Judy Nava
Riverside,CA
Summary
Skilled educator with a hands-on approach to enhancing student literacy. Collaborative and hardworking team player with a student-focused mentality and exceptional organizational, planning and communication skills. Credentialed in California.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Reading Specialist
Rialto Unified School District
Rialto, CA
08.2021 - Current
- Wrote and delivered customized instruction to individual students and groups.
- Performed assessments and analyzed results to spot students in need of further help.
- Developed goals and realistic plans for achieving each target.
- Built positive and productive relationships with teachers to drive improvements to reading programs.
Kindergarten Teacher
Rialto Unified School District
Rialto, CA
08.2019 - 05.2021
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Created, managed and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
First Grade Teacher
Rialto Unified School District
Rialto, CA
08.2013 - 05.2019
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies and social skills.
- Stayed abreast of changes to school and district policies as well as new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings.
- Promoted exploration of building blocks of learning by leading diverse, hands-on activities.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
Teacher: Grades 4-6
Rialto Unified School District
Rialto, CA
07.2005 - 05.2013
- Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
- Promoted effective verbal and written communication through listening, speaking, reading and writing practice.
- Administered assessments and standardized tests to evaluate student progress.
- Led interesting and diverse group activities to engage students in course material.
- Completed in-service and additional training to maintain professional growth.
- Cultivated relationships with parents for complete support network.
Education
Maters in Curriculum And Instruction - Education
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ06.2018
Teaching Credential - Education
Chapman University
Orange, CA06.2005
Bachelor of Liberal Arts - Education
California State University San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA06.2002
Associate of Science - Education
Riverside Community College
Riverside, CA06.2000
Associate Degrees in Arts - Education
Riverside Community College
Riverside, CA06.2000
Skills
- Small Group Instruction
- Lesson Management
- Differentiated Instruction
- District Standards
- Common Core Learning Standards
- Data-Driven Approaches
- Collaborative Environments
- Instructional Strategies
Certification
- RLAA-Reading and Literacy Added Authorization, USC - 2022
- Dyslexia Training - 2022
- Neuhaus Training - 2021
- GLAD Training - 2009
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Reading Specialist
Rialto Unified School District
08.2021 - Current
Kindergarten Teacher
Rialto Unified School District
08.2019 - 05.2021
First Grade Teacher
Rialto Unified School District
08.2013 - 05.2019
Teacher: Grades 4-6
Rialto Unified School District
07.2005 - 05.2013
Maters in Curriculum And Instruction - Education
Grand Canyon University
Teaching Credential - Education
Chapman University
Bachelor of Liberal Arts - Education
California State University San Bernardino
Associate of Science - Education
Riverside Community College
Associate Degrees in Arts - Education
Riverside Community College
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