Elizabeth Rivera
El Paso
Summary
Professional educator with strong background in bilingual instruction and curriculum development. Demonstrates keen ability to foster collaborative learning environment and adapt to diverse classroom needs. Skilled in language acquisition strategies, cultural competency, and student engagement. Known for driving educational outcomes and contributing to team success.
TIA Designated Masters Teacher for three consecutive years.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Pre-K Dual Language Teacher
Clint Independent School District
Horizon City, Tx
07.2023 - Current
- Service pre-school students in social skills
- Implement focused lessons.
- Provide services to students on letter and sound recognition.
- Provide services to students on number recognition and one to one correspondence.
- Conduct small groups for further assistance.
- Assess students.
- Analyze student data.
- Communicate effectively with students, parents and administrators.
- Designed and implemented engaging dual language curriculum aligned with state standards.
Reading and Math Intervention Teacher
Clint Independent School District
Horizon City, Tx
07.2021 - 06.2023
- To service elementary students who need additional assistance in reading and mathematics.
- Provide services to students with phonological awareness and phonics.
- To enable the students to recognize numbers by their place and face value.
- To assist students to identify numbers a in the groups of ones, tens, and hundreds place.
- Document evaluation results, treatment plans and other actions according to requirements.
- Conduct small group and individual classroom activities with students based on differentiated learning needs.
- Developed interesting and interactive learning methods tailored to assist students with individual needs.
- Handled clerical duties, managed classrooms and coordinated documents for teachers.
- Analyzed student data to identify and implement academic growth initiatives.
Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher
Clint Independent School District
Horizon City, Tx
08.2014 - 07.2021
- Implemented focused lessons for literacy readiness highlighting phonics, language comprehension and writing abilities.
- Designed lesson plans based on comprehension teaching of academic, social and personal skills.
- Coordinated conferences with parents to discuss student progress and establish goals for improvement and advancement.
- Improved students’ reading independence using methodical sensory lessons on phonemic awareness and strategies for decoding by sounding out words.
- Monitored student progress to ensure cooperation and growth.
- Formed deep relationship with parents and students by engaging groups through conferences, emails, texts and phone calls.
- Guided reading aloud to spark imagination and faster reading comprehension and vocabulary development.
- Fostered language development, comprehension and vocabulary using traditional poetry, nursery rhymes, and riddles.
- Improved student engagement by implementing student-centered classroom management techniques to foster academic curiosity.
- Integrated technology into lesson plans.
- Developed assessments to test student growth.
- Referred to district standards to plan lessons and prepare students to take standardized assessments.
Education
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies - Bilingual Education
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Tx12-2006
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education
El Paso Community College
El Paso, Tx08-2004
Skills
- Continuous professional development
- Fluent in Spanish and English
- Progress monitoring
- Teacher Collaboration
- Excellent classroom management
- Motivating students
Timeline
Pre-K Dual Language Teacher
Clint Independent School District
07.2023 - Current
Reading and Math Intervention Teacher
Clint Independent School District
07.2021 - 06.2023
Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher
Clint Independent School District
08.2014 - 07.2021
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education
El Paso Community College
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies - Bilingual Education
The University of Texas at El Paso