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HUYEN M. TRAN

3619 Victory Terrace Ln. KATY,TX

Summary

Dependable and dedicated educator, with 30 years of experience, obtaining a position that allows me to provide a nurturing learning environment where children can develop intellectually, socially, and emotionally.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

FIRST GRADE TEACHER

HOUSTON ISD
08.2023 - Current

Cunningham Elementary

Key Qualifications and Responsibilities

  • Improved student reading comprehension by incorporating engaging phonics activities and guided reading sessions.
  • Increased parent involvement in their child''s education by conducting regular parent-teacher conferences and providing resources for at-home learning support.
  • Enhanced classroom management techniques, resulting in a more focused and productive learning environment.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to develop interdisciplinary lessons that connected subjects such as math, science, and social studies.

KINDERGARTEN TEACHER

HOUSTON ISD
08.1999 - 01.2021

Barbara P. Bush Elementary | August 2014 - January 2021

Ashford Elementary | August 2001 - May 2014

Ila McNamara Elementary | August 1999 - May 2001

Key Qualifications & Responsibilities

  • Provided daily small group instruction in literacy and math within students’ zone of proximal development
  • Enhanced student learning by optimizing wide range of instructional approaches and innovative classroom activities that are developmentally appropriate and student centered
  • Maintained classroom culture in which students love learning and prepare themselves to be productive members of a community
  • Created play-based hands-on learning centers targeting learning objectives for the month

PRE-K/KINDERGARTEN BILINGUAL VIETNAMESE TEACHER

HOUSTON ISD
08.1996 - 08.1999

Andy Anderson Elementary

Key Qualifications & Responsibilities

  • Instructed core curriculum to Pre-K/Kindergarten Vietnamese speaking learners, covering subjects such as Reading, Language Arts, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies
  • Utilized second language methodologies to help students attain essential language and academic competencies

KINDERGARTEN BILINGUAL VIETNAMESE TEACHER

PORT ARTHUR ISD
08.1992 - 05.1996

Robert E. Lee Elementary

Key Qualifications & Responsibilities

  • Taught core curriculum, planned and implemented whole language units to Kindergarten Vietnamese students.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
05.1991

Skills

  • Student-centered learning and instruction
  • Building community of independent proud learners
  • Classroom management anchored in mutual respect and consistency
  • Effective communication with students, families, and colleagues using various platforms
  • Collaborate on all school functions

Certification


TEXAS TEACHER CERTIFICATE

Elementary Self-Contained (Grades 1-8)

Elementary Biology (Grades 1-8)

12/08/1995


Early Childhood Education

(Grades Pre-K/KG)

08/26/1999


Campus Teacher of the Year, 2016-2017

Barbara Bush Elementary-Houston ISD

Languages

Vietnamese
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

FIRST GRADE TEACHER

HOUSTON ISD
08.2023 - Current

KINDERGARTEN TEACHER

HOUSTON ISD
08.1999 - 01.2021

PRE-K/KINDERGARTEN BILINGUAL VIETNAMESE TEACHER

HOUSTON ISD
08.1996 - 08.1999

KINDERGARTEN BILINGUAL VIETNAMESE TEACHER

PORT ARTHUR ISD
08.1992 - 05.1996

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Lamar University
HUYEN M. TRAN