Amy Brand
Lubbock
Summary
Dynamic 1st Grade Teacher with a proven track record at Lamesa ISD, adept at lesson planning and fostering critical thinking. Skilled in relationship building and technology integration, I create supportive environments that enhance student self-esteem and academic growth, ensuring readiness for standardized tests and individualized education plans.
Energetic employee driven to continue to learn and grow professionally. Understands and implements new technologies and teaching strategies. Excellent at working with different learning styles.
Elementary School Teacher with expertise in early education, child development and collaborative teaching methods. Experienced in developing lesson plans to meet district and state standards. Confidently offers classroom instruction and personalized student support using balance of traditional and modern approaches.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
1st Grade Teacher
Lamesa ISD
08.2024 - Current
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Stayed abreast of changes to school and district policies as well as new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
- Taught core subjects of math, science, technology, and history.
- Established open communication and positive relationships with students, parents, peers, and administrative staff.
- Provided warm, supportive environment for developing academic, social, and emotional growth.
1st Grade Teacher
Lubbock ISD
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
- Met with parents to review Individualized Education Plans for at-risk students.
- Taught core subjects of math, science, technology, and history.
- Provided warm, supportive environment for developing academic, social, and emotional growth.
1st Grade Teacher
Denver City ISD
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
- Taught core subjects of math, science, technology, and history.
- Established open communication and positive relationships with students, parents, peers, and administrative staff.
- Provided warm, supportive environment for developing academic, social, and emotional growth.
- Prepared and administered grade-specific tests and examinations regulated by school district to monitor students' growth and to report progress to parents.
Floating Aide
Denver City ISD
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
- Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
- Supported classroom maintenance and upkeep, organizing books, and materials.
- Facilitated activities in small groups to reinforce concepts taught by class teacher.
Administrative Assistant / Cashier
Premier Truck Group
06.2017 - 03.2021
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Supported company leaders by managing budgets, scheduling appointments and organizing itinerary.
- Managed filing system, entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
- Created and maintained detailed administrative processes and procedures to drive efficiency and accuracy.
- Facilitated timely delivery of special projects to meet organizational and departmental objectives.
- Built and maintained excellent customer relationships through timely response to inquiries and going above and beyond to accommodate unusual requests.
- Liaised between clients and vendors and maintained effective lines of communication.
- Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities, and communicate instructions.
- Welcomed customers and helped determine their needs.
- Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.
- Operated cash register for cash, check, and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Assisted customers with returns, refunds and resolving transaction issues.
- Counted money in cash drawers at beginning and end of shifts to maintain accuracy.
- Used POS system to enter orders, process payments and issue receipts.
- Reconciled cash drawer at start and end of each shift, accounting for errors, and resolving discrepancies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Human Sciences
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX12-2022
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX12-2019
Associate of Arts - Basics
Collin County Community College
Plano, TX12-2009
High School Diploma -
DeSoto High School
DeSoto, TX05-2005
Skills
- Diverse learning modalities
- Standardized tests
- Materials sourcing
- Safety awareness
- Team collaboration
- Relationship building
- Lesson planning
- Technology integration
- Technology proficient
Certification
Texas Reading Academy Completion May 2025
Languages
American Sign Language
Elementary
Timeline
1st Grade Teacher
Lamesa ISD
08.2024 - Current
1st Grade Teacher
Lubbock ISD
08.2023 - 05.2024
1st Grade Teacher
Denver City ISD
01.2023 - 05.2023
Floating Aide
Denver City ISD
08.2022 - 12.2022
Administrative Assistant / Cashier
Premier Truck Group
06.2017 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Science - Human Sciences
Texas Tech University
Associate of Arts - Psychology
Amarillo College
Associate of Arts - Basics
Collin County Community College
High School Diploma -
DeSoto High School
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