HELLO, I'M VICTORIA DONATO!
ABOUTÂ ME
Living and working in Mississippi, I have had the opportunity to learn so much about teaching. As a MA TESOL student, I have been trained by a number of academic professionals, both in English and foreign language, which has built me into the skilled professional I am today.
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EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
MA, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
2015-2017
Received a Master's of Arts in Modern Languages with an emphasis in Teaching English as a Second Language and Applied Linguistics.
BA, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
2012-2015
Received a Bachelor's of Arts in Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations. Also received minors in Italian and Japanese.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
I have taught ESL both inside and outside of the classroom for 5 years.
ITALIAN FLUENCY
I have had over 3 years of formal Italian language education at the University of Mississippi. I have also studied abroad for one month in an Intensive Italian Program in Salerno, Italy.
JAPANESE FLUENCY
I have had over 3 years of formal Japanese language education at the University of Mississippi. I have also studied abroad for one month in an Intensive Japanese Program in Osaka, Japan.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
EL TEACHER
August 2018-Current
K-2 EL teacher for Hernando Elementary and Hernando Hills Elementary in DeSoto County.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR
2017
Instructor for two courses in the Intensive English Program (IEP) at the University of Mississippi.
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Duties included everything from lesson plans, syllabi, activities, assessments, to feedback, etc.
TEACHING ASSISTANT
2016-2017
Teaching assistant for the Service Learning Initiative in the IEP at the University of Mississippi.
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Gained one year worth of K-12 experience working with 3rd and 4th graders at a local elementary school in Oxford, MS.
COMMUNITY ESL INSTRUCTOR
2015-2017
Volunteer instructor for the Community ESL Program (CESL) at the University of Mississippi. Students ranged from university level well into adulthood.
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In charge of coming up with original lesson plans, activities, as well as, assessments and feedback.
MENTOR/TUTOR
2012-2015
Gained experience working with K-12 students by volunteering as a mentor for a program called Leap Frog.
At-risk students would come to get help after school on their homework, and I was in charge of teaching them how to read, write, and do mathematics. I was also a friend for them to lean on, since most of them came from difficult environments.
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all."
Aristotle
LET'S CONNECT
I love what I do and I’d love to share it with you. Send me a message and I’ll get back to you ASAP.
