Brianna Mendiola

Pharr,TX

Summary

Dedicated Special Education Paraprofessional and Early Childhood Educator at Psja Isd, adapt in providing instructional support and employing skills strategies. Excelled in creating safe, inclusive environment. Fostering parental interaction and addressing special needs, significantly contributing to positive student outcomes. Small group instruction with children of diverse ages. Passionate about education with desire to work with students across levels. Understands importance of teaching solid study habits for testing success.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Special Education Paraprofessional

Psja Isd

02.2022 - Current

Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
Supported teacher in development of individual learning strategies.
Interacted physically and verbally with students throughout each day.
Set up visual aids, equipment, and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
Alerted instructor to student behavior or issues requiring intervention.
Collaborated with teacher to create customized classroom environment integral to students' needs.
Offered student support through special accommodations, extra assistance, and assessments.
Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
Encouraged students to participate in school activities and programs to promote well-roundedness and increase confidence.

Early Childhood Educator

Psja Isd

12.2016 - 02.2022

Maintained and fostered positive and constructive interactions with staff, families, and children.
Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
Implemented developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for children, creating positive, and safe classroom environments.
Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
Enhanced sensory and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory development, by employing both traditional and modern educational strategies and techniques.

Education

Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education

South Texas College , McAllen, TX

07-2021

Skills

Skills strategies
Special needs
Parental interaction
Teacher Assistance
Activities Oversight
Autism and spectrum disorders
Lesson Plan Implementation

Instructional support
Toileting assistance
Classroom Organization
Experienced with [Technology]
Feeding Assistance
Student Supervision

Languages

English

Native or Bilingual

Spanish

Professional Working

Timeline

Special Education Paraprofessional - Psja Isd

02.2022 - Current

Early Childhood Educator - Psja Isd