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Mary Black

San Antonio,TX

Summary

  • Determined, proactive, highly skilled teacher with 28 years of extensive experience in elementary and secondary classrooms; adept in instructing in self-contained, team-teaching, departmentalized, and online classroom setting.
  • Skilled educator who continues to expand knowledge of current best practices through formal professional development as well as research and book studies in personal time.

Overview

4
4
Certifications
8
8
years of post-secondary education
24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Online Mathematics Teacher

Art Of Problem Solving
San Diego, California
08.2020 - Current
  • Instruct honors math to students ages 6-8 using curriculum based on CCSS
  • Utilize technology in the Zoom classroom to facilitate instruction and increase student engagement
  • Provide a welcoming classroom environment, establish positive rapport with students, and assist students after class as needed
  • Participate in professional development with coaches and coworkers throughout the semester

Online ESL Teacher

VIPKID (based In Beijing, China)
San Antonio, TX
02.2018 - Current
  • Teach English to Chinese students, ages 4-16, in an online classroom
  • Introduce, teach, and assess vocabulary, phonics skills, grammar, and sentence structure, pronunciation, and intonation to English language learners at a variety of levels of proficiency.
  • Provide opportunities for practice and application to real world situations; differentiate and scaffold instruction to specific learner's needs
  • Use a variety of tools to engage and enrich instruction, including flashcards, three-dimensional props, songs, and digital content as well as rewards to motivate learners.
  • Communicate with parents by providing detailed feedback regarding their child’s progress and performance on each lesson.

Elementary Teacher

Larkspur Elementary, Northeast ISD
San Antonio, TX
08.2017 - 05.2020
  • Taught 5th and 3rd grade math in a team-teaching arrangement
  • Observed, planned, taught, and assessed practice to inform and modify instruction for classes of students at many levels
  • Differentiated and increased student engagement by providing opportunities for collaboration and varied hands-on learning experiences
  • Tutored students after school to provide extra support
  • Created a Donor’s Choose project and obtain funding for additional technology for the classroom

Elementary Teacher and Secondary Algebra Teacher

Medina Valley ISD
Castroville, TX
08.2000 - 07.2017
  • Observed, planned, taught, and assessed students at a variety of levels in mathematics as well as other content areas.
  • Conducted after-school study groups to provide extra support to current at-risk students as well as former students
  • Implemented Google Apps for Education in math, science, and social studies classes using Google Forms and Google Slides
  • Coached UIL Elementary Number Sense and Middle/High School Calculator Applications (academic competitions)

Education

Teacher Certification -

Sul Ross State University-Uvalde Center
Uvalde, TX
09.1992 - 07.1995

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

University of Maryland - Asian Division
College Park, MD
08.1985 - 07.1990

Skills

    Multitasking abilities

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Certification

Elementary Self Contained, Grades 1-8

Accomplishments

  • Finalist, MVISD EXCEL Teacher of the Year, Potranco Elementary, 2004, 2016
  • EXPLORELEARNING REFLEX Educator Grant, Potranco Elementary, 2015
  • Pilot Classroom for Google Apps for Education, Potranco Elementary, 2016-2017

Timeline

Online Mathematics Teacher

Art Of Problem Solving
08.2020 - Current

Online ESL Teacher

VIPKID (based In Beijing, China)
02.2018 - Current

Elementary Teacher

Larkspur Elementary, Northeast ISD
08.2017 - 05.2020

Elementary Teacher and Secondary Algebra Teacher

Medina Valley ISD
08.2000 - 07.2017

Teacher Certification -

Sul Ross State University-Uvalde Center
09.1992 - 07.1995

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

University of Maryland - Asian Division
08.1985 - 07.1990

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