Melisa Opio
Windermere
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, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Sadler Elementary School
08.2022 - Current
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
- Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
- Intervention fit to students needs
Teacher
Lake Como School
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Collaborated with other teachers to plan interdisciplinary units that connected subjects and promoted deeper understanding among students.
- Conducted evaluations to measure performance and progress of students, providing guidance for areas requiring improvement.
- Registered student progress and attendance on database to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
- Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
- Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.
- Teach General Science and Earth Science
Paraprofessional Educator
Sand Lake Elementary School
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Provided support during classes, group lessons, and classroom activities.
- Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
- Perform other assigned and needed duties in school
- Facilitated seamless transitions between learning activities by efficiently organizing supplies and preparing spaces for optimal productivity.
- Contributed to a positive classroom culture by establishing strong relationships with students and maintaining open communication.
- Enriched the learning experience by integrating real-world examples into lessons, stimulating critical thinking and deeper understanding of subject matter.
- Substitute Teacher on different subjects and content.
- Teaching ESOL to different grade levels
Paraprofessional Educator
Hunters Creek Elementary
03.2020 - 05.2020
- Provided support during classes, group lessons, and classroom activities.
- Pull-out ESOL students for support and reinforcement on needed areas
- Meet, teach and support students through computer in needed areas
- Perform other duties assigned and needed in school
- Collaborate with other teachers
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Education General Science And Biology
University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR05.1996
Skills
- Group and individual instruction
- Students needs support
- Multitasking
- Responsible
- Bilingual English- Spanish
Certification
Florida Teaching Certificate
Timeline
Teacher
Sadler Elementary School
08.2022 - Current
Teacher
Lake Como School
08.2021 - 05.2022
Paraprofessional Educator
Sand Lake Elementary School
08.2020 - 05.2021
Paraprofessional Educator
Hunters Creek Elementary
03.2020 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Education General Science And Biology
University of Puerto Rico
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