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Maria Berrueta

Miami,FL

Summary

Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, social and learning skills.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

Miami Dade Public Schools
03.2019 - Current
  • Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
  • Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
  • Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
  • Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
  • Assessed student performance regularly using both formative and summative assessments to inform future lesson planning.
  • Collaborated with other teachers to plan interdisciplinary units that connected subjects and promoted deeper understanding among students.
  • Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
  • Participated in parent teacher conference to discuss developments of students and increase support.
  • Created lessons and online testing materials to facilitate remote learning.
  • Organized extracurricular activities such as clubs or field trips that enriched students'' learning experiences outside the traditional classroom setting.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
  • Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
  • Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.

Medical Interpreter

Blue Diamond Translation
01.2016 - 03.2019
  • Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
  • Contributed to a supportive healthcare environment by fostering open dialogue and trust between providers and patients through skilled interpretation services.
  • Followed ethical codes to protect confidentiality of patient medical information.
  • Improved patient satisfaction with medical care by facilitating effective communication between healthcare providers and diverse populations.
  • Developed and maintained glossary of technical terms.
  • Assisted foreign language-speaking clients with inquiries.
  • Ensured clear communication by providing precise interpretation of doctor''s instructions, diagnoses, and prescriptions to non-English speaking patients.
  • Interpreted spoken and written languages other than English and vice versa.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish

Florida International University
Miami, FL
05.2015

Skills

  • Relationship Building
  • Student Engagement
  • Inquiry-based learning
  • Child Development
  • Fluent in Spanish
  • Florida Teaching Certification

Timeline

Teacher

Miami Dade Public Schools
03.2019 - Current

Medical Interpreter

Blue Diamond Translation
01.2016 - 03.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish

Florida International University
Maria Berrueta