Josie Flores
Cypress,Texas
Summary
Certified in early childhood education, instructional coach, and curriculum developer with a strong focus on mathematics and science. Extensive expertise in math pedagogy and research-based instructional practices for students from kindergarten to 6th grade. Highly regarded for building teacher professional learning in mathematics by establishing collaborative environments that foster teamwork and individualized working relationships with educators. Effective in supporting student success for all learners. Proven interpersonal communication, decision-making, and leadership skills in response to the ever-changing educational landscape.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Curriculum Development_ MIND Research Institute
MIND Research Institute
10.2023 - Current
- Write and review student-facing curriculum math content lessons using Common Core Math Standards, CA CCSSM, Texas TEKS’ and SMP guidelines for K- 5th grade
- Uphold authoring guidelines and progression of content
- Maintain project timelines
- Provide guidance and feedback to team members
- Engage in ongoing training and development to stay updated on pedagogical trends
- Altered ST Math game codes to support lesson intentions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure content coherence.
Math Content Writer _ STEMScopes by Accelerated Learning
STEMScopes by Accelerated Learning
12.2022 - 09.2024
- Write and review student-facing curriculum math content lessons using Common Core Math Standards for Georgia and Florida, Texas TEKS’ and SMP guidelines for K- 5th grade
- Uphold authoring guidelines and progression of content
- Maintain project timelines.
Math/Science Instructional Specialist – Black Elementary, Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District
Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District
07.2013 - 10.2023
- Provide teacher development with content of knowledge and understanding of the written, taught, and tested curriculum structure for the Math and Science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) toward Kindergarten through fifth grade school-wide through on campus professional training/workshops
- Provide guidance regarding a range of effective and innovative math practices through various activities such as: individual discussions (informal and formal), coaching sessions, demonstration lessons with pre- and post- discussion/analysis, study groups, staff meetings, and professional development opportunities
- Conduct classroom visits while providing reflective feedback and coaching as they relate to student learning needs and instructional issues
- Co-plan, model, and co-teach math lessons and instructional practices in the classroom
- Collaborate with grade levels in unit and cultural relevant lesson planning process and provide feedback to administrators on individual, teacher lesson plans and their progress monitoring of student learning, through their use of anecdotal notetaking and evidence of learning
- Coach teachers through modeling high, quality conceptual math lessons from Math In Practice Series by Sue O’Connell, Marilyn Burns’ Math Library, Catherine T
- Fosnot’s - Context For Learning Units, Eureka/Engage NY Math and Illustrative Mathematics’ constructivist model, while responding to informal student understanding and supporting differentiation for learners in grades Kindergarten through 5th grade
- Collaboratively facilitate math unit designing using the Understanding By Design (UBD) framework for Kindergarten through 5th grade with teachers to support integration of other content areas
- Facilitate grade level and vertical team meetings to assist in the analysis and utilization of formative (Illustrative Mathematics’ Cool-downs) and summative assessment data to improve the focus of instructional planning and student achievement
- Support all teachers with Schoology platform to create, upload and submit digital lessons for virtual learning
- Utilize campus based – assessments, district progress monitor assessments/benchmarks, and STAAR Math/Science student data to recommend appropriate changes in math/science instruction, materials and strategies
- Develop and monitor plans to ensure that at-risk students receive quality, cultural relevant Tier 1 supplemental instruction, while utilizing research-based models to target and intervene on students identified as needing Tier 2 and Tier 3 services
- Monitor teacher and student usage and progress on campus with Dreambox Learning for grades 4 and 5, STMath for grades K – 3 students and Origo Math’s Box of Facts for Addition/Subtraction and Multiplication/Division our as Elementary and Secondary School Elementary Emergency Relief (ESSER) Tier 1 and 2 supplements to accelerate and personalize instruction
- Stay abreast of current curriculum trends and district standards and communicate those to the administrators and educators
- Instructional Coaching training by Pete Hall (National ASCD consultant)
- Building Teacher Capacity
- Reflective Practices
- Facilitate online and face to face professional develop through book studies to support continuous learning
- Develop and present workshops that support our Campus Improvement Plan campus goals in mathematics during staff development workdays, before and after school and staff meetings
- Supervise and train paraprofessionals who conduct in-class math support and facilitate small group math interventions
- Organize and facilitate campus allocations in different budgets to support in-school math interventions, before and after-school teacher interventions and instructional math events to supplement instruction for temporary or professional workers
- Collaborate with my ELAR specialist to coordinate family learning night events
- Served on interviewing committees to seek highly qualified educators and paraprofessional staff
- Serve on my campus Campus Improvement, RTI and Math Committees
- Collaborate weekly in my administrative team alongside by principal, assistant principals and ELAR specialist to discuss school-wide issues, events and campus/teacher data analysis
- Recommend and coordinate any outside math/science professional development opportunities for new and experienced teachers.
Curriculum Development - Teacher Created Materials Publishing
Teacher Created Materials Publishing
08.2017 - 11.2017
- Developed 3rd grade integrated, math lessons for Teacher Created Materials
- Corresponded with an editor who provided feedback on developed lesson drafts using a template
- Created objectives, lesson timeline, vocabulary, scripted - math investigation with questions, expanding the lesson, applying the lesson, problem solving and assessments for a given math literature connection.
Math Facilitator – O’Connor Elementary Magnet School: Title 1, Victoria Independent School District
Victoria Independent School District
07.2009 - 07.2013
- Provided increased support of teacher content knowledge and understanding of the written, taught, and tested curriculum structure for the Math Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills toward Kindergarten through fifth grade school-wide
- Conducted classroom visits while providing feedback and coaching as they relate to student learning needs and instructional issues
- Modeled and co-taught math lessons and instructional practices in the classroom
- Collaborated with grade levels in the lesson planning process and provided feedback to administrators on individual, teacher lesson plans
- Facilitated grade level and vertical team meetings to assist in the analysis and utilization of formative and summative assessment data to improve the focus of instructional planning and student achievement
- Utilized campus based– assessments, district assessments, and STAAR Math student data to recommend appropriate changes in math instruction, materials and strategies through Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to support teachers in improving their craft
- Developed and monitored plans to ensure that at-risk students identified under the 25% percentile using a Universal Screener received intensive interventions through the RTI process
- Served as the Tier 2 math interventionist, progress monitoring student performances
- Stayed abreast of current math curriculum issues and district standards and communicated those to the staff
- Facilitated face to face book studies to support continuous learning
- Developed and presented workshops that support our Campus Improvement Plan in mathematics
- Supervised and trained paraprofessionals who conduct in-class math support and facilitate small group math interventions in Kindergarten through 5th grade
- Collaborated with my ELAR specialist to coordinate family learning night events
- Served on my campus Campus Improvement and RTI Committees.
6th Grade Math Teacher – Howell Middle School, Victoria Independent School District
Victoria Independent School District
07.2008 - 07.2009
- Taught 6th grade Math: gifted and talented/honors and remedial classes
- Taught and tutored after school math program in grades 6th - 8th
- Conducted math afterschool parent meetings.
3rd Grade Self-Contained teacher, Writing Facilitator and Math Facilitator – Hopkins Academy Magnet School: Bilingual/Title 1, Victoria Independent School District
Victoria Independent School District
06.2001 - 07.2008
- Taught 3rd grade self-contained, bilingual and 100% economically disadvantaged, at-risk students in a 100% Title 1 campus
- Promoted to lead as the campus Writing facilitator to support and mentor teachers in writing instruction and integration
- Promoted to lead while facilitating and coaching teachers using a campus adopted, math program - Success For All (MathWings)
- Conducted campus classroom walk-throughs and provided specific feedback to teachers and administrators through different phases of the lesson cycle
- Collaboratively planned with grade level and vertical teams using the grade specific math Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
- Attended Success For All program (MathWings’ national conferences in New York, Chicago and Florida)
- Facilitated vertical team meetings using campus data to align math strategies and techniques
- Prescribed research-based, math tier 2 and 3 interventions based on diagnostic data analysis
- Organized small group math interventions while training campus teachers to lead student in-school and after school math interventions
- Collaboratively organized campus math and science family nights with grade level teams
- Served on our Campus Improvement Plan committee
- District level-development curriculum-based math assessments for grades 3 – 5
- Collaboratively developed Understanding By Design (UBD) math units for 2nd and 5th grade as well as the district's math scope and sequences for those grade levels under the supervision of UT Austin, Charles’ Dana Center consultants
- Participated in Charles’ Dana Center Math TEKTeam training in grades K - 2, 3 - 5 and 6 -8
- Facilitated district math training in grades 2 and 5 to teachers
- Researched and purchased research-based math resources and materials to supplement Tier I instruction as the MathWings curriculum program was removed at the campus level in grades Kindergarten - 5th grade.
3rd Grade Self-Contained teacher – Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary: Bilingual/Title 1, Calhoun County Independent School District
Calhoun County Independent School District
01.1999 - 06.2001
- Served as a 3rd Grade Self-Contained teacher.
Education
12 Hours of Graduate courses In Education Administration -
University of Houston, Victoria
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies – Early Childhood and Education K - 8 -
University of Houston, Victoria
Master of Curriculum and Instruction in Mathematics/Science, K – 12 -
University of Texas, Arlington
10.2024
Skills
- Technology skills
- Google Suites
- Google Drive
- Google Docs
- Google Sheets
- Google Slides
- Jamboard
- Google Classrooms
- Google Communities
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Outlook
- OneDrive
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Schoology Platform
- Zoom
- WebEx
- Slack
- Instructional Coaching
- Curriculum Design
- Subject matter expertise
- Formative Assessment
- Blended Learning
- Pedagogical Knowledge
- Instructional Materials
- Adaptive Learning
- Educational technology
- Summative Assessment
- Universal Design for Learning
- Learning theories
- Content Development
- Instructional Presentations
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
Certification
- Served on the Texas Education Agency (TEA) teacher state assessment item review panel in Austin, Texas
- TAKS – Grade 3, 4 and 5 Math
- STAAR – Grade 5 and 6 Math
- Current member of NCTM, National Council of Teaching Mathematics
Timeline
Curriculum Development_ MIND Research Institute
MIND Research Institute
10.2023 - Current
Math Content Writer _ STEMScopes by Accelerated Learning
STEMScopes by Accelerated Learning
12.2022 - 09.2024
Curriculum Development - Teacher Created Materials Publishing
Teacher Created Materials Publishing
08.2017 - 11.2017
Math/Science Instructional Specialist – Black Elementary, Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District
Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District
07.2013 - 10.2023
Math Facilitator – O’Connor Elementary Magnet School: Title 1, Victoria Independent School District
Victoria Independent School District
07.2009 - 07.2013
6th Grade Math Teacher – Howell Middle School, Victoria Independent School District
Victoria Independent School District
07.2008 - 07.2009
3rd Grade Self-Contained teacher, Writing Facilitator and Math Facilitator – Hopkins Academy Magnet School: Bilingual/Title 1, Victoria Independent School District
Victoria Independent School District
06.2001 - 07.2008
3rd Grade Self-Contained teacher – Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary: Bilingual/Title 1, Calhoun County Independent School District
Calhoun County Independent School District
01.1999 - 06.2001
12 Hours of Graduate courses In Education Administration -
University of Houston, Victoria
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies – Early Childhood and Education K - 8 -
University of Houston, Victoria
Master of Curriculum and Instruction in Mathematics/Science, K – 12 -
University of Texas, Arlington
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