Curriculum Vitae (english)

GONZALO GOMEZ  RODRIGUEZ

11855 Dashwood dr. Houston, TX. 77072
  Home 514-500 1976    Cell:832-228-4463

amigonza1972 @gmail.com

Professional Summary

ESL and Spanish as a F Language teacher.  Skilled in motivating & mentoring students of all ages and learning levels. Practical experience  living and studying different cultures and social sciences. Enthusiastic Special needs educational program designer specially designed  for  creating an enjoyable and dynamic learning atmosphere. Implements traditional and innovative methods to motivate students to learn the English language and understand American culture. Well- traveled and fluent in several languages. Private ESL tutor specializing in business English instruction for international professionals looking to increase their vocabulary, fluency and cultural understanding. Versatile trained in everything from private tutoring for adults professionals to elementary school classroom instruction. Energetic ESL instructor experienced in teaching children from a diverse range of cultures and ethnic backgrounds.

Skills

• -          More than 8 years as an ESL instructor and Spanish as FL.
• -          Studied abroad in Cuba and Canada.
• -          Certified teacher assistant.
• -          MS office proficiency.
• -          Certified Generalist teacher for Elemenatary and Secondary School, Quebec, Canada.
• -          Culturally sensitive.
• -          Language lab instructional technology expert.
• -          Extensive English grammar knowledge.
• -          Fluent in Spanish, English, French and Italian.

WORK HISTORY

August 2013 to present

ESL and Spanish Teacher. Des Affluents School Board. Terrebonne. Quebec. Canada.

-          Educated around 200 students in the basics of English grammar and conversational speaking.

-          Develop and taugh a curriculum specially designed for students participating in International cooperation programs (Costa Rica and Ecuador) to improve their language skills.

-          Emphasized critical thinking through small group activities.

-          Collaborated with teachers and Department heads to meet quarterly and yearly educational goals.

-          Administered and graded tests and assignments to evaluated student progress.Assigned lessons and corrected homeworks.

-          Improved instruction methods by using a variety of assessment tools and strategies.

-          Attended workshops to learn about student motivation and engaging learning activities.

March 2012-June 2013

ESL Teacher and Spanish teacher.Marguerite Bourgeoys School Board. Montreal, Quebec , Canada.

-          Attended workshops to learn about student motivation and engaging learning activities.

-          Gave one –on –one attention to stududents while maintaining overall focus on the entire group.

-          Long term subbing in International school programs(Spanish as a foreign Language.

 March 2012-June 2014

ESL Teacher and Spanish teacher. Marie-Victorin School Board. Quebec. Canada

-   one –on –one attention to students while maintaining overall focus on the entire group.

-          Long term subbing in English as a Second Language. Elementary and Secondary school.

WORK EXPERIENCE IN CUBA

September 1999- 2008

ESL Teacher .Foreign Trade Ministry Language School. Vedado. Havana. Cuba

1998-1999

ESL and Spanish as foreign Language Teacher . Horizontes Vedado Hotel.Havana . Cuba

1995-1998

Assistant Instructor. Faculty of Foreign Languages. ISP Enrique Jose Varona. Havana. Cuba.

Education

-          Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language. McGill University. Montreal . Canada. September 2011-September 2012.

-          Bachelor degree in teaching English as a Second Language. Havana. Cuba. 1990-1995

OTHER STUDIES AND POST-GRADUATE COURSES

-          Programme d insertion professionnel.  Integration program designed for new teachers at the School Board. Marguerite Bourgeoys School Board. September 2013-June 2014

-          Classroom Management Workshops. Sept. 2013-June-2014. Des Affluent School Board.

Instructor: Bob Cantin.  http://www.gestiondeclasse.ca/eng/formations.htm

-          Accounting Degree. Antonio Guiteras technical School. 2005-2007. Havana. Cuba.

-          2004-2007 Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel for accounting                             

-          2007 Adobe Photoshop certification

-          2002 Logitours Certification

-          2000 Canadian Literature (Post –graduate course)

-          1999   Business English for international trade (Post -graduate course)

-          1998   Teaching business English (Post - graduate course)

-          1995-1996   Integrated English Practice (post graduate Course)

-          1995-1996   English Phonetics (post -graduate course)

-          1995-1996  History of the English speaking countries. Post graduate course)

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