Amy Loretta Fowler

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EDUCATION

● University of Virginia, ​College of Arts and Sciences, ​May 2017

B.A: ​Spanish
● University of Virginia, Curry School of Education May 2017
Master of Teaching, Licensure in Foreign Language- Spanish (preK-12)
● Central Virginia Community College May 2014
Associates of Arts and Sciences
● Youth With a Mission International January 2013
Certificate of Leadership and Excellence
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Raise the Children International : ​Vryburg, South Africa- Tiger Kloof Combined School
(January 2018- present)
● Mentoring eighteen orphaned South African youth both in combined and individualized
settings
● Providing individualized intervention strategies for at-risk students and weekly
one-on-one tutoring
● Co-organizing and executing group mentorship sessions on a variety of topics such as
self-love, mindset, successful black families, etc.
● Assessing individualized needs of each orphaned child and communicating with
necessary stakeholders in order to ensure proper living and self-care during their stay in
the boarding school.
● Drafting weekly reports that outlines each youth’s overall stamina, moral, well-being and
progress in the program.
● Initiating and sustaining a fluid dialogue with each of the mentee’s teachers in order to
ensure quality performance within the classroom
● Creating and delivering lesson plans for grade eight, eleven and twelve English classes.
● Organizing a Spanish club which offers optional after-school classes for South African
students interested in learning the Spanish language and culture

High School Spanish Teacher: ​Western Albemarle High School ​(August 2017- Jan 2018)
● Tailored class structure to the needs of students in both Spanish I and Spanish II level
courses.
● Delivered instruction and created assessments within the TPR/TPRS model.
● Developed an approach towards classroom management that considers students’ physical,
emotional and academic needs.
● Received professional development training on the topics of race, gender, ethnicity,
diversity, safe spaces, story asking, student actors, PQA, etc.
● Participated in PLC meetings in regards to the development of measurable goals geared
towards student academic progress.
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● Prepared constructive feedback for parents regarding students social, emotional and
academic needs in preparation for Parent-Teacher conferences.
● Collaborated with guidance counselor to help specific students receive support outside of
Spanish class.

Student Internship: 18 weeks- Albemarle High School (August 2016- December 2016)
● Crafted lesson plans under the TPR/TPRS model for students in both Spanish I and
Spanish II level courses
● Volunteered with the alternative arts teacher to help students write and record music in
the school studio.

Field Experiences
● Fall 2016: ​Student taught under the TPR/ TPRS model of instruction at Albemarle High
School (180 hours).
● Spring 2016:​ Co-taught a series of lessons in Spanish under the TPR/TPRS model at
Albemarle High School (30 hours).
● Fall 2015:​ Co-taught a series of lessons about symmetry and world climate in the
dual-language immersion program at Cale Elementary School (30 hours).
● Spring 2015:​ Assisted in the AVID program at Albemarle High School (30 hours).
● Fall 2014: ​Assistant in the ELL program at Charlottesville High School (30 hours.

TRAVELS/ EXPOSURES
● January 2018- present: ​Volunteered abroad in South Africa, specifically the NorthWest
province
● January 2015: ​Spent a month in Peru visiting Machu Picchu, the capital, and
surrounding cities.
● Winter 2013:​ ​Spent 3 months doing volunteer work in 8 different cities in Venezuela
while staying with various Venezuelan host families
● Fall 2012: ​Lived on the island of San Pedro, Belize for three months with twenty-seven
other students from varying cultures and ethnicities.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Raise the Children International January 2018- Present

Western Albemarle High School August 2017- January

2018

Substitute for Albemarle County May 2015- May 2017