Mayra Sall
Lincoln,NE
Summary
Energetic EAL Teacher experienced in teaching children from a diverse range of cultures and ethnic backgrounds. Over 15 years of classroom experience at the elementary school level. Excellent record of achieving reading, writing and speaking functions in student performance within set goal periods.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ELL Teacher
Lincoln Public Schools
08.2008 - Current
- Implemented and scaffolded EAL curriculum to improve students' English abilities.
- Engaged students of various ethnicities, English language levels, academic abilities, grade levels and learning styles in language acquisition instruction
- Set assessments to measure student progress and identify growth opportunities.
- Developed activities and integrated technology to diversify instruction.
- Facilitated small group and individual instruction to maximize student learning.
- Consistently communicated and collaborated with grade level teams in developing student goals, monitoring student progress, and providing students with the strategies and interventions needed for success
- Enhanced student learning by optimizing a wide range of instructional approaches, including appropriate scaffolds and digital activities
- Continually engaged in professional development provided through the district in order to remain up to date with current practices
- Promoted critical thinking to build subject engagement and interaction.
- Used positive reinforcement and provided clear feedback to help students succeed.
- Personalized instruction based on needs, interests and capabilities of individual students.
- Evaluated student and self performance to modify lesson plans and instructional practices to differentiate and meet the needs of diverse and multilingual learners.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Education And Human Sciences
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE12.2007
Skills
- Curriculum Development
- Faculty Collaboration
- Classroom Management
- Technology Integration
- Conversational Language Acquisition Techniques
- Individual and group instruction
Certification
Elementary Education K-6
English as an Additional Language K-12
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
German
Elementary
Additional Information
Additional School Involvement
- Collaborated with team members as part of the MTSS-B Committee (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support- Behavior)
- Served as the liaison for the Superintendent's Teacher Advisory Council
- Provided Spanish interpreting for staff, as needed, to strengthen student-teacher and parent-teacher communication
- Tutored EAL students in one of our after school tutoring programs
- Behavior coach for students in various grade levels
Timeline
ELL Teacher
Lincoln Public Schools
08.2008 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Education And Human Sciences
University of Nebraska - Lincoln