Dear ladies and gentlemen:

I am interested in the ESL teaching position. I have been an official educator for over twelve years. In the current Academic year 2023/2024, I have been a Spanish teacher at Bourgade Catholic High School. I also became an MBA bilingual graduate faculty professor at the University of Phoenix. I taught business classes to graduate-level English and Spanish students for over eleven years (2008 to 2019) and taught technology courses for Mesa Community College (2000-2003).

My high school teaching credentials include the following teaching certifications from the Arizona Department of Education (ADE), verifiable at the https://oacis.azed.gov site with my educator ID EIN 5180152:

1. Specialized Secondary - STEM, 6-12(valid until October 2030).
2. Standard Specialized CTE, K-12 Industrial and Emerging Technologies (valid until October 2030).
3. Standard Specialized CTE, K-12 Business and Marketing (good until October 2030).
4. Standard Adult Education (valid until October 2030).
5. Bilingual, English-Spanish Full Endorsement, PreK-12.
6. English as a Second Language (ESL) Full Endorsement, PreK-12.
7. Structured English Immersion (SEI) Full Endorsement, K-12.

My academic credentials for ESL are extensive and reflect my deep commitment to education. I hold a third master’s degree in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MTESOL) from ASU, a post-Baccalaureate degree in High Education from Rio Salado College, and a 120-hour TESOL training. I have also attained high school ESL, SEI, and Bilingual teaching certifications and endorsements from the Arizona Department of Education, further demonstrating my dedication and expertise in the field of education.

Furthermore, I am also currently a student in the Master of the Spanish program at the University of Texas, Permian Basin, and have completed 18 out of 30 credit hours to graduate. In addition, I passed the AEPA/NES SPANISH examination, and I have applied for my Spanish Subject approval to the Arizona Department of Education.

At Bourgade, as a full-time teacher, I have taught more than 100 students in six different classes and language categories. As an MBA faculty member, I taught over 65 three-credit-hour courses in business, management, leadership, organizational behavior, and other MBA courses in English and Spanish to US and international students. Further, I taught technology at Mesa Community College.

During my teaching experience, I thrived in online, hybrid, and on-campus instruction, which allowed me to tailor my approach to each learning environment, fostering a sense of engagement and achievement for all students. Over 2,000 students have successfully graduated from my classes, a testament to the effectiveness of my teaching methods across diverse disciplines.

My students came from a wide range of backgrounds, including Spanish and English language learners, bilingual students, MBA students, and those seeking technology skills. Witnessing their success in such a variety of subjects across different learning formats has been incredibly rewarding.

I am eager to discuss my qualifications further and how I can contribute to Phoenix Union High Schools. Thank you for considering my application.

Eddie Aprile Arizona Educator ID 5180152

RESUME

• I. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

  1. High School Bilingual, ESL, SEI, and Spanish Teacher. Spanish native speaker and fully fluent in English with a proven academic background and teaching experience in both languages. I am an enthusiastic professional practitioner who enjoys sharing his knowledge and subject matter expertise using dynamic, flexible, and effective educator strategies learned when performed as an MBA faculty. My teaching approach leverages the use of technology. Further, I use a critical thinking teaching approach that utilizes my management and leadership expertise in planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating.
  2. Seasoned MBA Faculty. Doctoral level research faculty for the School of Business of one of the largest private universities in the US with Certified Advanced Facilitator status, teaching MBA program courses since 2008. A thorough faculty practitioner and researcher who teaches leadership, management, and information technology (IT) roles practiced on weekdays at night and weekends. Well-rounded expertise in teaching on-campus, online, and hybrid settings in English and Spanish. I have designed, prepared, and conducted over 65 MBA graduate-level courses to teach more than 1,800 master’s students.
  3. With over 20 years of project management experience in all core Information Technology (IT) disciplines, I am a customer-oriented technical leader with expert knowledge of IT projects, programs, and operations. My extensive leadership experience and excellent communication skills have been instrumental in supervising multiple projects and initiatives to deploy and upgrade information technology solutions on time and under budget, ensuring quality assurance and compliance with policies, standards, best practices, and customer satisfaction. My proven track record in delivering results and meeting project objectives demonstrates the confidence you can have in my project management skills, which are fully transferable to any industry and discipline.
  4. General Management. As a strategic and operational planner, leader, and manager, I have a proven track record of delivering results. I have developed senior management experience on issues that require in-depth research, statistical analysis, and an understanding of the big picture, trends, and business needs. I have successfully led employees at various organizational levels, incorporating vision, mission, and objectives. I maintain an open-door communication policy with solid listening skills, accepting criticism, providing feedback, and following up. Always dedicated to supporting superiors, colleagues, and staff, I have achieved significant milestones such as [specific achievement_1] and [specific achievement_2].

• II. WORK EXPERIENCE

  Bourgade Catholic High School (Ago/2023 Present) World Language Department - Spanish Teacher Roles: Basic, Intermediate, and Heritage Spanish Teacher:

  1. Develop lesson plans and curricula based on the needs of individual students.
  2. Provide conversational classes where I taught pronunciation, essential word phrases, and syntax.
  3. Teach writing and Spanish composition classes.
  4. Conduct research on teaching methods, materials, and language games that can be used in class.
  5. Schedule and prepare students for oral and written examinations.
  6. Monitor students’ progress by writing up reports and grading assessments.
  7. Perform formative and summative assessments/
  8. Organize feedback sessions with students and their parents if applicable.
  9. Provide suggestions for further learning and scheduling intervention sessions with struggling students.
  10. Teach students about Spanish culture.
  11. Organize fun events where students can showcase their Spanish language skills.

  The CITY OF PHOENIX (Nov/1995 to Aug/2023) Information Technology Services Department Roles: Project Manager, Windows, and VMware Administrator. Primary duties:

  1. I am a senior IT professional who provided citywide information technology support and customer service to 25 departments, over 1,200 servers, and over 10,000 workers.
  2. I am individually focused on leading senior-level IT support activities, including operation and project management for servers, databases, VMware, application support, and other IT disciplines.
  3. Technical lead to PWD providing operational, project management, and shared services to a multiplatform infrastructure of production and testing Windows, VMware, databases, and two, three, and N-tier applications.
  4. Database, Network, Programming, Servers, Systems, and workstation administrator, providing junior, senior, and advanced technical, administrative, and managerial support to Information technology staff and users.
  5. Support and I have acted as the section head for the Public Works Department’s IT services to plan, implement, manage, and control over $5 million in assets. I also led teams of IT professionals to support over 1000 employees in over 25 facilities. I am technical, professional, and politically correct with internal and external customers.
  6. Have accurately managed IT budget and strategic plans and have worked directly with department managers on budgeting, strategic, and political issues that required in-depth research, statistics, detailed metrics analysis, and understanding of trends and needs of the information technology service.
  7. Have successfully led numerous IT projects and initiatives to deploy and upgrade new and existing hardware and software in compliance with customer needs and quality standards, with high expertise in project management and main IT core functions. Have managed projects on time, under cost, and using best practices.
  8. Accumulated supervisory experience hiring, leading, and developing IT staff; conducted performance appraisals (PMGs); organized workload; distributed tasks; trained, guided, and mentored staff.

  UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX (Apr/2008 – Aug/2020)

  1. Associate Faculty for the MBA program. Advanced Certified Facilitator. I have taught over 60 master graduate courses in Management (MGT520, MGT521), Transformational Leadership (MBA/520), Human Capital Development (MBA/S531), Strategic Planning (MBA/S591), Managing the Business Enterprise (MBA502), Organizational Leadership (LDR/531), Enterpnrurship, etc.
  2. I performed senior faculty duties, such as leading and participating in the development and instruction of various courses at the graduate level. I planned lectures, prepared syllabi, constructed tests, quizzes, and exams, provided academic advising, developed hands-on educational activities, and provided tutoring, mentoring, and coaching to students of diverse populations.
  3. I guided graduate students using statistical software (nVIVO and SPSS, MS Excel, and MS Access) to analyze data from qualitative and quantitative research related to field survey exercises and thesis work.
  4. I have been teaching courses in the MBA program that require students to prepare business plans, from executive summaries to industry and market analyses. And from marketing, operation, and financial plans to assumptions and projections using qualitative and quantitative metrics based on SMART goals (specific, measurable, attainable, and timely).
  5. I have been dedicated to enriching students’ academic experience by relating theories and concepts with life and hands-on experiences. I have focused on excellence when performing tasks, activities, and projects before, during, and after each class. I improved the tutoring and lecturing experience by developing students’ critical thinking and encouraging them to ask what, when, where, when, and how questions.

  MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES

  I have been a certified instructor for the Maricopa Community Colleges for Business, Computer Systems, and Spanish since 2003 and have had commitments to teach at the following colleges:

  1. Mesa Community College, (Jan/2001 – Dec/2003). Taught computer classes.
  2. Rio Salado College (Dec/2012 – Present). A Faculty Pool member for teaching Business and Computer Information Systems (CIS) and Project Management classes.

• III. EDUCATION

  1. Earned a Post Baccalaureate in Secondary Education degree/diploma (Rio Salado College, 05/24)
  2. Completed 18 out of 30 courses in the Master in Spanish program (Univ. of Texas Permian Basin, 12/23).
  3. I finished all courses (64 credit hours) to earn a doctoral degree in bus. Admin. (Univ. of Phoenix, 05/2021)
  4. Earned a Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ASU, 12/2019)
  5. Earned a 120-hour certificate in TESOL Training (International Open Academy IOA, 08/2017).
  6. Earned a Master’s degree in Management (Univ. of Phoenix, 11/2016)
  7. Earned a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems (Univ. of Phoenix, 12/2003)
  8. Earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Univ. of Phoenix, 12/2000) 9 Earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems (Univ. of Phoenix, 09/1997)

• IV. SPECIALIZED TRAINING

  1. Skyline Advanced Technology Services. Cisco System Certification (Nov/2019).
  2. VMware.com VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale V6.7 (Sep/2019).
  3. 120-hour TESOL Certification training (Modules: Teaching and Learning, Linguistics, Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Pedagogy, Lesson Planning, Classroom Management (IOA, Ago/2017).
  4. TIL Foundation in IT Service Management, 24-hour training (Sep/2016).
  5. PMI Phoenix Chapter (www.pmi-phx.org) Attended Project Management Exam Prep. Course (Sep/2015).
  6. Interface Technical Training (www.interfacett.com) Completed two 40-hour Project Management Professional Certification training sessions (Mar/2002 and Feb/2008).
  7. The City of Phoenix, 12-hour Project Management (PM) training (Oct/2006).
  8. The City of Phoenix, Basic and Advanced Supervisory Academy Programs, (Mar/2004) and (Nov/2009).
  9. Valley del Sol and ASU, Class 2004, completed the Hispanic Leadership Institute program (Feb–June/2004)
  10. Grant Writing USA/City of Phoenix (www.grantwritingusa.com) Grant Management Class (Mar/2014)
  11. Grant Writing USA/City of Glendale (www.grantwritingusa.com), Grant Writing Training (Aug/2009)
  12. Interface Technical Training (www.interfacett.com) Numerous 40-hour courses in Windows, SQL, Programming, VMware, etc. (over 1,200 hours of training from 1998 to 2008).

• V. CERTIFICATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

  1. Teaching Adult, CTE, STEM, and Subject Matter Expert Certifications, AZ Department of Education (Apr/2018)
  2. Certified Advanced Facilitator, Univ. of Phoenix (Sept/2013)
  3. ITIL Foundation, Axelos (Sept/2016)
  4. Project Management (The State of Arizona, Government Information Technology Agency (Mar/2009)
  5. An alumnus of the Grant Writing USA organization (www.GrantUsa.com)
  6. An alumnus of the Hispanic Leadership Institute (www.valleydelsol.com)
  7. Bilingual. Fluent in both English and Spanish. Spanish Speaker certified by the City of Phoenix
  8. Certified Project Manager by the State of Arizona
  9. Member of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (www.chli.org)
  10. Member of the Project Management Institute (www.pmi.org)

• VI. FACULTY TRAINING

  1. Blackboard, Canvas
  2. Certified Advanced Facilitation
  3. Classroom Assessment Techniques
  4. Dynamic Discussion in the Classroom
  5. Academy Integrity; Copyrights
  6. Online Faculty Refresher
  7. Evaluating Student Performance
  8. Critical Thinking
  9. Evaluating Student Writing, APA writing