CURRICULUM VITAE
Michael. E. Marks
31A Wellington Rd.
P.O. BOX N-10767
Nassau, Bahamas
(242) 322-3716
| EDUCATION | TEACHING EXPERIENCE | OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
| PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES | OTHER SKILLS/.INTERESTS | REFERENCES |
Queen's College, Georgetown, Guyana
G.C.E."A" Levels in Latin, French, Spanish, 1969
9 G.C.E. "O" Levels, 1967
University of Guyana (Accredited to Univ. of the W.I.)
Turkeyen, Guyana
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, 1978
Minor: French
University of Guyana (Accredited to Univ. of the W.I)
Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana
Diploma in Education in Teaching of Mod.Languages, 1982
Won the Vice Chancellor's Award for Best Curriculum Study
Patentia Government Secondary School
Patentia, West Bank Demerara, Guyana, S.A. 1974 to 1975
Graduate teacher
Bishops' High School, Georgetown Guyana
Modern Languages Department 1975 to 1983
Head of Department
St. John's College, Nassau, Bahamas
Modern Languages Department 1983 to 1986
Trained Teacher
S.C. McPherson Secondary School, Nassau, Bahamas
Modern Languages Department 1986 to 1997
Head of Department
The Government High School
Modern Languages Department 1997 to present
Head of Department
College of the Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas
Humanities Division 1991 to 1993
Part-time lecturer in Spanish. SPA 101/102 (Conversational)
International Language Resources / Grosvenor Academy
Instructor in Spanish 1994 to present
EXAMINER
Caribbean Examinations Council, Barbados
Spanish Examiner (Table Leader) 1980 to 1989
Participated in finalizing markschemes;
Marked and Assessed candidates' work;
Ensured the standardization of 6 other markers;
Monitored the quality of marking of such markers;
Reported on candidate and marker performances.
Examinations Division, Ministry of Education
Nassau, Bahamas 1988 to 1992
BJC Spanish Examiner
Set examination papers and devised mark schemes;
Marked candidates' work;
Graded said performances;
Contributed towards final report on candidates' performance
Nassau, Bahamas 1992 to 1995
BGCSE Spanish Examiner - Team Leader 1992-1994
CHIEF EXAMINER, 1994-95, 1995-96
Set Examination papers and devised mark schemes; Ran
Co-ordination meetings, ensured the standardization of a
teams of markers; Monitored the quality of/reported on
marking; Marked candidates' work; Statistical/analytical
reporting, grading/grade review.
Ministry of Education,, Nassau, Bahamas
Learning Resources Unit 1996
Participated in the writing and reading of a Spanish
learning programme on radio.
TRANSLATOR
Translated documents and communications for the Bank of Guyana 1 1977-1983
Translated technical material for the Demerara Tobacco Co. 1982
Translated conference material for the Ministry of Education, Nassau Bahamas 1996
Acted briefly as free lance interpreter for a legal firm and in police matters for the
Royal Bahamas Police Force. 1990 &1995
Translation assignments thru’ Grosvenor Academy – personal data, Academic
certification., medical certificates, data sheets. 2000- present
Guyana Modern Languages Association 1975 to 1983
Bahamas Modern Languages Society 1983 to Present
Committee Member, 1994-1996
Vice-President, 1994-95
Amistad (A Spanish Language Friendship Society) 1985 to 1996
Attended mumerous local Workshops on Foreign Language Teaching
Attended the Annual Conference of the American Council for the teaching for Foreign Languages (ACTFL) - 2000
LANGUAGES
Native Languae English
Fluent in Spanish
Reasonably Fluent in French
MUSIC - Classical Guitar
Highest Qualification - Royal Schools of Music, Grade 8 Guitar Practical
Category Winner, Guyana Music Festival, 197_.
Classical and finger style solo; Accompaniment (Pop ballads, Folk songs, Folk hymns, Latin, Parang)
Concert presentations, Nassau Music Society, Friends of the Music Dept of COB.
Teaching of the Classical Guitar, 1974 to Present. Entered students for grades 1 to 6 of the Royal Schools of Music practical examinations, with an average pass rateof 90%.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Faculty Advisor for S.C.McPherson Secondary Student Council
Drafted constitution. Advised student executive on running
of the council (structure, meetings, elections, etc) and on
the drafting of programmes. 1988-1992
STAGE TECHNICS
Planned, designed and installed an arrangement of stage
lighting and sound in two schools.
Created "Stage Societies" with student members who learned
and executed the operation of state-of-the-art equipment,
working several paying productions.
LIBRARY SCIENCE
Worked as trained Library Assistant, Librarian (non-prof.)
1969-74,1983-86:Accesioning, Cataloguing; Lending;Reference
COMPUTERS
Computer Literate. Mastery of Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, FrontPage, Noteworthy Composer, Abby FineReader (OCR) and others.
Competent at PowerPoint, Visual Basic. Visual Basic for Applications and others.
Basic Networking
Fr. Harry Ward,
Former Principal
St. Johns College
Nassau, Bahamas. .
Ms. Donella Davis,
SEO Minsitry of Education.
Nassau, Bahamas.
Dr. Rhonda Chipman-Johnson
Academic Vice-President
College of the Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas. .
Dr. John Knowles,
Director,
Grosvenor Academy,
Nassau, Bahamas