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills. Committed to diversity and equity in the classroom and holds a core belief that all students can learn!
Overview
53
53
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Professor
Pasco County School Board Land O
Lakes, FL
01.2007 - Current
- Of Spanish 1a and 1b and Introduction to Foreign Languages for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders at 2 Public Middle Schools – Raymond B Stewart Middle School and Centennial Middle School
- Duties included developing and implementing daily lesson plans and following Sunshine State Standards for curriculum development
- Additional Duties: Organizing Field Trips for students and sponsoring Spanish Honors Society
- Served on Placement committee at RBSMS
- LFS Learning Focused Strategies trained.
Online Spanish Teacher, Department Lead Teacher
01.2012 - Current
- Charter member of Pasco eSchool Staff
- Virtual courses taught: Spanish 1,2,3,4,AP Spanish, Spanish for Spanish Speakers, and MJ Beginning and Intermediate Spanish
- Served on SAC Advisory Council, NHS Sponsor, Tutoring Coordinator, Student Placement Committee Chair, PLC Facilitator, World Languages Chair.
Virtual Teacher
School Year Tigard Tualatin Virtual Academy
Tigard, OR
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Innagural staff of TTVA – Taught grades 6-12 Spanish, 1,2 and 3
- Duties included Synchronous class, asynchronous lessons, grading, lesson planning, attending and participating in IEP meetings, using Synergy, Edgenuity, Canvas, and teaching High School Academic Seminar and Middle School Social Emotional units
- Taught TTSD Dual Language Immersion summer enrichment elementary program in the summer of 2022.
Virtual Teacher
School Year Sumter Virtual School
Ocala, FL
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Taught grades 6-12 Spanish, 1,2 and 3
- Duties included asynchronous lessons, grading, lesson planning, attending and participating in IEP meetings, using FLVS, Canvas, Educator LMS.
Teacher
Safe Children Coalition/YMCA
Dade City, FL
01.2005 - 01.2017
- Of MAPP ‘”Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting”
- Teacher of MAPP for Department of Children and Families
- Taught this mandatory 13 week, 40 hour course to prospective Adoptive and Foster Parents
- This course is required to become licensed foster or adoptive parents and required in 13 states
- Completed Certified MAPP Train the Trainer Course in 2005.
Manager of Employee Recognition
National City Corporation
Cleveland, OH
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Duties include designing, managing, and supervising implementation of an Employee Recognition Program to all divisions of this Fortune 500 company
- Program was implemented in all 7 states of operation and included 36,000 employees
- Duties included hiring, reviewing and supervising 2 program staff.
Media Relations/Communications Assistant
National City Corporation
Cleveland, OH
01.2000 - 01.2001
- Duties include various aspects of external Press Release distribution and internal communications including responsibility for communications to Senior Corporate Officers, Satellite Video Conference, and internal teleconferences
- Assisted in internal communications to an audience of 36,000 employees.
Senior Intern
National Runaway Switchboard
Chicago, IL
01.1994
- Counseled Runaway Youth in crisis in Spanish and English
- Researched and authored 500-page manual on “Teen’s Legal Rights to Emancipation Status in the 50 States and US Territories”.
Director of Resource Development
Spanish American Committee
Cleveland, OH
01.1998 - 01.1999
- Responsible for grant writing, annual campaign, annual Ohio City Career Fair, Hispanic Housing Fair, and all organizational fund-raising activities
- Coordinator of Voter Registration Ongoing Drive
- Management and supervision of Development Office volunteers and program staff
- Represented the organization on relief delegation missions to Puerto Rico
- Voter Registration Drive
- Jose Mesa Foundation Collaboration
- Hurricane Georges Relief
- City of Cleveland Recycling
- Town Hall Meeting Series
- Census Awareness Project
Research Project Assistant
Mandel Center
Cleveland, OH
01.1996
- Prepared research data for analysis
- Reviewed Proposals for Drucker Foundation Non-Profit Innovation Award.
Special Project Manager
Spanish American Committee
Cleveland, OH
01.1996 - 01.1998
- Responsible for development activities, strategic planning, event planning, and design, implementation, and management of all temporary and short-term programs
- Supervised development office staff and volunteers.
Assistant to Consultant, •Assistant
Buhl & Associates
Cleveland, OH
01.1996 - 01.1998
- To Alice Buhl, Consultant
- Assisted Ms
- Buhl with Preparation of Strategic Planning and board education materials
- Statistically analyzed data collected in these activities and produced reports
- Majority of clients were private operating foundations and family foundations.
Director of Publicity and Fundraising
Helpline SPAIN
Madrid
01.1994 - 01.1996
- Organized fund-raising events for this English speaker’s international hotline
- Publicity liaison to Spanish newspapers and national and regional publications
- Editor of Publicity Newsletter
- Coordinated 40 community volunteers.
Marketing and Public Relations Staff
Chardonnay Yacht Charters
Santa Cruz, CA
01.1992 - 01.1994
- Various Marketing and Public Relations tasks for yacht charter branch on the Santa Cruz Seaside Company
- Showing of Yacht to prospective clients
Education
M.A - Management of Non-Profit Organizations
Case Western Reserve University
1998
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
1996
B.A. - Political Science and Spanish Philology
Purdue University
1995
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Universitat Zurich Zurich
1992
Skills
- Computer Familiarity: Proficient in
- Mac and PC environments, Software proficiency includes WordPerfect, MS Office, Word, Excel, SPSS, Quicken, Publisher, PowerPoint, and Works
- LFS learning Focused Strategies Trained
- Experienced and Proficient in
- Online Learning tools such as:
- Kaltura
- Zoom
- TextExpander
- Adobe Connect
- Elluminate
- Edmoto
- Edgenuity
- APEX
- Accelus
- Educator
- FLVS Curriculum
- Google Meet
- Blackboard
- Buncee
- VCita
- Calendly
- Canvas
- VSA
- Moodle LMS
- Microsoft Office
- 4
Certification
CPR, First Aid, and Water Safety Certified
Certified MAPP (Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting) Instructor
Licensed Therapeutic Foster Parent since 2001
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Virtual Teacher
School Year Tigard Tualatin Virtual Academy
01.2021 - 01.2022
Virtual Teacher
School Year Sumter Virtual School
01.2021 - 01.2022
Online Spanish Teacher, Department Lead Teacher
01.2012 - Current
Professor
Pasco County School Board Land O
01.2007 - Current
Teacher
Safe Children Coalition/YMCA
01.2005 - 01.2017
Manager of Employee Recognition
National City Corporation
01.2001 - 01.2003
Media Relations/Communications Assistant
National City Corporation
01.2000 - 01.2001
Director of Resource Development
Spanish American Committee
01.1998 - 01.1999
Research Project Assistant
Mandel Center
01.1996
Special Project Manager
Spanish American Committee
01.1996 - 01.1998
Assistant to Consultant, •Assistant
Buhl & Associates
01.1996 - 01.1998
Senior Intern
National Runaway Switchboard
01.1994
Director of Publicity and Fundraising
Helpline SPAIN
01.1994 - 01.1996
Marketing and Public Relations Staff
Chardonnay Yacht Charters
01.1992 - 01.1994
M.A - Management of Non-Profit Organizations
Case Western Reserve University
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
B.A. - Political Science and Spanish Philology
Purdue University
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Universitat Zurich Zurich
Affiliations
AATSP American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
Society for International Development
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