Yessenia Reyes
Newport News,VA
Summary
Dedicated Educator with extensive experience partnering with parents and ensuring success of students. Skilled at providing feedback on individual progress of students and discussing specific needs.
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
English as a Second Language Teacher
Department of Education Puerto Rico
Trujillo Alto, PR
08.2008 - 08.2021
- Fostered cultural awareness by introducing students to American holidays and customs.
- Monitored student progress through regular assessments and documented results according to school policy.
- Assessed student learning styles and provided appropriate accommodations to maximize learning potential.
- Conducted parent meetings to discuss student goals and objectives.
- Provided individualized instruction to help students develop their conversational and academic English skills.
- Engaged in small group discussions with students to increase confidence in using the English language.
- Implemented strategies for working effectively with diverse populations of learners.
- Collaborated with other teachers to create an effective ESL program that meets the needs of all students.
- Integrated technology into the curriculum by utilizing online resources such as videos, podcasts or webinars.
- Instructed classes in listening comprehension, pronunciation drills, vocabulary development, grammar rules and sentence structure.
Sale Associate
Macy's
San Juan, PR
09.2007 - 07.2008
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Understood and followed oral and written directions.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
- Assisted with customer requests and answered questions to improve satisfaction.
- Approached customers and engaged in conversation through use of effective interpersonal and people skills.
- Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Teaching English As A Second Language
Universidad De Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico 05-2006
Skills
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Language Level Evaluation
- ESL Instructional Programming
- Parent Communication
- Reading Comprehension
- Interactive Teaching
- Progress Monitoring
- Teaching strategies
- Student Engagement
- Peer Collaboration
- Lesson Planning
- Classroom Management
- Proficient in creating and maintaining schedules
Timeline
English as a Second Language Teacher
Department of Education Puerto Rico
08.2008 - 08.2021
Sale Associate
Macy's
09.2007 - 07.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Teaching English As A Second Language
Universidad De Puerto Rico