Dedicated and experienced bilingual teacher with a passion for helping students achieve academic success.
Adept at fostering collaborative learning environment that encourages student growth and achievement. Skilled in classroom management, lesson planning, and adapting to diverse educational needs. Known for reliability and flexibility, ensuring smooth and effective teaching operations.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Elementary 2nd Grade DL Teacher
Joe Lee Johanson Elementary
01.2024 - 01.2025
Served as district mentor for new teachers on our campus, sharing best practices and providing guidance to help them adapt to their new roles successfully
Served as acting team lead for 2nd grade
Provided after school support in early literacy.
Served as our school TIA representative.
Collaborate with staff at LJE to help with various new incentives.
Participated in after school enrichment such as UIL for both DL and monolinguals.
Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing our school's new established rules.
Pursued professional development such as Reading Academy and also El Proximo Paso in order to enhance reading skills.
Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
Elementary 4th Grade DL Teacher
Callison Elementary
01.2023 - 01.2024
Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities for varied learners such as TAG and DL students.
Organized extracurricular activities such as clubs that enriched students' learning experiences such as cosponsoring Robotics and UIL.
Continuously pursued professional development opportunities such 30 hours TAG certification, and 24 hours of DL professional development.
Utilized data-driven instruction (DDI) to tailor lessons for improved academic performance.
Elementary 4th Grade Math Bilingual Teacher
W.C. Andrews Elementary
01.2021 - 01.2023
Monitored student progress for 52 4th graders on my roster and yielded a high growth and 100 percent passing on STAAR Math for 21/22 year and over 90 percent passing for 22/23 year.
Boosted cultural awareness by co sponsoring Math Around the World.
Addressed individual learning needs through differentiated instruction, leading to higher student achievement levels.
Collaborated with partner teacher and school staff members to design individualized plans for students.
Elementary 4th Grade Bilingual Teacher
Luther Jones Elementary
01.2016 - 01.2021
Served as the fourth grade team lead of six teachers
Cultivated a positive classroom culture through proactive behavior management strategies such as capturing kids hearts. Our school was the exemplar school for the CKH program.
Created ABC or academic booster club which was mentoring program for at risk kids that needed help with homework after school.
Maintained open lines of communication with parents via regular conferences and updates on student progress, strengthening family involvement in education via a variety of methods.
Collaborated along the district's Math curriculum writing team by rewriting, revising and editing the upcoming year's math curriculum.
Participated and Led PLC's in various topics in order to enhance learning among my team. at
Elementary 3rd and 4th Grade Bilingual Teacher
Schanen Estates Elementary
01.2007 - 01.2016
Led and collaborated with staff and served as team lead for 5 years.
Provided support and guidance as a Cooperating Teacher for Pre-Certified Teachers and Student Teachers from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Sponsored several community extracurriculars such as: Spelling Bee, and Safety Patrol
Evaluated and selected instructional materials for bilingual students that aligned with curriculum objectives and facilitated successful language acquisition for all students in our district.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - MajorPsychology, Minor-Business
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, TX
01.2021
Skills
Creative
Excellent classroom management
Faculty collaboration
Test proctoring for STAAR and TELPAS
Data-driven instruction
Social-emotional learning
Effective listening
Dependable
Team player
Parent-teacher communication
Positive role model and mentor
Growth mindset
Differentiated instruction
Fluent in Spanish
Instructional best practices
Certification
Current EC-4 Bilingual Generalist
Timeline
Elementary 2nd Grade DL Teacher
Joe Lee Johanson Elementary
01.2024 - 01.2025
Elementary 4th Grade DL Teacher
Callison Elementary
01.2023 - 01.2024
Elementary 4th Grade Math Bilingual Teacher
W.C. Andrews Elementary
01.2021 - 01.2023
Elementary 4th Grade Bilingual Teacher
Luther Jones Elementary
01.2016 - 01.2021
Elementary 3rd and 4th Grade Bilingual Teacher
Schanen Estates Elementary
01.2007 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Arts - MajorPsychology, Minor-Business
Texas A&M University
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