Erika Vasconcelos

Resourceful Math teacher with 7 years of experience in education. Skilled in collaborating with colleagues to design and implement effective curriculum aligned with state standards, resulting in improved student performance.

• 02/01/2022, New York State Professional Certificate, Mathematics Grade 7-12
• 02/02/2022, New York State Professional Certificate, English to Speakers of Other Languages

• 09/2023, Present, Math Department Chair, Lead teachers in implementation of curriculum and instructional practices to increase student achievement, specifically focusing on literacy across curriculum, Prepare and record weekly minutes which address current needs of department to be communicated to administration
• 03/2023, Present, Instructor for Maplewood shop After School Program, Engage students with hand tools to create woodworking projects, Apply Math skills to build real-world designs. (ex: cellphone stand, foot stool)
• 09/2017, Present, Mathematics Teacher, I.S.10 Horace Greeley Middle School, 45-11 31st Ave, Long Island City, NY, 11103, Teaching common core mathematics curriculum in grades 6,7, and 8, 7th grade after school tutor for the NY Mathematics State Exam, Established rapport with students, parents and family members, by researching and introducing effective communication programs to staff and families, Enhance student engagement for learning Math through maintaining a collaborative learning classroom environment, Differentiated instruction for multi-cultural classes with many levels of ability, Performed classroom benchmark assessments, Created online Math assessments to collect data and track progress, Prepare and record weekly minutes which address current needs of the department to be communicated to administration
• 05/2023, 05/2023, Content Trainer for the New York State Math Exam
• 05/2018, 05/2022, Scorer for the New York State Math Exam, Grading the 2018-2023 NYS Mathematics State Exams in English and Spanish
• 02/2018, 04/2022, Tutor for After School Math Program, Use iReady and historical NYS scores to develop an understanding of students' needs and prepare them for the state exam
• 05/2017, 06/2017, Substitute Teacher (Per Diem), I.S.10 Horace Greeley Middle School, 45-11 31st Ave, Long Island City, NY, 11103, Teaching common core Mathematics curriculum in grade 6
• 08/2015, 12/2015, Mathematics Teacher, The School for Language and Communication Development, 70-24 47th Ave, Woodside, NY, 11377, Teaching common core mathematics curriculum in grade 7 and grade 8, Differentiated curriculum for students ensuring the diverse needs of every student are successfully met
• Spring 2015, Student Teacher, Francis Lewis High School, 58-20 Utopia Parkway, Fresh Meadows, NY, 11365, Teaching first semester Integrated Algebra Regents in a bilingual Spanish class

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