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Linda Vargas

Atascosa,TX

Summary

I am a highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Energetic teacher driven to promote student learning outcomes through engaging lessons, social-emotional learning and innovative teaching techniques. Well-versed in coordinating in-class instruction, activities and exams to reinforce core concepts and gauge student comprehension. Attentive to individual student requirements with expertise in adapting to varied learning modalities. I work very well others and always have great rapport with my student's parents, having them become more involved in the student's learning.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Pre-K Teacher

Natalia ISD
Natalia, TX
08.2023 - Current
  • Promoted good behaviors by using positive reinforcement methods with children.
  • Organized and led activities to promote physical, mental and social development.
  • Planned and implemented developmentally appropriate activities to engage Pre-K students in learning.
  • Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
  • Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.

First Grade Teacher

Southwest ISD
San Antonio, TX
08.2019 - 06.2023
  • Explored foundational learning concepts with students through hands-on activities, videos and class discussions.
  • Created classroom environment that promoted positive behavior expectations and respect for diversity.
  • Brought in purchased and donated materials to round out supplies for classroom activities.
  • Delivered tutoring sessions to help students grasp complex concepts in one-on-one settings.
  • Planned and facilitated small group activities to enhance student understanding of material presented in whole-class setting.

Fifth Grade Teacher

Southwest ISD
San Antonio, TX
08.2018 - 06.2019
  • Maintained safe, clean and organized classroom environment.
  • Administered tests and assessed results to evaluate student understanding of material.
  • Attended in-service training and professional development courses to stay on top of policy and education changes.
  • Involved parents in student education by cultivating strong relationships.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies

University of Texas At San Antonio
San Antonio
12-2017

Associate of Arts - Fine Arts

Palo Alto College
San Antonio
05-2015

Skills

  • Group and Individual Instruction
  • Social-Emotional Learning
  • Classroom Management
  • Calm and Patient
  • Differentiated Instruction

Timeline

Pre-K Teacher

Natalia ISD
08.2023 - Current

First Grade Teacher

Southwest ISD
08.2019 - 06.2023

Fifth Grade Teacher

Southwest ISD
08.2018 - 06.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies

University of Texas At San Antonio

Associate of Arts - Fine Arts

Palo Alto College
Linda Vargas