MaryGallegos

ProfessionalObjective:Tocollaborateaspartofaschoolwideteaminordertodeliver
qualitytechnology-driveninstruction,whichimprovesstudentachievementacrossthe
contentareas.
Education:
MastersofEducation,InstructionalTechnology,2015,UniversityofWestGeorgia
Certificate,EducatorCertificationProgram,2012,UniversityofNorthGeorgia
BachelorofArts,Spanish(InternationalBusinessandTranslation),2008,Georgia
StateUniversity
MinorDegree,PoliticalScience(InternationalAffairs),2008,GeorgiaStateUniversity
Experience:
2017-CurrentPart-timeESLTeacher
VIPKID
Teachingpart-timeonlineESLcoursestoyoungstudentsinBeijing,Chinafromhome.
Usingaface-to-faceplatform,andinteractiveinstructionalpresentationmodel,todeliver
effectivesecondlanguageinstruction.Alongwiththeinteractiveplatform,employedbest
practicesincludingTPR,modeling,andpersonalizedlessonplansbasedoneffective
differentiationintheclassroom.Receivedhighparentratingsforeffectiveinstruction,and
studentachievementonassessments.

2012-2013HighSchoolSpanishTeacher
SandyCreekHighSchool,FayetteCountySchools
Collaboratedwithcolleagueswithintheforeignlanguagedepartmenttodevelopandshare
teachingstrategiestocreatelessonplansthatalignwithGeorgiaPerformanceStandardsin
ForeignLanguageforSpanishIandSpanishIIICourses.Maintainedaccuratestudent
records,andconsistentcommunicationwithparentsonstudentprogress.Mentored
studentstocompeteinstatewideFLAGSpanishspeakingcompetition.Selectedbymy
peerstocollaborateinaschoolwidecommitteetodevelopstrategiesforimplementation
ofthedistrictwideBringYourOwnTechnologyInitiative.Participationinschoolwide
meetingsandcommitteestofosterapositivelearningculture.Coachedvarsityandjunior
varsityfootballcheerleading.Sharedinhallmonitoringdutiesonasetrotation.

2011-2012MiddleSchoolInternationalBaccalaureateSpanishTeacher
SuttonMiddleSchool,AtlantaPublicSchools
DevelopmentoflessonplanstoalignwithGeorgiaPerformanceStandardsin Foreign
Languagefor6th,7th,and8thgrade.ConductedSpanishclasseswithanemphasison
languageimmersion,andculturalawareness.FacilitatedSuccessForAll(SFA)andBackto
BasicsMathclassesasapartofaschoolwidetitleIreadinginitiativetobooststudent
achievementintheareasofReadingandMath.
Collaboratedwithcolleagueswithintheforeignlanguagedepartmenttodevelopandshare
teachingstrategiestocreatelessonplansthatalignwithGeorgiaPerformanceStandardsin
ForeignLanguagefor7thgradeSpanishI&IICourses.Maintainedaccuratestudentrecords,
andconsistentcommunicationwithparentsonstudentprogress.Participatedin
collaborativemeetingswithaninterdisciplinaryteamonbestpractices,andconsistent
disciplinarypolicies.Mentoredanassignedgroupoffemalestudentsaspartofaschool
wideinitiativecalled.Sharedinmorninghallmonitoringduties,andafternoonbus
dismissal.

2009-2011MiddleSchoolSpanishTeacher
CrawfordW.LongMiddleSchool,AtlantaPublicSchools
DevelopmentoflessonplanstoalignwithGeorgiaPerformanceStandardsin Foreign
Languagefor6th,7th,and8thgrade.ConductedSpanishclasseswithanemphasison
languageimmersion,andculturalawareness.FacilitatedSuccessForAll(SFA)andBackto
BasicsMathclassesasapartofaschoolwidetitleIreadinginitiativetobooststudent
achievementintheareasofReadingandMath.Coachedthe
football/Basketball/CompetitionCheerleadingteam.Participatedinmorningandlunch
cafeteriamonitoringduties,aswellasafternoonbusdismissal.

TechnologySkills:Canvas,Edmodo,Blackboard,Moodle,MicrosoftWindowsVista/8,
MicrosoftOfficeSuite,MacOSX/Mavericks,AppleOfficeSuite,Photoshop,iMovie,Infinite
Campus,Wordpress,Edublogs,Web2.0tools:GoogleApps,Wikis,VideoStreaming,
Screencasting,Powtoons,Prezi,andYouTube.