About Dianne N.
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ESL Instructor
Jan, 2018 - PresentMVLA Adult School
Instruct adult learners in intermediate high / advanced ESL level and conversational English. Design lesson plans to develop students’ English writing skills. Use data from formal and informal assessments and students’ input to meet students’ instructional needs.
Consultant / Principal
Mar, 2017 - PresentUP Learning Services
Startup, development, and branding of self-employed business. Design of custom curriculum for private lessons. Conduct holistic assessment of students to determine best approach to meet academic goals. Creation of social media content
Graduate Research Assistant
Aug, 2014 - May, 2016Texas State University
Assist with research projects; literature reviews, transcription, translation, data analysis, video editing. Assist in the development of new material for courses including materials adaptation from English to Spanish. Provide assistance with event planning including supervision of undergraduate student volunteers. Provide assistance with administrative tasks including preparation of presentations, spreadsheets, data entry and analysis.
Bilingual Education Teacher
Sep, 2008 - Jun, 2014Austin Independent School District
Implemented research-based instructional strategies in all content areas for a multilingual, heterogeneous group of students in a self-contained setting. Designed curriculum-based reading, math, and science common assessments. Instrumental in the implementation of the Gomez and Gomez Dual Language Enrichment Model. Mentored teachers during their first year on the job. Coordinated enrichment activities for at-risk and gifted and talented students.
Education
BS Mechanical Engineering
Aug, 1995 - May, 2000University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
MA Education - Bilingual / Bicultural Education
Aug, 2014 - Dec, 2016Texas State University
Certifications
General Education
Sep, 2008Texas Education Agency
Bilingual Education Teacher
Sep, 2008Texas Education Agency
Awards
Recipient, Thesis Research Support Fellowship
Nov, 2015Texas State University
• Elected, Outstanding Graduate Student - Bilingual/Bicultural Education
Jan, 2016Texas State University - San Marcos
Affiliations
Golden Key International Honor Society
May, 1995Golden Key is the world's largest collegiate honor society. Membership into the Society is by invitation only and applies to the top 15% of college and university sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as top-performing graduate students in all fields of study, based solely on their academic achievements. As an international honor society with more than 400 chapters at colleges and universities around the world, Golden Key is committed to a high standard of scholastic achievement, and an ethos of integrity, innovation, respect, collaboration and diversity
NABE
Nov, 2015Since 1975, the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) has been a non-profit membership organization that works to advocate for educational equity and excellence for bilingual/multilingual students in a global society. NABE’s priorities include: Improving instructional practices for linguistically and culturally diverse children; providing bilingual educators with more high-quality professional development opportunities; securing adequate funding for the programs serving limited-English-proficient students; and keeping the rights of language-minority Americans clearly in focus as states and communities move forward with educational reforms.
Languages
French
Limited Proficiency
Spanish
Native Proficiency
English
Native Proficiency
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