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Mirna Elizabeth Morales

Humble,TX

Summary

Dynamic bilingual education professional with over six years of dedicated experience in early childhood and bilingual teaching. Expertise in crafting inclusive and engaging learning environments that promote language acquisition and cultural appreciation. Recognized for exceptional teamwork and adaptability to evolving classroom dynamics, along with a strong ability to develop curriculum and manage classrooms effectively. Proven track record of enhancing student learning outcomes through tailored lesson plans that meet diverse needs, fostering a lifelong love for learning among young students.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Bilingual 1st Grade Teacher

Pugh Elementary School
08.2025 - Current

• Bilingual First grade teacher

• Design and implement instruction using HMH, Amplify

• Establish and maintain a positive and welcoming classroom environment

• Collect and analyze student data to track growth for instruction

• Create learning plans using data to meet student’s needs and goals

• Implement individualized learning plans and provide accommodations to promote student’s independent goals

• Created small group and one-on-one instruction to provide additional support for tiered groups

  • Established strong relationships with parents through effective communication about their child''s academic progress and social-emotional development.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to develop interdisciplinary lessons that connected subjects such as math, science, and social studies.

Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher

Pilgrim Academy
08.2020 - 07.2026
  • Served as Kindergarten Chairperson for 2024 - 2025 school year.
  • Design and implement instruction
  • Use a variety of resources, including HMH, Amplify, and Eureka
  • Establish and maintain a positive classroom environment
  • Foster relationships with families to increase parent involvement
  • Collect and analyze data to track student growth and guide instruction
  • Participate actively on campus by volunteering for fundraising events, school-wide activities, and plan educational field trips
  • Use technology, hands-on activities, and project-based learning to increase student engagement and meet a variety of student needs
  • Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
  • Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.

Bilingual Student Teacher

Grissom Elementary School
08.2019 - 06.2020
  • Company Overview: Houston ISD
  • Co-teaches in a Kindergarten Bilingual self-contained classroom
  • Creates and implements virtual lessons that incorporate TEKS and district curriculum goals
  • Attends professional development/workshops
  • Establishes a good rapport with students and parents, which allows instruction to become a positive learning experience which leads to student success
  • Plans and implements learning activities for students with varied abilities
  • Develops a creative lesson plan for a class of 24 students that incorporates SLA TEKS which has resulted in over 80% of students moving from approaches to meets by the end of each the lesson
  • Houston ISD

Cougar Tutor

Jack Yates High School
01.2019 - 06.2019
  • Company Overview: Houston ISD
  • Taught ESL students in an inclusive setting
  • Assisted ESL students with additional support in all their subject areas
  • Aided and facilitated instruction by translating their work and providing visual representations
  • Houston ISD

Education

Bachelor of Science - Teaching and Learning, EC-6 Bilingual Generalist

University of Houston
Houston, TX
05-2020

Skills

● Fluent in Spanish

● Classroom Management

● Models of Differentiated Learning Instruction

● Spanish Speaking, Writing and Reading

● Documentation Proficiency

● Critical Thinking

● Conflict resolution

● Creative Lesson Planning

● Instructional Technology

● Differentiating for Els

● Analyzing test scores data and providing Tier 1, 2 and 3 support

● Actively Monitoring and Adjusting

● Time management

Accomplishments

  • Kindergarten Chair 2024-2025
  • Beginning Teacher of the Year 2023-2024
  • Teacher of the Cycle - Cycle 3

Certification

  • TExES Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities, 05/20
  • TExES Core Subjects EC-6, 05/20
  • TExES Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test, 05/20
  • TExES Bilingual Education Supplemental, 05/20

Trainings

  • 2020 Elementary Math and Science Summit
  • CHAMPS Training
  • Child Abuse Prevention Training
  • Differentiating for Els

Timeline

Bilingual 1st Grade Teacher

Pugh Elementary School
08.2025 - Current

Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher

Pilgrim Academy
08.2020 - 07.2026

Bilingual Student Teacher

Grissom Elementary School
08.2019 - 06.2020

Cougar Tutor

Jack Yates High School
01.2019 - 06.2019

Bachelor of Science - Teaching and Learning, EC-6 Bilingual Generalist

University of Houston
Mirna Elizabeth Morales
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