Spanish Teacher Resume

KELLY GRIBBANS
1293 Tucker Street • Delaney, MD 34037
890.239.2325 • [email protected]

 

EXPERIENCE

Spanish Teacher, Central Middle School, Springfield, AZ | September 2004 – Present

• Teach six separate classes daily, ranging from kindergarten to eighth grade at private school for the "bright, curious, and gifted."
• Developed all prep work for and introduced new textbook driven writing-focused curriculum to complement oral focus for Spanish program attended by 51 of 88 school students.
  • Created visual aids, board games, flashcards, and all course materials.
  • Initiated written mechanics, grammar, and dedicated reading and writing program.
  • Personally commended by head of school for creating and implementing new curriculum.
• Wrote comprehensive accreditation guidelines including framework of operations, mission, philosophy, and departmental goals helping insure successful re-accreditation by AISNE.
• Co-created world language section for School Curriculum guide used by prospective students and parents.
• Planned school's first-ever field trip to see a Spanish-language national theatre group performing Ballet Folklorico.
• Organized Spanish department's all-student play for Cinco de Mayo featuring readings, poetry, and class-made costumes.

Substitute Teacher, City of Dallas, Dallas, TX | August 2003 – June 2004

• Taught students from kindergarten through eighth grade in all subject areas.

Education Instructor, St. Ignatious Church, Dallas, TX | 1989 – 1997

• Instructed students aged 5-13 on a variety of religious and secular topics.

Private Tutor, Dallas, TX | 1994 – 1997

• Worked one-on-one with elementary school students in subjects including Spanish, math, English, and reading.

EDUCATION

Millsaps College, Durham, NC, 1977

• Bachelor of Arts in Spanish; Secondary Education Minor
• Cum Laude Graduate

CERTIFICATIONS / AFFILIATIONS

• Arizona Teacher Certification
• Field of Certification Secondary Spanish Level of Field 7-12
• Foreign Language Teachers of Western Texas Collaborative
• Texas Association of Foreign Language Teachers