Bilingual * * * Biliterate * * * Multicultural

Gustavo Olvera
15483 SW Foster Lane #254 Beaverton, OR 97007
W 503.844.1482 C 971.237. 3261 olverag@hsd.k12.or.us

Education
IAL Administration, Portland State University Expected June 2014
MA Teaching, George Fox University 2009
BS Digital Film Production, Art Institute of Portland 2005
Qualifications
* Initial II Teaching License (Early Childhood and Elementary)
* ESOL Endorsement (K - 12)
* Common Core State Standards-based teaching and learning
* Professional development coordinator and facilitator
* Instructional coach: Dual Language, Sheltered Instruction, English Language Development

Leadership Experience
TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT HILLSBORO SD 2012 PRESENT
Planned and delivered ongoing professional development to dual language teachers, K- 6
Coordinated, planned, and facilitated professional development for instructional coaches, K -12
Prioritized expenditures and updated budgets from multiple accounts, K 12
Developed and modeled lessons in classrooms that integrated best practice strategies for English
Language Learners, K - 6
Effectively led numerous Common Core informational meetings for parents in Spanish, K- 12
Organized district-wide Constructing Meaning Institutes for teachers and specialists, K- 6
Conceptualized language assessment tools, K - 12
Collaborated with principals to deliver tailored professional development for their staff, K - 6
Partnered with the Student Services to plan and lead professional development for SPED staff on
ELD strategies, K 6
Structured and oversaw the Paths to Scholarships program, 9 - 12
Successfully organized and directed local and state-wide educator summits, K - 12
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION SPECIALIST SALEM-KEIZER SD 2012
Analyzed bilingual data and tracked students trajectory towards biliteracy
Collaborated closely with district and building administrators to create system structures
Designed and delivered ongoing professional development to elementary bilingual teachers
Coordinated, planned, and facilitated professional development on Sheltered Instruction
strategies for specialists and general education teachers
Promoted partnerships with other language specialists to lead district-wide bilingual PLCs
LITERACY INSTRUCTIONAL COACH SALEM-KEIZER SD 2011 2012
Formulated and delivered ongoing professional development to elementary bilingual and
monolingual teachers
Structured, planned, and directed professional development for specialists and general education
teachers
Developed and modeled lessons in classrooms that integrated best practice strategies for English
Language Learners in all content areas
Collaborated with elementary PLCs to analyze data and develop lessons based on students
needs
Curriculum and Resource Development
Generated elementary standards-based Common Formative Assessments, Hillsboro SD
Conceptualized oral and written language proficiency assessments , Hillsboro SD
Produced authentic Spanish language assessments, Hillsboro SD
Mapped elementary Common Core State Standards, Hillsboro SD
Developed standards-based curriculum guides for elementary biliteracy and English literacy
instruction, Salem-Keizer SD
Teaching Experience
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY 2014

Instructed and planned for contemporary bilingual and multilingual literature
Guided students through a critical analysis of contemporary literature and its effects on diverse
youth
Supervised bilingual reading endorsement practicums
Analyzed and provided feedback on effective biliteracy instruction
Evaluated completed assignments and assigned final grades
BILINGUAL ELEMENTARY TEACHER SALEM-KEIZER SDISTRICT 2009 2011
Elementary teacher for grades 1 and 2
Planned standards-based biliteracy instruction based on bilingual assessments
Participated in Literacy Squared research (University of Colorado at Boulder)

Professional Development in Language Acquisition & Sheltered Instruction
* Elementary Constructing Meaning, August 2010; Certified Presenter, July 2013
* Elementary Systematic ELD, August 2010
* Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD), February 2009

Equity Development
* Uniting to Understand Racism, spring 2013
* Coaching for Educational Equity, fall 2013
* Taking it Up! facilitator, fall 2013

Professional Activities
* Oregon Alliance for Multilingual and Multicultural Education (OAMME) Board Member
* English Language Development Instruction consultant, Sherwood School District
* Literacy Squared consultant, Pasco School District