Jose Alves

Experience

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  Newark Board of Education

  Sept 1989 - May 1993

  Floating Basic Skills teacher

  • Basic Skills teacher throughout the Newark school district, working with students who were having difficulty passing the New Jersey standardized tests.• Created specific lesson plans as related to the needs of individual students.• Worked with teachers to best meet the needs of students, developing remedial and skills as related to teaching to the test.

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  The Star-Ledger

  Jun 1993 - Jul 1997

  Assistant Newspaper in Education Manager

  • Assistant Newspaper in Education Manager, creating workshops and presenting to teachers and administrator throughout the state of New Jersey on how to use the newspapers as a textbook.• Created and implemented contests and programs in conjunction with PARADE Magazine.• Wrote tailor made worksheets to present to such schools depending on their needs and recommendations.

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  The Commercial Appeal

  Jul 1997 - Aug 2000

  Manager, Educational Services

  • Manager of Educational Sales for a newspaper, focusing on making presentation to schools and teachers in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.• Wrote educational guides demonstrating how the newspaper could be used as a teaching tool across all grade levels and content areas.• Created, sold and implemented sponsorship programs for area companies, thereby increasing revenue and advertiser exposure of their products in the schools.

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  Newsday, Inc

  Sept 2000 - Dec 2005

  Manager of Educational Services

  • Manager of Educational Services for a newspaper company where I managed a group of twelve educational sales professionals and workshop and seminar presenters. These sales professionals visited schools throughout the state of New York demonstrating how the newspaper could be used as a teaching tool.• Created, developed and sold educational guides to advertisers, thereby bringing in revenue and increasing circulation.• Created and implemented sales presentations throughout the United States and under the guidance of the Newspaper Association of America. Show less

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  Universidad Nacional

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

  Business English Teacher

  Business English teacher to students in their last year at the university. Highly focused on career development, resume writing skills and preparing for job interviews.

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  Universidad del Istmo Panamá

  Jan 2007 - Nov 2007

  Professor of English

  Tested and taught incoming college freshmen. Taught low level students basic level English concentrating on oral, listening, writing and reading skills.

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  PNC

  Dec 2007 - Jul 2010

  Financial Advisor.Corporate Trainer

  • Financial Sales Consultant for the first two years, creating high end financial portfolios, and growing my book business with new clients through money market accounts, bonds and annuities• Promoted to Corporate Trainer, visiting bank branches, training new employees on successful selling and relationship building. • Upon the acquisition of another bank chain, National City, travelled to Chicago, Ohio and Pennsylvania, as an Acquisition Trainer, to allow for a smooth transition, Trained employees about products, systems, and especially relationship building, client retention and new client acquisition. Show less

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  Colegio Alpa de Irapuato

  Aug 2010 - Jul 2012

  English Teacher/Director of Multicultural Programs

  • Fourth grade teacher during the 2011 - 2012 school year, developed lesson plans focusing on vocabulary development, oral language practice and cooperative, peer on peer education.• Created cultural enhancements trips from Mexico into NASA in Texas and Disney in Florida.• Adopted the Spelling Bee as part of the yearly programs, focusing not only on Spelling but on understanding the word in context. Also incorporated American curriculum special programs such as Women’s History Month, Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Earth Month and Thanksgiving as part of cultural awareness, geography, history and caring for the environment.• Wrote business plan for Alpa Global Services, a branch of Colegio Alpa de Irapuato, a company focusing on student travel, summer programs, study abroad and volunteer programs in Mexico.• Promoted to Director of Multicultural Programs and Director of the school’s English Department,, concentrating on teacher recruitment, training and development. Covered English classes, Grades K - 9 as needed and during teacher absences. Observed teachers, giving feedback and making recommendations as deemed necessary.• Reviewed lesson plans on a weekly basis. Show less

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  海亮集团有限公司

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2015

  7th Grade Vice Head Teacher at Hailiang Foreign Language School

  • Oral English and Western Culture teacher for grades 4, 5, 6 and 7within the school’s International Department• Seventh grade Vice Head English teacher• Duties include creating curriculum guides and lesson plans for grades1 ,2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 along with extracurricular activities

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  EtonHouse Yiwu

  Jul 2015 - Jun 2017

  Principal
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  Pattison Education Group

  Jun 2017 - Apr 2020

  Foreign Principal of 3 pre-schools owned ny Pattison Education Group. Teacher trainer and foreign teacher supervisor focusing on MYP PYP and Reggio Emilia.

  • Principal

    May 2018 - Apr 2020

  • Curriculum Director

    Jun 2017 - Apr 2020
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  City of Austin

  Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

  Education Supervisor
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  Texas Health and Science University

  Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

  Director Of Admissions
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  Freelance

  Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  Semi Retired
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  Self Employed

  Nov 2020 - Feb 2021

  Online English Teacher
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  Sequel Youth and Family Services

  Dec 2020 - Feb 2021

  Youth Counselor
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  Ford Motor Company

  Feb 2021 - now

  Corporate Trainer-Human Resources