JEFF AGUIAR                   teacher, organizer, innovator

[email protected]

 

                                                                PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

 

K-12 North Carolina Certified Educator with dynamic teaching and management styles.  Strong emphasis on Program Building and Maintenance as well as Client Relations.  Experienced in Micro- and Macro management with a focus on cooperation as key component in Program Implementation.  Well-versed in Educational Theory with practical application training and experience.  Focusing on cultivating education as a key component of healthy living.

 

                                                                CAREER EXPERIENCE

 

SOUTHWEST INSTITUTE FOR THE VISUAL &  PERFORMING ARTS--GUILFORD COUNTY

SCHOOLS, High Point, NC 9/01--Present

        One of the leading high schools in a rapidly expanding school district developing over 16 magnet

schools, college co-op pilot programs, and specialized learning experiences.  Currently co-developer of

Theatre program and curriculum development in Creative Writing.  Skills include:

       

• Curriculum Development: creating new classes to provide for expanding programs and populations.
• Advising/Mentoring: working with individual students to develop project ideas, outlines, and products in individual and group settings.
• Multitasking: maintaining project focus while increasing productivity.
• Conflict Management: Direct intervention and mediation in student interactions, focusing on

problem-solving techniques to prevent future conflicts.

• Community-Building: fostering cooperative environments for success with students and faculty.
• Event-Planning: organizing and coordinating schedules of events, facilities, participants and presenters.
• Production Manager: advises literary magazine, organizes publication schedule, working with

multi-tiered staff  to present publication.

• Student Rapport: effective relationship building to provide foundation for individual success.

 

NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL, Raleigh, NC Summer 2004

                An annual summer residential program for gifted and talented students.  Served as Teacher Assistant in Theatre and Resident Floor Counselor.  Focused on creating a meaningful experience for participants.  Responsibilities included:

 

• Leadership: creating communal bonds and guidelines for success in the program.
• Reinforcement: maintaining created systems to accommodate successful, cooperative living.
• Student Support: providing stability, understanding, and empathy for students on all levels.
• Observation: recording, reporting, and troubleshooting problems and issues.

 

PEPPER MOON CATERING, Greensboro, NC 11/98-8/01

                Event Supervisor: Management, Training, Customer Relations. 

 

OFFICE OF ORIENTATION (UNCG), Greensboro, NC 5/98-12/00

Orientation Leader/Office Assistant: Team-Building, Diversity Awareness, Microsoft Office, Database, Graphics and Layout/Publications.

 

                                                                EDUCATION AND TRAINING

 

                BFA in Theatre Education (cum laude), University of North Carolina Greensboro, 5/01

North Carolina Teaching Fellow

                Professional Development: CHAMPS, Reading/Content Area, Antiracism, Responsible Discipline

                First Aid (2007) & CPR (2005)