Hi, I’m
Maria Belen Zavala Gonzalez
Special Educator
Quito, Pichincha
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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
2016.05 - 2022.06 (6 years & 1 month)
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
2016.01 - 2016.08 (7 months)
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
2009.07 - 2015.03 (5 years & 8 months)
Job overview
- Developed academic courses on customer service, etiquette, and marketing based on needs for each program.
Diners Club del Ecuador, Quito
Brand Manager
2001.10 - 2002.03 (5 months)
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
1999.05 - 2000.10 (1 year & 5 months)
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
1995.01 - 1999.04 (4 years & 3 months)
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
2018.01 - 2019.05 (1 year & 4 months)
University Overview
- Received Promising Professional Award and Scholarship
- GPA 3.98
- Track in Special Education
Tecnologico De Monterrey , Campus Toluca
MBA from International Business
1999.09 - 2001.05 (1 year & 8 months)
Boston University , Boston, MA, USA
Bachelor of Arts from Business Administration
1991.09 - 1995.06 (3 years & 9 months)
University Overview
- Major in Marketing
Culver Girls Academy , Culver, IN, USA
High School Diploma
1990.08 - 1991.06 (10 months)
Skills
Relationship management
Certification
Differentiation and Student-centered Online learner, Moreland University
Timeline
Differentiation and Student-centered Online learner, Moreland University
2021-02
Online learning and support for students with special needs, Moreland University,
2021-01
“Inclusive Leadership Program”, Lead Inclusion
2020-10
Online design and Pitch Challenge, North Carolina State University
2020-08
21St Century Teaching and Learning, Stanford University
2020-08
NCTM 100, Virtual Conference
2020-07
Google Certified Teacher, Level 1 & 2
2020-06
How to Learn Math for Teachers, Stanford University
2020-06
Toddle Ties 2021 Virtual Conference
2020-05
Making Thinking Visible” Mark Church, Project Zero
2019-01
Boston University
Master in Education from Teaching And Curriculum
2018.01 - 2019.05 (1 year & 4 months)
“Executive Functioning”, Kristeen Pelletier
2017-11
First aid in Pediatrics CPR & AED, American Heart Association
2017-09
“How to teach case studies”, USFQ.
2017-04
“Academic Success in English: Understanding Language Acquisition and Valuing Bilingualism”, David and Ivonne Freeman and Anne Ebe.
2016-10
“Teach Children To Read With Joy”, Kathy Collins
2016-09
Learning Center Symposium, Colegio Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia.
2016-09
“Bilingual Multilingual Learners from the Inside Out”
2016-06
Middle School Learning Support Specialist
Academia Cotopaxi American International School
2016.05 - 2022.06 (6 years & 1 month)
Propell Workshop for the TOEFL iBT Test
2016-03
English Teacher
The One Institute
2016.01 - 2016.08 (7 months)
In-House Program Professor
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, San Francisco Business School
2009.07 - 2015.03 (5 years & 8 months)
Brand Manager
Diners Club del Ecuador
2001.10 - 2002.03 (5 months)
Tecnologico De Monterrey
MBA from International Business
1999.09 - 2001.05 (1 year & 8 months)
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Impsat
1999.05 - 2000.10 (1 year & 5 months)
Brand Manager
Banco Popular
1995.01 - 1999.04 (4 years & 3 months)
Boston University
Bachelor of Arts from Business Administration
1991.09 - 1995.06 (3 years & 9 months)
Culver Girls Academy
High School Diploma
1990.08 - 1991.06 (10 months)
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
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