Miriam Calloway

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Dedicated ESL educator with 9 years of classroom and program-development experience serving K–12 and adult-learner populations across Title I and international school settings. Specializes in sheltered instruction, differentiated literacy scaffolding, and WIDA-aligned assessment design. Raised average ACCESS proficiency scores by 1.2 composite levels across two consecutive cohorts and reduced newcomer dropout rates by 31%.

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ESL Lead TeacherAug 2019 - Present

Riverside Independent School District, Austin, TX

Designed and implemented a WIDA-aligned curriculum for 120 ELL students across grades 6–8, resulting in 78% of students meeting annual growth targets on the ACCESS 2.0 assessment.
Led a 6-member ESL department, introducing co-teaching models with content-area teachers that improved ELL reading benchmark scores by 22% within one academic year.
Developed a family engagement program for Spanish- and Arabic-speaking households, increasing parent participation in IEP and LPAC meetings from 41% to 89% over two years.

ESL Classroom TeacherJul 2016 - Jun 2019

Eastfield Adult Education Center, Dallas, TX

Taught multi-level ESL courses (CASAS Levels A–D) to cohorts of 28–34 adult learners per semester, achieving a 91% course-completion rate against a site average of 74%.
Built a contextualized workplace-literacy unit adopted district-wide, reducing new-hire onboarding errors by 18% at three partnering employers.
Administered pre- and post-CASAS assessments for 110 learners per cycle, maintaining accurate data in the state TEAMS database and generating quarterly reports for federal Title II compliance.

English Language InstructorAug 2014 - Jun 2016

Global Horizons Language Academy, Houston, TX

Delivered TOEFL and IELTS preparation courses to international students aged 18–35, with 83% of test-takers achieving their target band score within one testing cycle.
Created 40+ hours of original digital content using Nearpod and Google Classroom, cutting lesson-prep time for the 5-person team by 30%.
Mentored 3 newly hired instructors through a structured 8-week onboarding program, reducing first-year attrition from 60% to 20%.

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