Aranzazu Pelekai-Wai
Sparks,NV
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Washoe County School District Directory
08.2014 - Current
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
Education
Master of Science - Mathematics
University of Nevada, Reno
05.2018
Skills
- Curriculum Implementation
- Student Engagement
- Group Instruction
- Small Group Instruction
- Classroom Instruction
- Public Speaking
Accomplishments
- Led class to an average 80% increase in math and reading standardized test scores during the 2022-2023 school year.
- Had the highest growth in the reading Maps tests out of the entire school during the 2022-2023 school year.
Certification
- TESOL Certified
- Trained in Coding
- Trained in Robotics
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Teacher
Washoe County School District Directory
08.2014 - Current
Master of Science - Mathematics
University of Nevada, Reno
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