Marcela Avitia
El Paso
Summary
Dedicated teacher with 5+ years of classroom experience, passionate about unlocking the unique potential and talents of each student through adaptable instruction. Collaborative by nature, excels in working closely with teaching and management staff to ensure a cohesive learning environment. Skilled in effective communication with families, strives to support children and address their individual needs. Enthusiasm lies in creating a positive learning environment that prioritizes students' educational and personal development.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Catering Assistant
Hospitals of Providence
- Customer Service
- Prepare and deliver Food to patients
- Follow carefully patients’ dietary plans
- Collaborate and communicate with nurses, nurses' assistants, and front desk clerks for any changes in patients’ diets
Teacher
ESC Region 19 Head Start
12.2020 - Current
- Provide care and academic support to 17+ children from 3-5 years old
- Prepare classroom materials for lessons and activities in a timely manner.
- Instruct children in a safe environment by always following the policies and procedures
- Enhance classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods to meet the diverse learning needs.
- Differentiate instruction, modification of lessons and activities to accommodate the uniqueness of each student.
- Manage classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations and modeling appropriate conduct.
- Communicate with parents and guardians about student’s progress by maintaining open lines of communication with professionalism and tact
- Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program (RTAP) Mentor where there is detailed orientation, role modeling, and feedback input to the mentee in a ongoing basis.
- Mentored new teachers, sharing best practices and providing guidance to help them adapt to their new roles successfully.
- Continuously pursuing professional development opportunities such as listening to professional development podcast and personal classroom strategies/management research.
Teacher Assistant
ESC Region 19 Head Start
03.2020 - 12.2020
- Monitor and instruct 17 children in virtual learning
- Care and monitor 34 children from 3 to 4 years old in face-to-face instruction
- Develop inclusive lesson plans
- Create educational, engaging, and fun activities
- Instruct children in a positive environment
- Model good behavior conducts
- Keep goals up to date to meet needs and learning styles
- Change diapers as necessary
Daycare Provider
Toys Day Care
02.2020 - 03.2020
- Care and monitor children 2 months – 12 years old
- Change diapers as necessary
- Keeping daily records of children
Student Teaching
Pebble Hills Elementary
01.2018 - 04.2018
- Attend a total of 70 days on campus in the classroom
- Aid teacher with daily routines and daily lessons
- Take full responsibility of implementing the science subject (planning, teaching, assessments)
Substitute teacher
ESC Region 19 Head Start
11.2016 - 10.2017
- Ages 18 months - 5 years
- Provide basic care and enforce rules of behavior
- Assist in activities that promote social, physical, and intellectual growth
- Aid teacher with daily routines and daily lessons
- Help and supervise small groups of students or students individually with the daily lessons
- Ensure classroom and work is kept clean and orderly
- Maintain a safe and orderly environment
- Maintain a positively and encouraging environment
- Supervise students outside the classroom such as in the hallways, cafeteria and outside activities
- Complete other duties as assigned
Education
Bachelors - Elementary Education
Grand Canyon University
2018
McMurry University
2011
High School Diploma -
Lydia Patterson Institute
2010
Skills
- Professionalism
- Patience
- Classroom management
- Lesson Planning
- Teaching Strategies and Differentiated learning techniques
- IEP compliance
- Behavior improvements
- Documentation
- Collaborative and Team building
- Peer coaching and Feedback provision
- Reliability
- Adaptability
- Creativity
- Time management abilities
Timeline
Teacher
ESC Region 19 Head Start
12.2020 - Current
Teacher Assistant
ESC Region 19 Head Start
03.2020 - 12.2020
Daycare Provider
Toys Day Care
02.2020 - 03.2020
Student Teaching
Pebble Hills Elementary
01.2018 - 04.2018
Substitute teacher
ESC Region 19 Head Start
11.2016 - 10.2017
Bachelors - Elementary Education
Grand Canyon University
McMurry University
High School Diploma -
Lydia Patterson Institute
Catering Assistant
Hospitals of Providence
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