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Work History
Education
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Certification
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Maria Belen Zavala Gonzalez

Special Educator
Quito, Pichincha
Maria Belen Zavala Gonzalez

Summary

Inclusion advocate prepared to work with children with mild to moderate disabilities. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to go over and beyond the job description to help students become their best selves. Organized and dependable student-centered professional successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude and passion for education. Hardworking and goal oriented teacher with strong student- parent- teacher relationships, collaboration skills and loyalty.

Overview

18
years of professional experience
8
years of post-secondary education
18
Certificates
2
Languages

Work History

Academia Cotopaxi American International School
Quito

Middle School Learning Support Specialist
05.2016 - 06.2022

Job overview

  • Manage a caseload of children that have mild to moderate disabilities
  • Create ILPs with goals for each child according to their needs.
  • Co-plan and co-teach classes with general education teachers.
  • Collaborate with peers, students and families to ensure the attainment of goals.
  • PD for teachers on research-based strategies and tech tools to support teaching and learning of all students i.e. UDL, Google tools, Tech tools, Math, Reading and Writing Strategies.
  • Responsible for reading (2019-2020) and math intervention (2020-2022) to remediate learning gaps.
  • Developed a project math class for students at various grade levels using PBL and UDL.
  • Collection and analysis of data to make informed decisions and implement accommodations and modifications for students.
  • Administration of standardized assessments to measure growth in reading and math.
  • Mentor teacher for a group of middle schoolers.
  • Middle school teacher leader representing learning support in Middle School.
  • Member of the Director’s Round Table, bringing the voice of the learning support department and middle school teachers to the Director of the school.
  • Responsible for managing all modified curriculums for intensive needs students.

The One Institute
Quito

English Teacher
01.2016 - 08.2016

Job overview

  • Personalized lessons for corporate executives
  • Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
  • Prepared comprehensive English curriculum for multiple classes.

Universidad San Francisco de Quito, San Francisco Business School
Quito

In-House Program Professor
07.2009 - 03.2015

Job overview

  • Developed academic courses on customer service, etiquette, and marketing based on needs for each program.


Diners Club del Ecuador
Quito

Brand Manager
10.2001 - 03.2002

Job overview

  • Developed a marketing plan and loyalty campaign for the company
  • Managed the relationship between the company and the ad agency in all their marketing campaigns that aired on mass media.
  • Published the local bi-monthly magazine and managed national and international sponsors and events.
  • Responsible for public relations with partners and media.
  • Responsible for a budget of USD1.3 million.

Impsat
Quito

Marketing and Communications Coordinator
05.1999 - 10.2000

Job overview

  • Developed a communication and marketing plan
  • Negotiated with media and published the monthly newsletter.
  • Developed a one-to-one marketing plan and data mining strategies.
  • Responsible for all the customer events in the company

Banco Popular
Quito

Brand Manager
01.1995 - 04.1999

Job overview

  • Developed marketing plans through the different business channels.
  • Held a relationship with national and international media.
  • Held showcases and events to portray all of our products and loyalty marketing campaigns directed to a segment of our customers.
  • Developed the corporate image, new products and public relations
  • Generated innovative fundraising plans on a national and international level for the bank's ONG.
  • Consulted on different total quality projects.
  • Responsible for building a continuous improvement culture in the company.
  • Gave seminars on continuous improvement, customer service and marketing for all the personnel.

Education

Boston University
, Boston, MA, USA

Master in Education from Teaching And Curriculum
01.2018 - 05.2019

University Overview

  • Received Promising Professional Award and Scholarship
  • GPA 3.98
  • Track in Special Education

Tecnologico De Monterrey
, Campus Toluca

MBA from International Business
09.1999 - 05.2001

Boston University
, Boston, MA, USA

Bachelor of Arts from Business Administration
09.1991 - 06.1995

University Overview

  • Major in Marketing

Culver Girls Academy
, Culver, IN, USA

High School Diploma
08.1990 - 06.1991

Skills

    Relationship management

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Certification

Differentiation and Student-centered Online learner, Moreland University

Timeline

Differentiation and Student-centered Online learner, Moreland University

02-2021

Online learning and support for students with special needs, Moreland University,

01-2021

“Inclusive Leadership Program”, Lead Inclusion

10-2020

Online design and Pitch Challenge, North Carolina State University

08-2020

21St Century Teaching and Learning, Stanford University

08-2020

NCTM 100, Virtual Conference

07-2020

Google Certified Teacher, Level 1 & 2

06-2020

How to Learn Math for Teachers, Stanford University

06-2020

Toddle Ties 2021 Virtual Conference

05-2020

Making Thinking Visible” Mark Church, Project Zero

01-2019

Boston University

Master in Education from Teaching And Curriculum
01.2018 - 05.2019

“Executive Functioning”, Kristeen Pelletier

11-2017

First aid in Pediatrics CPR & AED, American Heart Association

09-2017

“How to teach case studies”, USFQ.

04-2017

“Academic Success in English: Understanding Language Acquisition and Valuing Bilingualism”, David and Ivonne Freeman and Anne Ebe.

10-2016

“Teach Children To Read With Joy”, Kathy Collins

09-2016

Learning Center Symposium, Colegio Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia.

09-2016

“Bilingual Multilingual Learners from the Inside Out”

06-2016

Middle School Learning Support Specialist

Academia Cotopaxi American International School
05.2016 - 06.2022

Propell Workshop for the TOEFL iBT Test

03-2016

English Teacher

The One Institute
01.2016 - 08.2016

In-House Program Professor

Universidad San Francisco de Quito, San Francisco Business School
07.2009 - 03.2015

Brand Manager

Diners Club del Ecuador
10.2001 - 03.2002

Tecnologico De Monterrey

MBA from International Business
09.1999 - 05.2001

Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Impsat
05.1999 - 10.2000

Brand Manager

Banco Popular
01.1995 - 04.1999

Boston University

Bachelor of Arts from Business Administration
09.1991 - 06.1995

Culver Girls Academy

High School Diploma
08.1990 - 06.1991

Conferences

  • “Closing the Gap”, Presenter, AASSA, Guayaquil, Ecuador Feb 2020
  • “Personalized Learning”, Presenter, AASSA, Quito, Ecuador March 2018
  • Journeys towards Inclusion Workshop, “Personalized Learning”- Presenter Nov2017

References

Professional References:

  • Mitch Green, Principal, Baggett Elementary School, 1-678-592-8905,
  • Chelsea Toller, Learning Support Director, Academia Cotopaxi, ctoller@cotopaxi.k12.ec. 5939-830-75102
  • Barbara Wright Brizuela, parent of a student with learning disabilities, 5939-870-03741
  • Astrid Garzon, parent of a student with learning disabilities, 5939-953-61519
  • Tanya Espinosa de Duran Ballen, former school counselor Academia Cotopaxi, 255-769-080341






Conferences

  • “Closing the Gap”, Presenter, AASSA, Guayaquil, Ecuador Feb 2020
  • “Personalized Learning”, Presenter, AASSA, Quito, Ecuador March 2018
  • Journeys towards Inclusion Workshop, “Personalized Learning”- Presenter Nov2017

References

Professional References:

  • Mitch Green, Principal, Baggett Elementary School, 1-678-592-8905,
  • Chelsea Toller, Learning Support Director, Academia Cotopaxi, ctoller@cotopaxi.k12.ec. 5939-830-75102
  • Barbara Wright Brizuela, parent of a student with learning disabilities, 5939-870-03741
  • Astrid Garzon, parent of a student with learning disabilities, 5939-953-61519
  • Tanya Espinosa de Duran Ballen, former school counselor Academia Cotopaxi, 255-769-080341






Maria Belen Zavala GonzalezSpecial Educator