Delia Chalas
Orlando,FL
Summary
Proactive Instructional Coach and Lead Mentor for New Teachers with extensive experience in goal setting, personalized guidance, and professional development. Specialized in promoting growth mindsets, analyzing teacher practices, and implementing data-driven strategies. Bringing exceptional skills in instructional best practices, classroom management, and literacy development to advance educational outcomes.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instructional Coach-Lead Mentor for New Teachers.
Bridgewater Middle School
08.2021 - Current
- Assisted mentees in setting achievable goals and creating realistic action plans for personal and professional growth.
- Enhanced mentee performance by providing personalized guidance and support.
- Served as a role model for professionalism, integrity, and dedication within the mentorship program environment.
- Promoted a growth mindset among mentees, encouraging them to view setbacks as opportunities for learning and growth.
- Collaborated with fellow mentors to exchange best practices, ensuring continuous improvement of mentoring strategies.
- Offered constructive feedback on mentee progress, enabling them to refine their skills and enhance their potential.
- Regularly assessed progress and provided feedback to support continued development.
- · Collaborated with Administration to determine school vision for faculty development and student achievement.
- · Modeled, demonstrated, and co-taught lessons using various instructional and classroom management best practices.
- · Engaged classroom teachers in coaching cycles to develop teacher efficacy that ensured curriculum alignment, effective teaching practice, reflective practice, and higher levels of student achievement.
- · Supported literacy and mathematics instruction by developing and implementing school-wide professional development.
- · Analyzed teacher practice through ongoing classroom observations, data analysis, and examination of student work; provided clear and direct feedback to teachers based on analysis of practice.
4th Grade ELA Teacher, DPLC Lead Team
Water Spring Elementary
08.2018 - 06.2021
- Participated in district training to develop literacy skills across all content areas.
- Developed and organized literacy presentations and classroom materials to provide for teachers.
- Facilitated professional development and PLCs for teachers and teams.
- · Established a safe environment for teachers to discuss positives and negatives of implementing literacy strategies.
5th Grade ELA Teacher
Union Park Elementary
08.2013 - 06.2019
- Collaborated with grade-level team members to create interdisciplinary lessons that reinforced key concepts across subjects.
- Managed classroom effectively by establishing clear expectations and consequences, leading to a positive learning atmosphere.
- Implemented data-driven strategies for assessing student progress and adjusting instruction accordingly.
- Contributed to school-wide initiatives such as curriculum development committees, professional learning communities, and extracurricular activities.
- Organized educational field trips connected to curriculum content, further enhancing students'' understanding of real-world applications.
- Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
- Provided regular feedback to students on progress and assigned grades based on performance.
Education
EdS-Education Specialist - Curriculum And Instruction, And Teacher Leader
National Louis University
Chicago, IL08-2019
Master of Science - Elementary Education
Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NY06-1999
J.D. - Law
UNIBE- Iberoamerican University
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic08-1995
Skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Effective Leadership
- Team Collaboration
- Organization
- Goal Setting
- Self-awareness
- Progress Monitoring
- Interpersonal Communication
- Peer Counseling
- Educational Support
Accomplishments
● A strong desire to grow in the field where I can grow personally and professionally.
● Part of the assessment team of the Orange County District; created assessments for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade to be used as unit assessment.
● Extremely adept at problem solving, learning new tasks, and meeting demanding timelines
● Efficient working as a team member and working independently
Certification
- · Florida Professional Certificate K-6
- · Florida Professional Certificate Pk-3rd
- Facilitative Coaching Series Certificate
- · Teaching Reading Endorsement
- · Teaching Varying Exceptionalities Certification
- · Teaching Spanish Certification
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certification
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Portuguese
Limited Working
Timeline
Instructional Coach-Lead Mentor for New Teachers.
Bridgewater Middle School
08.2021 - Current
4th Grade ELA Teacher, DPLC Lead Team
Water Spring Elementary
08.2018 - 06.2021
5th Grade ELA Teacher
Union Park Elementary
08.2013 - 06.2019
EdS-Education Specialist - Curriculum And Instruction, And Teacher Leader
National Louis University
Master of Science - Elementary Education
Mercy College
J.D. - Law
UNIBE- Iberoamerican University
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