Ana Selvás Watson
095 069 858
[email protected]
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
IB’s Global Office in Bethesda, MD
October 2013-February 2014
IB Project Manager of a new service for IB schools worldwide. Responsible for leading the development of the
Curriculum Planning Feedback service for PYP, MYP, DP and IBCC schools.
Ongoing International IB experience:
MYP Workshop Leader. IB Europe and IB Americas.
MYP Evaluator. IB Americas.
MYP/DP Workshop Leader. IB Americas.
2002-Present
Blue Blue Elephant, La Barra, Punta del Este, Uruguay
February 2014-Present
Director of the English Department, K-6. IBPYP Coordinator
Responsible for the horizontal planning and vertical articulation of the English program pre-K-6 , development of the
curriculum, and planning for the development of the new MS, , for enrolling students in international exams and
monitoring classes for preparation of the Trinity College of London Exams. Responsible for classroom observations and
hiring of the English teachers. Responsible for informing and tracking progress of all students in their English classes.
Currently building the PYP, which will be offered in 2017.
St. Clare’s College, Punta del Este, Uruguay
February 2011-December 2013
Director of the English Department, K-12
Responsible for the curriculum writing of the English classes of the kindergarten, primary and secondary sections, for
overseeing the horizontal planning and vertical articulation of the three programs, for enrolling students in international
exams and monitoring classes for preparation of the Trinity College of London Exams, as well as the University of
Cambridge First Certificate Exam, C.P.P exams, I.G.C.S.E and C.P.E. Responsible for the data analysis of the results of all
exams. Responsible for classroom observations and hiring of the English teachers. Responsible for informing and tracking
progress of all students in their English classes. Assisted with the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program evaluation
process. Taught a Literature class and an IB Spanish B class. Responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision
of the ILEARN project, or technology integration.
Henrico County, VA
August 2008-January 2011
Educational Specialist for the International Baccalaureate Program
Responsible for the IB Program in Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS). Responsible for the compliance of the IB
Program in HCPS with the International Baccalaureate Program Organization. Oversees the Middle Years Program at
George H. Moody MS and the MYP and IB Diploma Program in Henrico HS. Expanded the IB Program in three new sites
and appointed three coordinators. Supervisor of all five IB Coordinators. Responsible for the application process and the
growth of all programs. Develops the budget for all sites. Responsible for overseeing the assessments for all programs.
Conducts IB workshops and staff development. Coordinates training for all IB teachers. Conducts observations for all IB
teachers. Organizes IB Open Houses, IB Guided Tours, and all promotional aspects of the IB Program.
Henrico County, VA
February 2005-July 2008
Educational Specialist for English as a Second Language: Supervisor of all ESL teachers and ESL Instructional Aides
at HCPS, grades K-12. Responsible for ESL curriculum, SELP testing, data collection, ESL Curriculum Framework,
overall compliance with the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and management of Title III funds and
the ESL teaching complement. Opened the Welcome Center in October 2005 and managing the three educators running the
facility since then. T he Welcome Center received the NACO Award in 2005.
Created the positions of the Parents as Educational Partners (PEP) Coordinator and the Spanish Interpreter for Henrico
County. Opened 4 Level 1 Centers for ESL students in three middle schools and one high school. The PEP classes and the
ESL Level 1 Centers have been recognized and invited to present at the Governor’s Conference in July 2008. Started a
Spanish Radio Program on the Hispanic local station as a Spanish-speaking parents outreach program. Conducted several
School-wide trainings on the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Model (SIOP). Awarded with the Kay Vasse ESL
Award for the contributions to the ESL Program in Henrico County Public Schools.
Educational Specialist for Foreign Languages
February 2005-July 2007
Supervisor of all foreign language teachers at HCPS, grades 6-12. Developed the curriculum and content of all Spanish,
French, Latin and German classes. Started the Foreign Language Elementary School program in Spanish at Lakeside ES.
Trained the MYP/IB Foreign Language teachers at Henrico HS and George H. Moody MS. Created the Spanish VI and
French VI classes and curriculum. Updated the Essentials of the Curriculum Cards for French and Spanish and for creating
the resource curriculum binders for the MS exploratory classes, with the inclusion of Mandarin Chinese.. Conducted the
textbook adoptions for Spanish and French IV and V. Implemented two annual vertical articulation meetings between high
schools and feeder middle schools.
Henrico High School, VA
August 2000-January 2005
Middle Years Program /International Baccalaureate (MYP/IB) Spanish Teacher/Foreign Language Department
Chair: Taught MYP/IB Spanish teacher at Henrico High School, which included teaching regular Spanish I and IIII, in
2000-2001 and MYP Spanish II, III and IV, and IB Diploma Spanish V and VI Higher Level from 2001 to 20005.
Responsible for promoting vertical planning, assessment and communication with the Foreign Language Departments at
George H. Moody Middle School and Douglas Wilder Middle School. Awarded Best Teacher of the Year for Henrico
High School in 2002-2003. Had the highest MYP assessments (10th grade) and IB Diploma Standard and Higher Level
exams scores f(12th grade) for the whole IB program at HHS in 2002-2003 and 2003-2004. Awarded with the REB
Teaching Excellence Award in November 2004.
IB Responsibilities:
IBD 11th Grade Team Leader at Henrico High School: Conducted meetings with all IB 11th grade students to discuss
assessments, grades, overall achievement and the Extended Essay (EE) responsibilities. Met with all the 11th grade teachers
and parents to discuss same issues above about all the 11th graders.
Extended Essay Coordinator at Henrico High school: Developed the timeline and set expectations of the 11th graders’
Extended Essay responsibilities. Monitored students’ performance on the EE, meet with parents about the EE performance,
met with students at the VCU library during the summer to assist them with resources, collected the essays and reviewed
for paperwork completion prior to submitting them to Cardiff, Wales an other locations for scoring in the world.
Trainer on Guiding Questions and Assessments for new MYP/IB teachers for George H. Moody MS and Henrico
HS: Led presentations on the MYP/ IB Guiding Questions and Assessments for new MYP/IB teachers. Summers 2003 and
2004.
2003-2006
MYP Moderator in Cardiff, Wales, and Montreal, Canada. Scored assessment tasks from MYP/IB schools all over the
world and wrote moderation reports, from April 2003-April 2006. The feedback was the official IBCA (IB Cardiff Office
of Assessment) report sent back to the MYP/IB schools on the 10th grade assessment tasks submitted.
MYP Moderator in Cardiff Wales: Assessed “Monitoring of Assessments” for schools that are yet to be authorized as
MYP schools and seek feedback on their Spanish academic performance. Spring 2005. Monitored the schools’
assessments and wrote the reports.
MYP Workshop Leader for IBNA (IB North America): Responsible for training MYP/IB Spanish teachers from the
US, Canada and Mexico. Led nine MYP/IB workshops in Denver, Co, Montreal, Canada, Houston, TX, Myrtle beach, SC,
Corning, NY, Atlanta, GA, Long Beach, CA, Princeton, NJ, and Los Angeles, CA, from August 2003 to July 2005. The
training workshops offered at Corning, NY, Atlanta, GA, and Princeton, NJ, were given by independent IB leagues.
MYP Evaluator for IBNA (IB North America) in on-site visits to schools in 2004. Evaluated MYP/IB US schools and
co-wrote the reauthorization report for the evaluated schools.
All MYP/IB commitments were finished by the summer 2005 because of the new responsibilities as the HCPS Foreign
Languages and ESL Educational Specialist. Received numerous invitations from IBNA and IBCA to moderate MYP tasks,
lead MYP workshops, and authorize MYP/IB schools since then.
EMC Corporation, St. Paul, MN
November 2002-July 2005
Textbook Consultant: Consultant of the text Navegando I and Navegando II, and AP material offering recommendations,
suggestions and corrections to the editors to be made to the textbook copies.
J. S. Reynolds Community College, Richmond, VA
August 2000-February 2001
Spanish Instructor: A Spanish conversational-course instructor for adults in the Department of Continuing Education.
Developed the curriculum and assessing the students based on course objectives,
Henrico County Health Department, VA
March 2000 – August 2000
English Translator and Interpreter: Assisted with the Women, Infant and Children Program (WIC), a statesubsidized family healthcare program. Translated written healthcare materials from English into Spanish and
conducted instructional classes to Latin-American patients. Assisted patients with medical paperwork and physician
diagnosis/treatment.
The University of Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
March 1997 - February 2000
English and Spanish Professor: Taught Spanish to American exchange students from Virginia Commonwealth
University, Knox College and American University. Designed a cultural awareness program for American students.
Taught and designed curriculum for English as a Foreign Language students.. Monitored students’ progress.
Mayflower, School of English, Buenos Aires, Argentina
March 1998 - February 2000
English Instructor: Taught Business English to executives at Roche Argentina, I.N.G Barings Argentina, Equifax
Argentina, Perez Companc Oil Company and The National Construction Trade Union. Developed, taught and tested
program for all students from all levels of the corporate structure.
The University of El Salvador and The Argentine Catholic University
March 1996 – March 1998
Associate Professor of Department of Modern Languages, School of Humanities. Taught undergraduate classes in
English Grammar and Linguistics.. Assumed responsibility for the subjects in the absence of the senior professor
Belgrano School and Quilmes Day School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
February1997-October 1990
Elementary and Middle School English as a Foreign Language Teacher : This position was held in conjunction
with being a full-time University student.
FURTHER EDUCATION
Virginia Commonwealth University. Masters in Educational Leadership and Administration. Fall 2008Summer 2010. 3.9 G.P.A
University of Richmond, Richmond, VA. School of Continuing Education. Teacher Licensure Program.
EDUCATION
Obtained three different Bachelor of Arts’ degrees:
Universidad Del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Arg. Post Graduate BA- English Language, Sept. 1995. 3.65 Average
Universidad Del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Arg. B.A-English as a Foreign Language Teacher, March 1994. 3.65
Universidad Del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Arg. B.A-English Scientific-Literary Translator, Dec. 1992. 3.65
REFERENCES
Dr. Eric Jones. Powhatan County Public Schools. Superintendent. [email protected]
Val Gooss. Henrico County Public Schools. World Languages and English as a Second Language Educational
Specialist. [email protected]
Fernanda Ferreiro-Garate. Blue Blue Elephant. Owner and School Principal. [email protected]