Madeline Vargas
Bronx,NY
Summary
Innovative ELA Middle School Teacher bringing 5 years background instructing students. Expertise in classroom oversight, course planning and behavior management. Successful at collaborating with teachers, administrative leaders and support specialists to meet individual student needs. Committed to encouraging higher-order thinking to increase student performance.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead ELA/ Science teacher 5th grade
Creo College Preparatory Charter Middle School
2023.07 - Current
- Created weekly academically rigorous, standard-based, culturally relevant lesson plans that foster critical thinking and problem solving and delivered content in different classroom settings
- Integrated literacy skills across their curriculum area, includes explicit vocabulary development and prepared students to read, write, speak, and listen within the discipline in small group sessions that provided extra support to low students for Science and ELA
- Taught mastery sessions that prepared students for quarterly assessments for both Science and ELA
- Utilized Student centered instructional strategies to engage students and differentiated teaching based on the diverse, individual needs of students including those with disabilities and ELLs
- Analyze data from ongoing formative and summative assessments to refine instructional practices and impact student achievement
- Grade students work and provide actionable feedback, return work, and enter these grades into online systems shared with students and families promptly
- Maintained strong classroom management and implemented school wide policy and procedures to ensure a safe, caring, orderly school environment
- Taught afterschool Visual Arts club twice a week
- Established a caring, respectful classroom culture and rapport with students and held a high academic standard
- Build positive relationships with students, families, and school staff
- Participated in professional learning communities, grade level activities and school wide functions.
Literacy Teacher
CUNY Reading Corps Program, Lehman College
2022.02 - 2023.06
- Focused on letter sound practices, blending, substitution, and deletion of compound words, phoneme isolation, word mapping, word chains, and reading practices.
- Integrated digital resources into lessons effectively, maximizing technology''s potential to support student learning outcomes in the realm of literacy education.
Lead Science teacher for grades k -3 grade
Success Academy Bronx 5 Elementary Charter School
2022.07 - 2023.02
- Prepared weekly lesson and set-up display for classroom activities
- Utilized story scenarios and other constructive activities to enhance learning in preparation for quarterly assessment examinations.
- Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
- Supported students in developing social skills through structured activities and positive reinforcement techniques.
English Teacher Intern
SEEK Program, Lehman College
2021.09 - 2022.05
- Facilitated research resources and writing techniques
- Tutored individual students on academic writing.
- Co-created student-centered critical writing curriculum for freshmen and sophomore workshops
- Encouraged critical thinking through challenging essay prompts, guiding students towards well-reasoned arguments based on textual evidence.
- Facilitated discussions and activities to promote student collaboration and engagement.
- Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
Lead Teacher for Writing Academy Apprenticeship
Citizen Schools New York, Isaac Newton Middle School
2018.08 - 2019.06
- Developed lesson plans and materials for classroom instruction to meet education goals using several teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, hands-on activities, and demonstrations
- Organized bi-weekly trips to Goldman Sachs for writing mentorship for 7th Graders
- Planned School events like Wow exhibition for Fall and Spring
- Coordinated trips and activities with corporate and non-profit volunteers
- Maintained open communication with parents bi-weekly to update on student’s progress and performance
- Taught activity clubs for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students
- Monitored and supervised student transitions during class time and lunchtime.
Citizen Schools Teaching Fellows
Global Technology Preparatory Middle School
2017.08 - 2018.02
- Planned school events like Wow exhibitions for Fall and Spring
- Developed and modified lesson plans for after school program
- Assisted in Co-teaching in classroom by modifying lesson plans to give students better delivery of instruction and scaffolded students who needed extra assistants in accomplishing daily tasks within the classroom
- Performed parent and student outreach communicating by phone, email, and handed out bi-weekly to update parents on student’s academic progress and classroom performance
- Facilitated recreational activity clubs for 6th and 7th grade students
- Tutored 6th and 7th grade students in afterschool program
- Coordinated activities with corporate and non-profit volunteers.
Education
M.S in English Education 7- 12 -
Lehman College/CUNY
Bronx, NYB.A. in English Literature -
Lehman College/CUNY
Bronx, NY05.2021
A.A.S. in Early Childhood Education -
Hostos Community College/CUNY
Bronx, NY09.2019
Skills
- Faculty Collaboration and Support
- Inquiry-based learning
- Technology Integration
- Classroom Management
Certification
- The University of the State of New York, Albany, NY, Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, 06/2015
- The University of the State of New York, Albany, NY, Prevention and Intervention in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Discrimination in Schools, 06/2015
- The University of the State of New York, Albany, NY, School Violence Prevention and Intervention, 06/2015
Field Experience
Isaac Newton Middle School, New York, NY, 10/2019, Completed 20 hours of classroom observation in a six grade ELA classroom and an eighth-grade bilingual classroom. Observed and maintained reports of classroom activities. Prepared materials for lessons and set-up display for classroom activities. Utilized games, stories, or other constructive activities to enhance learning skills. Provided homework assistance and encouraged students to check answers. Proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Bilingual in English/Spanish.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Lead ELA/ Science teacher 5th grade
Creo College Preparatory Charter Middle School
2023.07 - Current
Lead Science teacher for grades k -3 grade
Success Academy Bronx 5 Elementary Charter School
2022.07 - 2023.02
Literacy Teacher
CUNY Reading Corps Program, Lehman College
2022.02 - 2023.06
English Teacher Intern
SEEK Program, Lehman College
2021.09 - 2022.05
Lead Teacher for Writing Academy Apprenticeship
Citizen Schools New York, Isaac Newton Middle School
2018.08 - 2019.06
Citizen Schools Teaching Fellows
Global Technology Preparatory Middle School
2017.08 - 2018.02
M.S in English Education 7- 12 -
Lehman College/CUNY
B.A. in English Literature -
Lehman College/CUNY
A.A.S. in Early Childhood Education -
Hostos Community College/CUNY
- The University of the State of New York, Albany, NY, Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, 06/2015
- The University of the State of New York, Albany, NY, Prevention and Intervention in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Discrimination in Schools, 06/2015
- The University of the State of New York, Albany, NY, School Violence Prevention and Intervention, 06/2015
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