EMILY M.

TORO
10065 Laker Lane · Allendale, MI 49401
toroe@mail.gvsu.edu · (734) 306-0726

Enthusiastic and organized Spanish teacher seeking a position in a middle school or high school
classroom to build a long-term career as an educator and to share my passion for the Spanish
language and student development.

RELATED EXPERIENCE
NOVEMBER 2017 – PRESENT
LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, NORTHERN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL | GRAND RAPIDS,
MI
 Took over a position after a teacher resigned during first semester while I was still completing student
teaching
 Spanish Immersion 7th grade World History and 8th Grade U.S. History – the same course work as a
traditional History class but all taught in Spanish
 Assessed student learning through a variety of engaging activities, debates, quizzes, and projects
 Developed curriculum and created meaningful lesson plans that incorporated both Michigan Social
Studies Standards and World Language Standards

AUGUST 2017 – DECEMBER 2017

STUDENT TEACHER, NORTHERN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL | GRAND RAPIDS, MI
 Student taught in a 7th and 8th grade Spanish Immersion Language Arts class
 Assessed student learning through pre- and post- tests
 Created and taught various lesson plans that incorporated both Language Arts and World Language
Standards
 Participated in open house, parent teacher conferences, and various professional development
trainings

AUGUST 2017 – PRESENT

HEAD COACH, NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL | GRAND RAPIDS, MI
 Developed a season-long training plan for 35 athletes
 Worked collaboratively with coaching staff to create cross-training workouts, analyze the
competition, create meet line-ups, and effectively mentor our athletes in and out of the pool
 Guided team to set and achieve both personal and team goals through preseason meetings
and monitoring athlete progress throughout
 Handled all team communications with athletes, parents, and coaching staff

APRIL 2017 – JUNE 2017

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, EDUSTAFF | GREATER GRAND RAPIDS AREA, MI
 Substitute taught daily in a variety of secondary classrooms as needed
 Spend 5 weeks as a long-term sub in a Spanish II classroom in Grand Rapids Public
Schools where I incorporated my own projects and lesson plans
 JANUARY 2017 – APRIL 2017
STUDENT ASSISTANT, KENOWA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL | WALKER, MI
 Observed and worked collaboratively with my cooperating teacher to create lesson plans for
Spanish I students at the high school level
 Worked with students individually and in small groups to provide extra help to struggling
students
 Incorporated a variety of comprehensible input for teaching vocabulary, grammar, and
culture

AUGUST 2017 – PRESENT

TUTOR, HUSDONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | HUDSONVILLE, MI
 Worked with at-risk 9th grade students tutoring them in all subjects, but primarily focusing
on Spanish and Language Arts
 Observed several Spanish classrooms to see different methods and strategies used by
teachers at this school

APRIL 2014 – JUNE 2016

SWIM INSTRUCTOR, GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY | ALLENDALE, MI
 Worked with youth in the community and incorporated self-created lesson plans in order to teach
anything from basic water safety skills to competitive swimming strokes
 Ended each session with detailed and personalized report cards to provide feedback to students

CERTIFICATIONS
 STATE OF MICHIGAN CERTIFICATION IN SECONDARY SPANISH
 STATE OF MICHIGAN CERTIFICATION IN ENGLISH [MINOR]
 CPR CERTIFIED, AMERICAN RED CROSS – AUGUST 2017

EDUCATION
AUGUST 2013 – DECEMBER 2017
BACHELOR’S OF ARTS, GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIV. | ALLENDALE, MI
 Spanish and Secondary Education Major, English Minor
 Member of Varsity Swim Team for 4 years
 Named to Dean’s List and GLIAC All-Academic Team
 Spent a summer living and attending a university in Madrid, Spain on a Study Abroad program
 Cumulative GPA 3.5
 Member of Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honor Society
 Member of Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society

SKILLS
 Fluent in Spanish
 Familiar with IEP/504 Plans
 Integrates comprehensible input through a
variety of means and technology
 Encourages critical thinking skills
 Perceptive of individual student needs
 Excellent interpersonal communication
 Collaboration with colleagues to develop
curriculum and lesson plans
 Flexible to changes or new situations

REFERENCES ATTACHED
 EMILY M. TORO
10065 Laker Lane · Allendale, MI 49401
toroe@mail.gvsu.edu · (734) 306-0726

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

MRS. AMIE SANTILLÁN | SPANISH IMMERSION LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER

NORTHERN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL | GRAND RAPIDS, MI
(616) 493-8800| asantillan@fhps.net

DR. DAVID SIMPSON | PRINCIPAL

NORTHERN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL | GRAND RAPIDS, MI
(616) 493-8800| dsimpson@fhps.net

MS. DIANE GRANDIA | SPANISH TEACHER

KENOWA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL | WALKER, MI
(616) 784-2400 | dgrandia@khps.org

MR. JUSTIN VASQUEZ | SWIM COACH

DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY (FORMERLY GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIV.) | GRAND RAPIDS, MI
(616) 260-0558 | vasquezj@gvsu.edu