Daniel Rodríguez Arciga Powell

My objective is to develop linguistic awareness, literacy, and autonomy in second

language acquisition classrooms while motivating and empowering language learners to make
use of the academic tools needed for success. I seek to foster a caring, learning environment
where students engage in culturally authentic, learning opportunities in the target language.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Language acquisition and linguistic development in the classroom
➢ The academic deficit present at various stages of the learning process was mitigated through audiovisual
Candidate for content, meeting the academic need of novice, intermediate, and advanced students.
K-12 Spanish and English
➢ Various teaching methods were incorporated to activate multiple intelligences, expanding learner
as a Second Language
Teacher vacancies. vocabulary to create informed and authentic dialogue.
➢ Through academic and creative writing, learners were challenged to see themselves in a culturally
expanding context, which allowed them to welcome diversity in the classroom and in their communities.
➢ An atmosphere where students understand they learn by making mistakes was created, catalyzing

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meaningful learning, responsibility, and student accountability.
Chesapeake, VA 23325 ➢ Learners’ academic growth was assessed formatively through reading and listening comprehension
SKILLSdynamics in classrooms of 30 to 35 students. TEACHING LICENSE
Technical Abilities Discipline – currently enrolled, last semester
➢ Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel,
Publisher, and Outlook functions ➢ Spanish with Teaching Licensure
(757) 406-2730
➢ Operating System Software: Windows and Mac
➢ Audiovisual: Canva, Animoto, Smore, Socrative, Endorsements – currently pursuing
Prezi, Lucidchart, Photoshop, and Google Sites
➢ Spanish Language Teaching K-12
Languages ➢ ESL K-12
Jarci002@odu.edu
➢ Spanish – Native Language
➢ English – Certified in English Language Teaching
➢ German – Novice A2

WORK EXPERIENCE
English Language Teaching

Spanish Content Knowledge Chesapeake Public Schools, VA, ESL Tutor Sept 2017 → June 2019
YMCA – Power Scholars Academy, Virginia, Enrichment Teacher June 2017 → August 2017
Educational Technology
Escuela Primaria Mapapi, Jalisco, México, ESL Teacher Feb 2016 → July 2016
Classroom Management Centro Educativo García Lorca, Jalisco, México, ESL Teacher Sept 2013 → Jan 2016
Instituto Cultural Mex-norteamericano, Jalisco, México, EFL Teacher Jan 2013 → July 2013

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

English Language Teaching Certification – Instituto Cultural Mexicano Norteamericano de Jalisco (2013) 3.9 GPA
o Developed skills in lesson planning, phonetics and phonology awareness, prescriptive grammar, assessment
creation, audiovisual content to strengthen language skill areas, foreign cultures, and microteaching
In-service Certification of ELT, ICELT – ITESO: Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara (2016) Halted, I moved to USA
Glenda Torres Díaz
(Spanish Teacher, NPS) o Incorporated research-based practices: language acquisition methodologies and theories, as well as assessments
(787) 948-2313 in foreign language classrooms
Associate of Science in General Studies – Tidewater Community College, Virginia (2022) 4.0 GPA
Julie Ulsh
o Focus was on sociology, cognitive development, literature, and global cultures
(ESL Teacher, NPS) TESOL Certification – Old Dominion University, Virginia (2023) Current GPA 4.0
(757) 635-8249 o Concentration was on aspects of the English language, linguistics, intercultural and interpersonal communication,
cultural relativism, as well as methods, materials, and assessments in second language teaching
Rachel Barcelos-Hickey Bachelor of Arts in Spanish with Teaching Licensure – Old Dominion University, Virginia (2024) Current GPA 4.0
(ESL Teacher, CPS)
o Informed language instruction via authentic applications of the target language in interpretive, interpersonal, and
(561) 654-7089
presentational communication dynamics while creating student-centered classrooms