Maria Del Rosario Porras
Presidio
Summary
As a certified Kindergarten Teacher with 35 years of experience at Presidio ISD, skilled in differentiated instruction and classroom management using innovative and constructive correction. Successfully fosters early reading and language development, enhancing student engagement and achievement. Cultivated strong parent communication and collaboration, ensuring a supportive learning environment for all students. Passionate about multicultural education and student success.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Presidio ISD
08.2004 - Current
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
- Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Monitored and evaluated student progress through regular assessments and observations.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature, and handwriting.
- Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills.
- Established and maintained consistent classroom rules and expectations for obedience.
Teacher's Assistant
Presidio ISD
10.1992 - 04.2004
- Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
- Supported classroom maintenance and upkeep, organizing books, and materials.
- Monitored students in computer lab to enforce proper use of resources.
- Assisted students in developing deeper understanding of course concepts by providing one-on-one support.
- Assisted with school field trips and special events by collecting permission slips and payments.
- Helped teacher prepare instructional material and displays.
- Took part in professional development workshops to boost skills.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Bilingual Education
Sul Ross State University
Alpine, TXSkills
- Mathematics instruction
- Language development
- Multicultural education
- Early reading
- Group and individual instruction
- Parent communication
- Classroom organization
- Differentiated instruction
- Classroom management
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Presidio ISD
08.2004 - Current
Teacher's Assistant
Presidio ISD
10.1992 - 04.2004
Bachelor of Arts - Bilingual Education
Sul Ross State University
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