Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects, currently seeking to obtain a Physical Education teaching position. 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.
- Collaboratively and independently designed lessons, units and assessments with PLC team using TEKS and district curriculum
- Adapted instruction and met students' individual needs through implementing formal and informal assessments, RT1, following 504 plans, and IEPs
- Integrated ELPS and ELLS in daily lessons
- Established and enforced clear class objectives and requirements to promote consistent education for all students
- Integrated technology into classroom settings to engage students and diversify instruction
- Administered standardized ability and achievement tests and interpreted results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.
- Provided input as a member of the campus TR1 committee to develop learning plans for students of the campus
- Designed and presented with my ELA team a workshop on ways to implement digital literature circles for fellow LISD educators
- Helped administer the campus annual geography bee
- Attended workshops to enrich and improve my teaching strategies
- Maintained positive communication with parents and colleagues to meet the needs of individual students
- Administered reading screener tests to determine action plans for struggling readers
- Facilitated mentor groups for at-risk students
- Tutored and instructed students in need of additional support after school and during the school day
- Collaborated in a book study on differentiation pedagogy with fellow educators on campus, and applied learned practices in classroom
- Collaboratively and independently planned, implemented, and assessed lesson plans and units based on student data using the 5E model, district curriculum, and TEKS
- Adapted instruction and met student' individual needs through implementing formal and informal assessments, RT1, following 504 plans, and IEPs
- Implemented technology in daily lessons
- Integrated ELPS and ELLS in daily lessons
- Collaborated with PLC to evaluate student data, plan units, and assisted in selecting books and other learning materials
- Maintained professional communication with parents, students, and colleagues
- Designed carried out varus behavior management plans for at-risk students
- Successfully completed Texas Lesson Study with ESC Region 13 as part of the TEA pilot program
- Coached UIL 6th Grade Listening Skills Team
- Attended students' extracurricular school-sponsored events
- TELPAS rater
- Attended professional development as representative for team and related pedagogy practices
- Collaboratively and independently planned, implemented and assessed lesson plans based on student data using the 5E model
- Implemented technology in daily lesson plans
- Integrated ELPS and ELLS in daily lesson plans
- Met students' individual needs through implementing formal and informal assessments, RTI, following 504 plans and IEPS
- Collaborated with PLC to evaluate student data, plan units, and assist in selection of books and other learning materials
- Maintained professional communication with parents, students, and colleagues
- Designed and carried out various behavior managements plans for at-risk students
- PLC representative for 2014/2015 school year
- DEIC representative
- Member of Incentive Committee
- Coached UIL 5th grade spelling from 2010 - 2014
- Attended student' extra curricular school-sponsored events
TELPAS rater 2013 and 2015