Monica Rodriguez
San Antonio,TX
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
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Schertz Cibolo UC ISD
08.2021 - Current
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
- Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
- Worked at increasing the percentage of seniors that met CCMR from 60% to 85% of my senior classes.
Store Manager
Acceptance Now
06.2015 - 08.2021
- Maximized sales and minimized shrinkage through excellent customer service and adherence to standard practices.
- Set effective store schedules based on forecasted customer levels, individual employee knowledge, and service requirements.
- Completed point of sale opening and closing procedures.
- Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives, and selling techniques, significantly increasing customer satisfaction ratings.
- Managed store employees successfully in fast-paced environment through proactive communication and positive feedback.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics so that we were the highest profit earned in our district with our profit always being at 75% or higher.
Teacher/Coach
Wichita Falls High School, WFISD
08.2017 - 05.2018
- ELAR teacher, TELPAS rater: responsible for providing quality education while following the curriculum and preparing 9th grade students for STAAR testing through the use of proven strategies and use of instructional resources, analyze data from benchmark testing and previous test scores to set goals and achieve goals, attend all department and staff meetings and participate in collaboration with other ELAR teachers to provide feedback and receive feedback
- Assistant coach for volleyball (coached freshman team)
Manager
Verizon
01.2011 - 06.2015
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
- Directed initiatives to improve work environment, company culture or overall business strategy.
- Analyzed and reported on key performance metrics to senior management.
- Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers.
Teacher/Mentor Teacher
Higgs, Carter, King Gifted and Talented Charter Academy
07.2009 - 06.2010
- Responsible for teaching 2nd graders and providing them with quality instruction in all core subject areas
- Required to create innovative lesson plans that would incorporate all aspects of the required state curriculum for 2nd grade
- Served as a mentor teacher for K-3 teachers which means that I was responsible for observing and providing feedback to teachers on constructive ways to improve their instructional practices (this was the T-TESS before it was implemented statewide), served as a member of the campus leadership team and was responsible for providing leadership and assistance to the principal on campus and participating in developing campus goals and curriculum
- Developed and conducted professional development for all campus teachers
Teacher/Coach
St. Mary Magdalen School
07.2008 - 06.2009
- Responsible for providing instruction in science, math, and English for 6-8th grade
- Primarily taught science and served as the homeroom teacher for 8th grade students and as their graduation sponsor
- Also served as the sponsor for Student Council
- Coached all girls sports (volleyball, basketball, softball) and both boys and girls track
Teacher
School of Excellence in Education
08.2006 - 06.2008
- Responsible for teaching 5th grade and preparing students for success on Reading, Math, and Science TAKS
- Improved science scores for the campus through providing more hands-on learning for 5th grade students
- Encouraged the creation of science lab
- Served as the 5th grade team leader for 2 years and was responsible for providing feedback to fellow 5th grade teachers through collaboration and observation, developing and providing professional development that was relevant for 5th grade to include development related to science and math
Teacher
Bexar County Academy
08.2005 - 06.2006
- Responsible for teaching 4th grade and preparing students for their writing TAKS
- Increased writing scores for the campus to more than 85% passing compared to previous years scores which were not acceptable
Communications/Community Relations Intern
Institute of Texan Cultures
01.2005 - 12.2005
Community Relations
Girl Scouts
01.2000 - 12.2005
Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT06.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies, English
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX05.2005
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Management and leadership skills
- Interpersonal and problem-solving abilities
- Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills
- Team building
- Excellent classroom management
- Behavior management
- Student rapport
- Classroom management
Certification
- Secondary Education Certificate - English 7-12 -Texas
- ESL 7-12
Timeline
Teacher
Schertz Cibolo UC ISD
08.2021 - Current
Teacher/Coach
Wichita Falls High School, WFISD
08.2017 - 05.2018
Store Manager
Acceptance Now
06.2015 - 08.2021
Manager
Verizon
01.2011 - 06.2015
Teacher/Mentor Teacher
Higgs, Carter, King Gifted and Talented Charter Academy
07.2009 - 06.2010
Teacher/Coach
St. Mary Magdalen School
07.2008 - 06.2009
Teacher
School of Excellence in Education
08.2006 - 06.2008
Teacher
Bexar County Academy
08.2005 - 06.2006
Communications/Community Relations Intern
Institute of Texan Cultures
01.2005 - 12.2005
Community Relations
Girl Scouts
01.2000 - 12.2005
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies, English
University of Texas at San Antonio
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