Anita Vance
Teacher and Cashier
Arlington,Texas
Summary
Enthusiastic candidate with extensive experience in customer service and cash handling at retail institutions. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level banking position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
5th Grade General Education Teacher
FWISD
Fort Worth, Texas
08.2016 - Current
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Advised and counseled students to help them develop skills and knowledge required to succeed.
- Registered student progress and attendance on database to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
- Conducted evaluations to measure performance and progress of students, providing guidance for areas requiring improvement.
- Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning, and activity organization.
- Met with students, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
- Completed student progress reports mid-term to notify students and parents of strengths and areas of improvement.
- Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops.
- Implemented reading and writing workshops to increase student literacy and support school reading programs.
- Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
- Boosted cultural awareness by incorporating children's literature from world cultures.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.
- Improved students' analytical skills by introducing state-of-the-art computer program technologies.
- Created lessons and online testing materials to facilitate remote learning.
- Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
5th Grade General Education Teacher
GPISD
Grand Prairie, TX
08.2016 - 05.2017
- Stayed abreast of new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings.
- Organized classroom supplies and decorated walls to create fun, nurturing settings, and meet learning needs.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Promoted exploration of building blocks of learning by leading diverse, hands-on activities.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Chaperoned field trips to maintain safety and encourage learning.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
- Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Kept classroom clean, organized, and safe for students and visitors.
- Assessed student learning progress and comprehension with routine tests and standardized examinations.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies, and discipline.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Taught lessons encompassing skill-building activities in speaking, writing, reading and listening.
- Retained student interest and maximized receptive learning.
- Created supportive and inclusive learning environments, fostering positive classroom atmospheres supporting student growth and learning.
- Integrated technology and multimedia tools into lessons to enhance student learning.
- Attended students' concerts, sporting events and performances to offer support and encourage extracurricular activities.
- Provided regular feedback to students on progress and assigned grades based on performance.
- Adapted lessons to differentiate instruction and meet students' diverse learning needs and abilities.
Special Education Teacher
MISD
Mansfield, TX
08.2011 - 05.2016
- Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Encouraged students to take ownership of learning by providing choices.
- Provided life skills programming for students with moderate to severe autism.
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Helped students with special needs integrate into general classroom environments by advocating for individual requirements and helping teachers solve problems.
- Conducted assessments of students to determine individual needs.
- Provided emotional support to students and families.
- Improved behavior by modeling positive choices and teaching socially-acceptable options.
- Applied proven strategies to improve students' sensory- and perceptual-motor skills.
- Promoted memory, cognition and language development with hands-on activities and individualized instruction.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress and attendance.
- Developed Individual Education Plans for students with special needs.
- Implemented behavior modification techniques to improve student social and academic performance.
- Developed and implemented behavior management plans to improve student behavior.
- Mentored new teachers on student progress monitoring and legal document preparation.
- Coordinated regular meetings to share and analyze student performance data and success plans with colleagues and parents.
- Worked closely with parents and guardians to address students' issues on multiple fronts.
- Planned daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals.
- Monitored student performance to evaluate effectiveness of instructional strategies.
- Utilized technology to create meaningful lessons that engage students.
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
- Collaborated with other educators to develop instructional strategies.
- Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
- Provided professional development training to educate faculty and staff on laws and regulations governing special education.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Houston - Downtown
Houston, TX12.2000
Skills
- Technology integration
- Strong communications and leadership skills
- Inventory management
- Accurate money handling
- Extensive experience in data analysis
- Attention to detail regarding record keeping
- Excellent time management skills
- Educating, scheduling and managing students, aides and volunteers
- Standardized tests
- Behavioral improvements
- Safety awareness
- Relationship building
- Team collaboration
- Problem-solving skills
- Activity Planning
- Organizational skills
References
References: Angelia Williams (817)988-5176 Others are available upon request.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Limited Working
Work Availability
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Quote
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Timeline
5th Grade General Education Teacher
GPISD
08.2016 - 05.2017
5th Grade General Education Teacher
FWISD
08.2016 - Current
Special Education Teacher
MISD
08.2011 - 05.2016
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Houston - Downtown