Bárbara Madeline Mitjans

Eager to bring the students into the twenty-first century using a unique combination of education experience coupled with more than 10 years' business background in English language teaching (ELA, ELL, ESOL & ESL)

Intensive Reading - North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts

(2025-08)

Secondary English Teacher - Varsity Lakes Middle

(2023-08)

ESL Adjunct Faculty Department - Hodges University

(2021-09 - 2022-08)

Teaching English as a Second Language.

ESOL Paraprofessional - Dunbar High School

(2021-09 - 2024-08)

ESOL Paraprofessional - Cypress Lake Middle School, Lee County School District

(2019-08 - 2020-06)

ESOL Instructor Assistant - Adult & Career Education (ACE), Lee County Public School, Paul Laurence Dunbar Community School

(2018-10)

• Assists teachers and students.
• Ensures suitable learning resources to the students.
• Monitors progress.
• Works with individual students.

Bilingual Translator/Interpreter (English Spanish) - Lee County School District in Head Start Department

(2016-11 - 2017-05)

• Interpreted and translated technical terminology and colloquial language efficiently.
• Interpreted and translated all information in the target language inaccurate manner.
• Excellent fluency in both verbal and writing in English and Spanish.

Child Care Teacher Assistant - Gladiolus Learning & Development Center - Ft. Myers, FL, USA

(2015-06 - 2015-11)

• Leads, monitors, and interacts with children as they engage in centers and activities.
• Participates in daily set-up preparing each area for the children's arrival.
• Assists in placing the children into various age groupings to achieve in the appropriate staff/child ratio.

Child Care Teacher Assistant - Early Learning Center - Ft. Myers, FL, USA

(2015-10 - 2016-10)

• Leads, monitors, and interacts with children as they engage in centers and activities.
• Participates in daily set-up preparing each area for the children's arrival.
• Assists in placing the children into various age groupings to achieve in the appropriate staff/child ratio.

Computer Instructor - Eduardo Garcia Senior High School - Havana, Cuba

(2010 - 2014)

• Teaching Computer Classes.
• Microsoft Office Classes: PowerPoint & Word.
• Knowledge in a spreadsheet (Microsoft Office: Excel).
• Implement technological approaches to the subject material.
• Research educational resources on the internet.
• Assist with information retrieval

ESL Teacher - Jose Tey White Blanchard Elementary School - Havana, Cuba

(2000 - 2010)

• Teaching spelling, handwriting, writing, speaking & reading.
• Introducing grammar patterns in other to foster students' learning.
• Plan and instruct each topic area using a variety of teaching aids, motivational and implementation strategies to engage students in active learning.
• Use of phonetic, morphology, syntax, and pragmatic structures of words in students based on linguistic fundamentals in order to enhance oral speech.

ESL Teacher - Eduardo Garcia Senior High School - Havana, Cuba

(2010 - 2014)

• Teaching spelling, handwriting, writing, speaking & reading.
• Introducing grammar patterns in other to foster students' learning.
• Plan and instruct each topic area using a variety of teaching aids, motivational and implementation strategies to engage students in active learning.
• Use of phonetic, morphology, syntax, and pragmatic structures of words in students based on linguistic fundamentals in order to enhance oral speech.

Bachelor of Arts - English - Enrique José Varona Pedagogical Sciences University (2008 - 2013) Havana, Cuba

High School & Vocational Degrees combined - Ramón Paz Borroto Polytechnic School (1991 - 1995) Havana, Cuba