Octavio Tinsly
About Me
Introduction:
I am a Native English Teacher with over 13 years of experience. I have worked online, in classrooms, and via video-conference using educational software. I have worked with: exam preparation at all levels for all ages, conversation classes, as well as In-Company classes in Spain, Uruguay, and the USA.
I am originally from the United States. I enjoy a dynamic and interactive language experience where the material is made comprehensible to the student, and where the student can contextualize the information in as fun and memorable a manner as possible.
Education
University of Miami, FL. USA
BA in Sociology and English
June 1995
Bridge Education and Travel
TEFL Certificate
February 2014
SIT School for International Training. Brattleboro, VT. USA
Master's in Intercultural Service Leadership and Management
June 2005
Experiences
ESL Teacher
NC Public Allies and Duke University. Durham, NC
August 1999 to June 2000
· Completed a 10 month Americorps term of service with NC Public Allies. Taught English to 39 Latino children in four different elementary schools (including E.K. Powe Elementary School)
· Recruited, coordinated, and trained 15 bilingual volunteers to do ESL tutoring for Latino students.
· Translation work (English to Spanish and vice versa) for PTA meetings, Site-Based Decision Making
Committees, and day-to-day communication between schools and parents.
· Created records for volunteers and students that noted their progress which was used later as a part of a larger Impact-Assessment Report for Public Allies. Assisted in the execution of administrative duties at Duke University’s Office of Community Affairs, telephone protocol, mail, official documents, and logistics.
· Produced documentation for grant reporting purposes.
· Taught Spanish lessons for the Watts Elementary After School Program.
1st Grade Teacher Assistant/ESL Resource Aide
E.K. Powe Elementary School. Durham, NC
August 2000 to June 2002
· Taught ESL at a Public School with a high ESL population.
· Assisted eight teachers in teaching and planning lessons in Literacy, Creative Arts, Lesson Plans, English as a Second Language, and Spanish.
· Voted "Teacher Assistant of the Year 2001-2002" by fellow teacher assistants.
· Assisted eight teachers in teaching and planning lessons in Literacy, Creative Arts, Lesson Plans, English as a Second Language, and Spanish.
· Required data entry for school children records as well as testing for various exams (Literacy and Maths).
· Translated official school documents, and correspondence between teachers and parents. Translated for teacher/parent conferences, and for school meetings.
· Required frequent substitute teaching for various grades.
English Teacher
Eureka
November 2013 to Current
EFL Teacher Eureka, The Learning Center. Montevideo, UY. 2013-Present
· Teach English online to Adults and Children. This involves preparing own materials.
· Plan and teach General English and Test Preparation (TOEFL iBT, IELTS and BEC) classes.
· Incorporate additional activities and materials into classes.
· Create and maintain a challenging and open environment for learning in groups, pairs, or one-on-one.
· Have taught English to civil servants, employees at major banks, various shipping company managers, a major pharmaceutical company, the central office of a health provider, and various software companies.
· Prepare and deliver Ceibal en Inglés English course via video conference to Uruguayan public school children, utilizing and adapting British Council lesson plans and materials, coordinating with the classroom teachers, and evaluating their writing and speaking. Was selected by the head of Plan Ceibal in English to help re-write its lesson plans for Uruguay in collaboration with the British Council.