Work Experience
Spanish High School Teacher
Hillsborough County Public Schools (August 1, 2005- August 1, 2023)
Tampa Preparatory School (August 1, 2023- present)
Spanish levels 1,2,3, 4, AP Spanish Language, and AP Spanish Literature and Culture.
Design instruction, collaborate, assess, maintain accurate records, communicate with stakeholders, present in professional development events, and attend professional development training from the Hillsborough County public school system and the Tampa Prep charter school system accordingly.
Adjunct Professor Spanish- 5 years face-to-face (one semester online in 2020)
University of Tampa - Tampa, FL
January 2014 to present.
Design instruction using Blackboard Ultra Collaborate or Canvas. Assess and maintain accurate records. Communicate with stakeholders. Design instruction and assessments. Maintain accurate records. Communicate with stakeholders.
Lecturer Professor
(Profesor Conferenciante) Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez
October 26th, 2020- Present
Design instruction for Spanish classes for Heritage Speakers. Maintain accurate records, design PowerPoints, and provide multimedia relevant to the course. Communicate through Blackboard Ultra Collaborate and email. Design curriculum for other programs as needed, including the selection and design of multimedia for the course.
Senior Faculty Specialist (Spanish Language Expert)- Remote
National Foreign Language Center (NFLC), College of Arts and Humanities, University of Maryland College Park
November 30th, 2020- November 30th, 2021
Teamwork to design an app for Spanish as a second language learner. Identify and suggest authentic audio/video/reading materials. Translate the source text from Spanish to English. Classify materials' ILR levels, and select relevant glossary, grammar, and cultural activities/notes. Detect and correct errors. Create subtasks in Workfront. Communicate with stakeholders through Workfront, Zoom, and Slack. Provide materials' timestamps for audio and video clips using Audacity. Create captions and subtitles using Subtitle Edit and Notepad. Revise the final product using the web application Author.
ESL Instructor
Plant City Adult Education | Aug 1, 2019 - Aug 2023
University of Havana | Aug 1, 1990 - June 1, 1993
Design and administer instruction and assessments. Maintain accurate records. Communicate with stakeholders.
Assistant Professor Spanish- Remote
May 26th, 2020- May 26th, 2021
Defense Language Institute - Monterey, CA
Collaborative teamwork. Design instruction, collaborate on textbook design, assess, maintain accurate records, communicate with stakeholders, present in professional development events, and attend professional development training prepared at DLI.
Professional Journals Reviewer
August 11, 2020- Present- REiLA (Research and Innovations in Language). The Institute of Research and Community Services (LPPM) at the Universitas Lancang Kuning (Unilak), Pekanbaru. Indonesia.
College Board AP Reader
2018- present (every summer)
Convention Center Tampa, Florida
Evaluate the AP Spanish Literature and Culture every year. Calibrate the new standards for the AP Spanish Literature and Culture yearly exam. Communicate with stakeholders.
Adjunct Professor Spanish- one month face-to-face; 2 months online
Hillsborough Community College - Tampa, FL
January 2015 to March 2020
Design curriculum using Canvas. Assess and maintain accurate records. Communicate with stakeholders. Design instruction and assessments. Maintain accurate records. Communicate with stakeholders.
Adjunct Professor: Spanish 1 and 2
Hillsborough Community College, MacDill Air Force
Design instruction using Canvas. Assess and maintain accurate records. Communicate with stakeholders.