Gilberto Mendoza
El Paso
Summary
Special Education Teacher equipped with positive attitude and patience vital to teaching children with special needs. Extensive experience creating innovative lesson plans and comfortable learning environments.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education Teacher
Socorro Independent School District
08.2017 - Current
- Co-Teach in classroom environment implementing IEP’s
- Manage and lead ARD meetings on a weekly basis
- Ensure all necessary paperwork is managed and disposed of properly.
- Special Education Department Head
- ACE Program
- Assisted in ACE after school program for students to improve academic achievement, attendance, and behavior
- Athletics Coach
- Football (Head Coach)
- Basketball
- Track
- Baseball
Physical Education Aide
Socorro Independent School District
01.2016 - 08.2017
- Assist certified teacher with daily activities and provide coverage in different settings whenever necessary
- Coordinate and execute lesson plans to effectively apply TEKS and NASPE standards
- Monitor students in commons areas during recess times
- Winner of 2017 Funds For Fitness Dallas Cowboys Grant
Inside Sales Agent
Empire Today LLC
04.2012 - 07.2016
- Use customer service skills to thank customers for purchases and attempt to make additional sales.
- Handle phone calls in prompt and timely manner. Ensure that call has positive resolution for customer
- Be competent in computer and telephone dialing systems to efficiently make profit for the company.
Education
Dell City High School
05.2006
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology, Minor in Education
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
El Paso, TX04.2016
Skills
- Job readiness training
- IEP and BIP implementation
- Cognitive and behavioral development
- Motivating students
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Excellent classroom management
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Student records management
- De-escalation techniques
- Crisis prevention and intervention
- Small group instruction
Certification
- Special Education EC-12
- Generalist 4-8
- Physical Education EC-12
2017 Dallas Cowboys Funds for Fitness Grant
- The Dallas Cowboys Funds for Fitness Grant program is a grant program to help fund physical fitness and wellbeing initiatives in public schools across the state of Texas.
- In 2017 I was able to apply for this grant in order to gain additional funds for the physical education program at John Drugan School. In the summer before the 2017-18 school year we were informed that John Drugan School had been selected as a finalist in the grant and would be given the funds to construct a traversing wall.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working
American Sign Language
Elementary
Timeline
Special Education Teacher
Socorro Independent School District
08.2017 - Current
Physical Education Aide
Socorro Independent School District
01.2016 - 08.2017
Inside Sales Agent
Empire Today LLC
04.2012 - 07.2016
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology, Minor in Education
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
Dell City High School
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