CAROL GREEN

Energetic, creative, enthusiastic, seasoned professional Spanish language educator with near-native fluency seeking to re-locate to Tennessee to continue my teaching career. Have decades of demonstrated expertise in teaching all aspects of Spanish language, linguistics, Latin American and Peninsular Spanish history, culture, music, dance, art, and theater. Have lived, studied and traveled extensively abroad. Possess excellent communication and people skills. Am innovative and fearless but also flexible and collaborative. Have a proven track record of excellence and leadership in and out of the classroom. Am knowledgeable and confident in all areas of world language education best practices. My classes are unique, theatrical, dynamic, and dedicated to total immersion techniques. My lesson delivery is smooth, well-paced and the transitions are seamless. There is a clear feeling-tone of mutual respect, fun, and excitement for learning in my classroom.

• Certified Spanish 7-12
• Psychology/Art 7-12
• All Subjects 6-8

• Curriculum Design, Writing and Implementation
• Chaired and wrote curriculum for several large world language district committees
• Designed, developed and implemented daily lessons of thousands of students from kindergarten through college age
• Expert in a variety of dynamic, brain-based teaching techniques, including TPR, TPRS, Kagan Structures, music, game and multisensory memory learning
• Academic Improvement
• Tailored educational curriculum to students with a range of learning styles, disabilities, strengths and weaknesses.
• Developed innovative lesson plans and practical application exercises for the classroom reversing scores on the Spanish district assessment from an average of 79% to 85%
• Raised student test scores on District Spanish Summative Assessment by 10% in one year period by implementing new curriculum, adapting teaching strategies and making timely interventions
• Met with parents and guardians to discuss children's progress and to determine priorities and resource needs.
• Conducted regular conferences with parents, administrators, testing specialists and social workers to discuss educational plans designed to promote students' educational and social development.
• Technology Integration and Data Organization
• Participated in technology training courses and trained colleagues in new technology concepts and practices applicable for the classroom. Proficient in Web-based technologies, Moodle, E-Portfolio, Promethean Board, Remote-Site Learning Studios, Photoshop, I-movie, Power point, Turn-it in, Synergy, Atomic Learning, navigating art and music history and museum databases.
• Organized scores of over 500 students per year into online database for parents' immediate access.
• Motivation and Mentorship
• Volunteered as faculty member representative for student-led Spanish club, supervising weekly after school meetings and attending bi-monthly Hispanic cultural events, outings and securing guest speakers.
• Auditioned, coached and served as adjudicator for "Festival Quijote", Minnesota's annual state-wide Spanish language competition
• Mentored and supervised over a dozen student teachers, and foreign Amity teaching assistants
• Received full scholarship to study Latin American literature, history and culture at the Universidad Ibero-Americana in Mexico City
• Awarded Fulbright teaching fellowship to Argentina
• Garnered lead and character roles in numerous professional plays and musicals
• Worked for three decades as a writer and performer in an improvisational acting troupe in Minneapolis
• Have numerous television, stage acting and singing credits
• Hired to do bilingual narration and voice characters for a Spanish language textbook series
• Played recurring roles on a syndicated Christian children's television series
• Led more than 50 professional guided tours through Latin America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand
• Published articles on brain-based language acquisition
• Served as official certified translator for several Michigan and Minnesota school districts
• Currently serve as a weekly translator for a homeless and food bank ministry at Hermitage Hills Baptist Church

• Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures (MCTLC), current member
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), current member