Alejandra B. Sobrado Curriculum Vitae

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1 Alejandra B. Sobrado Curriculum Vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION EDUCATION Date of Birth: November 10, 1969 Place: Concepción, Chile Nationality: Chilean Civil Status: Married, two children ACTFL Certified OPI tester. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Certified Oral Proficiency Tester M.A. Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language. University of Leon, Spain Advanced Degree in Improving Teaching Skills. University of Monterrey, Mexico Bachelor s Degree in English-Spanish Education. Playa Ancha University of Science and Education, Valparaíso, Chile TEACHING AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE 2010 Present. Virginia Tech. Department of Foreign Languages and Literature. Blacksburg. VA Spanish Instructor. Elementary Spanish Accelerated Elementary Spanish Advanced grammar, composition and conversation 3105 Cinema for Spanish Conversation 3106 Oral Proficiency ISLI: Intensive Second Language Institute of Virginia Tech. Spanish Instructor. Advanced Grammar and Style. Span 4104 Topics of Spanish Civilization. Span 5224

2 09/ /2007 Preschool of the Arts, Madison, Wisconsin Spanish Teacher Designer and Developer of a Spanish Immersion Program in Preschool (3-5 years old) 01/ /2004 Saint Paul s School, Viña del Mar, Chile.. 2 th Elementary School. 5 th - 7 th Middle School. 08/ /2003 British High School, Santiago, Chile.. 2 nd & 3 er Elementary School 5 th & 6 th Middle School. Grades Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. Assistant Teacher of Spanish Class International Medicine. Texas Veterinary Medical Center Liceo de Niñas, Viña del Mar, Chile. All High School Grades. English Conversation, Class I & II ( ). English Course for teachers, level 1 (2000). Head of The English Department ( ) A&M Consolidated High School, College Station, Texas, USA. Spanish Teacher Levels II & III Honors Pre Advanced Placement Colegio María Auxiliadora, Viña del Mar, Chile. 10 th & 11 th High School Grades. 1 th to 8 th Elementary & Middle School Grades Korc School, Con-Con, Chile. 1 th to 4 th Elementary School Grades. Kindergarden Level Colegio Ana María Janer, Viña del Mar, Chile. All High School Grades. 5 th & 6 th Middle School. Grades.

3 1994 Colegio Padre Alberto Hurtado II, Playa Ancha. Valparaíso, Chile. English teacher 7 th & 8 th Junior High School Grades.

4 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Jan Advancing Diversity Conference. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Dec Communicative Methodology Workshop. Dr. Peter Swanson. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg Sept FLAVA (Foreign Language Association of Virginia) Conference. Williamsburg, Jan Advancing Diversity Conference. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Oct FLAVA (Foreign Language Association of Virginia) Conference. Williamsburg, Jan Advancing Diversity Conference. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Oct FLAVA (Foreign Language Association of Virginia) Conference. Williamsburg, Jan Advancing Diversity Conference. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Jan Advancing Diversity Conference. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Jan Scholar. Tools and Technology. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Oct FLAVA (Foreign Language Association of Virginia) Conference. Richmond. Feb Wisconsin Reggio Network. Conference Bringing Learning to Life University Lake School, Hartland, Wisconsin. By Louise Boyd Cadwell. Feb Wisconsin Reggio Network. Conference To See Takes Time. University Lake School, Hartland, Wisconsin. By Ann Pelo Nov American Heart Association. Adult and Child CPR & AED Certification May Evaluation for Learning in the Classroom. Education Centre. Association of British Schools in Chile. By Mimi Bick January Tourism and Chile for s. Ministry of

5 Education, Chile. September - December Teaching for Understanding (online). Harvard University, USA. May First Online Program about Actualization in Teaching Abilities. University of Monterrey, México. March Course: Teaching abilities in the classroom, Viña del Mar, Chile. Sponsored by Department of Education. December Course: New Methodologies for the English Teaching in High School, Viña del mar, Chile. Sponsored by Department of Education. May Conference for ESL teachers, Los Angeles, California, USA. October Conference for Foreign Language Teachers, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. August Counseling Education Week, American University, Washington DC, USA. June Course: Self-esteem and Affectivity, Municipal Coorporation for the Social Development, Viña del Mar, Chile. July Course: Human Sexuality, Catholic University of Valparaíso, Chile. October Course: Microsoft for users, Catholic University of Valparaíso, Chile. May Course: Curriculum Evaluation, Catholic University of Valparaíso, Chile. June Course: Use and Misuse of Textbooks in the Classroom, North American Institute, Santiago, Chile.

6 SEMINARS OFFERED Sept FLAVA (Foreign Language Association of Virginia) Conference. Williamsburg, Title: Oral Proficiency Topics to develop oral proficiency in class. July Virginia Tech. ISLI. Blacksburg Virginia Title: Un país llamado CHILE December Blacksburg High School. Spanish III. Blacksburg, VA Title: Un país llamado CHILE July Lecture at a Seminar for The Teacher Exchange Program Orientation Week, sponsored by Fulbright, UCV. Valparaiso, Chile. Title: School and Classroom Resources in Chile September Lecture at a Seminar for s, sponsored by Ministerial Secretary of Education, Viña del Mar, Chile. Title: Methodological Strategies in Action SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND GRANTS March 2015 CIDER, Virginia Tech. Grant approved for $2.000 "Engaging Communicative Pedagogies Across the Spanish Curriculum" September - December Organization of American States (OEA). Teaching for Understanding 1 (online). Harvard University, USA. May Organization of American States (OEA). First Online Course about Actualization in Teaching Abilities. University of Monterrey, México.. August Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program. A&M Consolidated High School., College Station, Texas, USA. PUBLICATIONS Title: Is Distance Learning effective? August Invitation to publish by OEA online. Essay selected in August 2002 Title: Methodological Strategies in Action September Lecture at a Seminar for. Viña del Mar, Chile.