CIARA JARAMILLO
Quincy,MA
Summary
Dedicated Educator with 17 years of experience. Detail-oriented planner with talent for developing individualized lesson plans and cultivating classroom atmospheres of positivity and progress. Committed to comprehensive student growth.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
2nd Grade SEI Teacher
Patrick J. Kennedy Elementary School
08.2023 - Current
- Develops and maintains positive relationships with parents, guardians, and other faculty members in order to ensure a safe and supportive learning environment
- Provides individualized instruction based on each student's academic level and interests
- Manages classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Integrates technology into the curriculum by utilizing online resources such as websites, videos, apps
- Enhances classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
- Creates an inclusive classroom environment where all students feel valued regardless of their background or differences
- Facilitates small group instruction sessions focusing on specific subject areas or topics of study
- Serves on the School Site Council, working alongside administration, teachers and students' parents to make decisions affecting the school community
- Diversifies teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs, English language proficiencies, and interests.
- Integrates cultural awareness into lessons by incorporating diverse perspectives and materials into the curriculum.
- Serves as a mentor teacher for student teachers, providing ongoing support and guidance throughout their pre-practicum and practicum experiences, resulting in successful completion of their student practicums
Kindergarten 2 Teacher
Samuel Adams Elementary School
09.2018 - 06.2023
- Delivered structured and specialized lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature, and handwriting.
- Collaborated with teachers, specialists, administration and community partners to create a dynamic, hands-on learning environment
- Served on the school's Instructional Leadership Team and School Site Council, working with administration, colleagues and families to make decisions affecting the education of students and families
- Delivered effective and engaging instruction, with clear learning goals and appropriate instructional and questioning techniques
- Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills using Heggerty and FUNdations.
- Built positive relationships with students and families by maintaining a classroom community conducive to learning across differences through consistent communication
2nd Grade Teacher
Samuel Adams Elementary School
09.2016 - 06.2018
- Directed class discussions to spark conversation about key concepts, complex problems and overarching themes
- Created lessons and assessments, used to evaluate student performance in order to identify and address strengths and gaps in skills and set learning goals
- Collaborated with grade level team members to analyze reading data and group students across classrooms to address needs and maximize instruction
- Maintained student portfolios to monitor learning progress and completion of work required for promotion to next grade level
1st Grade SEI Teacher, Kindergarten 2 Teacher
UP Academy Schools
08.2013 - 06.2016
- Provided meaningful and differentiated instruction across all content areas for English Language Learners in a Sheltered English Immersion setting, resulting in high academic achievement and increased English proficiency
- Served on an academic team comprised of the Network Literacy Specialist and selected grade-level teachers to design thematic unit plans for the English Language Arts Curriculum implemented across all UP elementary schools
- Implemented the new Focus on K2 curriculum, engaging children's creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration and communication
2nd Grade Co-Teacher/Teacher Associate
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School
08.2010 - 08.2013
- Co-taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
- Collaborated with literacy and mathematics specialists, as well as grade level teachers, during weekly professional development to effectively create short and long-term plans across all content areas
- Worked one-on-one with students to determine and address strengths, weaknesses and learning patterns
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication using the Second Step curriculum.
2nd/3rd Grade Teacher
Mount Pleasant Academy
08.2008 - 08.2010
- Co-taught with one Special Education Teacher in a combined 2nd-3rd Grade classroom, focusing on students with behavioral and emotional challenges
- Participated in a multidisciplinary treatment team to highlight students' abilities and capabilities
- Collaborated closely with faculty, which led to improved student learning, classroom climate and test outcomes through the sharing of practices, lesson design and behavior management strategies
- Participated in IEP preparation, goal creation and IEP meetings
Education
Master of Education - Curriculum and Instruction and Literacy
Lesley University
05.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education and Spanish Language and Literature
University of Rhode Island
05.2007
Skills
- Encouraging Participation and Inclusivity
- Collaborative and Team-Oriented
- Positive Learning Environment
- Classroom management
- Fluent in Spanish
- Student-centered learning
Affiliations
- NAEYC Accreditation, 2018-Present
- English as a Second Language Internship, Fall 2022
- English as a Second Language Pathways Program, Summer 2022
- Systematic Functional Linguistics: Argument/Procedure Writing Course- Boston College, Fall 2021-Winter 2022
- Boston Public Schools Kindergarten Conference, 2018-2022
- Focus on K2 Curriculum Training, 2018-2019
- Wilson FUNdations: Level K Training, January 2019
Certification
- Early Childhood (Pre-K-Grade 2), Massachusetts Educator Licensure, Initial
- Sheltered English Immersion Endorsement
- English as a Second Language, Massachusetts Educator Licensure, pending
- CPR/AED: Adult, Child, Infant and Standard First Aid, American Health Care Academy
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
2nd Grade SEI Teacher
Patrick J. Kennedy Elementary School
08.2023 - Current
Kindergarten 2 Teacher
Samuel Adams Elementary School
09.2018 - 06.2023
2nd Grade Teacher
Samuel Adams Elementary School
09.2016 - 06.2018
1st Grade SEI Teacher, Kindergarten 2 Teacher
UP Academy Schools
08.2013 - 06.2016
2nd Grade Co-Teacher/Teacher Associate
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School
08.2010 - 08.2013
2nd/3rd Grade Teacher
Mount Pleasant Academy
08.2008 - 08.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education and Spanish Language and Literature
University of Rhode Island
Master of Education - Curriculum and Instruction and Literacy
Lesley University
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