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Lilia Cervantes

Glendale,AZ

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Kindergarten Teacher

Glendale Elementary School District
Glendale, AZ
07.2022 - 05.2024
  • Developed lesson plans consistent with established guidelines and goals.
  • Established and reinforced rules for behavior policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
  • Used wide range of instructional strategies and technologies to meet and enhance needs of diverse student population.
  • Implement language instruction and support for ELL students.
  • Translated English to Spanish newsletters to parents.
  • Monitored, documented and reported students' progress and performance.
  • Prepared students for state required achievement assessments.
  • Implemented focused lessons for literacy readiness highlighting phonics, language comprehension and writing abilities.
  • Employed evidence-based methods of classroom teaching and direction.
  • Worked closely with peers to devise and utilize advanced technology and smart boards.
  • Created and maintained safe learning environment for students.
  • Improved students' reading independence using methodical sensory lessons on phonemic awareness and strategies for decoding by sounding out words.
  • Supervised students on school grounds, field trips and during various school functions.
  • Fostered language development, comprehension and vocabulary using traditional poetry, nursery rhymes and riddles.
  • Documented and shared important milestones with each student's parents and guardians.

Student Teaching Intern

Glen F. Burton Elementary School
Glendale, AZ
01.2022 - 05.2024
  • Kept classroom neat, clean and well-organized, enabling students and teachers to quickly find needed materials.
  • Observed educators teaching various lessons, interacting with students and managing classrooms to gain insight and understanding of duties and responsibilities.
  • Attended and contributed to staff meetings.
  • Collaborated with teacher to plan and achieve instructional goals and objectives.
  • Developed deeper understanding of teaching strategies with increasing responsibility for student learning.
  • Observed teachers in classrooms to improve skills and communication.
  • Engaged students and boosted understanding of material using focused instructional strategies and hands-on activities.
  • Offered students personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support.
  • Followed school schedules and policies to promote safety and learning.
  • Selected instructional goals to develop lesson plans that demonstrated knowledge of content.
  • Accepted constructive criticism and feedback with positivity in areas requiring improvement.
  • Remained calm and patient in student interactions to support individual growth and development.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
05-2022

Skills

  • Curriculum Planning
  • Classroom Management
  • Classroom Instruction/Group and individual
  • Social skills
  • Communication
  • Emotional Support
  • Parent Communication

Languages

Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Kindergarten Teacher

Glendale Elementary School District
07.2022 - 05.2024

Student Teaching Intern

Glen F. Burton Elementary School
01.2022 - 05.2024

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education

Northern Arizona University

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