Karen Anne Curry

• Created lesson plans according to PYP objectives for all lessons, units, and projects.
• Created engaging and dynamic lessons with emphasis on improving students' written and verbal communication skills.
• Counseled and coached 40+ students and parents with personal objectives and maintained routine follow-up sessions.
• Explored and implemented innovative use of teaching methods and technology in language education.

• Maintained positive and professional classroom environment throughout school year.
• Conducted counseling and tutorship sessions with parents and students on bilingual education.
• Implemented reading program using Oxford Reading Tree and Jolly Phonics for 40+ students.
• Achieved excellent results in Cambridge and Trinity exams at all levels from Starters to Advanced.

• Planned, formulated and assessed goals, policies and activities designed to become a bilingual school according to BEDA standards.
• Identified methods and tools to promote student success in project-based learning.
• Developed educational events and other activities designed to increase and improve educational outcomes (study abroad programs, teacher training, Cambridge exams, book fairs).
• Designed and evaluated coursework Didáctica de Inglés in the professional training course, Técnico Superior en Educación Infantil.

• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Responsible for interviewing, selection and training of new teachers.
• Coordinated and managed schedules of more than 35 teachers.
• Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.

• Used standardized assessments to evaluate abilities, interests and characteristics of 45+ students and grouped them accordingly.
• Performed continuous evaluations of content and plans in order to enhance delivery and improve effectiveness.
• Chose materials and developed lesson plans to enhance skills for individual students.
• Planned course and created content for specific sectors such as law, engineering, economics, business and pharmaceutical.

Thesis: Emotional Intelligence

• Completed professional development in Secondary and Adult Education.
• Specialized in TESOL and technology in education.

• Dean's List 1998-2003
• Member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority
• Elected to Scholarship Representative for Kappa Kappa Gamma in 2001