Vanessa Cortez

Fairmont City, IL 62201 cortezvanessa93@gmail.com 618-530-0959

Teaching Experience

Education Spanish Teacher Current

Alton High School - Alton, IL

Bachelor Of Arts in Spanish

Taught Spanish I and II

Language & Literature
Collaborated with the Spanish department to

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville modify curriculum to fit our current classes
Professional Educator License Used Comprehensible Input to provide

Endorsement: Spanish K-12 meaningful exposure of the target language as it's

Graduation Date: 2015 naturally used through stories, podcasts, and

videos

Auxiliar de Conversación 2021-2022

Skills
IES Prado Mayor - Totana, Murcia, Spain
Adept with remote and synchronous

Escuela Oficial de Idiomas - Totana, Murcia, Spain

teaching
Skillful with online software to enhance
Awarded post-graduate teaching fellowship by

lessons and engage students the Spanish Ministry of Education

Edpuzzle Taught ESL in a public secondary school and a

language school in the region of Murcia

Peardeck
Provided classroom support to teachers,

Kahoot!
assisted in planning lessons and activities,

Duolingo
participated in cultural exchange, and guided

Canva
students via small group tutoring
Knowledgeable with Microsoft Office and

Google Docs Editors

Experienced with video conferencing tools

Spanish Teacher 2015-2021

including Zoom and Google Hangouts
Clinton High School - Clinton, IL
Taught Spanish I, III, and IV
Professional References Encouraged students to communicate in the

target language by creating lessons that

Jerry Wayne reflected their interests

Principal Built relationships with students to ensure a

Clinton High School positive, safe, and comfortable learning

217-935-8337 environment
jwayne@cusd15.org Incorporated websites like Google Classroom,

Instagram, and Blooket for students to access

Jennifer Ferguson
materials and lessons to promote technology

Teacher
literacy, during remote and in-person

217-260-7144
instructions
jenferg74@gmail.com