English (ESL) with Amy S.

Hearts4Children: A Christian Montessori School

I worked at Little Explorers Academy Spring, Texas. I taught PreK there June 2021-October 2021.I am currently working as a Primary class (PreK Teacher) and a toddler helper at a Montessori school. I have been working there since July 2022. I taught PreK at Roark for seven school years. I taught PreK Bilingual and English PreK from August 2012 through May 2019 at Cannan Elementary in Willis ISD. I taught first and second grade bilingual from August 2012 through May 2009 at Meador Elementary in Willis ISD. I taught first grade bilingual from August 2007 through May 2009 at C.C. Hardy Elementary in Willis ISD. I taught bilingual kindergarten from August 2005 through May 2007 at C.C. Hardy in Willis ISD. I taught bilingual kindergarten from August 2003 through May 2005 at Meador Elementary in Willis ISD. I taught bilingual kindergarten from August 2001 through May 2003 at Cannan Elementary in Willis ISD. I taught second grade bilingual at Cannan Elementary in Willis ISD. This was the year I was hired to work for Willis ISD. I taught twenty-six years in Willis ISD. I taught at Link Elementary in Spring ISD from August 1994 through May 1999. I taught first grade bilingual for three school years at Link Elementary. I taught Math and Science at a school in Spring ISD in 1998 through 1999, then drove to Link Elementary school. There I taught bilingual PreK in the afternoon. I worked as a tutor in the Sam Houston State University Library while I was taking two BSL (Bilingual / Spanish Language) classes there during the summer of 1993. I successfully tutored a young man for his Spanish 1 class. His grades in that class went from Fs to Bs when I was tutoring him. Then I tutored a young Korean SHSU student for her Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test. She failed her TOEFL test before I met her. She passed her TOEFL test with my help on her second try.

Sam Houston State University

Texas State Board for Educator Certification

I received my secondary English certification 7/23/1993. My other provisional certifications were added later (in 1996 and 1997.)

Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, is a non-profit organization incorporated in the State of South Carolina, a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and partners with the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Estudio Internacional Sampere, the Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Estudios Norteamericanos Benjamin Franklin, the Universidad Veritas, the International Association of Hispanists and the North American Academy of the Spanish Language.

Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society, was founded in 1924 at Dakota Wesleyan University. The Society strives to Confer distinction for high achievement in English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies; Provide, through its local chapters, cultural stimulation on college campuses and promote interest in literature and the English language in surrounding communities; Foster all aspects of the discipline of English, including literature, language, and writing; Promote exemplary character and good fellowship among its members; Exhibit high standards of academic excellence; and Serve society by fostering literacy.

Professional Proficiency