Pamela Arrarás has been working in the field of EFL/ESL for over 13 years. She has taught in the US and Argentina at the middle and high school level, both in private and public schools. She holds an M.A. in English as a Foreign Language from the University of Jaén and a Certificate in TESOL Practices and Principles of Online Teaching from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
During the past three years she has coordinated a number of virtual partnerships between classes in the U.S. and classes in Argentina. In 2007, Pamela was recognized as an Outstanding Cultural Educator. In 2008 she received an Honorable Mention to the International Educator Award.
Among other professional activities, she has been an ESOL/EFL presenter for TESOL 2009 and FAAPI 2009 and 2010, and has been a contributor for The Teacher's Magazine. She belongs and is an active member of several professional teaching associations. She´s the webmaster for APIBB's website and a member of APIBB´s Committee.
Currently she is focusing on how to incorporate blended teaching in public schools EFL classes, and the use of technology and intercultural education in the field of foreign language teaching.
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Bio
Work History
EFL Teacher
Foreign language teacher at the middle and high school level, as well as adult education (high school level) and ESP courses at technical schools.
Miembro de Comisión directiva
ESL teacher - certified by NC
Job responsabilites include:
- Test administrator:
- Identify, monitor, and exit students through standardized testing.
- Assess the students’ English language proficiency every year.
- Provide English language instruction, in order to develop the students’ academic language skills.
- Determine which class and testing modifications are needed according to the students’ language proficiency and individual learning styles.
- Assist mainstream teachers in adapting materials and lessons to meet students’ needs.
- Serve as a liaison between the parents and the school, providing interpretation/translation services whenever necessary and coordinating services with social workers, nurses, counselors and other school personnel.
See below for Cultural Ambassador Program activites for the Visiting International Faculty Program.
Salem English Center
EFL Teacher
Part-time position, teaching the following types of language courses:
- Business English
- Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate teenage levels.
- Preparation for Cambridge FCE (First Certificate Examination) and CAE (Certificate of Advanced English)
AS English Center
EFL Teacher
Teenage courses at the pre-intermediate and intermediate level.
Education
Universidad de Jaén
Master in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, TEFL
Some of my final projects for the subjects I have finished include:
Fossilization in Second Language Acquisition
Materials and Resources in EFL
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language (BA)
Principles and practices of Online Teaching Certificate
Courses taken as part of this certificate include:
Teaching Speaking and Real-Time Communication Online
Teaching Reading and Writing Online
Creating and Using Multimedia for Online Instruction
Creating and Managing a Web-Based Course Management System
Moodle Training, Online learning
Moodle Training prepares individuals to customize a course that has already been developed in the Moodle Learning Management System, i.e., platform training. Instructors learn all that they need to know for using the software.
Cultural Ambassador Program
Cultural Ambassador 2006
International Educator of the Year Award
Tech skills
Moodle
(Expert)3-4 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Webconferencing platforms: WiziQ, DimDim, Wimba
(Expert)3-4 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Able to teach through live webconferencing using audio, video and presentations.
Skype and live teleconferencing for teaching
(Rockstar)5-6 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Wordpress
(Expert)3-4 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Second Life
(Intermediate)1-2 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Use of virtual worlds for language teaching.
Blackboard, WebCT
(Intermediate)1-2 Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
Familiar with platforms as learner, but not as a teacher.
Presenter at TESOL 2009
Presenter at FAAPI 2009
Recording of part 1 of the workshop presented at FAAPI 2009, the Argentine Federation of English Language Teachers.
Facilitator and presenter
Experience includes:
- Presenting for new ESL teachers at Guilford County on best teaching practices with Shining Star (2008).
- Co-presented "Being an Effective Cultural Translator" (2008).
- "Most effective strategies for ESL teachers" (2008).
- Facilitator: "Teaching ESOL in the United States" (VIF teachers orientation 2007 and 2008)
- Professional Development for Public School Teachers (2004)
- Coordinator of SIG (Special Interest Groups) at local teachers' association.
Published works
Teacher's Magazine Collaborations
"First Things First: Helping Students understand instructions"
“Multiple Gameboard” – Didactic Game design
“How to make the most of the alphabet”
“International Festivities”
“The Web Detective”
Professional Memberships
TESOL Member
International TESOL member
(Asociacion de Profesores de Ingles de Bahia Blanca)
Board Member (2004/5)
Carolinas TESOL Member
Conventions & Workshops
Conferences attended
International TESOL Conference, New York, USA (2008)
ABS International Congress of Professional Development for Teachers of English (2006).
10th National Congress of Students and Teachers of English (2004)
“Primer Encuentro de Profesores de Inglés del Sur” on “Applied Linguistics”
Standardized Test Training
IPT Training for language proficiency testing at Guilford County Schools.
Other Workshops
Poetry in the Classroom -1999
Evaluation, Testing and Assessment - 2004
Effective Lesson Planning, Student Evaluation and Classroom Management in the US - Raleigh, NC - 2006
Curriculum and Instruction - Guilford County Schools - 2006
NC Department Of Public Instruction - Test Item Reviewer for English I - March 2007
VIF Spring and Winter Professional Development Sessions - 2007
This VisualCV is available as a printable .pdf file