Crystal Barela
Houston,TX
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills. Compassionate, creative and effective Teacher with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies. Skilled Teacher with 11 of years teaching at elementary and high school levels. Well versed in developing and implementing core curricula. Provided safe learning environment that fostered growth of students both academically and emotionally. Optimized student performance by promoting goal-oriented activities and encouraging critical thinking. Dependable Teacher with success providing educational assistance and instruction to various levels of learners. Committed to providing students with necessary tools to achieve academic goals, instilling love of learning and cooperative teamwork. Caring Special Education Teacher with 8 years of experience in Special Education instruction. Closely monitors student progress while implementing modern educational techniques into day-to-day practices. Committed to long-term student success through well-rounded educations.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Fort Bend Independent School District
08.2011 - Current
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Completed daily reports, meal count sheets and attendance logs.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
- Fostered team collaboration between students through group projects.
- Enhanced student knowledge of technology by integrating various web-based applications for research and assignments.
- Attended and facilitated IEP meetings for students and families.
Vocational Instructor
Devereux Foundation
08.2006 - 08.2011
- Assisted program participants with achieving career and learning goals.
- Performed instructional services for Adults with mental and physical disabilities and real world vocational and occupational subjects.
- Provided detailed instruction and role modeling for acceptable social and work-related behaviors.
- Supervised and monitored students' use of tools and equipment.
Education
Bachelor of Applied Arts And Science - Paralegal Studies
University of Houston - Victoria
Victoria, TX08.2011
Skills
- Interdisciplinary Teaching
- Behavioral Skills Development
- Learning Modalities
- Instructional Materials Creation
- Learning Assessments
- Differentiated Learning Techniques
- Student-Centered Learning
- Special Education
- Online Teaching
- Differentiated Instruction
- Behavior Modification Techniques
- Positive Learning Environment
- Classroom Management Techniques
- Nonviolent Intervention
- SMART Boards
- Positive Reinforcement Methods
- Critical and Creative Thinking
- Instructional Strategies
- Audio-Visual Aids
- Special Needs Education
- Behavior Redirection
- Team Teaching and Collaboration
- Personalized Support
- Co-Teaching and Co-Planning
- Educational Games
- Classroom Technology Implementation
Accomplishments
- Employed group problem solving activities and cooperation techniques to encourage student learning and build community within the classroom.
- Received commendation from Heritage Rose Elementary principal for successfully working with students with behavior problems.
- Dynamic Teaching Techniques - Instructed students in academic subjects using variety of techniques such as phonetics, multisensory learning and repetition to reinforce learning.
- Targeted Development - Met with parents and guardians to discuss children's progress and to determine priorities and resource needs.
- Lesson Implementation - Met all assigned learning goals through the implementation of technology, teacher made graphic organizers, student made graphic organizers for students who were non-verbal or had below grade level reading skills, visual cues.
- Curriculum Implementation - Taught reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, art and physical education to pupils utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education.
- Led class to an average 10% increase in math standardized test scores during the 2017/18 and 2018/19- school year.
Certification
- Generalist EC-6 - August 2014
- Special Education EC-12- September 2014
Additional Information
- I was the Special Education Team lead at Heritage Rose during the 2017/18 and 2018/19 school years.
- My SAILS team was recognized for our teamwork, classroom organization and student engagement by Program Managers. We were nominated to present at our monthly Job-Alike meetings to help other campus.
- I was nominated to share an Excel workbook I created that our program uses to stay organized.
Timeline
Teacher
Fort Bend Independent School District
08.2011 - Current
Vocational Instructor
Devereux Foundation
08.2006 - 08.2011
Bachelor of Applied Arts And Science - Paralegal Studies
University of Houston - Victoria
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