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Elisabeth Maza Career Objective: Seeking challenging opportunity to apply authentic passion and credentialed expertise in teaching. Education: [06-08] California State University, Long Beach Single Subject Credential Program [02-06] California State University, Long Beach Bachelor of Arts in Spanish – Linguistics and Language Acquisition, Magna Cum Laude Languages: English, Spanish, French (1.5 years college level) Work Experience: [09/10- present] Allied National High School – online Spanish courses Teaching Spanish 1 and 2 courses online, improving test scores with each unit test for student who now has a B in the course [02/09-present] Private Tutoring and Substitute Teaching at Palisades Charter High School Providing ongoing instruction in Spanish to high school students, customizing lesson plans and approach to help students enjoy Spanish and improve their grades. In one case, successfully coached a student from barely passing to now making top honors in Spanish class. [06/10- 07/10] St. Augustine Catholic Elementary School - Culver City, CA Taught summer session 3rd grade Religion, Reading, Math and English, helped all students perform essential math skill with 80% accuracy [08/08-02/09] Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise -Los Angeles, CA Established Spanish program and taught 8th and 9th grade Spanish for both heritage and second- language learners; provided leadership on school literacy committee [04/08-06/08] Palisades Charter High School - Pacific Palisades, CA Served as long-term substitute Spanish teacher for multiple levels, including Honors class; managed drill team, helping students maintain an average 90% grade level [09/07-01/08] Woodrow Wilson Classical High School – Long Beach, CA Served as a student teacher for multiple grade levels of Spanish; worked with program director to produce and distribute an original piece of music to help students memorize Spanish language material. Professional Memberships: Sigma Delta Pi - National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, California Teachers Association Personal Interests: More than ten years involvement in vocal and choral music References: Available upon request

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