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Piano with Darlene D.

Newport News, Virginia

Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 5+
Speaks Spanish
Teaching since 1992
Education Policy Planning and Leadership - Gifted Education

    About Darlene D.

    For over 20 years, I have served in various roles in ESL programs from a tutor to a teacher to a program administrator responsible for training other teachers. I have also taught private and group music appreciation and piano lessons for students from preschool to senior citizens. I love developing and implementing programs for learners across the lifespan. Most lessons are by appointment between 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm in person and 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm online. Day lessons may be scheduled if a mutually available time can be determined.

    Instructor details

    Location:
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    Willow Point

    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    12:30 PM-4:30 PM
    Tuesday
    12:30 PM-4:30 PM
    Wednesday
    12:30 PM-4:30 PM
    Thursday
    12:30 PM-4:30 PM
    Saturday
    7 AM-3 PM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $30
    45 minutes
    $40
    60 minutes
    $50
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    Experience

    Even Start Program Director

    Sep, 2003 - Aug, 2006

    Suffolk Public Schools

    • Oversaw all aspects of the development, implementation and management of the Even Start Family Literacy Program including providing leadership to this program that integrates early childhood education, adult education (pre-GED; ESL) and literacy, and parenting education into a unified family literacy model • Strengthened collaborative network by coordinating with school and community resources to provide transportation, food services and other support services in order to remove barriers for attendance by families • Coordinated with other programs assisted under Title I, adult education, Head Start, volunteer literacy programs, and other relevant programs

    English as a Second Language Teacher

    Sep, 2011 - Jan, 2013

    York County Schools

    • Planning, preparing and delivering lessons and workshops for groups and individuals; • Designing and producing teaching materials and adapting existing materials based on students’ needs

    Resource Specialist (Music & Spanish)

    Aug, 2006 - Jun, 2011

    Calvary Christian Academy

    • Expanded, enriched, and formalized Spanish and Music curricula • Developed afterschool educational enrichment programs including a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) based mentoring and robotics program • Established a collaborative network of weekly STEM volunteers including parent volunteers from Pratt • Whitney and Northrop Grumman as well as staff volunteers from NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace. • Secured grant funding to support program activities.

    Education

    M.Ed. Educational Entrepreneurship

    Jan, 1996 - May, 1999

    Regent University

    Education Policy Planning and Leadership - Gifted Education

    Jun, 2011

    William and Mary

    Affiliations

    TESOL International Association

    Jan, 2013

    TESOL International Association’s mission is to advance professional expertise in English language teaching and learning for speakers of other languages worldwide.

    Languages

    Spanish

    Limited Proficiency

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