Jacqueline Hernandez

I currently work as the Resource Sped teacher for Marfa ISD for grades 7-12. I have a total of 18 students but have two in resource and the rest come in for content mastery as we are short staffed at this school district. I assist students based off of their IEP's in accommodating them with tests and daily work. Mostly they need accommodations such as small group and reading aloud questions/test questions. I am also responsible for their ARD meetings, gathering paperwork from Gen Ed teachers, contacting parents, writing goals, and progress reports.

• Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
• Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
• Taught students in self-contained and resource environments.
• Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.

As a pre-k teacher for Kelso Elementary I worked with a cooperating teacher whom was employed with an outside agency. We had a class ranging from 15-20 students and helped create a environment for students to grow each and every day. I helped our team write science and social studies lesson plans using the Frogstreet curriculum.

• Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters.
• Promoted physical, academic and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
• Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
• Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.

In this position I was strictly content mastery where students would come to my room for assistance in completing their work or accommodations for tests and quizzes. I did Ard meetings along with filling out plaafps, goals, and progress reports.

• Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
• Partnered with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
• Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.

In this position I taught a self contained classroom of 16. For our team I wrote social studies lesson plans and implemented the other lessons written by the team into the daily schedule. We used TEKS resource system to help guide us in writing our lessons.

• Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
• Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
• Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
• Assessed student learning progress and comprehension with routine tests and standardized examinations.
• Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.