Amanda N. Calecas, M.A.
Educator.
RESUME
Work
experience
Grade 5- All Subjects
Canadian International School of Egypt
December 2016 - present
Creating and teaching curriculum and content following Ontario Guidelines. Incorporating technology usage, Google Classroom, Oracy, and Project Based Learning into all subjects. Presented "Google Classroom for Arabic Staff" at school wideProfessional Development conference. Google Certification Level I.
Social Studies grades 5-9
International School of Monagas
MUN Advisor.
August 2016- December 2016
Creating and teaching curriculum and content for World History to 1500´s, American History-1800´s, Geography and World Regions and Latin American and Canadian History. Coordinated the Secondary School Interdisciplinary Project. Presented " Tools and strategies for delivering any subject content to ELL students"EVAC 2016. Attended VANAS 2016.
Spanish II grades 9-12.
Covingotn High School.
Foreign Language Club Advisor.
2015-2016.
Introduced Project Based Learning and Authentic Usage to high school Spanish II students.Coordinated vertical alignment and curriculum development.
Admission Counselor/ ESL Coordinator.
Albanian College Durres.
ELL Conversation Club Advisor
Orphanage Service Coordinator
2014-2015.
Created the school Language Policy which was approved by the IB accreditation body. Designed ELL curriculum, observed and gave PD to staff on teaching ELL students. Created the admissions process for the school, purchased and administered WIDA language assessments, designed personalized ELL curriculum. Served as New Teacher Orientation Leader. Assisted MYP Coordinator with Academic and Behavioral Policies.
Attended MYP Language Acquisition Category 1.
French grades 6-8
American International School Egypt
2011-2014
Academic Games Coach.
Key Club Faculty Advisor.
Planned and instructed subject area using wide variety of teaching aids, motivational and implementation strategies to engage students in active learning. Incorporated learning modality principles into classroom and individual instruction. Developed and conducted inter-grade activities. Developed curriculum maps for each grade. Planned and accompanied students on international Field Trips to Turkey and France.
Presented “Teaching Romance Languages to Native Arabic Speakers”
Spanish, French, English and ESL grades 9-12
Springfield High School
2008-2011
Spanish Club Faculty Advisor
Planned and instructed Spanish I, Spanish II, French II, English I and ESL to grades 9-12. Created opportunities for authentic usage and cultural experiences for low income students.
ESL grades 3-5
Academie de Dijon
1998-1999
Created and taught ESL program for 3 primary schools in Tonnerre, France. Planned and accompanied Middle School Students on an exchange to United States.
What we do in class
MYP, IB, Technology integration,Digital Learning, Project Based Learning, Authentic Inquiry, Kinetic Activities, Kagan Groups, LEARN and HAVE FUN! :)
Languages
English is my native language, however I am also fluent in Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Italian and Egyptian Arabic (spoken).
Education
M.A. History. Southeastern Louisiana University.
2009.
Graduate Assistantship Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum. Assisting in Educational Planning and Development, Event Coordinating, Exhibit Design, Fundraising, Grant Writing, and Community Outreach.
Wrote and received grant money for research from National Endowment for the Humanities.
Created an oral history collection entitled American Griots for the Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum for which I received Copyright.
Presented at the National Conference of Public Historians 2009.
B.S. General Studies ( Spanish, French, Geography)
2006