KATHRYN C.

BROWN
215 Barnette Ave.
Roxboro, NC 27573
(336) 480-7780
brownkc@roxborocommunityschool.org
EDUCATION
Teacher Education and Graduate Studies, Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC
Master of Arts in Teaching a Second Language, expected December 2015
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, May 2010
Graduated Cum Laude
Semester abroad in Segovia, Spain, January 2009 April 2009
Taught English at a primary school in Spain to increase English comprehension through conversation
activities and games.
CERTIFICATION
North Carolina Standard Professional I License, Spanish (grades 9-12), May 2015 - June 2017
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Roxboro Community School, Person County, NC
High School Spanish Teacher, August 2015 present
Taught four sections of Spanish II and one combined class of honors Spanish III and IV.
Created a pacing guide and aligned the Spanish II curriculum with the NC Essential Standards.
Co-led the schools Spanish club and took a group of students to Oviedo, Spain in the spring.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Forsyth County, NC
Substitute Teacher, December 2014 June 2015
Maintained order in the classroom by effectively executing lesson plans left by teachers.
Worked with various student populations including: dyslexic students, AIG students, ELL students,
and EC students in all grade levels (PK-12).
Hanes Magnet School, Winston-Salem, NC
Student Teacher, August 2014 December 2014
Taught eight classes of beginning, continuing, and high school Spanish to non-native speakers in order
to increase oral and written fluency.
Taught four classes of heritage Spanish to native speakers to improve literacy skills and vocabulary
retention.
Maintained order in 12 different classes with over 200 students during the course of four months.
Forsyth Country Day School, Lewisville, NC
Assistant Teacher, August 2012 May 2014
Facilitated socialization and early childhood development by co-teaching two-year-olds in an
accelerated half-day program.

Increased Spanish proficiency in two-year-olds by teaching them songs with the numbers 1-10, basic
colors, and simple phrases.
Tutored three middle and high school students in remedial Spanish, language arts, and math concepts.
CHILDCARE EXPERIENCE
Nanny, August 2012 August 2014
Assisted a Winston-Salem family with the care of their elementary-aged children by picking them up
after school, driving them to activities, and helping them with their homework.
Live-in ESL Teacher in Bilbao, Spain, May 2010 December 2011
Assisted a Spanish family with the care of their two boys to increase their English comprehension and
oral fluency.
Taught private English lessons to six students ranging from children to adults to increase basic
English grammar, conversation, and cultural knowledge.
Afterschool Program Assistant, August 2005 June 2006
Supervised 10-15 Forsyth Country Day School children in an afterschool program to help them with
their homework, feed them a snack, and monitor their activities on the playground.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
El Buen Pastor Volunteer, January 2012 February 2012
Tutored ESL kindergarten students in an afterschool church program, used various teaching strategies
including literacy games, art activities, and movement games.
Volunteer Service Trip to Costa Rica, January 2008
Built a sea turtle hatchery for a Costa Rican environmental organization to improve sustainability
efforts, and to learn about the local ecosystem.
Mission Trip to Dominican Republic, June 2005
Provided translations in patient-doctor interactions to enhance care at a medical clinic in an
impoverished community in Santo Domingo.
SKILLS
Advanced Spanish, Elementary French
Proficient in MS Office, PowerSchool, Prezi, Smart board Technology, Weebly, and Edmodo.
REFERENCES
Kathryn Adams
Salem College
Professor
(336) 721-2600
kathryn.adams@salem.edu
YuVonne James
Hanes Magnet School
Spanish Teacher
(336) 669-8111

Beth Fields
Salem College
Retired Teacher
(336) 721-2600
fieldsbfields@aol.com

Myra Brown
Hanes Magnet School
Assistant Principal
(336) 727-2252
MBrown2@wsfcs.k12.nc.us

ypjames@wsfcs.k12.nc.us