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Dora E. Romero-Manzanares
Hanover Park,IL
Summary
- Focused classroom teacher passionate about promoting inclusion, critical thinking skills and student development. Skillful in managing classroom environments and student behavior with positive and proactive strategies. Excellent communication, relationship-building and problem-solving abilities.
- Motivated Elementary School Teacher with experience guiding students with proven teaching methods and positive interactions. Enthusiastic about helping students understand subject materials and educating on social and general learning skills. Kind and caring attitude when communicating with children.
- Dynamic educator with 20+ years' experience in elementary education across a broad range of subjects, seeking to utilize background to take next career step with respected school. Champions curriculum objectives to drive excellence in education and guide students towards success in accomplishing academic and personal goals. Proven success in leveraging differentiated learning techniques to lead students in surpassing performance benchmarks.
Overview
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Cicero District 99Cicero, IL
Elementary Education Teacher
08.2001 - 08.2022
Job overview
- Attended in-service training and professional development courses to stay on top of policy and education changes.
- Improved student engagement by implementing student-centered classroom management techniques to foster academic curiosity.
- Instructed students in standardized subjects as well as general learning strategies and skills for social development and character.
- Involved parents in student education by cultivating strong relationships.
- Explored foundational learning concepts with students through hands-on activities, videos and class discussions.
- Offered hands-on learning opportunities to develop student self-esteem and life skills.
- Maintained safe, clean and organized classroom environment.
- Helped students learn to persevere with challenging tasks and build resilience for later educational efforts.
- Identified student needs and collaborated with faculty to resolve social, cognitive or behavioral challenges.
- Devised lesson plans in alignment with state curriculum standards and created balanced instructional programs, demonstrations and work time to meet educational and instructional goals.
- Designed and facilitated differentiated and personalized learning goals and activities to engage students.
Cicero District 99Cicero, IL
Bilingual Reading Interventionist
08.2010 - 08.2010
Job overview
- Encouraged love of reading and promoted literacy to students.
- Developed and deepened successful relationships with teachers in order to provide optimal support.
- Established clear plans with each student and collaborated closely to achieve targets.
- Prepared and utilized materials for one-on-one and group instruction.
- Analyzed student data and prescribed remediation and enrichment to meet learning needs.
- Developed individual educational plans designed to promote educational, physical and social development.
- Created and implemented compliant IEPs, progress reports and state-specific special education documentation.
- Maintained student records in accordance with district standards.
- Identified student needs and collaborated with faculty to resolve social, cognitive or behavioral challenges.
- Devised lesson plans in alignment with state curriculum standards and created balanced instructional programs, demonstrations and work time to meet educational and instructional goals.
- Directed individualized instruction in various subjects to achieve educational goals and drive curriculum requirements.
- Translated lesson plans into learning experiences and routinely evaluated student progress and social development.
- Designed and facilitated differentiated and personalized learning goals and activities to engage students.
- Tutored and provided assistance after school to students in need of additional reading help.
- Interpreted assessment data to determine best intervention methods for students.
- Created and implemented reading lessons for K- 3 graders.
- Analyzed and reported on each student's progress in reading in accordance with school district's policies.
- Monitored small reading groups comprised to up to 5 students.
- Established positive and engaging classroom environment that was conducive to improving literacy skills.
- Administered and graded class tests to evaluate student progress and comprehension.
- Referred to district standards to plan lessons and prepare students to take standardized assessments
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies and social skills.
- Used technology to drive instruction and maximize student achievement.
- Prepared daily and weekly lesson plans to help students meet learning goals.
- Collaborated with faculty and staff to plan and implement curriculum.
- Deployed assessment data to drive instruction and student mastery of standards.
Education
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL
Master of Science from Reading Teacher Education
05.2011
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL
Master of Science from Education
05.2004
Skills
- Keeping up-to-date with new knowledge
- Coaching and developing other people
- Making decisions or solving problems
- Differentiated Instruction
- Student-Centered Learning
- Goal Setting
- Organizing, planning, and prioritizing work
- Collecting information from different sources
- Training and teaching other people
- Creating and maintaining interpersonal relationships
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Timeline
Bilingual Reading Interventionist
Cicero District 99
08.2010 - 08.2010
Elementary Education Teacher
Cicero District 99
08.2001 - 08.2022
Northern Illinois University
Master of Science from Reading Teacher Education
Northern Illinois University
Master of Science from Education
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