Mayra Villarreal

Cell phone: (616) 886-3413

Email: villamay@mail.gvsu.edu

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a student teaching position in a Spanish classroom.
Education
Aug 2009-present Grand Valley State University
Major: Spanish-Secondary Education
Degree expected April 2015
Experience in Education
Took pride and was dependable as a teacher assistant for an English as a Second Language
school with Allendale six graders during the summer and helped out in math, and in reading.
Helped out the Director of C.O.M.P.A.S.S. as a teacher assistant in an educational class with
Belding high school students as part of the Gem Zone program located in Grand Valley State
University campus during the summer by providing help for students in a variety of different
ways, such as formatting a lesson plan.
Helped with math, English, or science middle school homework in an after school ESL tutoring
program in Allendale Middle school during the fall trimester.
Experience in Teacher Assisting
Created 4-square PowerPoint Spanish Vocabulary notes
Created poster boards with vocabulary provided, an visual image, and English translation
Created work job months for each students tasks
Created a memorable year book of field trip pictures where students attended.
Prepared written objectives, agenda, announcements, bell-work, and ticket-passes on the
white-board
Car-pooled students to educational field trips
Performed vocabulary drills with the students
Helped students who had questions
Created lesson plans with the cooperative teacher
Instructed in a High school Spanish I and II classroom
Passed out folders, papers, pens, textbooks to students
Greeted each student in the front entrance of the door
Participated in ice-breaker activities with students
Created Socrative quiz as well as hard copy assessments
Created requirements/rubric worksheet pertaining to students PowerPoint presentation
project
Created evaluations where students evaluate their classmates PowerPoint presentation
project


Awards
Certificate of Recognition participation in the Multicultural Cohort Program Office of
Multicultural Affairs 2011-2013
Certificate for I AM GV-2013
Recognition & Appreciation of your Participation in the COMPASS Program 2011-2013

Organizations
Grand Valley State University Multicultural Cohort Program 2011-2013
Grand Valley State University COMPASS Program 2011-2013
Grand Valley State Child @ Heart organization 2011-2012

Work History
Spanish tutor-Grand Valley State University SASP Tutoring Center 2012-2014

Language Skills
Fluent in reading, writing and speaking Spanish, and English

References
Jennifer Stone, Cooperative Teacher, Ellington Academy of Arts & Technology
Email address: stoneja@greaat.com

Brian G Johnson, COMPASS Program Director
Location: 430C Richard M DeVos Center
Email address: johbrian@gvsu.edu

Didier Couvelaire, ESL Coordinator, Allendale Middle School
Email address: couvelairedid@allendale.k12.mi.us