Hernandez, Mercedes

Teaches: Spanish

Education:

  • Three years of undergraduate studies in Liberal Arts, major in Tourism, Camilo Cienfuegos University , Matanzas , Cuba .
  • Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Spanish Language, Thomas Edison College , Trenton , New Jersey .
  • Graduate course Standards-based Curriculum and Methodology: World Languages, Farleigh Dickinson University , Teaneck , New Jersey .
  • Working on a Master in the Teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language; UNED University , Madrid , Spain .

Work Experience:

  • Teacher of Honors Spanish (PRE- AP II and III classes), Regular Spanish I, II and III and Spanish for Heritage Speakers I. Hackensack High School , Hackensack , New Jersey .
  • Special Education Paraprofessional, Inclusion Program in Spanish and Bilingual classes, grade 9-12. Hackensack High School , Hackensack , New Jersey .
  • Long-term substitute of Spanish I, II, III Hackensack High School , Hackensack , New Jersey .

Professional Organizations:

  • Co-Sponsor for the Spanish Honor Society at Hackensack High School since 2005.
  • Member of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, and of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.

Travel Experience: Costa Rica, México, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic.

Hobbies & Interests: Reading, Theater,Traveling,International cuisine, & Sports