Heather Dursteler
Irvine,CA
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Irvine Unified School District, Cypress Village El
09.2012 - Current
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning, and activity organization.
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
- Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners.
- English Learner Lead Teacher - Attended district meetings and disseminated EL targeted information to staff members
- MTSS- Discussed English Learner student and family needs
- First Grade - Three Years
- Third Grade - Seven Years
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Child And Adolescent Development
California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, CAMaster of Arts - Education - Curriculum And Instruction
California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, CA05.2014
Skills
- Technology Integration
- Thinking Maps
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Instructional Best Practices
- Classroom Management
- Multicultural Populations
- Differentiated Learning Techniques
- Esl-English as Second Language
- Student-Centered Learning
- GLAD Certified
Certification
- GLAD Training - 1/2022-5/2022
- Science of Reading Training - 8/2023
Timeline
Teacher
Irvine Unified School District, Cypress Village El
09.2012 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Child And Adolescent Development
California State University - Fullerton
Master of Arts - Education - Curriculum And Instruction
California State University - Fullerton
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