ELENA ÁLVAREZ
Madrid
Summary
Adaptable Spanish teacher with multicultural experience who strives to be a positive mentor for students. I have 8 years of experience in the International Baccalaureate within DP, MYP and PYP. Knowledge, motivation and interpersonal skills are my strongest suits. I aspire to collaborate on the training of teachers for the IB program.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DP & MYP Spanish Teacher
CEDAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLT
Tortola
08.2022 - 07.2024
- Developed and implemented lesson plans based on curriculum objectives from MYP4, MYP5, DP1, and DP2.
- Prepared students for the Spanish B, Spanish B SL&HL exams, obtaining highly satisfactory results.
- Designed and performed MYP5 eAssessment activities.
- Provided in the individualized instruction to meet the needs of all students.
- Encouraged critical thinking skills on problems within strategies among students.
- Monitored student behavior in the classroom, cafeteria, and playground.
- Established positive relationships with parents to ensure effective communication regarding student
- progress and well-being.
- Utilized technology-based learning tools to enhance classroom instruction.
- Plan field trips to reach students' educational experiences outside of the traditional classroom.
- setting
- Personal Project supervisor and moderator, providing guidance on students' planning and research.
- EE supervisor and moderator for Spanish B HL.
- Tutor/Homeroom teacher of Grades 9 and 10, pastoral support, and monitor individual progress.
HEAD OF THE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT
Horizon Japan International School
Yokohama
08.2020 - 07.2022
- Implementation of the Spanish curriculum in the school from Grades 6 to 10 of the MYP.
- Participation in the accreditation process for the MYP certification for the school.
- Training of teachers within the Language Acquisition Department (English, Spanish).
- Japanese).
- Coordination of teachers on the creation of concept-based units, MYP assessments, and
- Implementation of ATL skills in units and lectures.
- Teach Spanish as a second language to grades 6-10th within the IB MYP program.
- Collaboration with the EAL department.
- Identification of students' needs, creation of required resources, and detailed feedback.
- Development of Spanish MYP units in ManageBac.
- Personal project supervisor and moderator, providing guidance on students' planning and
- research.
- Tutor/Advisor of Grades 8, providing pastoral support and monitoring individual progress and achievement.
DP & MYP SPANISH TEACHER
ST DOMINIC'S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
08.2018 - 07.2020
- Instruct Spanish classes for grades 6 through 10 in the IB MYP program.
- Teach Spanish ab initio to 11th-12th grades within the IB DP program.
- Developed Spanish MYP curriculum for grades 6 to 10.
- Created MYP assessments for Phases 1 to 4.
- Conducted ab initio assessments for the 2020 guide.
- Development and teaching of the E-Portfolio for Grade 10.
- Collaborated with Humanities department to design interdisciplinary units.
- Led co-curricular activities for the Spanish club.
MYP & PYP SPANISH TEACHER
Lyford Cay International School
Nassau
08.2015 - 07.2018
- Instruct middle school students in Spanish as part of the IB MYP curriculum.
- Teach Spanish as a second language to 1st-4th grades within the IB PYP program. (First year).
- Collaboratively redesign the Spanish MYP curriculum and assessments.
- Chaperone students to Costa Rica for a Spanish immersive program during a week.
- Participation in the co-curricular activity of Diving, with the school club, Diving Dragons.
- Participation in the Elective sports subject for the CAS program (Activity).
DP & MYP SPANISH TEACHER ASSISTANT
Atlanta International School
Atlata
09.2014 - 07.2015
- Teach Spanish as a second language to 6th-12th grade students within the IB programme.
- Assist in the activities in the class - Research of materials and documents for the subject of Spanish A.
- Collaborate with IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), 5th grade, Spanish.
- CPD on Design Thinking as part of School participation in the Atlanta K-12 Design.
- Challenge (Stanford D School).
- Facilitator in the Middle School Interdisciplinary Unit 'Designing for Change'.
Education
Master of Arts - Education
UNIVERSITY ISABEL I DE CASTILLA
Spain01-2014
Bachelor of Arts - SPANISH LINGUISTICS
NEBRIJA UNIVERSITY
Spain01-2012
Bachelor of Arts - ENGLISH STUDIES
AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID
Spain01-2010
Skills
- Communication
- Flexibility
- Teamwork
- Self-management
- Planning
- Research
Affiliations
- Travel
- Fitness
- Dancing
- Outdoors
- Healthy lifestyle and wellbeing
Certification
-CAT 2 IB Category 2 SPANISH B
-CAT 3 MYP Managing assessment. New MYP guide and assessments 2021
-CAT 2 DP ab initio workshop for the new guide and assessments 2020
-CAT 2 MYP Language Acquisition Workshop
-Conference “Think, Create, Innovate” Conference (Harvard Graduate School of
Education)
-En español ¿por qué no? “Delivering the curriculum through Spanish”
Languages
Spanish
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Portuguese
Intermediate (B1)
B1
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
DP & MYP Spanish Teacher
CEDAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLT
08.2022 - 07.2024
HEAD OF THE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT
Horizon Japan International School
08.2020 - 07.2022
DP & MYP SPANISH TEACHER
ST DOMINIC'S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
08.2018 - 07.2020
MYP & PYP SPANISH TEACHER
Lyford Cay International School
08.2015 - 07.2018
DP & MYP SPANISH TEACHER ASSISTANT
Atlanta International School
09.2014 - 07.2015
Master of Arts - Education
UNIVERSITY ISABEL I DE CASTILLA
Bachelor of Arts - SPANISH LINGUISTICS
NEBRIJA UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts - ENGLISH STUDIES
AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID
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