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Cristina Tovar

Brownsville,TX

Summary

Goal is to better serve the community. Skilled proficient in successful interventions. Familiar with diverse techniques and strategies to improve student abilities at all levels.

Dedicated education expert driven to build lifelong learning skills in struggling students. Talent for proactively reaching students to prevent issues related to falling far behind. Goal-driven Reading Interventionist with talent for achieving dramatic results for students.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Intervention Teacher

Idea Brownsville

01.2012 - 01.2019

Help Special needs children get most from their education
Creating and implementing personalized learning plans
Collaborate with parents and other teachers
Maintain and analyze student's behavioral and social needs
Personal Lesson Plans
Direct Instruction (DI) Lessons
Taught English Language
Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS)
Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies
Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments
Tutored students in subjects such as reading and math to help improve skills
Assessed and documented student progress with established goals
Taught Reading to individual and small groups

Instructional Aid

Faulk Middle School

01.2004 - 01.2010

Help students with assignments on computer
Provide them with information on Microsoft
Help out at one point with sleek software
Assist students with work
Kept students always engage.
Provided support during classes, group lessons, and classroom activities
Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher
Applied specialized teaching techniques to reinforce social and communication skills
Shared important information with students concerning upcoming assignments and tests

Overnight Stocker

Wal-Mart

01.1990 - 01.2004

Provide customers with what needed
Always kept positive attitude and smile
Would put up returns on its place
Removed all boxes and related trash from sales floor and processed through compactors
Used dollies and pallet jacks to unload and organize merchandise from delivery trucks
Inspected floor displays, noted missing items, and immediately replenished merchandise
Scanned shelves and product cases to locate expired, outdated, and spoiled items
Helped team organize and conduct store-wide markdowns and clearance sales to move end-of season merchandise and make room for new stock
Responded to customer queries and complaints regarding stock and merchandise to resolve issues and increase satisfaction
Conducted daily inventory counts and verified accuracy of product levels
Stocked shelves, racks and cases with new or transferred merchandise

Receptionist

Garza & Salinas Attorney at Law

01.2001 - 01.2002

Typed out memos for courthouse
Proofread all documentation
Filed cases
Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance
Confirmed appointments, communicated with clients, and updated client records
Kept reception area clean and neat to give visitors positive first impression
Answered phone promptly and directed incoming calls to correct offices
Responded to inquiries from callers seeking information
Resolved customer problems and complaints
Managed multiple tasks and met time-sensitive deadlines
Maintained confidentiality of information regarding clients and company
Compiled information from files and research to satisfy information requests

Librarian

Boy and Girls Club

01.1998 - 01.1999

Assist after school students with books
Helped students with homework
Read to students on regular basis
Played games and always kept them active
Monitor students when are playing with other students.
Organized library catalog, supplies, equipment and records
Assisted students in locating and using library resources and assisted teachers with materials needed to enrich classroom instruction
Created programs and activities to promote library usage and literacy
Maintained library databases to support accuracy and availability in circulation systems
Assisted library patrons with resolving computer problems
Collaborated with teachers and school administrators to develop library resources for students
Instructed students on research techniques and use of online resources