Elva Houpt
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Bilingual Teacher with a distinguished understanding of Dual Language classrooms and comprehensive Spanish-English instruction. Talent for monitoring student growth and creating detailed and differentiated esson plans. Dedicated to cultural awareness and age-appropriate lessons.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Bilingual Teacher
San Antonio Independent School District
San Antonio, TX
12.2016 - Current
- Participated in staff meetings to advocate for students of different backgrounds.
- Created dynamic curriculums to include all students needs and levels.
- Developed activities and integrated technology to diversify instruction.
- Increased ESL students' reading levels by integrating online word games and altering lesson plans for students needing extra guidance.
- Monitored student progress in both subject growth and language fluency.
- Improved instruction methods by using various assessment tools and strategies.
- Created new lesson plans based on course objectives.
- Emphasized critical thinking through small group activities.
- Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
- Cultivated language skills through use of traditional poems, nursery rhymes and riddles to help students develop comprehension, vocabulary and love of language.
- Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Introduced read-aloud literature to stimulate imagination and build comprehension and vocabulary.
- Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.
- Integrated outdoor education into lesson plans.
- Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and school volunteers.
- Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Collaborated with colleagues to create and use enhanced technology and smart boards.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, the general well-being of theschool and collective interest of staff and student body.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Able to meet academic goals through the language of instruction.
Education
Master of Arts - Bicultural-Bilingual Education
University of Texas At San Antonio
San Antonio, TX12.2021
MBA - Human Resources
University of The Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX12.2016
Skills
- Test methods knowledge
- Individual and group instruction
- IEP comprehension
- Testing and grading
- Dual Language instruction expert
- Technology integration
- Project-based learning
- Fluent in Spanish
- Student Evaluation
- Early childhood development
- Elementary education
- Differentiated instruction
- Classroom management
- Lesson Planning
- Self-Motivated
Accomplishments
ACT for Pre-k Grade Level in 2019-2020
Bilingual Lead for the campus in 2019-2020
Special project for Master's Degree specialized in fund of knowledge and implementation of it in the classroom.
Pre-LAS testing for campus from 2020-2022
Timeline
Bilingual Teacher
San Antonio Independent School District
12.2016 - Current
Master of Arts - Bicultural-Bilingual Education
University of Texas At San Antonio
MBA - Human Resources
University of The Incarnate Word
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