Sandra Cervantez
San Jose,CA
Summary
Dynamic educator and skilled communicator with a proven track record at Milpitas Christian School, adept in lesson planning and technology integration. Excelled in creating inclusive learning environments and fostering significant improvements in student engagement. Demonstrated expertise in individualized Biblical Worldview instruction and relationship building, enhancing educational outcomes and team collaboration.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Milpitas Christian School
08.2000 - Current
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Reinforced positive behavior by encouraging efforts through affirmation statements and praising accomplishments.
- Created supportive and inclusive learning environments, fostering positive classroom atmospheres supporting student growth and learning.
- Established open communication and positive relationships with students, parents, peers, and administrative staff.
- Created lesson plans to correlate with state curriculum standards and devised educational programs to meet educational objectives.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Maintained organized, fun and interactive classroom to help children feel safe.
- Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
- Utilized creative teaching strategies to engage students in classroom.
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
Preschool Teacher
Milpitas Christian Preschool
08.1988 - 08.2000
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Maintained organized, fun and interactive classroom to help children feel safe.
- Established positive communication with parents in daily conversation and formal conferences.
- Increased student satisfaction by frequently communicating with students about needs and adapting lessons to interests and classroom progress.
- Collaborated with teachers, parents and administrators to facilitate positive outcomes for students.
- Established positive relationships with students and families.
Education
Master of Arts - Education
National University
San Jose, CA06.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies/Education
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA06.1989
Skills
- Small Group Instruction
- Student Engagement
- Classroom Instruction
- Group Instruction
- Literacy development
- Critical Thinking
- Motivating students
- Special Needs Students
- Classroom Management
- Learning Assessments
- Community involvement
- Student-Centered Learning
- California teaching credential
- Technology Integration
- Instructional Methods
- Special Education
Certification
- ACSI Standard Certificate, ACSI - 2024-2029
- Cognitively Guided Instruction Training - June 2023
- Singapore Math Instruction Training - June 2022
- LindaMood-Bell Seeing Stars Training - June 2017
Timeline
Teacher
Milpitas Christian School
08.2000 - Current
Preschool Teacher
Milpitas Christian Preschool
08.1988 - 08.2000
Master of Arts - Education
National University
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies/Education
San Jose State University
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