Honor Society® member
Hugo Miranda
Special Education Classroom Assistant at PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS, IN GRADES PREK TO 2ND, WHO HAVE INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS (IEP). ASSIST STUDENTS, WHO ARE NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKERS, WITH TRANSLATING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. SERVE AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, COMPLETING PRE-ASSIGNED LESSON PLANS IN CLASSES CONSISTING OF 12-22 STUDENTS. WORK WITH TEACHERS AND FELLOW SECAS TO ASSIST WITH SUPERVISING STUDENTS TRANSITIONING INTO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ASSIST GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS WITH LARGER CLASS SIZES (I.E., 25-30 STUDENTS), HELPING STUDENTS COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES.
- Master of Arts - Teaching of Spanish
- Class of 2027
- USA
Member since March 2025
About
Hola a todos! My name Hugo and I am a second year graduate student at the University of Illinois Chicago. I am currently completing my masters degree for teaching of Spanish language.
I am a first generation Mexican-Korean American and am the first in my family to have obtained a degree from four year institution in the United States as well as the first in my family to attend a graduate program in the States.
This will be my third year proudly working for the Chicago Public School system as a paraprofessional. I value hard work, ethics, community building and the power of public education as it has opened the door to so many opportunities. With that being said, I intend to pay forward the dedication my teachers and mentors invested in me by doing the same for my future students.
Education
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University of Illinois Chicago
Master of Arts - Teaching of Spanish
2024 – Present
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University of Illinois Chicago
Human Development and Learning
2020 – 2022
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I plan on teaching high school level Spanish upon the completion of my degree along with coaching soccer at the high school and travel club levels. I also intend returning for another masters in academic leadership once I've obtained a few years of experience in my future teaching role.
- Graduate school interests
This is currently my second year in the graduate teaching program and am looking to obtain funding through scholarships, grants and the Honor Society in order to lessen the financial burdens that come with tuition. Aside from that, I am looking forward to forge new relationships with professors and peers, while also strengthening the ones I made during my first year.
- Outside the classroom
- Weight lifting, running, soccer & boxing
- Traveling
- Road trips
- Music festivals
- Museum visits
- Soccer coaching
- Urban/rural excursions with my dog
- Film/serie viewing
Experience
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Special Education Classroom Assistant
PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS, IN GRADES PREK TO 2ND, WHO HAVE INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS (IEP). ASSIST STUDENTS, WHO ARE NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKERS, WITH TRANSLATING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. SERVE AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, COMPLETING PRE-ASSIGNED LESSON PLANS IN CLASSES CONSISTING OF 12-22 STUDENTS. WORK WITH TEACHERS AND FELLOW SECAS TO ASSIST WITH SUPERVISING STUDENTS TRANSITIONING INTO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ASSIST GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS WITH LARGER CLASS SIZES (I.E., 25-30 STUDENTS), HELPING STUDENTS COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES.
Sep 2022 – Present
Volunteering
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Volunteer
Habitat for Humanity - Starkville, MS
Apr 2017 – Aug 2025
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- Spanish Advanced
- Italian Beginner
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