Laurie Huffman-Leyva 407 Apple Hill Drive Brentwood, California 94513 925-240-1561 cell 925-998-5797 huffmanlaurie@ comcast.net Objective Online Professor of Education, ESL and/or Spanish with emphasis in Teaching and Learning /Instructional Design and Multimedia in Online Learning Environments Education BA California State University, Sacramento/ University of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1978 Spanish/English MS California State University Hayward 1983, Education/TESL Certificate MA California State University Sacramento 1993, Spanish MA Coursework California State Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo 1980 20 Graduate Units Education ESL Teaching Certificate, Cal State Hayward 1983 California Community College Credential, UC Berkeley, 1980 Spanish/ESL/Basic Educaton Ph.D. Education, Teaching and Training Online, Capella University , currently completing comprehensive sequence. Dissertation Defense, Spring 2005 Additional Graduate Coursework in Spanish done in Spain, Mexico and Costa Rica. Teaching Experience Instructor, Los Medanos College, Spanish, Japanese, ESL/Online Ed 1982-present Online Professor of Spanish, University of Maryland University College, Spanish 2004- present Instructor ESL/ High School Equivalency Program, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Calfiornia 1978-79 Professor of English and Spanish, Sumitomo Kinzoku, Osaka, Japan 1979-1981 Seventh/Eighth Grade Teacher, St. Barnabus School, Alameda, Calif. 1981-82 Test Writer College Entrance ESL/ College Board, Princeton 1992-present Department Chair Foreign Language/ESL, Los Medanos College 1982-2000 Coordinator, Los Medanos College Extension Campus Brentwood, 1998-2001 Professor, Universidad Latina Costa Rica (summer 2001 appointment) Consultant, Heinle and Heinle publishers for Spanish online textbook Online Instructor Blackboard: California Community Colleges CVC 1999- present Taught online education courses, Spanish and English Instructor /Tour Guide in Paris, Rome, Spain, Mexico and Costa Rica summers since 1993 to present Consultant, Columbia University/Carnegie Mellon ESL for Business Online GBS Course Accreditation Team Member, Western Association of Accreditation for Community Colleges 1995-98 Consultant, Vantage, Online Assessments for LOEP, Levels of English ProficiencyCollege Board Exam for ESL Community College Students Additional Experience/Awards and Professional Committees East County Latina of the Year, 2001, Antioch, California Hayward Teacher of the Year Award, 1988 Los Medanos College Latina Leadership Organization California Community College/Presenter Raza Club Los Medanos College/ Advisor Volunteer for Puente Program/ Mentor for Latina students at Los Medanos College Volunteer Spanish teacher Ron Nunn Elementary School Brentwood and Vintage Parkway School Oakley, California
Volunteer Religious Instruction Immaculate Heart Catholic Church, Brentwood 1st Grade/Junior HIgh Advisor Hispanic HS Youth Club Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Brentwood Volunteer assistant for Loaves and Fishes feeding the needy Oakley, Pittsburg, Brentwood Board Member Project Esperanza, homeless project street children, Granada, Nicaragua California Virtual Campus, Organization Member/Presenter Little League Coach, Brentwood Pony League Member Hispanic Achievers Association of United States/Bay Area Branch Latina Leadership Network, California CATESOL, California Teachers of English as a Second/or Other Language FLANC, Foreign Language Association of Northern California Fluent in English, Spanish, Oral and Written Skills in Japanese |
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