Cindy Garcia
Alton,TX
Summary
Compassionate Special Education Paraprofessional offering excellent skills in devising student strategies and monitoring classroom activities. Pursuing a similar position where a well-qualified individual with an understanding of autism spectrum disorder and learning disabilities is highly sought.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education Paraprofessional
La Joya ISD
09.2019 - Current
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Offered student support through special accommodations, extra assistance, and assessments.
- Interacted physically and verbally with students throughout each day.
- Maintained positive attitude and affirmatively communicated with each student.
- Monitored student classroom and outdoors activities to promote student safety.
- Supported teacher in development of individual learning strategies.
- Collaborated with teacher to create customized classroom environment integral to students' needs.
- Set up visual aids, equipment, and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
- Provided individualized reading, writing and math instruction to support student development.
- Worked with students to promote learning and pro-social development.
- Helped feeding and daily living skills to support physical and emotional well-being.
- Maintained classroom equipment and work area to promote safe learning environment and meet mandated requirements.
Substitute Teacher, K-12
La Joya ISD
10.2009 - 12.2013
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Organized and cleaned teaching areas after daily use to maintain high standards for returning teachers or other substitutes.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish Language And Literature
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX05.2018
Skills
- Classroom Organization
- Social and Group Settings
- Heavy Lifting
- Teacher Assistance
- Motivating Students
- Assess Students
- Adaptive Strategies
- Behavior Redirection
- Classroom Observation
Certification
- Bilingual Education Supplemental
- Special Education EC–12
- Core Subjects EC–6
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Special Education Paraprofessional
La Joya ISD
09.2019 - Current
Substitute Teacher, K-12
La Joya ISD
10.2009 - 12.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish Language And Literature
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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