Victoria's+teacher+portfolio

[|Teaching Profile] by Victoria Jones

 * **Email Address:** vjones@simi.tec.ca.us
 * **First Name:** Victoria
 * **Last Name:** Jones
 * **Postal Address:** Simi Valley Adult School 1880 Blackstock St.
 * **Business Phone:** 805.579.6200 ex.1712
 * **City/Region:** Simi Valley, CA
 * **Occupation:** Teacher
 * **Industry:** Adult Ed

**//Personal Information://**

 * = Place of birth ||= Washington D.C ||
 * = Citizenship ||= U.S. Citizen ||
 * = Gender ||= Female ||
 * = Marital Status ||= Married ||

//Employment History://

 * ~ Start date ||~ End date ||~ Position ||
 * November 2010 || to present || [|F/T Lead Instructor : Simi Valley Adult School & Career Institute] ||
 * As one of two Lead Instructors at SVAS I work closely with our ESL/ABE program administrator to guide and direct our department's course offerings. I participate in staffing decisions, oversee office procedures and supervise seven ESL Instructional Aides. I create curriculum materials and locate resources for our instructors to present comprehensive EL Civics units. I analyze all of the CASAS eTesting and TOPsPro data to ensure accuracy and make decisions regarding student assessment and department goal setting. As the WIA Coordinator for ESL, ABE and ASE I analyze the final report data before quarterly submissions to the CDE. ||


 * May 2010 || to present || [|ePortfolioProject Specialist : OTAN] ||
 * As part of the two year pilot concentrating on the Mahara ePortfolio platform, I have been evaluating and instructing students in the use of this open source software. The first year we were given instruction on how to create an ePortfolio and then were asked to extend our knowledge to a small group of Adult Ed. students. I worked with four of our advanced level ESL students and wrote a reflection on this process. This year I have been adding to and refining my own personal ePortfolio in order to evaluate the platform's ease of use compared with other options for creating a professional online portfolio. This work will be evaluated by OTAN - Online Technical Assistance Network - to determine whether or not they will proceed with training options for additional teacher participation. ||


 * September 2006 || to present || [|ESL / ABE Instructor : Simi Valley Adult School] ||
 * •Teach all levels of ESL in the department's Language Lab using computer software, online resources, multi-media presentations and textbook based curriculum with multi-level classes •Technical coordinator for teaching staff – assist with development and provide all support and training for staff based on goals set forth in the department’s technology plan •Currently developing EL Civics Education presentations & lessons for use throughout the ESL Department •Developed class web pages for student resources, lesson objectives and self-progress tracking •Teach ABE curriculum in the department's reading lab •Teach Citizenship and created specific web pages for students to organize their studies using links to USCIS and other resource sites. ||


 * December 2004 || October 2010 || [|TOPsPro Coordinator : Simi Valley Adult School] ||
 * •Solely responsible for preparing data submitted quarterly to the CDE to establish qualifications for grant based funding. •Work directly with the Grant Coordinator to match annual financial goals with programmatic civics and life skills instruction. •Compile standards based assessments for ESL and ABE students to assess outcome and progress goals. •Direct staff in ABE, ASE and ESL departments to maintain quality student data in compliance with state and federal agencies. •Produce reports for administrators, instructors and ESL grant coordinator. ||

**//Education History://**

 * ~ Year ||~ Qualification ||
 * = August 2006 || Designated Subjects, Adult Education (Teaching Credential) at Ventura County Office of Education ||
 * = May 2006 || Bachelor's Degree (Liberal Studies) at The Master's College ||
 * = December 1984 || Associate Degree (Humanities) at Los Angeles Pierce College ||

//Professional Memberships://

 * ~ Start date ||~ Title ||
 * = February 2007 || Member, CATESOL – California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other languages ||
 * = September 2005 || Member, OTAN – Outreach and Technical Assistance Network for Adult Educators ||
 * = December 2004 || Member, CASAS Community – Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System ||

//Interests://
My interests include art, art history, reading (reading about history), politics and travel.

Simi Valley Adult School & Career Institute
Currently Lead Instructor for the ESL Department at Simi Valley Adult School. I also train staff to use new technology in the classroom, including websites, document cameras, electronic whiteboards and multimedia based curriculum.

//Work Skills//:

 * Teaching and mentoring students & staff
 * Facilitating educational activities
 * Comparing and evaluating information

//Personal Goals ://
My main personal goal is to help my three children make successful transitions from their respective educational settings to the next level of their studies.

//Professional Goals: //
My main professional goal is to develop interactive and web based instructional learning activities and resources for adult ESL and ABE students.

SVAS Student Website
I have been using the //**Weebly.com**// site to create pages for our ESL students to access from school and home. All levels of ESL visit our Language Lab which has 28 student computers, two teacher stations, a Smartboard and a document camera. One goal for this summer is to update and better organize the links on this site. ESL Class Page
 * [|Activity designed for EL Civics practice]


 * EL Civics Resources: Teacher Pages **
 * Internet Safety
 * Interacting with Health Care Providers

// **Teaching Using Technology:** //
I used this Interactive Game to teach about Ireland & St. Patrick's Day this year. It is a great resource to use on the electronic whiteboard and is a lot of fun to play with groups competing against each other. The pre-reading is beautifully presented and the vocabulary has audio files. The board "counters" work best when using //Internet Explorer//.

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//Game created by Instructor Haquet from the Collège Marc Chagall.//

//Professional Leadership Involvement://
My participation in professional leadership opportunities includes working with **CASAS**//-Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System-//as an eTest Certified Trainer at their annual multi-day Summer Institute for Adult Education Agencies and through **TIMAC**//-Technology Integration Mentor Academy-// as a teacher mentor.
 * TIMAC Cohort 5 participant 2008/09
 * Presentations at CASAS Summer Institute 2009/2010

//ePortfolio Pilot Project://


Teaching ePortfolio to Advanced level ESL students - Spring 2010
 * Instructional Powerpoint
 * Victoria's Group

[|Student Work] by [|Victoria Jones]

 * Examples of students using technology: **

** Health Emergencies: First Aid May 2010 **
The slideshow above is a visual showing the process that students in Intermediate through Advanced ESL classes went through after they studied the topic of **First Aid**. The powerpoint projects were done as the assessment for //EL Civics Objective 27.4 -// Health Emergencies.
 * 1) Instruction in PowerPoint was done by demonstration at the Smartboard
 * 2) Teacher Example
 * 3) Instructional Handouts

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 * [[image:ESL_image_6.JPG width="271" height="195"]] ||= === **Student Teachers** ===

As students presented their projects, their classmates gained a greater awareness of unsafe situations and what to do if an accident should occur ||

** Community Resources: Internet Safety January 2011 **
This EL Civics Unit on Internet Safety (Objective 47) was the top choice by ESL students during a Student Needs Assessment Survey at the start of FY2010.
 * Internet Safety - //Teacher Resources //
 * //Beginning Level Student Work://
 * 1) //R. Mendez//
 * 2) //A. Garcia//
 * 3) //H. Gonzalez//
 * 4) //T. Herrera//