Maria Isabel Barboza
Wasco,CA
Summary
Versatile Teacher offering 5-year background in early childhood development. Versed in developing creative program activities and tracking child progress. Reliable, friendly professional with outstanding conflict mediation, communication and organizational abilities. Dedicated to bring high energy, early intervention knowledge and dedication to students. Ambitious, career-focused job seeker, anxious to obtain a promotive position to help launch career while achieving company goals.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pre-School Teacher
Lost Hills Union School District
Lost Hills, CA
03.2023 - Current
- Encouraged children to be understanding of others, show good manners and instructed in other social development behaviors.
- Controlled classroom environments with clearly outlined rules and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Administered and documented results of student assessments.
- Created and implemented developmentally appropriate curriculum addressing learning styles and progress.
- Collaborated with fellow teachers on various projects related to curriculum design and implementation.
- Organized creative and fun activities, enhancing children's physical, emotional and social well-being.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Implemented behavior modeling and positive reinforcement into daily routines.
- Monitored student progress to ensure cooperation and growth.
- Identified early signs of emotional and developmental problems in children to bring concerns to parents' attention.
Associate Preschool Teacher
Lost Hills Union School District
Lost Hills, CA
04.2021 - 03.2023
- Supported lead teacher with daily classroom activities.
- Maintained clean, well-kept classroom to encourage children to create, explore and play with confidence.
- Assisted with implementation of approved lesson plans and daily classroom schedule.
- Helped prepare preschool-aged children for future education by working with groups and individuals in classroom environments.
- Supervised students outside classroom during recess, lunch and breaks.
- Created and assembled classroom displays and decorations.
- Participated in workshops, trainings and conferences to improve educational skills.
Teacher's Aide
Lost Hills Union School District
Lost Hills, CA
02.2020 - 04.2021
- Supervised children on field trips to maintain safety and foster cultural learning experiences.
- Sorted and shelved books to help manage materials and free up teachers for more important work.
- Maintained up-to-date emergency forms, curriculum plans and individual child development profiles.
- Assisted in developing programs and activities to drive improvements in students' academics.
- Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.
- Worked one-on-one with special needs students to help navigate through school challenges.
- Assisted teachers with lesson preparation and curriculum implementation.
- Helped teachers with material generation, lesson plan development, class preparation, scheduling, exam distribution and student mentoring.
- Handled clerical duties, managed classrooms and coordinated documents for teachers.
- Laminated teaching materials to increase durability under repeated use.
- Distributed and collected tests and homework to prepare for grading by head teacher.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies
California State University - Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA12-2023
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, CA05.2022
Skills
- DRDP Trained
- CPR/First-aid Certified
- Excellent Classroom Management
- Collaborative and Team-Oriented
- Bi-lingual
- Organizational and Planning Skills
- Time Management
- Creating a Safe Learning Environment
- Lesson Planning
- Progress Tracking and Reporting
- Teacher and Administrator Collaboration
- Communicating with Parents and Teachers
Accomplishments
- Received the Tier I Certificate for Spanish & English Bilingual Oral Proficiency in 2020.
- Promoted from Teacher's Aide to Associate Teacher, in less than 12-months.
- Goal Setting - Established clear objectives for all lessons/projects and communicated with students, achieving a total understanding of grading rubric and overall class expectations.
- Plan Development - Planned and conducted activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration and work time that provided students with opportunities to observe, question and investigate.
Certification
- Associate in Science in Early Childhood Education
- Certificate of Clearance
- Certificate of Completion Child Abuse and Neglect Mandated Reporter Training
- Child Development Associate Teacher Permit
- Child Development Teacher Permit
- Google Educator Certification
- CPR Certified
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Pre-School Teacher
Lost Hills Union School District
03.2023 - Current
Associate Preschool Teacher
Lost Hills Union School District
04.2021 - 03.2023
Teacher's Aide
Lost Hills Union School District
02.2020 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies
California State University - Bakersfield
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Bakersfield College