Michelle Lopez

• 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.
• Passionately teach reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, STREAM, plus other appropriate learning activities in a classroom and/or other appropriate learning settings on and off campus.
• Use a variety of instructional strategies and modalities, such as inquiry-based, group discussion, small group learning centers, whole group, and field trips whereby creativity, discovery, and higher-order critical thinking skills are developed.
• Translate lesson plans and objectives into learning experiences so as to optimize the time for instruction and academic rigor.
• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials and provide individualized,

small group, and differentiated instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of each student.

• Instruct and lead students through project-based learning (PBL), citizenship, character development, servant leadership, and service learning opportunities.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior and positive reinforcement to achieve a highly effective learning atmosphere in all settings.
• Evaluate student’s academic, social, and emotional growth. Keep appropriate written and electronic records, prepare progress reports and quarterly report cards.
• Communicate with parents through weekly newsletters, individual conferences, and other means to discuss students’ progress and opportunities for growth.
• Identify student needs and cooperate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students’ growth needs in relation to academic, health, attitude, social, emotional, behavioral, and other learning challenges.
• Create and/or collaborate with grade-level teammates to provide an effective learning environment in the classroom and hallways with attractive displays, bulletin boards, interest centers, and interactive technology.
• Utilize technology to enhance (not replace) instructional learning opportunities as well as provide students access to technology and software programs to supplement classroom instruction.